Halloween Fun & Native American Projects!

Check out the album below with pictures from our day! Thank you to Mrs. Huffman and all the parents for organizing and helping with the Halloween party- everyone had so much fun! :)

This Week in Room 33! Oct. 26-29

What a busy week with conferences! Keeping this short and sweet! :)

Science- We are completing our work in lesson 3 on the causes of weather. Does your student know these words- meteorologist, barometric pressure, atmosphere, anemometer, weather vane, temperature, humidity, and hygrometer? 

Writing- We are working hard on our research reports on our Native American tribe. We are focusing on writing as historians do with geography in mind. We are also making sure we are including our thoughts and ideas in addition to the facts we have learned through our research!

Reading- We are learning how nonfiction texts are getting more complex as we are moving up in reading levels- the main ideas are implicit and the vocabulary is more difficult. We are learning strategies to overcome these challenges!

Math- We are dividing this week with greater numbers. Our chapter 3/4 test will be next Thursday, Nov. 5.

Social Studies- We have been busy working on our Google slides presentations for our Native American projects. The project is due Thursday (model and Google slides). I can't wait for students to share their hard work!

Reminders/Dates-

Thurs. Oct. 29- Pumpkin Run and Halloween Party (Schedule in picture above)

Fri. Oct. 30- No School

Wed. Nov. 11- Veteran's Day Assembly

Amazing iMovies!

iDiscover with Grandparents!

It was SO fun having grandparents visit our school and see all the awesome things the kids are doing! All 5th graders participated and I couldn't be prouder of all their hard work! Grandparents got to visit our iMovie theater, use snap circuits, Legos, play music with fruit using Makey Makey, and visit our new outdoor reading lounge!

We Love Cahokia!

It was a beautiful day at the Cahokia Mounds! Thank you to all of the awesome moms that joined us!

Check Out Our Personal Narratives!

Check out our POWERFUL personal narratives! We couldn't be prouder of our work! Next up... research reports!

Pie Party!

Students with 80% or more of their ALEKS pie got to go to a PIE PARTY! So much FUN!!!!!!! We will have another pie party with a new goal next quarter- keep working hard at it! You can do it!

This Week in Room 33! Oct. 19-23

This week in 5th grade...

Science- This week we are focusing on what causes weather and what tools scientists use to collect weather data. Some important words we are learning this week include- meteorologist, barometric pressure, atmosphere, anemometer, weather vane, temperature, humidity, and hygrometer.

Writing- We are beginning a new unit on historical informational (nonfiction) writing!  Our first research report will focus on the Native American tribe each student has chosen for their social studies project. Students will research, take notes, and begin to draft this week. 

Reading- As in writing, we are beginning a new unit on reading nonfiction and tackling increasingly complex texts with a focus on determining main ideas. Students are encouraged to continue reading choice books but can also spend their time reading nonfiction texts! Check out our reading tab for more websites with awesome nonfiction articles/videos such as curiosity.com, wonderopolis.org, newsela.com, tweentribune.com, and dogonews.com! As we say often in class... the possibilities are endless! :) There are also links to 3 very famous speeches students can read and discuss at home with families- be sure to check them out!

Math- This week we are interpreting the remainder and determining extra or missing information within problem solving, estimating and dividing by 2-digit divisors.

Social Studies- We will be working on our Google slides presentations for our Native American projects this week. Students should be working on their models at home. The project is due Thurs., Oct. 29!

Reminders/Dates

***Please turn in permission slips no later than Wed. 10/21!

Thurs. 10/22- Field trip to Cahokia Mounds- Bring a SACK LUNCH!

Fri. 10/23 iDiscover- 5th Grade Grandparents are invited for a tour of our school from 10:30-11:30.  5th graders will share several of our new learning spaces at Concord along with some of our cool technology tools such as iMovie, snap circuits and Legos.

Mon. 10/26 & Wed. 10/28- Conferences- Please return signed forms with your date/time.

Thurs. 10/29- Pumpkin Run & Halloween Party!

First quarter is over!

We are so excited that the first quarter is over!

                                                           

                                                

    

   

This Week in Room 33! Oct. 12-16

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 check.

Writing- We are completing our narrative unit with a guided performance task. Students will navigate multiple sources including a video, map, and brochure on the Lincoln memorial and other monuments in Washington D.C. They will take notes, answer research questions and ultimately write an essay that incorporates their understanding of narrative writing AND the sources. 

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 guided reading lessons with the teacher. As a reminder, students should be reading the same book at home that they are reading in school. I couldn't be more impressed with this group of readers- as a class we have already read over 130 books!!!

Math- We are continuing our unit on division as we 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- This week we are studying different Native American cultures within regions- peoples of the Northwest, Southwest, Plains, and East. Students will be working on a Native American project in which they will choose a tribe, create a Google slideshow, and construct a model to be put on display in our library. The due date is Oct. 28th. Click HERE for more information!

Reminders/Dates

Fri., 10/16 Half Day- Dismissal at 11:50 Wear Ignite. Innovate. Inspire. T-shirt for school picture after our assembly! *End of 1st Quarter
Mon. 10/26 & Wed. 10/28- Conferences- Students will bring home a sheet with your day/time on Tuesday!

Celebrating our Writing and Reading!

Be on the look out- students are bringing home their writing portfolios to celebrate their personal narratives with families! Many students noticed that what they wanted to improve on from their 1st personal narrative is what they are most proud of in their 2nd narrative- WOW! :) Check out the following pictures from our day & don't miss the videos on our Twitter page!

Great Day to read outside!

     

It felt so good outside today!