This Week in Room 33! Nov. 26-30

What to expect this week in 5th grade:

Morning Work- Students will be working on their DLR this week. Our DLR quiz will be on Friday.

Math- We are beginning our unit on geometry this week. This unit will cover chapters 20 and 21. Our test will be Friday, Dec. 7th.

Social Studies- Students will be given the chapter 4 study guide tomorrow as well as our "Create a Colony" project. The project will be due Mon. 12/3 (or Tue. 12/4 for LEAP students). The study guide will be due Tue. 12/4 and our test will be on Wed. 12/5. Students will have this whole week of class time to complete the study guide and project.

Reading- Our focus this week will be on comparing and contrasting when reading nonfiction articles. Students will have literature circles on Tue. and Fri. By Friday we will have learned all of the literature circle roles! These include: Discussion Director, Summarizer, Clarifier, Connector/Predictor, and Illustrator.

Thank you to Jack's mom for telling me about St. Louis County Library's winter reading program! Be sure to stop by your local library to get more information. The program encourages students to read during the holiday season. Your student can fill out a reading log and enter raffles for prizes! :) Check out this link for more information: http://www.slcl.org/content/winter-reading-club.

Writing- We are working on editing our personal narratives and publishing this week! Our books will be due next Thurs. 12/6 for an author celebration.

Adopt-A-Family- Be sure to bring in cleaning supplies this week- we are up to 346 items- WOW!!!! :)

Have a FANTASTIC week!

-Mrs. Schaefer