Ice Skating

Ice Skating was cancelled today due to the rain. It has been postponed to Tuesday, February 3rd. We will be leaving right after the 1st period at 9:25 for the Ice Skating Rink.

Ice Skating!

Dress for Ice Skating (super-duper warmly!!) and bring your skates, but remember, because of the weather our trip might be canceled. Let's hope we can still go!!!

Old Time Mysteries

You can listen to some suspenseful radio shows from the 1940's through the 1970's that will help you become better mystery writers! Spooky!

Go to Old Time Radio Fans!

It's a Mystery!

Peanut Brittle, Class 307's beloved mascot, is missing! The perpetrator left behind a clue to his or her identity. Will there be a new clue tomorrow, or will Peanut Brittle remain lost forever? If you see him or were a witness to his monkey-napping, please alert a fifth grader.

HW 1.21 for 307

Read 45 minutes and sign log.

Math Steps Pg 93-94.

Reading Entry - talk about the Mystery you've been reading in class.

Choose the 5 activities that you will complete for your mystery project.

Western Expansion Unit

We're Going West!

To research your role as a pioneer, teammate of Lewis and Clark, or Gold Rush prospector, follow the Western Expansion links on the Right hand side of this page, or go to:

http://307projects.wikispaces.com

That is our 5th Grade Western Wiki!

307 Homework 1.20

The Layout Function isn't working so here is tonight's homework:

Math Study Links p. 111

Read 45 minutes and sign log.

Write letter to President Obama on Loose Leaf (use handout as a guide)

Finish Inaugural Ball assignment

Please bring in a cereal box for Art

Ice Skating

We are excited to inform you about 5-305 and 5-307’s upcoming trip to the Kate Wollman Ice Skating Rink in Prospect Park. The classes will visit the rink on Wednesday, January 28th, 2009. We will be walking there through Prospect Park so be sure to dress appropriately - coats, hats, gloves, socks and comfortable shoes! We will depart from the school at approximately 9:15 a.m.. and return to the school by 12:30 p.m.
We would greatly appreciate any parent chaperones that could accompany us to the ice skating rink. Please check the box below if you would like to join us, and meet us in the school lobby on Wednesday at 9:15 a.m. Please sign the permission slip below to allow your child to attend the trip. The cost for this trip is $1.50 per student, plus $4.50 if you need to rent skates. Please send the money in a sealed envelope with the permission slip by Friday, January 25th. We’re looking forward to having a great time!

Happy Winter Recess!

We wish all of our 5th grade students and families happy holidays and a wonderful New Year! Enjoy your break, and we'll see you all in 2009 (can you believe that?) !!

5-307 Secret Santa

Clss 5-307 will be participating in a Secret Santa this year, with a twist: All items must be homemade and created by the student (with some help from parents). Our Secret Santa will take place on Tuesday, December 23rd. Students will also write a one-sentence clue on Friday to give a hint to their identity.

We have materials such as markers, construction paper and glue if they need to be borrowed by students. Other materials will need to be purchased or found at home.

Some ideas for create-able items include, but aren’t limited to:

*Ornaments *Cookies or other homemade foods *Bookmarks
*Dioramas *Mix CDs (of appropriate songs) *Keychains
*Crafts *Pins/buttons *PhotoFrames
*Poems *Jewelry *Notebooks

WE WANT YOU TO GET CREATIVE!!! THE IDEAS ARE ENDLESS! You can find great ideas by searching the WEB!

In addition, each student will also make a holiday card for their Secret Santa.

On Tuesday, we will have a celebration, and all Secret Santas will be revealed. We will be watching a Winter-themed film and would like each student to bring in one snack item (healthy or unhealthy) of their choice. This could be any of the following:
*juice boxes *cookies *candy *pretzels *paper plates
*chips *fruit *candy canes *popcorn

Winter Festival

The Winter Festival will be held this Saturday, December 6th at PS 154 from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. If you're interested in volunteering, please come to the PTA meeting this Friday at 9 am in the MMR.

There will be games, food, prizes and lots of entertainment. Please join us, and bring in any items you may still have that can be donated to Zimbabwe or recycled by our Green Team.



This includes:
*sneakers
*toys
*sports equipment
*school and art supplies
*books
*batteries
*cell phones
*toner cartridges

Middle School Fair

M.S. 88 will be hosting a District 15 Middle School Fair on Thursday, December 11th, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. M.S. 88 is located at 544 Seventh Avenue. This is a great opportunity to learn more about your middle school choices and the application process.

Poll Answer!

Which angle is between 180 and 360 degrees?

A REFLEX angle.

Big Apple Circus

Everyone had a great time on our trip to Manhattan's Lincoln Center for a presentation of the Big Apple Circus on Wednesday, November 19th. We saw acrobats, ballerinas, stunt dogs, horses, musicians, and, of course, Granny the Clown. What a great way to relax after two weeks of testing! View our photographs from the event!

Parent-Teacher Conferences

Parent Teacher meetings are taking place Thursday from 1 -3 p.m. and 5:30 - 8 p.m. Please contact your child's teacher if you haven't received a notice or for more information.

Go Green Skit a Success!

A Quick Thank You to Sehad, Jade, Cranston, Iris, Johanes, Tamara and Gareth, Taryn, Jovani and Brandon K. of Class 5-307 for writing, acting out and creating props for the Go Green Day Recycling Skit. Great job!!! You were a hit!

Thank you also to students, parents and teachers for helping PS 154 go green.

Zimbabwe

Just a reminder that it's Go Green Week - and part of the 3 Rs we've been learning about is REUSING. We can practice reusing by finding items around the house that we no longer need and donating them to Zimbabwe. Some items that you can bring in are:
*Sneakers
*School and Art Supplies
*Sports Equipment
*Books
*Toys
Thank you so much!!!

The Social Studies Test

The 5th grade social studies test will take place on Wednesday, Nov. 12th and Thursday, Nov. 13th. Day 1 consists of multiple choice and constructed response questions, and Day 2 consists of constructed response questions and an essay based on those documents. Each day's testing lasts approximately 90 minutes.

Please use the links on the right to practice, review and prepare!

The Election Results Are In...

Our students participated in and managed the Upper Grade Mock Election on Monday, November 3rd. The results were 144 votes for Barack Obama, 13 votes for John McCain and 1 vote for other. Some photographs of the event are below:

Mock Student Election

The Mock Election will be held for 3rd, 4th and 5th grade students on Monday, November 3rd in Room 307. Students have heard both candidates' stances on the issues and will be able to use that knowledge to vote! Results will be tallied and announced at the end of the day! We'll be posting pictures of the event later.