Welcome to Mrs. Popkin's Fifth Grade
Please encourage your child to keep up with their independent reading.  This is very important to their development of language, both written and spoken.  Even though AR is not a requirement they should still be reading daily!
ISAT Practice Please visit this site for on-line interactive practice ISAT tests.  

Book Orders

 Scholastic Book Orders On-line This link will take you to the scholastic book web site.  Here you can order books from home.  Our class will still get the credit so we can order books for our classroom library.  After you get to the scholastic site, just follow the online directions.

Class username:     popkin07
Class password:     luv2read

Science

This is a link to science notes, directions, etc.
Click on the link to view the cool creatures at the Monterey Bay Aquarium.
Mrs. Popkin's parents pictures of gardens, plants, breeding  plants, etc. Webshots

Social Studies

 This is a link to social studies notes, directions, projects, etc.

Reading   

Context clues practice for students  

Writing

 Here you can find examples of the different kinds of writing we do on a daily basis.

Math

 This is a link to today's math notes.  
Math Games.  Here is a new site with math games to play... Everyone should play the fraction eater to practice equivalent fractions.

DOL 

 This is a link to our daily language activities.  Click here to see the sentences we work on each day.  This is a great way to study for the DOL quizzes we have after every five lessons.

Reading Text:   Basal book                     Assigned Reading for November:  The Magnificent Mummy Maker
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Favorite Links:

Yahooligans

American Museum of Natural History


  

Weekly Spelling List

November 17-November 21

can't
wouldn't
don't
weren't
I'm

 I'll
let's
that's
there's
what's
 she's
you're
they're
who's
we're
 I've
you've
should've
could've
we've
National Geographic for Kids This is a great kids' site.  The Creature Feature section gives lots of great animal information.
Ask Jeeves Is there something you need to know?  Ask your questions here!
Parent Letter Get information about book orders, snack breaks, birthday treats, homework policies, and even more!.
Current Read Aloud:  A Long Way From Chicago


FYI - I don't mind if the students read outside their ZPD as long as most of their books are NOT below their ZPD.  It is all right if they read a book below their level every now and then.  I like picture books too!