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This Week in Room 33! Nov. 14-18

Chain of Thankfulness

Dear Families,

It is a great time of year to reflect on how lucky we are and think about what we are thankful for. Today, your child has brought home strips of construction paper for members of your family to fill out. We are creating a chain of thankfulness for our classroom and we would love for you to join us!

Please write one thing you are thankful for on the strip of paper with your name on the back. This is not a required assignment, but more so a fun way to involve you in our classroom.

Thank you for your time and hope to see some links come back soon!

Mrs. Schaefer & Miss Hake

This week in 5th grade...

Science: In our science workshop, students will be able to explain how animals are classified based on their characteristics. 

Math: Our chapter 5 test on adding and subtracting decimals will be on Wednesday. Next up, multiplying and dividing decimals!

Writing: We are finishing up our drafts for our research report on historical events. Our goal is for our readers to to think "Whoa!" We are elaborating by blending facts with our thoughts and teaching about our event like it's a story to make it more powerful to our readers. We will also focus on text features and our introductions/conclusions in addition to revising and editing.

Reading:  We are continuing to look at reading complex nonfiction texts by comparing and contrasting what authors say and how they say it by looking at a variety of texts on the same topic. We will focus on how readers don't just think about information in a text, they also try and figure out the perspective of the author of the text and how they may be swaying you to think a certain way.

Social Studies: This week we will focus on European explorers!  

Pictures!

Check out the following 2 albums with pictures from the past month or so! Red Ribbon Week, Writing Celebration, Halloween, Jingles for Jammies, etc.... we are enjoying 5th grade! #workhardbuthavefun

Click HERE for our Halloween Flickr Album!

Nice job today in math and Aleks📕📗📘📙

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This Week in Room 33! Nov. 9-11

Helping Hands Week 2: Paper products.  We are so proud of all the amazing donations that students have already sent in.  This week we will be collecting paper products such as toilet paper, napkins, paper towels, plates, etc.  Thank you!

What to expect this short week...

Science- We are wrapping up lesson 1 on classifying organisms!

Writing- This week we are drafting our research reports by organizing our research into sections, focusing on our structure, multiple points of view, and creating cohesion among each part. 

Math- We are adding decimals, working with addition properties, and beginning to look at subtracting decimals with models and base-ten blocks.

Reading- We are continuing to focus on reading complex nonfiction with lessons on writing about reading in nonfiction, lifting the level of questions to drive research forward, and synthesizing across subtopics. Students are encouraged to read nonfiction in addition to their fiction books. Check out the awesome websites in the reading tab!

Social Studies- Next week, we will dive back in social studies with a focus on European Explorers!

Designing for Wednesday

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