New+Year+Resolutions



Now that the holiday vacation is over and a new calendar year has begun it is the perfect time to reflect on how 5th grade is going for you so far. We began the year by thinking about our Hopes & Dreams for the year and then set goals for ourselves. It's time to think about our class, our learning, and our progress towards achieving our goals. We are about half way through the year! Have you achieved your goal? What do you hope to accomplish in the remainder of the year? Complete the following steps to create your New Year's Resolution (which will be your goal for Term 2).

Step 1: Review your original goal for this school year. Ask yourself the following questions:
 * Have I achieved or completed this goal? Am I done with this goal?
 * What am I doing to reach my goal? What is working?
 * What else can I do to make better progress?
 * Is my goal realistic? Can it be accomplished?
 * Do I need to change my goal? If so, what would be a better goal for me? Why?

Step 2:Brainstorm, revise, and edit your new goal. This is your New Year Resolution. (Click the link for the definition of resolution.)

Step 3: Type your Resolution. In Google Docs. You may insert images so that your page reflects you.

Step 4: Once your goal is typed copy and paste it onto this page. Be careful to be respectful of other people's work.

Step 5: Read your classmate's resolutions and make positive comments of encouragement or ideas that could help them achieve their goals in the dicussion tab of this page.

Due date: Friday, January 4, 2013

Nicks resolution

My reading goal for the new year is to get to a reading level of w, x or y. I can achieve my goal by thinking more at the end of the chapter or page.I can also reach that if I think in different ways like instead of inferring and predicting. I usually use those to and connecting.I can try others instead of using those all the time My personal goal is to get better on the trombone.I can achive my goal by doing more practice each day and try to study notes instead of positions.try to have my grandfather or cousin try to help me because they both play music and my grandfather plays professionally. kobe’s resolution
 * One of my goals is to work on my effort for class participation. I will do that by participating in class discussions. My other goal is to learn how to draw better. I can do that by listening in class and learning more techniques. I will need support from Ms. Breen and Mrs. McDonald . I will also need support from Mrs. Hardick. **


 * Ivan Ouimette **
 * Hopes and Dreams**
 * My goal is to bump up my reading level some more this year I can do this if............**


 * I will reread the place where I messed up.I think I can move up a lot if the **
 * class is quiet.I also think other people can get more work done in everyone **
 * is quite. I can also get help from a friend or teacher to help me pick out a **
 * book.I am sure that I can go much farther with help. Those are my hopes **
 * and dreams for 2013. I am still looking forward to getting to a level z by **
 * the end of the year. **

Mackenzie Piechota
 * My New Years Resolution**

I want to be able to complete my homework every night before i go to bed and not worry about it. I have promised myself that i will work on my grades and push them a little higher. I will do extra time on my reading homework and IXL. I want to put more effort into my homework.
 * My reading hope and dream is to get better at reading a series and not quitting at it. I want to understand the of a word and understand a word. Like i want to be able to understand or at least try to understand a word that i’ve never heard before. I will write down the word and then look it up after. **

__** My New Years Resolution **__ This term in reading my goal is going to be able to find the authors message. I know to move on to higher reading levels I need to be able to find the authors message. To achieve my hope and dream I will need to pay close attention during reading lessons. During independent reading I will ask myself questions like “why is the author writing this?” or “what is the meaning behind this text?”. A personal goal I have is to stay more organized. I want to become more organized because when I’m not organized I don’t always have what I need. When I don’t have what I need I can’t always get the work done that I need to get done. To become more organized I will keep all of my things in a neat pile in or on my desk. I will put away my things when I’m not using them, and I will take things out only when I need them. Also will make sure every day I have everything I need. If I follow that plan I will be able to become more organized. What I will need to accomplish my hopes and dreams is materials. I will need books To find the author's message in. I will need supplies to keep organized. From my self I will need to put in effort. I will need to put in effort to find the authors message. I will need to put in effort to stay organized because I’m not naturally an organized person. Also I will need to be patient will my self because changes don’t happen overnight. I will need lots of lessons and patients to achieve my goals.
 * My regular everyday goal is to push myself to be more active. I want to start going out to recess more and play with my friends and have a good time. I want to start playing more sports and go outside. **
 * Emilie Hoffmann**

**Sedona’s Hopes and Dreams** **My hopes and dreams is to end the year with an awesome reading level. To achieve my goal I will practice reading everyday. I will try to read a higher grade level books. I will also try to read in my spare time.**


 * My second hopes and dreams is to pay more attention to the person who is speaking. To achieve my goal I will sit up strait and make eye contact. The last thing I will do is put done any materials that I’m using.**


 * My personal goal is to get better in soccer. To achieve my goal I will stretch everyday. I will also run as much as can. One thing I need to work on is my ball handling skills. Those are my hopes and dreams.**

greg's hope and dream My hope and dream is to read for longer perieds of time I can reach this goal by reading litle by litle at a time and reading harder books. My personal goal is to get better at football I can reach this by, getting support from my friends and family. I also need equipment like cleats, gloves, and footballs.

My New Year’s Resolution By Alexis Dawson One of my goals is to not be so shy. I will achieve this goal by talking more in group discussions. I will achieve this goal by not being afraid to raise my hand and answer a question. I will try to not speak in a quiet voice and instead talk in a level 2 voice. I want to be able to type without looking at the keyboard. I will achieve this goal by doing typing games at home. I will do these typing games after I do my homework. I will do the typing games in a quiet place in the house. I want to get better at answering reading questions. I will practice answering reading questions at home. I will ask my Mom if she can ask me reading questions. I will read a book then ask myself questions after I’m finished with the book.

New Years Resolutions Olivia Dinis My academic Hope and Dream is to be able to finish the year at an astounding reading level. My social Hope and Dream is to learn how to sketch and paint very well. I will need some things in order to achieve this goal. I will need some help from the Art teacher, Mrs.Hardick. Also at home I will need to practice in my free time. Lastly, I will need to know that some of it will be difficult, and out of my comfort zone. Instead of asking why? I will ask Why Not?

New Years Resolutions Emily Ganhao My hopes and dreams for 2013 is to start reading more often. I can do this by reading alittle more every day. Also once I am done with a book get another one so that I don't skip a month of reading because I often forget to. I will read more frequently when I read. Thats my hopes and dreams.  My other hope and dream for 2013 is to start writing neater. To get to my goal I will need to start to write neater when I see that I wrote messy so that people can read it. I will not try to rush so that is not messy. I will take time to just write to get better at it. Thats my writing goal for 2013.  I have a goal to get better at passing at the right distance while dribbling. I will get there by having my dad go farther each time I pass to him while I am dribbling. I will practice on the field before every game that I have. I will also get there by practicing at home when I have the time outside. those are my goals for 2013.  I will need my friends ,family ,classmates, and teachers to support me. I will pencils, erasers, a book, and a soccer ball. These are the things that I will need to achieve my goals in 2013.

New Year’s Revolution 2013 Evan Sweeney My hopes and dreams for 2013 are to get to a good grade on my report card. I can achieve that if i study really hard. I can also listen to the teacher and ask question too. If I ask questions I can learn more and if I learn more I can get more smarter and get a good grade on my report card. That are some ways to get a good grade on the report card. Another hope and dream that I have is to become better at grammar. I can write at a slower pace. I write at a fast pace so I need to slow down. I can use correct spacing in a sentence. If I do that my grades will get better. My last way to achieve this is to put capitals in the beginning. I can remember to put in capital letters and when I’m on a laptop I will put a cap in the front. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 21px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">My personal hope and dream is to work on my multiplication skills. One way to do that is to study multiplication. I can reach that goal if I study multiplication a lot here and at home. I really got off track of multiplication at summer so I need to study it a lot. Another way is to get better at math in my second classroom. I need to do math if I’m going to achieve my personal goal. My last way is to listen to the math teacher so I can lean more multiplication. Those are my hopes and dreams I hope you like them.


 * My New Year Resolution **


 * Brielle Hamel **


 * This year I want to become better at making connections in reading. To achieve this goal I will try to look very carefully at the pages in the book to see if there’s anything in common with another book, the world, or me. I will also see if Mrs.McDonald can give me assignments to make connections in group reading. The last thing I will do is see if I can make different kinds of connectionslike text-to-text, text-to-world, text-to-self, and text-to-media. **


 * Another goal I have is finding a good fit book for me. I will achieve this goal by picking a book out and reading the back summary to see if it sounds interesting to me. If it does, I will check one of the pages to see if the words are too small or too big. Then, I will read the first page to see if I like the book. If I don’t, I’ll start over again with another book. If I do, I can read that book. **

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 21px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">My New Years Resolution 2013 <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> By Ryley Breault
 * To do all of this I will need support from my classmates and teachers. I also need supplies like pencils, grips, and erasers. The last thing I need is a quiet classroom, which means nobody can be talking or making noise so I can concentrate. **

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 19px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">My New Years Resolution for 2013 is to work on inferring. I will work on inferring by thinking about the characters feeling. I will pick a book that will fit the level that i need to go up levels. I will also re read things that are hard. This is how I will work on my inferring goal. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 19px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Another New Years Resolution of mine is to work on my computer skills. I will work on this goal by practice typing. I will also have to learn how to use some computer student. I will go on the wiki and use the typing websites. That is how I will practice my computer skills. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 19px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">To accomplish these goals I will need the support of my teacher Mrs.McDonald .I will also read for 20 minutes every night. When i read i will practice the skills to enhance my thinking.