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We finished our money lessons today by talking about how higher education usually leads to higher earnings. Students, go to college!

We also reviewed some health ideas about ways to say no to unhealthy choices, about remembering there is always a choice, and about not getting into cars driven by people who have been drinking.

Students also published their novels today. Go to lulu.com and search for your student’s name! Buy their novel! Use promo code ONEFIVE and get 15% off (ends tomorrow).

Notes:

• Important Dates
  • 5th Grade Farewell Program, June 13, 9 am – 12 pm. Students, wear something nice! The schedule:
    • 9-10 Celebration of Learning presentations
    • 10:30 5th Grade Farewell
    • 11:30 Musical and reception
  • Waterpark Field Trip, June 14, 10 am – 3 pm.
• Check out our class calendar to stay up-to-date.
• View grades, assignments, and attendance at JupiterGrades.

Our Mission:
All students in Room 130 will do their best and get ready for 6th grade.

We learned about investing today. We talked about different rates of return and risks, from CDs to bonds to stocks. We learned that if a person invests $200 a month, starting at 20 years old and continuing throughout their working life, they will end up a millionaire!

We also talked about the deception of advertisements for alcohol, tobacco, and vaping. We learned that vaping is healthier than smoking, but still contains dangerous chemicals, including nicotine, formaldehyde, pesticides, and antifreeze! Vaping is better than smoking in the same way a bee sting is better than a wolf bite–both of them are harmful.

Notes:

• Important Dates
  • 5th Grade Farewell Program, June 13, 9 am – 12 pm. Students, wear something nice!
  • Waterpark Field Trip, June 14, 10 am – 3 pm.
• Check out our class calendar to stay up-to-date.
• View grades, assignments, and attendance at JupiterGrades.

Our Mission:
All students in Room 130 will do their best and get ready for 6th grade.

We learned about credit cards today, how to use them wisely, how to pay them off in full each month, and how dangerous they can be if people buy more than they can afford.

We also learned about the dangers of tobacco today. Here’s a video that shows how contaminated a person’s lungs can get from smoking a pack a day for a month.

Beyond the health concerns, we calculated how much money is wasted on cigarettes. A person smoking a pack a day would spend…

• …about $200 a month.
• …about $2200 a year.
• …about $30,000 in 10 years.

If that person invested that $200 a month instead of buying cigarettes, they would have $36,000 after 10 years, and almost a MILLION dollars after 40 years! Smoking kills health and bank accounts.

Notes:

• Important Dates
  • 5th Grade Farewell Program, June 13, 9 am – 12 pm. Students, wear something nice!
  • Waterpark Field Trip, June 14, 10 am – 3 pm. We need one more chaperone to drive students to the park. Can you help?
• Check out our class calendar to stay up-to-date.
• View grades, assignments, and attendance at JupiterGrades.

Our Mission:
All students in Room 130 will do their best and get ready for 6th grade.

Today was field day!

We also talked about the dangers of inhalants, how they affect someone’s body, and how to avoid them.

Notes:

• Important Dates
  • Last day to turn in graded work, June 7
  • 5th Grade Farewell Program, June 13, 9 am – 12 pm.
  • Waterpark Field Trip, June 14, 10 am – 3 pm. We need one more chaperone to drive students to the park. Can you help?
• Check out our class calendar to stay up-to-date.
• View grades, assignments, and attendance at JupiterGrades.

Our Mission:
All students in Room 130 will do their best and get ready for 6th grade.

Spelling: None today.

Cursive: There are no more cursive assignments this year.

Reading: We read books from the Epic library. You can purchase a summer subscription to Epic for $3. That will give your student plenty of books to read. They can read on a tablet or their chromebook, and can even download books to read in the car. Use code SUMMER19 (expires June 11) to get the summer for $3.

Writing: Students worked on publishing their novel today. We will start the cover design next week.

Math: We worked on converting customary units today. Homework on weekdays is to practice math for 15 minutes using MobyMax or Khan Academy. Final math grades are due Saturday, so this is the final week to complete unfinished math skills.

Science: We have completed science for the year.

Social Studies: We talked saving money in a bank that will pay interest, and to save money as soon as you get it. We also learned that Americans aren’t always smart with money:

• Only about half of Americans give to charity
• About 80% of Americans are living paycheck to paycheck, because…
• Only about 30% of Americans save at least 10% of their check, and,
• Only about 30% of Americans have an emergency fund.
• Americans owe $4 trillion in debt and the average credit card balance is $4,000, which will take 30 years to pay off and $10,000 in interest if only paying the minimum payment.

Here’s a Parent Guide to see what we’ve been learning about money.

Notes:

• Important Dates
  • Library books due May 31
  • Last day to turn in graded work, June 7
  • Field Day, June 7
  • 5th Grade Farewell Program, June 13, 9 am – 12 pm.
  • Waterpark Field Trip, June 14, 10 am – 3 pm. We need one more chaperone to drive students to the park. Can you help?
• Check out our class calendar to stay up-to-date.
• View grades, assignments, and attendance at JupiterGrades.

Our Mission:
All students in Room 130 will do their best and get ready for 6th grade.