This Week in Room 33! March 30-April 2

Parents- please check your email for a special message about MAP testing. Thanks! Here's what to expect this week in 5th grade:

Science- We will finish up our study of Newton's Laws of Motion and will also learn about simple machines. We will spend some time this week exploring what the Science MAP test may look like and will practice answering questions on the computer within small groups.

Writing- We have finished our lessons on our research-based argument essay. Published letters will be due either this Thursday or next Monday. This week we are going to take all that we have learned about opinion writing and apply it to a practice writing performance task. This year on the MAP test, 5th graders will be asked to read 3 sources, take notes, and then write an essay using the sources. We will "unpack" this challenging task by breaking it down into steps and guiding students through the process!

Math- We are finishing our chapter on geometry this week. We are finding the volume of prisms, composite figures, and problem solving by making a model. We will not have a formal chapter test. We will also begin to look at what the Math MAP test may look like and will practice answering questions within small groups.

Reading- We are continuing to tackle complex texts and passages as we read, discuss, and answer practice higher level questions on the computer. We are citing evidence from the text to support our answers. Ask your student what terms they may use when including evidence from a text in their answers.

Continue to show students that reading is FUN! With all this test-prep, we are continuing to remind ourselves that reading is enjoyable especially when you have a good book to read just for fun! Students should be reading a good-fit book at home for 20 minutes each night as a way to relax and unwind! Need suggestions???? Check out these AWESOME book reviews from our class below!

Reminders-
Fri. 5/3- No School
MAP Testing Schedule:
Mon. 4/13 ELA 
Tue. 4/14 ELA 
Wed. 4/15 Math 
Mon. 4/20 Math 
Tue. 4/21 Science 
Wed. 4/22 Science 

It's Friday!!

Hugs for Friday!!! 

This Week in Room 33! March 23-27

I hope everyone had a wonderful Spring Break! Welcome back! We are super busy in 5th grade! Here's what to expect this week-

Science- We will be learning and discussing Newton's Laws of Motion.

Writing- We are drafting and revising our 2nd argument letter to our principals persuading them to serve or not serve chocolate milk in our school. We are taking our arguments up a notch with more extensive research, including counterclaims and rebuttals, evaluating our evidence, and appealing to the audience. Our goal is to raise more awareness to the issue and present our findings to a panel of important people from our school!

Math- We are working on geometry (chapter 12)! We are classifying polygons, triangles, quadrilaterals, and three-dimensional figures. Students will receive a "Benchmark Test 2" assignment tomorrow (Wednesday) to complete by Friday. These assignments are review for the MAP test and include questions from past concepts and skills. Students should also be working on ALEKS at home (at least 20 min. by Friday).

Reading- We are continuing to analyze, discuss, and answer higher level questions relating to complex passages and texts as we prepare for the MAP test. I am SO proud of our hard work on our Amazon book reviews that will be displayed for this Friday's Concord Family Literature Night!

Reminders-
Fri. 3/27- Concord Family Literature Night!
4/3- No School

This Week in Room 33! March 9-13

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

Science- We are continuing our stations on forces and motion and will begin to discuss simple machines. 

Writing- Dr. Stryjewski has returned our argument letters and has a response for us! We will be taking our arguments up a notch this week and bring a critical perspective to our writing. Argument essays will come home on Tuesday to be shared and celebrated with families. Portfolios will be due on Friday!

Math- Our chapter 11 test on measurement is on Wed. Study guides (pgs. 883-886) are due Tue. We will begin chapter 12 on geometry after spring break and will spend some time later this week on order of operations. 

Reading- We are continuing our lessons on what good reading test takers do such as using boxes and bullets to organize main idea and details, using text features to understand nonfiction, answering questions about purpose and main idea by thinking about the whole passage, and paying close attention to step by step directions. "Connect Four to Comprehend More" assignment is due Friday! We will also begin a book review project this week that will be displayed at Concord's Family Literature Night on March 27th!

Reminders-

Fri. 3/13- Half day and Blue Ribbon Assembly- Wear your Blue Ribbon T-shirt!

3/27- Concord's Family Literature Night!

Working on Our Writing Goals!

Complete this form today! The only responses I have so far are- Emma, Lainie, and Chris. 

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Metric Song Videos

Our Metric Song!

The Metric Song

Milli, Centi, Deci, meter

Deka, hecto, kilo, too

Put them with a gram and liter

That is all you have to do

Milli is the smallest measure

Ten of these a centi makes

One hundred centis make a unit

That’s not very hard to take

Liters measure only liquid

Grams measure weight or mass

Meters measure length or distance

You can go to the head of the class

Hump Day!!!

Science- Today in science we watched Bill Nyes video about FRICTION

Music- We practiced for our musical this weekend!!

Math- We converted metric units of length. 

Just remember King Henry died by drinking chocolate milk!

Writing- We celeberated our opinion essays on chocolate milk and had them delivered to Dr. Stryjewski!

Friction!

Check out this padlet we used today to show our learning from a Bill Nye video on friction!
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This Week in Room 33! March 2-6

REMINDER- Please send in memory book ad pictures by Friday! Thanks! :)

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

Science- I am so impressed with the work our students put into their planet project presentations- way to go! We are wrapping up space and beginning our new chapter on forces and motion (chapter 11) this week!

Writing- This week we are analyzing our evidence and explaining our thinking to make our voice more powerful! We are signing, sealing, and delivering our argument letters to Dr. Stryjewski and look forward to hearing her response! We will then work to take our arguments up a notch and bring a critical perspective to our writing.

Math- We are continuing our study of converting units of measurement. We are converting customary units of capacity, displaying measurement data on a line plot, and converting metric units of length, mass, and capacity.

Reading- We are working hard in reading as we tackle reading test taking strategies such as identifying characters' achievements and motivation by extracting important information from biographies, organizing main idea and details with boxes and bullets, and understanding nonfiction passages by paying attention to text features.

Students are turning in their first "Connect Four to Comprehend More" assignment today (Tuesday) and will turn in their next one by Friday. 

Social Studies- We are continuing to study explorers of European settlements such as Cabot, Verrazano, Cartier, Champlain, and Hudson. We will also discuss the settlements of Roanoke and Jamestown.

Reminders-

3/3- Father/Daughter Dance

Friday 3/6- Half Day
3/12- Conferences- Please see email I am sending today about conferences!

3/13- Half Day & Blue Ribbon Assembly- Wear your Blue Ribbon T-shirt!

3/16-20 Spring Break