Parents-- please check out the following sign-up genius link and make sure you have signed up for a student-led fall conference. If you did not receive my email last week, please email me to let me know that you are not on my parent email list- thank you! Click HERE to sign up for fall conferences.
Here is the information on 5th grade student-led conferences:
As another component of our "Leader in Me" initiative here at Concord, the 5th grade teachers would like to give the opportunity for students to lead their conferences.
We are proposing that your student lead the first 5-7 minutes of your conference time where they will report to you their achievements and progress so far this year. For the rest of your conference time, your student will be dismissed to the hallway, so you may have the opportunity to voice any questions or concerns.
We really feel this is a fantastic way for your child to take ownership of their learning and prepare them for student-led conferences that are being held at the middle schools. Please let me know if you have any questions or if your child will be unable to attend. Thanks!
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 quiz.
Writing- We will begin to research for our first historical research report. Our focus will be on an event relating to the American Revolution. Later in the unit, our second research report will be on a historical event of students' choice.
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 our book club discussions and guided reading lessons with the teacher. We will celebrate our amazing book club work at the end of the week!
Math- We are continuing our unit on division as we divide using patterns, estimate quotients, 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- We are wrapping up our study of Native Americans with an student choice project. Students will choose a tribe and a way of presenting their knowledge (Google slides, create a Kahoot, prezi, video, etc.) We will begin presentations on Friday!
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