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Ms. Lersch's Homepage

Phone: 847-756-2784

Email: slersch@barrington220.org

Best time to reach me:

Before or after school.

Click on these links for classroom information:

Calendar

5th Grade Happenings:

3/1-10   ISAT testing (daily)

3/22-26  Spring Break

4/1  PTO meeting- exec board

4/2 No school

4/8 PTO meeting 2pm

4/19  Author Lisa Campbell Ernst visits!

Photos

Newsletter

What's happening in Miss Lersch's Class?

Below is what is being studied in class and website links for your child to use or practice with:

Reading/L.Arts:

We are currently using our Harcourt Series texts and various novels for a balanced literacy approach to reading.  

 

Math: Chapter 8: Fraction Operations

Please remember that I am available for tutoring before school on Tuesdays & Thursdays.  Just let me know if you would like your child to come in for additional practice.  

Spelling:  Greek & Latin Roots  http://www.geocities.com/EnchantedForest/Mountain/9112/spelling1.html

 

Social Studies:  Chapter 10: The 1920's & the 1930's

Lesson 1- A Growing Economy  Lesson 2- The Roaring Twenties   Lesson 3- The Great Depression  Lesson 4- Roosevelt and the New Deal

Key words: boom, stock, stock market, division of labor, assembly line, hydroelectricity, Social Security, regulation, minimum wage, jazz, aviator, broadcast, debt, charity, unemployment, depression

 

Science:The Human Body

The Digestive System   http://kidshealth.org/kid/htbw/digestive_system.html#a_The_Mouth_Starts_Everything_Moving

http://mrscienceut.net/MicroWebQuest.html

http://mrscienceut.net/CellWebquest.htm

 

Study Skills:  Study Skills For Fifth Grade

Gizmos- Online learning experiences   http://www.explorelearning.com/

Find a book that fits---- http://bookwizard.scholastic.com/tbw/homePage.do

 

 

 

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