This Week in Room 33! Feb. 22-27

Here's what to expect this week in 5th grade:

Science- We are wrapping up our space unit with our planet project presentations! We will have a short quiz to wrap up the chapter on Thursday. This will be more informal and students will get to practice taking a quiz on the Google drive. Next up, forces and motion! 

Writing- We are working on using evidence from research to build our arguments, using the opinion writing checklist to set goals, and adding quotations to our writing. 

Math- We are beginning our unit on measurement this week! We are measuring length to the nearest 1/2 inch and 1/4 inch, converting customary units of length, problem solving using logical reasoning, and estimating and converting customary units of weight.

Reading- As we continue to read and discuss The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, we are focusing our discussions on how readers notice common themes across texts by comparing and contrasting people, places, events, and ideas. We are also learning that readers (and reading test takers) pay attention to and infer about the characters by reading between the lines (inferring) and pay attention to which character is telling the story (the narrator).

Students will begin a new assignment called "Connect Four to Comprehend More". We have spent all year discussing how reading is really about thinking and thinking deeply. This assignment will allow students to think deeply about their independent reading and write down their thoughts according to certain prompts. This will be due each Friday. Students may spend their 10 min. of writing homework on this assignment.

Social Studies- We will be studying explorers of European settlements such as Cabot, Verrazano, Cartier, Champlain, and Hudson. We will also begin to discuss the settlements of Roanoke and Jamestown.

Reminders-

Field Trip this Wed. 2/25 to the Science Center! We will return before lunch.

Middle school forms due this Fri. 2/27

2/24- Mother/Son Dance

2/25- Field Trip to Science Center

3/3- Father/Daughter Dance

3/6- Half Day

3/13- Half Day

3/16-20 Spring Break