This Week in Room 33! Oct. 24-28

Looking forward to seeing everyone this week at our student-led conferences! (Mon. and Wed.)

Please turn in Pumpkin Run permission slips this week- thank you!

YOLO-Red Ribbon Celebration is THIS Week!

Each day will be a spirit day for red ribbon week.  Here is a schedule for the week:

Monday 10.24-Give drugs the “boot”-Everyone wears boots

Tuesday 10.25-Dress in Red

Wednesday 10.26-Dress Like your Favorite Character

Thursday 10.27-Put a Lid on Drugs-Everyone wears a hat

Friday 10.28-Wacky hair day

What to expect this week in 5th grade...

Science- We are completing our study of weather this week with lesson 5 on climate. Our chapter 7 test on weather will be next Wed., Nov. 2nd. Click HERE for a study guide! 

Writing- We will finish up our 1st research report on our American Revolution topics. Check out the writing tab to see the writing checklists we use in class and to assess our work. We will celebrate our finished pieces on Thursday! 

Portfolios will go home and will be due Wed. Nov. 2. Students are responsible for celebrating their published pieces with families, completing a self-evaluation checklist, setting goals for their next piece and getting a parent signature!

Reading- We will continue to focus on reading complex nonfiction texts as we think about a text's structure and summarizing.

Math- This week we will finish our last lesson of this unit on problem solving by solving simpler problems within a complex multi-step problem. Our test on division will be this Thursday. It will cover chapters 3 and 4 of our textbook (dividing by 1- and 2-digit divisors). Don't forget about the online math textbook! There is a link for students in the math tab of this blog. 

Social Studies- We are integrating Social Studies content within our reading/writing units as we celebrate and learn more about the American Revolution from our research reports! Our next writing unit, students will choose a historical event to research and teach others about.