Writing what General Lee might of thought before and after the war 🤔💂😡💣

This Week in Room 33! Jan. 29- Feb. 2

***Looking Ahead--- We will be having a small Valentine's party in our room. Students are more than welcome to bring in valentines for all students, however they can not contain any food/candy product.

Here's what to expect this week in 5th grade-

Science- We are working within stations to explore matter, mixtures, and solutions.

Writing- We will be busy this week drafting, editing, revising, and publishing our literary essays. We will celebrate our hard work on Friday! 

Math- We are estimating mixed numbers, adding/subtracting mixed numbers, and subtracting mixed numbers with renaming.  We will review Friday and Monday, and our test over chapter 8 AND 9 will be Tuesday, February 6th.

Reading- We are continuing our unit on fantasy. This week will focus on studying how complex fantasy characters truly can be, and investigating symbolism, allegories, and archetypes.

Social Studies- We will be reenacting the  Battle of Gettysburg. 

5 Word Friday "If you change nothing,nothing will change" what does it mean to you? 🤔🤔🤔

Making amazing thesis statements in writing!!🚩📚📝🎉👍😋

Happy Half Birthday Morgan! 🎁🎈👩🏼

This Week in Room 33! Jan. 22-26

Here's what to expect this week in 5th grade-

***Early Release is this Wed! We will meet with our Buddies- students should wear their t-shirts!

Science- We are beginning a new unit on the properties of matter and chemistry!

Math- This week we are rounding fractions and adding/subtracting fractions with like and unlike denominators. 

Writing- In our literary essay unit, students will work to make a strong thesis statement about their chosen excerpt from their fantasy book club book and begin collecting evidence such as quotes and an analysis of author's craft. We will also work on our introductions and conclusions before we edit and publish next week!

Reading- As we continue our fantasy book club unit, we will focus on learning real-life lessons from our characters, noticing how their quests can be internal as well as external, and compare themes in fantasy and history. Students can always find their book club assignments in the "Daily Homework" page.

Social Studies- We are continuing to discuss and experience the Civil War.