This Week in Room 33! Nov. 7-9

What to expect this week in 5th grade:

Morning Work- Students will be reading to self in the morning and/or finishing up their words contract. Words contracts are due this Friday and spelling tests are also this Friday! Students have a choice to take it on Thursday if they are ready. 

Math- We will be reviewing on Wed. and Thurs. for our Unit 4 test on Dividing Whole Numbers and Decimals on Friday. Please study your homework sheets. Don't forget to always check your work by multiplying the quotient and the divisor! This will ensure that you do not make any mistakes!

Social Studies- This week we will continue to discuss chapter 4 on European settlements.

Reading- We will continue to work on literature circles this week focusing on the roles of discussion director and summarizer. Also, we will focus on the strategy of determining author's purpose. 

Writing- We will be working on our study of personal narratives by listening to how writers include what he or she learns as a result of what happens in their story. Students will continue drafting personal narratives in their notebook. We will be selecting a draft to revise, edit, and publish next week.

Service Learning Kick-A-Thon! This week Concord is kicking off our school-wide service learning project geared towards supporting Cystic Fibrosis research in honor of a Concord 1st grade student. Students brought home a flyer last Friday with more information. Each day this week students are encouraged to bring in $1 to participate in our "a-thon" days:

• Wed. Read-A-Thon Day: Bring a favorite book to read.
• Thurs. PJ-A-Thon Day: Wear PJs for the day.
• Fri. Block-A-Thon Day: Choose your own block class.

To learn more please watch the video found HERE.

THANK YOU!!!! 

• Thank you to ALL parents who attended conferences! We had 100% attendance- WOW! I loved getting to meet with you all to talk about your amazing kids! Please remember you can always contact me with any other questions you may have. 
• Thank you to all parents who helped with our Halloween party- it was SO fun and the kids had a blast! :)

I hope you had a WONDERFUL 4-day weekend! Have a fantastic rest of the week! :)

-Mrs. Schaefer