Notes About Curriculum Night
Thank you to all of the parents who were able to attend Curriculum Night. I appreciated the time to review our 5th grade policies, curriculum, and some of my classroom routines and expectations. If you missed this event, you should find all of this information in your child's binder. Please carefully review it all, then return the bottom portion of the policy sheet and your child's Information Sheet as soon as possible. Also, please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.
Subject Update:
- Spelling - Lesson 2 will focus on words with the suffix -able. There will not be a pretest this week since we do not have school Monday. Also, I gave students the Lesson 2 list on Friday in case they wanted to start reviewing their words. Don't forget, they will be tested on Friday!
- English - We will be reviewing the four types of sentences. Students have "flippy" notes to help them remember the new fancy fifth grade words for those four types. Then, we will be learning about subjects and predicates. Get your voices warmed up,... we will be learning a special song to help us remember those two necessary parts of a sentence!
- Reading - Students will continue previewing and predicting using details from the story and their own personal knowledge. Also, we will do some Word Work with synonyms and antonyms. September Book Project Reminder - student book choices were approved and they should be reading 20 minutes each day to finish their books in the next few weeks.
- Science - We will get hands-on and try out some of the tools scientists use as we read and take notes about them. Do you know what forceps are or why they are used??
- Social Studies - Students have read about Christopher Columbus's discoveries and how his voyages led to the Columbian Exchange as well as other explorers to the New World. Students will write letters to King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella next week pretending to be Columbus telling about his adventures and requesting funds for another voyage.
- Mrs. Strong's Math Class - Students will estimate sums and differences and use estimation to check if answers are reasonable. We will also do some problem solving using the "working backwards" strategy.
Mark Your Calendar:
Sept. 7 - Labor Day (No School)
Sept. 11 - Magazine Drive Kick-Off
Sept. 11 - Back-to-School Bingo (7 - 8:30 p.m.)
Sept. 22 - Early Dismissal (11:00 a.m.)
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