Have A Good Friday!!

Check out today's pics!! We had a Leader In Me assembly in the morning. Where our CLC leaders (Joey and Blake) and many other students taught us how to show EMPATHY! We redrafted our Arguement essays about chocolate milk. At the end of the day we had Mrs. Critchlow come in and teach us about the 5 different types of bullies.

Chocolate milk!

These pictures can be helpful to use for our argument research!

Science Center!!

Today we took a field trip down to the Science Center for a Scavenger Hunt! We saw everything for Dinosuars to Arches to Space Crafts!! The class rated it a 9!! We wished we could have stayed longer because we had so much fun!!

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

This Week in Room 33! Feb. 17-20

Thank you SO much for all your trail mix donations- the kids had a FUN day and we really appreciated all the goodies! :) I hope everyone enjoyed their 3-day weekend thanks to President's Day! Here's what to expect this week in 5th grade-

Science- This week we will be working on our planet mini- research projects. These projects will be due next Tuesday, 2/24. We may start presentations early if some projects are completed beforehand. We will also finish our study on meteors, comets, and asteroids. We will have a short quiz sometime next week to end our space unit! 

Writing- We are beginning our next unit on research-based argument essays! We will investigate to understand an argument, research both sides of an issue, flash draft, and use evidence to build our arguments further.

Math- Our chapter 10 test on multiplying and dividing fractions will be on Friday. We will be problem solving by drawing diagrams and reviewing past lessons to prepare. Students will work on the study guide in class. 

Reading- We are continuing to hold in depth discussions on our reading of historical fiction and of various passages as we work on our test preparation unit. We are becoming alert test takers by predicting the answers and locating them in the text before looking at the answer choices, being aware that often times all the answers SEEM correct, and paying attention to and inferring about the characters by reading between the lines.

Social Studies- We are studying early explorers!

Reminders:

This Thurs. 2/19- Science Night! 6-7:30 
This Fri. 2/20- Spring Pictures!

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

Happy Valentine's Day and Jump Rope for Heart!

Multiplying Mixed Numbers

Today we learned how to multiply mixed numbers. First you have to convert the mixed numbers into improper fractions. Then, you multiply the numerators and denominators. Don't forget to simplify your answer and turn an improper fraction back to a mixed number!