Text Box: Text Box: Text Box: PARENTS: Please Mark Your Calendars!  The following dates are important-   November 18th- Progress Reports November 19th-20th- Jump Rope for Heart November 24th- Extravaganza Party for fundraising November 26th-28th- Thanksgiving Break Keep working hard on your nightly reading and your reading response. It would also be a good idea to work on your one-minute timed reads at home; nightly.  HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!           ALOHA!!! Welcome to 5th Grade!

  

Welcome to Mrs. Bynum's Webpage!

"Do Your VERY BEST, and That's All I Expect!"

-- Mrs. Bynum

I am very excited about this year, and it seems as

if we are off to a great start!!!

My name is Lindsee Bynum and I am teaching reading and social studies.

I graduated from Jacksonville State University in

December of 2004 and even though I'm

from Albertville, I'm extremely happy to be working in this wonderful school system. 

I am a family person and think the world of my two babies, Jackson and Lilee-Ann who are 19 months and 4 months old; and of course I love my husband, Westley as well!   This will be my fourth year here at Cherokee and I have enjoyed every second of each year!  My first year I taught writing, and for the past two years, I have taught reading and social studies.  Of course this year, I'll be teaching reading and social studies again, and I can't wait!

I'm really looking forward to the opportunity to teach each and every one of my students this year.

Just remember, be respectful to yourself, others, AND THE TEACHER, and we will get

along just fine!!!   

THANK YOU,

Students and Parents for all of Your Dedication and Hard Work!!!     

 

THANK YOU EVERYONE for such a Great start to the school year!!! 

Also, THANK YOU for all the supplies and donations!       

       

       

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Text Box:     What's Going on in Reading and Social Studies??? Week of November 17th-21st-  Reading- (1st/3rd blocks) I was very pleased with the test grades on Figurative Language; we will continue this study throughout the year in group reads and literature circles. This week and through November 25th we will take the reading objectives taught previously and review through our partner reads and literature circles; plot, mood, theme, tone, exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution, conflict, character development, etc. I plan on teaching main idea/supporting details after Thanksgiving Break. Last week in 3rd Block we built a lot of background knowledge to help us prepare for our group read/partner read on Number the Stars. We looked at websites, read books, and now I think we are ready to start the read. I have grouped the students together, and it is very important that everyone does their part. I'm very excited about teaching the students more about Denmark and other Scandinavian countries during WWII through reading and if they're anything like my first block, they will LOVE the book!!! At the end of this nine weeks we will probably have close to 500 points possible on activities dealing with this read, so encourage your child to be at school and work hard. 2nd Block I'm very proud of my students effort this week in reading response homework. The grades were wonderful and some of the responses were definitely LEVEL 4! We discussed and mastered simile and metaphor last week and we will continue to study figurative language this week as well. Please work hard for Mrs. Schussler and myself to do your homework and put 110% into your class work as well!    Social Studies- 1st and 3rd Blocks- Friday, we tested on the Plateau and the Northwestern Cultures. We are going to move on and cover the California and Arctic Cultures this week. I will teach both of these cultures through comprehension toolkit lessons; by using magazine articles and allowing the children to work together mastering reading objectives at the same time they are learning about the cultures. On Friday, November 21st, we will complete the study by completing a comprehension check dealing with both of these cultures. The California and Arctic are very small and that's why they will not be tested like usual. November 24-25, we will cover the Plains Natives, then finish up the study on Monday and Tuesday after Thanksgiving. We'll probably have a test on Wednesday, December 3rd, and then we'll go right into Explorers.   REMEMBER-  It is each child's responsibility to keep the newspaper in his/her social studies section of their binder and use it to study by or do class work with.  I only have one copy for each child, so please encourage your child to take care of their copy. Text Box: Block Schedule- 7:30-7:40- Homeroom 7:40-10:35- 1st Block 7:40-8:10- P.E. 8:10- 8:40- Music/Art- (Monday, Tuesday, & Wednesday) - Computer- (Thursday & Friday) 9:40- 9:50- SNACK 10:35-12:40- 2nd Block 12:15-12:35- LUNCH 12:40-2:20- 3rd Block 2:20-2:25- Homeroom; pack to go home 2:25- Car Bell 2:32- 1st Bus Bell 2:45- 2nd Bus Bell 2:55- 3rd Bus Bell