Welcome to Mrs. McGarry's Room 501
Welcome to Mrs. McGarry's classroom website. My teaching career began in 1995. I received a Bachelors Degree from the University of Illinois in Elementary Education and have also earned Masters degrees in both Curriculum and Administration from Chicago State University. Fifth Grade is a pivotal year for your child. My goal is that a creative and energetic approach to teaching in a positive atmosphere will help your child to thrive and instill a love for learning.
HOMEWORK
MATH: Journal wb page 193- math boxes
REEVES MATH:
SCIENCE:
Social Studies:
READING: Read something of your choice, every day, for at least 25 minutes a day. This is the student's reading homework every single day, including over the weekend.
The students have an optional assignment for reading to make a book trailer of one of their favorite books. They have until Friday, May 25 to make a book trailer.
Writing: The end of the quarter final published writing piece is due by next Wednesday, May 23.
GRAMMAR:
SPELLING: Study for test
Don't Forget: The students should practice using the word of the day:
emphatically
Spelling list for the week of May 14-18
prewash
disable
discolor
mistaken
preheats
mistrust
incorrect
disconnect
preview
prejudge
misjudge
discomfort
dismount
misunderstand
disobey
dishonest
injustice
disapprove
inexpensive
indefinite
presence
stationary
current
Bonus words:
prehistoric
misbehave
Challenge list:
illegal
inexpensive
inaccurate
indirect
informal
impolite
improper
imperfect
irresponsible
irregular
illogical
illegible
incapable
incredible
impatient
imbalance
immature
irrational
irresistible
irreplaceable
Make sure to check out the links that I have at the bottom of the page to help reinforce concepts that we learn in school at home!
Links for science for the Human Body:
http://youtu.be/mMoRrIc-BPA- "Whatta Brain" Bill Nye song
http://youtu.be/8pI7yKs3w7s Digestive system
http://youtu.be/q0s-1MC1hcE- Funny circulatory system song
http://youtu.be/q8FoMcWzZPw "Circulation" song by Bill Nye
http://youtu.be/nkRcdfmHqqI Bill Nye Respiration video
http://youtu.be/o6uog6zt79Y Bill Nye Bones clip
http://youtu.be/RsWNyqnHQ2I Muscular system video
Human Body Games:
Go to Mrs. McFarlin's Web page and click on the Science links and then go to the Human Body Link and there is a plethora of fun Human Body games to play!
There is a link at the bottom of the page that has the spelling and grammar workbooks attached to it.
The following link is a great way to review our reading vocabulary:
http://quizlet.com/
The following is a link to a website that may have helpful tutorials in certain concepts in math and science:
http://www.khanacademy.org/
Following directions link:
http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/i/folloraldirp.cfm
Please click on the link below to learn more about our fifth grade curriculum and classroom procedures:
Open House Letter
There are many useful educational
websites that I would recommend for use at home.
www.funbrain.com
www.kidsknowit.com
www.spellingcity.com
www.orland135.org
www.brainpop.com
