This Week in Room 33! Oct. 12-16

This week in 5th grade...

Science- This week we are learning that the ocean is a major reservoir in Earth's water cycle. Students are engaged in science stations as they learn the material through technology (online textbook and mycapstonelibrary.com), guided reading lessons with the teacher, and other hands-on projects. By the end of each cycle, students are expected to show their learning and understanding of the material with a lesson check.

Writing- We are completing our narrative unit with a guided performance task. Students will navigate multiple sources including a video, map, and brochure on the Lincoln memorial and other monuments in Washington D.C. They will take notes, answer research questions and ultimately write an essay that incorporates their understanding of narrative writing AND the sources. 

Reading- This week we are finishing our read aloud book Home of the Brave, continuing to delve into literary analysis, and applying all of our interpretive thinking into guided reading lessons with the teacher. As a reminder, students should be reading the same book at home that they are reading in school. I couldn't be more impressed with this group of readers- as a class we have already read over 130 books!!!

Math- We are continuing our unit on division as we show our complete understanding of the process through models, distributive property, partial quotients, and the standard long division algorithm. 

***It is SO IMPORTANT that students know their basic multiplication and division math facts! It is becoming increasingly difficult for those students who do not know their facts to complete the higher level thinking and problem solving that 5th graders are expected to do. Thank you for taking the extra steps to make sure your 5th grader is working towards mastery of these facts!  Math Magician is a great website to practice math facts. Students can also work on their QuickTables in ALEKS.

Social Studies- This week we are studying different Native American cultures within regions- peoples of the Northwest, Southwest, Plains, and East. Students will be working on a Native American project in which they will choose a tribe, create a Google slideshow, and construct a model to be put on display in our library. The due date is Oct. 28th. Click HERE for more information!

Reminders/Dates

Fri., 10/16 Half Day- Dismissal at 11:50 Wear Ignite. Innovate. Inspire. T-shirt for school picture after our assembly! *End of 1st Quarter
Mon. 10/26 & Wed. 10/28- Conferences- Students will bring home a sheet with your day/time on Tuesday!