Thank You For Coming!
Thanks to all of the parents who were able to attend 5th Grade Curriculum Night. Please remember that the Information Sheet and bottom section of the 5th Grade Policies needs to be returned to me as soon as possible. For those parents who were not able to attend, you should find information sent home with your child in his/her binder.
Box Tops For Education
Please continue to clip the Box Tops for Education and send them in with your child. The classroom that collects the most box tops each trimester will win a pizza party!
Subject Update:
Science and Social Studies (Homeroom)
- Science - We will do a few activities to review the inquiry skills discussed in Lesson 2. Then we will learn about the steps in the scientific method and how scientists apply them.
- Social Studies - We will be creating Aztec masks as we learn a little more about the Aztecs. Then we will read about the wealth gained by Spain from the settlement and growth of New Spain.
Language Arts Block
- Spelling - Lesson 3 will focus on the suffix -er and the singular possessive of words with that suffix.
- English - The students will work to identify simple subjects and simple predicates.
- Reading - Now that we understand how to make predictions based on details in the story and our personal knowledge, we will work with longer pieces of text to practice the skill. Students have been approved for their independent book project choices. They should now be reading these book choices in order to finish the book and project by the end of the month!
Math Class
- Math - The Chapter 1 Test is scheduled for Tuesday, September 16th! Then we will move on to Chapter 2 focusing on the multiplication of whole numbers. Don't forget that students should keep working on becoming more fluent with the basic multiplication facts!! I showed the students a fun card game called "Multiplication War" that they could play with someone. Also, a fun game called "Math Baseball" can be found online at funbrain.com. Just select "multiplication" and play ball!
Mark Your Calendar:
Sept. 15 - Magazine Kick-off
Sept. 16 - Early Dismissal (11:00 a.m.)
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