Week of January 6th - 10th

I hope everyone enjoyed their holiday break! Happy New Year! 

We are now back to our normal academic schedule, so please make sure you child is studying and completing all assignments on time. 

If there is a snow day on Tuesday, Jan. 7th, the following work must be completed by Wednesday, Jan. 8th (or whenever we return to school.)

Algebra: #33, page 175 Earth and Space: all 6 questions on page 145
Biology: quiz 13
Anatomy: 6.4 study questions (hand out)

Algebra: Chapter 5 test Tuesday

Anatomy: quiz Wednesday (on fugure 6.15)

Biology: Test 4 Wednesday

Earth and Space: quiz 14 Thursday, HW for 1/6: finish reading 5.5 and look over questions

Health: Make study guide and review for test 3

Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions! 

Mrs. Stull

Week of December 16th - 20th

Algebra: Chapter 5 test on Thursday 

7th and 8th Earth and Space: open-book quiz (13) Monday

9th and 10th Biology: test 4 on Friday (we'll make a study guide first)

Anatomy: quiz on Friday (6.3; labeling the brain)

Health: review chapter 3 for upcoming exam

Great job on the Christmas program! The secondary field trip is on Tuesday, December 17th. 

Have a wonderful weekend!

Mrs. Stull

Week of December 9th - 13th

Algebra: We will be reviewing chapter 5. The bonus quiz is due 12/9 (unless you were absent on Friday.)

Anatomy: We will be discussing 6.1 and 6.2. The handout from 6.1 is due 12/9.

Earth and space: We will be discussing 5.4. We will have an open book quiz on Friday. 

Biology: We will wrap up chapter 9 and make a study guide for the upcoming exam. 

Health: There will be an open book quiz (#6) on Friday. 

Don’t forget about the Christmas play on Thursday (12/12) at 10 am and 7 pm! 

Mrs. Stull

Week of December 2-6
Algebra: review and begin chapter 5
Anatomy: begin chapter 6; The Nervous System
7&8 earth and space: chapter 5, quiz 13 Thursday
9&10 bio: finish up chapter 9, make study guide for test
Health: pp. 74-79

Week of November 18th - 22

Anatomy: Test 5 Monday7th & 8th Earth and Space: Sections 5.2 and 5.39th &10th Biology: Quiz 12 Tuesday, Quiz 13 FridayAlgebra: Test 4 Monday, Quiz 15 ThursdayHealth: Quiz 5 Thursday

Have a wonderful weekend! 

Mrs. Stull

Week of November 12th - 15th

Algebra: Test 4 11/18

Biology: Quiz 12 11/18

Anatomy: Test 5 11/18

Health: Begin chapter 3 (pp. 63-70)

The deadline for turning in the shoeboxes is Thursday, November 14th. I will give extra credit to any of my students that bring one in! 

Mrs. Stull

Week of November 4th-8th

Algebra: quiz Friday

Earth and Space (7th & 8th): test 4 changed to Tuesday, November 12th.  

Biolgy (9th &10th): quiz 11 Wednesday on 8.3 (review 8.1 for bonus questions)

Anatomy: quiz Tuesday

Health: Test 2 Friday

Week of October 28th - November 1st

Algebra: Test 3 Wednesday

Earth and Space: Quiz 10 Thursday (8th graders need to read pp. 99-101 for homework Monday)

Biology: Test 3 Wednesday

Health: Test 2 Friday

Anatomy: Test 4 Thursday

This schedule is tentative; we may have to change quiz and test dates due to Christmas Play Practice. 'Tis the season! 

Have a great weekend!

Mrs. Stull

Week of October 21st - 25th

Algebra: We will spend the week reviewing chapter 3. (Open book quizzes tentatively planned for Mon., Wed., and Fri.)

Anatomy: Quiz Monday on the skull bones

Earth and Space: Quarter Exam Tuesday

Biology: Quiz 9 Friday

Health: We will wrap up chapter 2 and prepare for a test the following week.

Have a wonderful weekend! 

Mrs. Stull

Week of October 14th - 18th

Algebra: quiz 8 Monday (open book), quiz 9 Thursday

Anatomy: begin chapter 4; 4.1 quiz on Wednesday, 4.2 quiz on Friday

Biology: quiz 8 Wednesday; chapter 7

Earth and Space: quiz 9 Wednesday; chapter 3

Health: Quiz 4 Friday; pp.50-58, 

Congratulations to all the literature fair regional winners! Have a wonderful weekend! Go Lady Lions! 

Mrs. Stull

Week of October 7th - 11th

Algebra: Begin Chapter 3, quiz 8 Thursday

Anatomy: Review chapter 3, quiz Monday, test Friday

Biology: quiz 7 Wednesday

Earth and Space: quiz 8 Tuesday

Health: pp 43 -50

Week of September 30th - October 4th

Algebra : Quiz 6 (open book) Monday, Quiz 7 (open book)Thursday, Test 2 Friday

Earth and Space: Test 2 (open book) Monday

Anatomy: Chapter 3, Body Membranes, quiz Friday

Biology: Chapter 5, quiz Wednesday

Health: Chapter 2, quiz 3 Friday

Have a wonderful long weekend!!!

Mrs. Stull

Week of September 23rd - 27th

Friday, September 27th, is our Grandparents Day Celebration; the performances begin at 9:00 am. Hope to see you there!

 

Algebra: 2.6 and 2.7; quiz ThursdayEarth and Space: complete chapter 2; quiz 6 TuesdayBiology: review chapters 3 and 4; Test 2 on WednesdayHealth: begin chapter 2Anatomy:  review chapter 2; Test 2 on Wednesday

Have a wonderful weekend! 

Mrs. Stull

Week of September 16th  - 20th

Algebra - 2.1 - 2.5, quiz Friday

Earth and Space - 2.2 and 2.3, quiz Wednesday

Biology - quizzes Monday and Friday

Anatomy - 2.2 and 2.3. quiz Wednesday

Health - Review, test 1 Friday

Have a wonderful weekend! 

Go Mountaineers!

Mrs. Stull

Week of Sept. 9th - 13th

Algebra - quiz Thursday

test 1 (Friday)

Earth and Space (7th and 8th) - quiz Wednesday

Anatomy - begin chapter 2, Cells and Tissues

Biology (9th and 10th) - begin chapter 3, flower dissection (Wednesday)

Health - quiz 2 Friday

Mrs. Stull

Week of September 3rd - 6th

Algebra 1: quiz on Tuesday (1.1 - 1.6)

Anatomy and Physiology: test 1 on Thursday (covering chapter 1)

Biology: test 1 on Friday (chaps 1 and 2)

Earth and Space: quiz 2 on Tuesday, test 1 on Thursday (chapter 1)

Health: be prepared to discuss pp. 13-19, macro nutrients and micro nutrients

I hope you have had a wonderful long weekend! I look forward to seeing you soon! 

Please don't forget your $20 lab fee!!!

Mrs. Stull

Anatomy: Quiz on Friday (pp 10-12)
Biology (9th and 10th) : Quiz on Friday (1.3 and 1.4)
Algebra: Tuesday classwork (1.4) is not due Wednesday morning; we'll finish in class

All students need to have their $20 lab fee in by Friday, August 30th, or let me know if that isn't possible.

Week of August 26th - 30th

Yay! We made it through the first week of school! Thank you for making it great!

Please have a binder and planner to keep things organized. 

Please remind those picking you up not to arrive before 2:45 because of the public bus needing to come through the parking lot.

Science classes: Please bring in your $20 annual lab fee (or let me know if it is a problem.)

Math class: Please remember to bring your calculators to class (or let me know if you still need one.)

Have a wonderful weekend! 

Mrs. Stull

Week of August 22-23

Welcome! I am excited for the opportunity to get to be your teacher this year! There are lots of fun things in store!

You will want to check my blog if you are taking any science course (Anatomy & Physiology, Biology, Earth & Space) as well as Health or Algebra 1. 

Please feel free to e-mail me (cstull@nlca.info) any time if you have any questions! 

See you soon! 

Mrs. Stull

Week of May 20th - 24th

Our field trip is on Monday! If you want to follow me, please be at the school just before 8:00 am. If  not, please be at the Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine just before 9:00 am. Don't forget to bring a towel, swim suit, and a packed lunch. 

Our school awards day will be on Thursday at 1:30.

Yay! It's the last week of school! 

See you soon! 

Mrs. Stull

Week of May 13th - 17th

I would like to express my sincere gratitude to all the parents involved in making teacher appreciation week so special! You all are too kind! I love this class so very much; they have touched my heart in such a special way! 

Thank you for sending the permission slips and money for the field trip. Please let me know if you plan to join us (if you haven't done so already.) All are welcome to attend!

 Awards day will be on Thursday, May 23rd, at 1:30 p.m. 

We will be taking all of our final exams this week...please make sure your kiddo is ready for each one! They will also make one final (one-minute) presentation to the class from 

God's World News Magazine. 

Tests and Quizzes:

Monday -  math and history quizzes

Tuesday - spelling trial test and health quiz

Wednesday - spelling test  and reading vocab quiz (last ones!)

Thursday -  health and language final exams

Friday - Bible test (Numbers 6:24-26), math and history final exams

Have a wonderful weekend and Happy Mother's Day! 

Mrs. Stull

Week of May 6th - 10th

Achievement tests are Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday mornings. 

 Each day of testing has a theme to encourage students. A note went home today explaining the theme of each day; please encourage your kiddo to participate in the fun! We will have a talent show on Thursday afternoon. If you child wants to participate, they must turn in the form by Tuesday.

Awards day is at 1:30 pm on Thursday, May 23rd.

Our class field trip is on Monday, May 20th. Parents are more than welcome to join! Just let me know if you plan to attend!

We will have a spelling test and reading vocab quiz on Monday. That is all we will test on this week because of achievement tests. The following week, we will be taking all of our final exams!

Have a wonderful weekend with your awesome kids!

(I love them so much and am going to miss them dearly!)

Mrs. Stull

Week of April 29th - May 3rd

Welcome back! I hope your spring break was wonderful! The end of the school year is quickly approaching! Here are a few dates you may want to be aware of:

The National Day of Prayer is Thursday, May 2nd, at the Courthouse.

Achievement Tests are Tuesday-Thursday, May 7th-9th.

Awards Day for 1st-11th Grade is May 23rd at 1:30.

The 5th grade field trip will be on Monday, May 20th. We will be touring the exhibition coal mine in Beckley, then spending the afternoon at Ace Adventure Waterpark! 

Tests and Quizzes:

Wednesday - Health test

Thursday - math quiz and language test

Friday - history quiz

See you soon! 

Mrs. Stull

Week of April 15th - 18th

We will be going on a field trip to Carnifex Ferry on Wednesday, April 17th from 9:00 - 1:00. Each student will need to bring a packed lunch. 

We will have our class Easter party on Thursday starting at 1:00 pm. (Please let me know if you'd like to help in any way.)

Spring Break is from Friday, April 19th to Sunday, April 28th!!!

If you aren't planning to purchase the spring pictures of  your kiddo, please return asap! 

Tests and quizzes next week:

Monday - language and history quiz

Tuesday - trial spelling test

Wednesday - spelling test and health quiz

Thursday - Bible test, history test, reading vocab quiz

Week of April 8th - 12th

Don't forget to turn in your Krispy Kreme Doughnut order by Tuesday, April 9th!

Our class has been invited to attend a tree festival with other 5th graders in Nicholas County on Friday, April 12th. I will be sending home a permission slip Monday. Also, we will be going to the water festival on Wednesday, April 17th. 

Our Easter party will be on Thursday, April 18th; please let me know if you would like to help out in any way! 

Spring break is from Friday, April 19th - Sunday, April 28th! 

Please make sure your child is reading the book they chose to present before the end of the year. They need to have it with them in class daily. 

Tests and Quizzes:

Tuesday - trial spelling test, health quiz

Wednesday - spelling test

Thursday - math test, history and vocab quiz

Friday - Bible test (Matt. 28:18-19)

Have a wonderful weekend! 

Mrs. Stull

Week of April 1st - 5th

We will be off for spring break from Friday, April 19th - Sunday, April 28th! 5th grade is going to the water festival at Carnifex Ferry on Wednesday, April 17th. Because everyone passed their trial spelling test last week, we had a party on Friday afternoon; lets do it again this week! 

Tests and Quizzes

Monday - history quiz

Tuesday - trial spelling test

Wednesday - history and spelling tests

Thursday - language, reading vocab, health quizzes

Friday -  math quiz and Bible test

Have a wonderful weekend! 

Mrs. Stull

Week of March 25th - 29th

We are officially into the 4th nine weeks of school! If your child borrowed a book from the public library, please make sure they return it by Monday. We will be finished with our research project by Tuesday! 

Tests, quizzes and deadlines:

Monday - history quiz, research folder due

Tuesday - health quiz, trial spelling test, final research report due

Wednesday - spelling test 

Thursday - vocab quiz and health test

Friday - Bible test (23rd Psalm), math test, history quiz

Have a wonderful weekend! 

Mrs. Stull

March 18th -  22nd

The 3rd nine weeks ends Monday; report cards will go home on Tuesday.

Tests, quizzes, and research deadlines next week:

Monday - science test, two illustrations due

Tuesday - history quiz, trial spelling test, rough draft due

Wednesday - spelling test

Thursday - vocab quiz, 2nd rough draft due

Friday - math quiz, bibliography page due

Have a wonderful weekend! 

Happy St. Patrick's Day! 

Mrs. Stull

Week of March 11th - 15th

We will work on catching up this week from all the sick and snow days last week. Please don't stress about the research deadlines; we have pushed them all back as a result of so many days off. 

Tests and Quizzes:

Monday - snow packet due

Tuesday - current event presentation, trial spelling test

Wednesday - spelling test

Thursday - history exam, reading vocab quiz (from last week), science quiz

Friday - math and Bible tests (Phil. 2:1-3)

Remember that all 30 note cards and the final outline are due this week. Please make sure your child is working at home to keep up with the (new) deadlines that we discussed in class. 

See you soon!

Mrs. Stull 

Week of March 4th - 8th

We will be celebrating Dr. Seuss week all week! Feel free to dress according to each day's theme: 

mixed up Monday (mixed up clothing)

top hat Tuesday (any hat)

wacky sock Wednesday (silly socks)

Theodore (Seuss) Thursday (dress as any character)

fun food Friday (wear green)

Please be aware of the research deadlines this week: the preliminary outline is due on Tuesday, the oral book reports will be on Wednesday, and the first 15 (of the 30) note cards will be due on Friday.

Tests and Quizzes:

Monday - history  and science quizzes

Tuesday - trial spelling

Wednesday - math and history quizzes, spelling test 

Thursday - reading vocab quiz and current event presentation

Friday - history quiz and Bible test

Have a great weekend, 

Mrs. Stull

Week of February 25th - March 1st

Thanks to NLCA for allowing the 5th grade to go out to lunch on Tuesday; we had a blast! We want to encourage everyone to dress in their best school spirit attire next friday to support the players in the basketball games we will be going to watch during school. The concession stand will be open during the game. The following week will be Dr. Seuss week; more details to follow! 

Please make sure you kiddo is reading at home for the upcoming research project. They also need to have a folder and index cards by Monday. 

Tests and quizzes next week: 

Monday - science test

Tuesday - trial spelling

Wednesday - spelling and math tests

Thursday - reading vocab and history quizzes 

Friday - Old Testament books of Bible test

Have wonderful weekend!

Mrs. Stull

Week of February 18th-22nd

Thank you for sending in goodies for our Valentine's Day Party! We had so much fun bowling! A special thanks to our chaperones as well!

Parent-teacher conferences will be held Monday, February 18th from 4:00 - 6:30 pm. Please let me know if you would like to be signed up for a time slot. 

Our class will be going to the public library and out to lunch on Tuesday, February 19th. There will be no cost because the school is paying as a result of our class winning a school competition! If you have a library card, however, please send it for your child to borrow books for our research project. 

The book fair will be this week as well. Feel free to come by and browse or send money with your kiddo to make purchases to help our school out. A note went home with the kids giving more details. 

Please make sure that your child is reading at home about the person they are researching (especially if they aren't proficient readers) so that they don't fall behind. There will be several deadlines coming up soon regarding the research. We already borrowed books from the school library in addition to the classroom library. 

Tests and Quizzes this Week:

Tuesday - trial spelling test

Wednesday - spelling test and history quiz

Thursday - reading vocab quiz

Friday - Bible, history, and science tests

* we discussed that it would be better to have all three tests on Friday as opposed to earlier in the week; if they aren't prepared for science by Friday, we will postpone it until Monday. *

Have a Wonderful Weekend! 

Mrs. Stull

Week of February 11th - 15th

We had a great homecoming week; thank for all your support! We will celebrate Valentine's Day on Thursday. You are welcome to send in treats and/or cards for the  Valentine exchange. 

We are beginning our research project in language class. It is a fun time of learning, but requires much organization and diligence. Please make sure your kiddo is reading about their topic at home so we can write about it at school. 

Tests and quizzes next week:

Tuesday - history and trial spelling tests

Wednesday - math and spelling tests

Thursday - language and reading vocab quizzes

Have a wonderful weekend! 

Mrs. Stull

Week of February 4th - 8th

There are a few parents that have volunteered to throw a class Valentine's Day party. If you would like to donate any snacks or drinks, please let me know. (You may send a note with your child, text or email me.)

It's homecoming week! Please encourage your kiddo to dress according to each day's theme to help our class win a trip to La Carreta! (There are other ways for our class to earn points as well: the penny war, lip sync battle, most school spirit, and more!) The student counsel will also have a school spirit store, in case your child wants to bring in any money to make purchases. 

Monday- Red, White & Blue Day
Tuesday- Nerd Day
Wednesday- Hippie Day
Thursday- Cartoon Day
Friday- School Spirit Day

The theme this year is "Armor Up" from Ephesians 6:10-11. "“Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.  Put on the whole armor of God…”

Tests and quizzes:

Monday - Bible Test (Psalm 91:13-16) and spelling test (for those that didn't pass pretest last week)
Tuesday - science quiz
Wednesday - math and language quizzes
Thursday - history and reading vocab quizzes, language test
Friday - Bible test (Ephesians 6:10-11)

See you soon!

Mrs. Stull

Week of January 28th - February 1st

 We will be celebrating "Winn -Dixie" week. The entire school is reading Because of Winn-Dixie and we have several fun things planned for each day! 

The following week, February 4th-8th, will be homecoming week. Please help our class win the most points and get to go to  lunch at La Carreta! 

Tests and quizzes next week:

Monday - math test

Tuesday - history test and trial spelling test

Wednesday - spelling test

Thursday - reading vocab and science quiz

Friday - Bible test, math and language quizzes

Have a wonderful weekend! 

Mrs. Stull

Week of January 22nd - 25th

NO school on Monday, January 21st, in honor of MLK, Jr. Day.

Tests and quizzes next week:

Tuesday - math quiz, open-book science quiz, trial spelling test

Wednesday - spelling test, history quiz

Thursday - language quiz, reading vocab quiz

Friday - Bible test (Psalm 91:9-12), science test, math test (if we're ready)

Homecoming Week is scheduled for February 4th-8th. Plan to help our class win a trip to La Carreta by dressing according to the theme each day! We will also have the penny war competition again this year.

Monday - red, white, and blue day

Tuesday - nerd day

Wednesday - hippie day

Thursday - cartoon day

Friday - school spirit day

Have a wonderful (long) weekend! 

Mrs. Stull

Week of January 14th - 18th

Report cards go home on Monday; please sign and return them on Tuesday.

Our entire school is reading the book Because of Winn-Dixie this month. We have several fun activities planned for the upcoming weeks!

Tests and Quizzes next week:

Monday - language quiz

Tuesday - math test, science quiz, trial spelling test

Wednesday - spelling, math, history test

Thursday - reading vocab quiz, language test

Have a Wonderful Weekend!

Mrs. Stull

Week of January 7th-11th

Our second nine weeks session ends on 

Friday, January 11.

No school on Monday, January 21, in honor of 

Martin Luther King Jr.

Tests and Quizzes Next Week:

Monday - math and science tests

Tuesday - trial spelling test

Wednesday - spelling test and history quiz (and county spelling bee)

Thursday - reading vocab and science quizzes

Friday - Bible Test, math, language, and history quizzes

Bible Verse: Ruth 1:16 (NIV)

But Ruth replied, “Don’t urge me to leave you or to turn back from you. Where you go I will go, and where you stay I will stay. Your people will be my people and your God my God.

I realize that the quiz and test schedule is a full one this week; if the kids aren't ready when the scheduled day comes, we'll postpone until the following day. (the majority of the quizzes are open book.)  

Have a wonderful weekend! 

Mrs. Stull

Week of January 3rd-4th

Happy New Year! I hope you and your family had a wonderful holiday! 

• The school spelling bee is on Friday, January 4th (spelling test will not be until Tuesday, January 8th.)
• We are planning to get back into the swing of things this week by reviewing where we left off before Christmas. 
• The science test (cumulative semester exam) will be Monday, January 7th.
•  The semester officially ends on Friday, January 11th. 

See you soon!

Mrs. Stull