Our First Week Together
We are off to a fantastic start to 5th grade! We have had a chance to get to know each other, review rules and expecations, and have a little fun along the way. Hopefully your child has shared with you some of their first experiences of their final year at Prairieview. Let's continue to move forward with a positive attitude and strive to do our best!
5th Grade Curriculum Night
Don't forget that 5th Grade Curriculum Night is Tuesday, September 6th at 6:30 p.m. Parents will have the opportunity to sign up for homeroom conferences that evening. I look forward to seeing you all there!
Subject Update:
- Spelling - The Lesson 1 pretest will be given on Monday. The students will be assigned homework during the week to practice their words, and a final test will be given Friday.
- English - We will learn about sentences this week, focusing on the four types of sentences: declarative, imperative, interrogative, and exclamatory. We will also be writing some poetry to exercise our creative minds!
- Reading - We begin our year with Tall Tales. The skills specifically targeted will be identifying story structure and distinguishing between exaggerated and realistic story elements. As a review, we will use our visualization skills and define unknown words using context clues. This week we will be reading about Bess Call and Paul Bunyon.
- Science - What tools does a scientist use? How are these tools used in scientific inquiry? Students will explore these questions next week.
- Social Studies - The students will take a "scavenger hunt" to discover the wealth of information found inside their Social Studies textbooks. Then we will begin learning about early America in Chapter 4 as it explains how "Spain Builds an Empire."
- Mrs. Strong's Math Class - We will begin switching to math classes on Tuesday. My students will begin the year with Chapter 1 "Number Toolbox." The first lessons will review place value and estimation. Then we will learn about exponents.
Mark Your Calendar:
Sept. 5 - No School (Labor Day)
Sept. 6 - 5th Grade Curriculum Night (6:30 p.m.)
