Ms. Aldridge-5th Grade

Ms. Aldridge - 5th Grade & 3rd-4th-5th Math

To contact Ms. Aldridge: aaldridge@stpatricks-perry-ia.org

I have been at St. Pat’s since 1999. I first worked as a teacher associate and preschool assistant for 2 years with Mrs. Prunty. In 2001, I accepted the 5th grade position. My daughter Danielle (Dani) and I live in Woodward, and she attends Central College in Pella. We have 2 Norwegian Elkhounds and 3 cats. I was born, grew up, and went to college in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa where my family still lives. I graduated from Iowa Wesleyan College in 1994 with a B.A. Degree in Elementary Education. I love teaching at St. Pats and I think we have the best staff, students, and parents!

DAILY ASSIGNMENTS: February 23, 2012

3rd MATH: Finished taking tests in class

4th MATH: Workbook 10-2

5th MATH: Workbook 9-1

SCIENCE: none

SOCIAL STUDIES: none

RELIGION:   Practice prayers to recite

READING: Read 45 + minutes daily

5TH WRITING: none

4TH SPELLING: SPB 62 / 5 times each

5TH SPELLING: SPB 61 / Test in cursive on Mon.

4th/5th GRAMMAR: Pronouns Lesson 4

SPANISH: Study classroom words/phrases

DARE: Lesson 5 planner notes

NOTES:
- There's a new boxtops & labels contest - Keep saving & sending them to school...
- The students have G-mail accounts and can use Google Docs on any internet-linked computer - Ask them about this...
- We began D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) classes on Wed. Jan. 25. Officer Jerome Hill will be in our classroom teaching a 45 minute lesson once a week for 10 weeks. The students will be writing an essay at the end of the course and attending a graduation ceremony. Please ask them about D.A.R.E.
- Upcoming events for your calendar:
J.A. BizTown: March 7
D.A.R.E. Graduation: April 19
Water Festival: May 10
Living History Farms: TBA
I will need 1 parent driver for Water Festival and Living History Farms.
- We began the J.A. BizTown program with the 5th graders on Feb. 8. Mrs. Eaton will be teaching the lessons 2-3 times each week until we get to visit BizTown in March.

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Helpful websites:

G-mail & Google docs:
www.mail.google.com
Students have usernames & passwords in their binders

To use www.spellingcity.com:
     Choose Students - Find a list - Search 'Angie Aldridge' -
Select - Choose list to study

To access math & science textbooks online:
    go to www.pearsonsuccessnet.com
Students have usernames & passwords in their binders

Handy bible reference website:
    http://www.jrsbible.info/bible.htm

Online dictionary & thesaurus:
    www.dictionary.com

Perry public library geography databases:
http://www.perry.lib.ia.us/use-the-library/databases

5TH GRADE WISH LIST:

GIFT CARDS TO: LEARNING POST, CHRISTIAN BOOK STORES, OFFICE SUPPLY STORES, ½ PRICE BOOKS, ETC.

LONGMAN DICTIONARIES

HARRY POTTER 1, 2, 3 IN HARDCOVER

39 CLUES BOOKS SERIES – RIORDAN

ADVENT WREATH CANDLES (3 purple, 1 pink taper)