Thanksgiving Break

                                                                    
Dear Brilliant Fifth Graders,

How was your Thanksgiving break? What are you thankful for? Please write a paragraph containing at least 5-7 sentences telling me about your break, or a paragraph about what you are thankful for.

I am thankful for such an amazing group of students! You make teaching fun and enjoyable each and every day!

Love,
Miss Mastronardi

Turn of the Century

Hello Fifth Graders,
Please choose one of the questions below to answer. Make sure you answer ALL parts of the question and write in complete sentences.

1.  Name one invention created between 1867 and 1879.  Describe how it changed businesses or helped people's lives.

2.  How did the United States become a mix of different cultures? What did immigrants bring to the United States?

~ Miss Mastronardi and Mr. Jennings

Maniac Magee Vocabulary

Hello Students,
Choose five of your vocabulary words from list 1 of Maniac Magee and put them into sentences.  Make sure your vocabulary words are used correctly in each sentence and be sure to proofread your work.


~Mr. Jennings and Miss Mastronardi