The Kid in the Red Jacket

Hello Fifth Graders,
I hope you all enjoyed reading the novel "The Kid in the Red Jacket." What was your favorite part? Explain why.

I look forward to reading your posts.
Miss Mastronardi

The Civil War and Reconstruction

Dear Students,
Work with a partner or your group to answer one of the following questions.  Your answer should be in paragraph format.  You may use your textbook.

1.  What was the difference between economies of the North and the South?

2.  Why were Southerners so upset when Abraham Lincoln won the presidential election in 1860?

3.  What services did the Freedman's Bureau provide to former slaves?

4.  How did location affect development of industry in the United States during Reconstruction?

Good Luck,
Miss Mastronardi

What Would Have Happened?

Hello Brilliant Students,
I hope you are enjoying learning about the Civil War in social studies.  Please answer the following question in paragraph format.  Make sure you proofread your work before submitting it.

If Jefferson Davis had been elected instead of Abraham Lincoln, what do you think would have happened?


Be sure to back up your opinion with what we have been learning about in class.

~Miss Mastronardi

Welcome to Fifth Grade

Dear Fifth Graders,
Welcome to Fifth Grade! I hope you have enjoyed the first few days in our classroom.  Mr. Jennings and I are looking forward to a a great year with all of you!
For your first blog assignment we would like you to rate your first few days of school. On a scale of 1 to 10 (10 being the best) how have you liked fifth grade so far? Please rate your fifth grade experience thus far and explain in a paragraph why you gave it that rating. 
We can't wait to read your responses!

Miss Mastronardi & Mr. Jennings

The Great Depression

Dear Students,
Please work with your group to answer one of the essay questions below.  Make sure you do a thorough job of explaining your answer and backing it up with facts from chapter 10 in your Social Studies book.

1.  What happened to the American farmers on the Great Plains AND in the South during the Great Depression?

2.  In what ways was President Roosevelt's idea of what government should do to help the citizens during the Depression  more effective than Herbert Hoover's idea of government?

3.  What type of programs made up the New Deal? What effects did these programs have on the people and economy of the US? Choose at least 2 programs of the New Deal to write about.

Good luck,
Miss Mastronardi

Number the Stars

Dear Students,
Annmarie needs to be brave to help to her friend and other Jewish people escape Nazi occupied Denmark.
Was there a time that you were scared and needed to be brave? Please write a paragraph telling us about your moment of bravery.


Love,
Mr. Jennings & Miss Mastronardi

Happy New Year!

      

Dear Brilliant Fifth Graders,
We hope everyone had a great break! What did you do over the past few weeks? Did you make a New Year's resolution for 2012?
Please write a paragraph that contains at least 6 sentences telling us about your break or your New Year's resolution.

We can't wait to read your blog posts!

Love,
Miss Mastronardi and Mr. Jennings