School Events

OLC (out door learning concert) This is a neighborhood event so come and bring your own blanket!!!!!!!

sports

Yesterday there was new teams in the Zilker 5th grade soccer. And Sergio's team won 1-0 with a goal by Erick in the last minute.

Saturday was another awsome victory for the Longhorns winning 52-10 over Arkansa.

Club America had a great win over Cruz Azul 2-0 while Toluca beat last season's champions Santos 2-1.

homework

lang arts: LWW parts A,B,D \ quickfire babysitter mag.
!!!!!READ!!!!!! if you haven't already finished then do your report

Math: Factor pairs 1-25 due Friday

Science: Do Science packet and study your study guide (make sure you bring it to school tomorrow).

bye bye newton! review from part of the daily review trio

Bye,Newton! Our fire-bellied newt, Newton, is going away today! We are getting a turtle next week! Now, Willa, say "Bye, Newton!" She said bye. This is your daily review from Pamone and Lucky. No Gup today. It's Rosh Hashanna, so she's out throwing bread in a lake. Sounds like fun, huh?

Science-
We did a study guide for our huge test friday!
-Lucky

Language Arts-
We did a The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe packet. Then we wrote a cute little definition for symbolysm. It was coolio!
-Pamone

Math-
We took notes on multiples and factors. Then Ms. Smith did an activity with us on dimensions. For more info, look for tonight's homework, which should be soon posted.
-Lucky

That's aLL for today!

THE USA!

McCain took a major hit when the bailout failed (ouch).
Now its not only wall street thats collapsing its also MAINE STREET!!!!!!!!!!!!
NADA at 50: lost in space (uh-oh).
2 Women and 2 girls were killed in a mobile-home fire!
A man punches a shark to save his dog because he considers his dog like his child.

homework

lang arts: READ and start QUICKFIRE!!!

math: multiplication properties and find the produt

science:physical and chemical changes packet and STUDY FOR TEST

newton the newt

Today is Newton's last day in our 5th grade class room . We are wishing him goodbye!

Here is some more info on Newton. By: Sean

Do you ever wonder about Mrs. Pena’s weird pets? Do you ever hunger for information about them? Well this is the place to find out. As you may know her current class pet is Newton the Chinese Fire Bellied Newt. But who came up with the name Newton? Well Eli Goyer of Mrs. Ogren’s class of coarse. The real question we are working on is: Is Newton nocturnal? So far we think so because last week Mrs. Pena came into her classroom at 6:00 AM and saw him swimming which means that the usual time he would come out between the time we get out of school and the time we get in the next day.

Mrs.Murray's Hans Solo has been stolen edition of our AwEsOmE Daily Review

this is your daily review by pamone, lucky, and gustavo, ms. murray's han solo has been stolen edition. Ever since Mrs. Murray started teaching at Zilker, she has had a Hans Solo life size cardboard model. This morning a ransom note was on Mrs. Murray's door saying that Hans Solo has been kidnapped!!!!!! Mrs. Murray and her crime scene inspecting class searced the school for Hans Solo and the suspects. We didn't find the next clue but some suspects were found.

Math:
We did stuff.
Actually, we took notes and did a cute little warm-up. It was papery.
- :P (Pamone)

Language Arts:
In Language Arts we read some of the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. Then we got the rubric for the Book Report and the information for our Quick Fire. For more info look at the homework post of this blog.
-LuCkY (he he ha ha)

Science:
today we finished our postars that make anyone see how very original we just so happen to be.
(Gustavo)

Bye For Today and look for Hans Solo

The U.S. news

Economy is going down the drain crazy fast last week we lost a bank and this week we lost yet another bank and its only Monday!
The bailout bill FAILS. asking for $700,000,000,000 dollars didn't work what is next for us to do, i mean we were doing amazing when we had Bill Clinton for presidents but once we got George for 8 years the economy is near the end and we are in the most debt ever in the history of the U.S. in 8 YEARS.
Well lets look at the bright side, we had our first presidential debate last Friday which is awesome!

sports

Mexico beats Chile 1-0. While Guatemala beats Argentina 1-0 for a world cup qualifier.

Erick beats Lewis's team once again with a 1-0 win

Homework

Lang. Arts: !!!!QUICKFIRE!!! READ and finish LW&W packet if needed

Math: Word Problems page

Science: Finish your Element and Compound packet, it's due tomorrow!

Social Studies: Your last day to study for your States test, tomorrow is the test!

The Garden

Kay, Willa's Mom, has done an amazing job at creating and maintaining all our beautiful Zilker gardens. A huge thank you to Kay!! Also, please remember to not walk in the gardens. We want to keep all the plants happy and healthy!
Thanks!

The Day That We Did Stuff

FLARE YOUR NOSTRILS I SAY! FLARE THEM!!!
Actually, it's just your daily review from Lucky, Gustavo, and Pamone.
This is the day that we did stuff, yes, actually, we did.

Science...
Today we watched a cool science video on matter and physical and chemical changes. We learned interesting stuff at school!!!!!! Next we made physical and chemical changes posters. We also had a substitute in science half of the day named Ms. Shelby. She was nice.
-Lucky

Math...
JOX! Today in math, it was absolutely crazy cool! (hehe) We checked a cute little sheet of homework! Then, we played the game BUZZ FIZZ!!!
-Pamone

Language Arts;
Today we did a EXELLENT LWW packet!!!
-Gustavo

The new News of America

Hot dog bombs explode at a Phillie vs. Braves game.
Tropic storm hit North Carolina with floods and rapid currents constantly.
Boys who survived a snow cave.
Athletes have given their brains to science.
A bus driver was suspended from his job for playing a game while driving.
A Cuban crocodile " Retires " to Miami Florida.

September Rising (a book in the progress!)

Hey Zilker 5th-grade panthers! It's me Trinity, and I need some help on my new book, "September Rising". It's going to be a book about a little girl named September, who was born on 9/11 and she grows up as an orphan. A couple from California comes to the orphanage in downtown Brooklyn, and adopts September. They go back to California and so September is a new girl in a HUGE school. If you have any ideas, please leave a comment. Thanks!

Daily Groups

Here are pics of our daily groups--
Mrs. Ogren has a math group
Ms. Murray has a writing group
Mrs. Ornes has a reading group
Mrs. Pena has a blogging group
All the kids are having fun in their groups!

sports

Erick's team beat Lewis's team 3-2. Erick was so happy that after school he was celebrating and tripped.

The Amazing U.S.A. news

Residents in Galveston are returning to destroyed homes and houses.
Lance Armstrong rides again!
Phasing pets go into the dorm life.
Police cruisers show horrifying images of a car crashing into a restaurant/Gas station.

Is it a bird? A plane? NO Its homework

Language Arts: READ YOUR BOOK REPORT BOOK!!!!!!!!!!!!! Study your spelling words and do your quickfire due Friday!

Math: Do the math sheet "Add and subtract decimals"

Science: Work on your packet about elements and compunds due Friday!

Social Studies: STUDY YOUR STATES!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WE SAT ON OUR DESKS IN MATH CLASS!!!

Your daily review by Lucky, Pamone and Gustavo!

Math:
Today we sat on our DeSkS!!!!!!! We played Buzz Fizz, a game where you practice counting by different numbers.

Language Arts:
Today we read chapter seven of The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe.

Social Studies:
We learned the fifty states, 10 capitals, 7 rivers, and 2 oceans by heart for our test on friday.

Science:
We did demonstrations, and decided if they were physical or chemical changes (don't ever try homemade orange soda)
Good Day Sir!!!!!!!!

sports

Yesterday's 5th grade soccer game was a tie between Erick's team and Lewis's team with a 1-1 tie.

Texas Longhorns beat Rice University big time with a 52-10 victory.

News And events

Parents! Please sign up and volunteer to help at Zamboree!!!! Also please donate items to put in your raffle basket!!!!!!!!!!

Poem of the day

Sick

'I cannot go to school today, '
Said little Peggy Ann McKay.
'I have the measles and the mumps,
A gash, a rash and purple bumps.
My mouth is wet, my throat is dry,
I'm going blind in my right eye.
My tonsils are as big as rocks,
I've counted sixteen chicken pox
And there's one more-that's seventeen,
And don't you think my face looks green?
My leg is cut-my eyes are blue-
It might be instamatic flu.
I cough and sneeze and gasp and choke,
I'm sure that my left leg is broke-
My hip hurts when I move my chin,
My belly button's caving in,
My back is wrenched, my ankle's sprained,
My 'pendix pains each time it rains.
My nose is cold, my toes are numb.
I have a sliver in my thumb.
My neck is stiff, my voice is weak,
I hardly whisper when I speak.
My tongue is filling up my mouth,
I think my hair is falling out.
My elbow's bent, my spine ain't straight,
My temperature is one-o-eight.
My brain is shrunk, I cannot hear,
There is a hole inside my ear.
I have a hangnail, and my heart is-what?
What's that? What's that you say?
You say today is...Saturday?
G'bye, I'm going out to play! '

Shel Silverstein

U.S.A NEWS

Troy Anthony Davis committed murder to a police officer and the court is deciding to postpone or not his execution.
A 700 Lb women was unable to go to the hospital because they were unable to get her out of her home.
Strange light at a fitness gym going around the room (creepy).
7 years since two children went missing one ten and one three.

Burning PAPER!!!... a delicious smell

Your dazzling review by PaMoNe, LuCkY and GuStAvO!!!!

Math...
Today we learned about and took notes on rocking variables!
(Gustavo)

Language Arts...
We learned about taking a cute little pop quiz on chapter five of The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. jox!
(Pamone)

Social Studies...
Today we had our student teachers teach our Social Studies lesson on the Explorers. It was very interesting!!!
(Lucky)

Science...
Today we learned about how much Ms. Pena can burn a piece of paper without scaring us or burning herself! Well, actually, she just showed us the difference between physical change and chemical change. larynx!
(Pamone)

Bye, AwEsOmE pEoPlE!

Homework

Language Arts: Read your book QUICKFIRE!( email about your 5th grade dream vacation)

Math: Draw a picture+written equation (enrichment does zoo clues!!!)

Science: Work on your most wonderful science packet about elements and compounds due Friday!!!!!

Quotes

I hate Mondays
From Puss 'n Boots in Shrek 2

Dry Ice ROCKS!

5th grade scientists experimenting with dry ice.
We learned that dry ice is the solid form of Carbon Dioxide and that it goes from a solid straight to a gas, which is called sublimation.

Monday 9/22 Sports

By: Sergio, Joseph, and Erick
Yesterday's NFL game between the Green Bay Packers and the Dallas Cowboys, the Cowboys have a 3-0 record yesterday winning 27-14

Today we made new teams in the Zilker 5th grade for soccer.

Homework

Language Arts: Quick Fire Due Friday!!! Read your book, due Oct.2.

Science: Elements and Compounds Packet due Friday, so get working

Math: Estimating Sums and Differeneces

Social Studies: Study for United States test

U.S.A NEWS!

$128.55 for one single barrel of OIL as a high (Whoa)!
3 boaters found hundreds of miles away from shore!
A 11 year old, a four year old, and a three year old were killed in a devastating house fire.

A Very Non-Eventful Day!.

Daily Review by Pamone, Lucky, and Gustavo!!!!!

Social Studies -
We picked 10 capitols to study for the test on Friday!
-Lucky

Science -
We watched a brainpop on the water cycle and took notes on it. Then we drew a pretty picture of it labeling all the processes! Mine was really cute!
-Pamone

Language Arts-
We did a warm-up on editing papers and read one-and-a-half chapters of The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe.
-Gustavo

Math -
Math is the subject where we do math. We checked a boring test, and played math bingo.
-Gustavo and Pamone

Today was a uneventful day that brought uneventful things into our lives.
Bye For Now!!!!!!

Homework- Thursday 9/18

Language Arts: Read your new library book!
Math: Review- all even numbers-- quiz tomorrow!
Science: Complete Periodic Table Packet- due tomorrow
Social Studies: Awesome job on your Patriotic Symbols Project-- thank you!

Poem of the Day!

New Class Pet!!!

A sweet little Newt, so slimy and cute,
What should we call him,
How do we tame him?
Look at him swim!
He only comes out when the light is dim,
He is a tiny Fire-bellied dragon,
dont pick him up,
or put him in a wagon,
a tiny,
Fire-bellied dragon.

Zilker Soccer

yesterdays game between joseph and ethan it was tied game to 1-1 hopefully today they will do better.

breaking U.S and World news

U.S. Embassy attacked by Al Queada:
suicide bombers,machine gun fire,rocket propelled grenade
16 deaths, which six were the terrorists
Osama ben Laden was the cruel planner.

Blogger Kids!!

Homework

Hey Zilker 5th-grader panthers! Tomorrow, as you probably know, we will have to turn in our U.S. Symbols project, and our book report so be ready for that. Just so you know... NO HOMEWORK!!! Unless, you aren't finished with the book report, book, or U.S. Symbols project, and we have that element and atom packet.

There are no big school events this week, except for Dies y Seis, but that was yesterday. Until next time, farewell panthers!

A Fire-Bellied Newt????????? and other cool stuff we did today!

Your daily review from Pamone, Lucky and Gup ( Ramona, Willa, and Gus)

Language Arts:
We read Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe, Chapter 3. It was very EXCITING!!!!!!!! not. Then we wacthed a AWESOME clip from the old movie. We also worked on a interesting packet on the book.

Math:
Dunn-dun-dun-duuunnn
(don't worry. only beethoven background music)
back to the point, now.
We bought a house (don't worry, not really) and looked through target ads to furnish it. No math homework today!

Science:
Today we recieved a AWESOME, AWESOME, AWESOME, AWESOME fire-bellied newt!!! We are naming it towmorrow DUNN-DUNN-DUNNNNNNNNNN. We are very excited!!!!!!

Social Studies:
Today we worked on labeling our U.S.A. maps.

That's all for today!!!!!!!!!!

Sports

By:  Sergio, Joseph, and Erick

The NFL game last night was between the Cowboys and the Eagles.  The Cowboys beat the Eagles 41- 37 in a great game!

5th Grade Soccer Update:  Yesterday's game was between Ethan's team and Joseph's team.  Ethan's team got the victory of 3-2.

Homework Group

These girls are in charge of posting all the 5th grade homework, school events, and sometimes they will post a poem or quote.

little bloggers

We are the cool kids in charge of posting all the awesome pics on our 5th grade blog!

School events

Dies y seis
Tonight at 6:30 - if possible- B.Y.O.P. ( bring your own plates)
5th graders please bring quesadillas!!!

Build an Atom!- and other cool things that we did today

Science...
We chose an element from the periodic table and researched them. After that, we made 3-D models of the cute little atoms that make up that element. It was cool beans.

Language Arts...
We read the second chapter of The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, and then we did a POP QUIZ!!!! :-( Then we watched a AWESOME video clip of Mr. Tummnus and Lucy meeting each other and we also heard the Narnia Lullaby.It was total awesomeness!!!!!!!!!!!

Math....
We watched a brainpop video on rounding, and then we practiced rounding decimals.

Social Studies...
We talked about our crazy awesome national symbol projects and also labeled a blank map with the names of the fifty states, capitols, and bodies of water.!

Homework

Language Arts: LWW vocab A/B

Math: Rounding sheet, both sides

Science: Work on packet

Reminders: Social studies project due Thursday (Sept 18)
Book report due Thursday as well!

News and Events

Dies y Seis Celebration!!

When:  6:30 pm on Tuesday 9/16

5th grade can bring quesadillas!

Also, if possible bring your own plates and utensils- BYOP!

Homework for Monday 9/15

Lang. Arts:  LWW- Vocab A/B (in packet)

      ****Book Report due Thursday-- all on notecard****

Math:  Mental Math Review Sheet

Science:  Periodic Table Packet-- Due Friday

Social Studies:  Patriotic Symbols Project***Research Paper and 3D Model-- due Thursday!!!  

Thursday, 9/11, Homework

Lang. Arts:  Complete reading from textbook, pgs. 40- 60, and packet-- given on Monday and due tomorrow!

Math:  Only odd problems

Science:  None

Social Studies:  Continue to work on Patriotic Symbols Home Project-- due next Thursday, 9/18!!

HURRICANE NEWS!!

AISD has decided to modify the school day due to Hurricane Ike.  Tomorrow, Friday, school will start at regular time, 7:45 a.m., and end at noon, 12:00 p.m.  

Curriculum Night was an AWESOME success!

Thanks to all the parents who attended our Curriculum Night.  We really enjoyed sharing all our info with you.  Please email us any other questions that you may have.  

Curriculum Night is Thursday--new times!!

Curriculum Night-- Change in Times!!

Thursday is Curriculum Night for the Intermediate Grades 3-6.

The first session will start at 6:30 in the cafeteria for a 5 minute introduction, and then it will proceed to Ms. Murray's classroom #503.  The second session should start about 7:15 in Ms. Murray's classroom #503 and will end at 8:00.  

This is a time for parents and teachers to discuss curriculum freely without the presence of children.  

If you must bring your children, there will be childcare available in the cafeteria. 

Curriculum Night is Thursday!

Curriculum Night is this Thursday, Sept. 11th!

Curriculum Night is a time for teachers to share information with parents/guardians.  If needed, child care will be provided in the cafeteria.  

There will be 2 sessions-- the 1st session will start at 6:00 and the 2nd at 7:00.

Both 5th grade sessions will be held in Ms. Murray's classroom, # 503.

Monday, Sept. 8th

Lang. Arts:  Read pages 40- 60 in Lit (reading) book and complete packet- due Friday!

**Continue to read library book!

Social Studies:  Work on Patriotic Symbols Project-- at home-- due Sept. 18th!!

News and Homework for Thurs, 9/4

Homework:

Lang Arts- Study for Spelling Test

Math- Daily Review 1-3

Science- Complete Matter Packet-- it is due tomorrow!!

Social Studies- Friday is the last "in- class" day for working on the Patriotic Symbols Project, it will be assigned as a home project tomorrow.  The final project is due Thursday, Sept. 18th!!

News!!

It is time for our required Beginning of the Year Benchmark Tests.  In 5th grade, the students will take benchmark tests in reading, writing, math, and science.  

Benchmark Schedule:

Monday, 9/8:  Reading 

Tuesday, 9/9:  Math in the morning and Science in the afternoon

Wednesday, 9/10:  Writing

**The only homework that will be given during benchmark testing will be to work on their home project, Patriotic Symbols.

Wed, 9/3- Homework

Lang. Arts:  Complete email to Ms. Murray about a king, queen, prince/princess, or yourself as a chef-- due tomorrow, Thursday!

Math:  Compare and order numbers sheet

Science:  Continue to work on Matter Packet that is due Friday

Social Studies:  We have started our Patriotic Symbols project in class and will assign it as a home project on Friday.

Tuesday, 9/2, Homework

Lang. Arts: Quickfire- Describe a prince/princess, king, queen, and yourself as a chef-- Spelling Test on Friday!
Math: Place Value Sheet
Science: Matter Packet
Social Studies: Think about patriotic symbol to research and build