Last 2017 Pictures!🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄😜😜😜😜😜

Have A Merry Christmas! 🎉🎅🏼🎄

Have a Merry Christmas!! See you next year! 😄😛😋🎅🏽🎉❄️🎄

Bye 2017! 😭🤓😄

✏️Five Word Friday✏️

Sarah&Alana

Ben&Cole

Morgan&Mandy

Brianna&Elizabeth

Lilly&Lauren

Avery&Brendin

Adam&Jack

Gavin&Luke

Anna&Addy

Social Studies Project📰😄

Read Aloud📚👂

❄️12 DAYS TIL 🎅🏼🤓 CHRISTMA$

Make sure to be Reading at Home📖📰

Reading Time📚🎉

This Week (and next) in Room 33! Dec. 11-20

I cannot believe we have made it to our last week and a half of 2017! I am so very grateful for the time I have had with your students and am looking forward to seeing everyone in 2018! Happy Holidays to YOU and your families!

Here's what to expect this week (and next) in 5th grade-

Science & Social Studies- We will be completing our mini-Google slides project on plants/decomposers. We will then use this time to complete our study on the Bill of Rights and begin to discuss/learn more about the Civil War.

Math- We are working within chapter 7 on expressions and patterns. Instead of a test, we will have an informal "quiz" at the end of the week.

Writing- We are completing our mini-unit on memoirs by drafting, revising, editing, and celebrating (due Tuesday, Dec. 20th) We are adding depth to our writing by asking ourselves "What is the deeper theme or message we want to convey?" We are also studying a variety of structures and using figurative language to create depth.

Reading- We will be completing our social issues book clubs! We will also discuss our reading goals for winter break- what will your student be reading? Share this article with family over break--
Science Shows Something Surprising About People Who Still Read Fiction

Secret Santa🎅🏼🎅🏼🎅🏼

Make sure to do random acts of kindness! And make a gift on the 20th, but it has to be home made.☃

Helping Hands! We Need 200! 🍲

QR Codes! 🎅🏽

This Week in Room 33! Dec. 4-8

*Please wear Concord T-shirts on Wednesday (Early Release) for our Buddy Day! 

*Thank you for continuing to bring in items for Helping Hands- our next goal is 200- if everyone brings in a few items, we can celebrate!!

What to expect this week...

Science- This week we will focus on the flow of energy within our biosphere- from the sun to decomposers!

Math- Our ch. 6 test will be on Tuesday. Next up, expressions and patterns!

Writing- Portfolios will go home on Monday and will be due by Friday. Students should share their historical research report and complete the self-evaluation checklist. 

We are beginning an exciting and challenging unit on memoirs! A memoir is a hybrid kind of writing, including elements of both personal narrative and personal essay. We are raising the level of our craft by adding in more reflection, opinions, and thoughts. We will then be supporting our thoughts with evidence in the form of personal stories!

Reading- We are continuing to study social issues within our book club books.  Students should be reading their assigned book club book in school and at home. When they reach their stopping point, they can continue reading their choice books. I am SO impressed by the amount of reading, deep thinking and conversing that is happening in our classroom!

Social Studies- Lawyer teams will continue to debate on different law cases. We will use the Bill of Rights to help us determine what is wrong and what is right. Lawyers must use legal reasons to back up their decisions, rather than just their opinions.

21 Days Till CHRISTMAS!!!!!!!!!! 👏🎉😄😊🍒🍭 🎅🏽🎅🏽🎅🏽🎅🏽🎅🏽🎅🏽🎅🏽🎅🏽🎅🏽🎅🏽🎅🏽

Wonder Movie Field Trip!!🎞📺

Study for Math Test!!📝

Prodigy-math game! 👏

Homework Tonight!🏠

Morning Meeting📹

Finishing Our Collages!

This Week in Room 33! Nov. 27- Dec. 1

***We are so excited for our field trip to see the movie Wonder on Thursday! Please make sure to return permission slips no later than Tuesday!

This week in 5th grade...

Science: We will spend time this week asking the question, why do the stars change with the seasons? Students will create a model to help them visualize these concepts.

Math: This week in math, we are working on estimating quotients, dividing decimals with whole numbers, dividing decimals, and dividing decimals by powers of 10. Our chapter 6 tests on multiplying and dividing decimals will be on Tuesday, Dec. 5th.

Writing: This week students are continuing to revise, edit, and publish their 2nd research report. We will be celebrating our finished work on Friday! Portfolios will go home Friday. and will be due next Wednesday!

Reading: We are excited to start a new unit on social issues within book clubs! We will be reading through the lens of identifying and interpreting the author's and our own view on social issues. We will learn that reading for social issues can help you better understand and empathize with people in books, movies, and the world!

Social Studies: Lawyer teams will begin to debate on different law cases. We will use the Bill of Rights to help us determine what is wrong and what is right. Lawyers must use legal reasons to back up their decisions, rather than just their opinions.

Talkin' Turkey Digital Breakout EDU!

Talkin' Turkey Breakout EDU

This Short Week in Room 33- Nov. 20-21

I hope everyone enjoys their time off with family and friends! I am so very thankful for my job and getting to spend every day teaching and learning from your children! Thank YOU for all your time and support at home!

Here's what to expect this SHORT 2-day week in 5th grade:

Science- We are completing our food web collages.

Writing- We are continuing to draft our historical research reports with a focus on adding meaningful text features. We will continue drafting/publishing after Thanksgiving break. Completed research reports are due for our celebration on Friday, Dec. 1st!

Math- We are multiplying decimals with a focus on multiplication properties and will begin dividing decimals by estimating quotients.

Reading- We are working on comparing nonfiction texts by using newsela.com. Ask your child to show you this awesome website filled with nonfiction articles!

Social Studies- Students completing the Constitutional Law exam and graduated last Friday! We will learn that as lawyers, we must be well versed in the Bill of Rights in order to help decide what is right and what is wrong!

Chain Of Thankfulness 👏

Earth's Systems: 4 Spheres Google Slide Project

Writing questions! 📝

Today was our last day to research our writing topics. We've been working very hard, at home maybe with your siblings or parents, try talking about these questions. 

This Week in Room 33! Nov. 13-17

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. On Monday, your child will bring 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 I hope to see some links come back soon!

Mrs. Schaefer

This week in 5th grade...

Science: Students will present their spheres Google slide- be on the lookout for our shared slideshow on the blog this week! We will also spend time this week engaging in a "Mystery Science" activity with a focus on ecosystems and deepening our understanding of organisms' interrelationships.

Math: This week we are multiplying decimals with whole numbers, multiplying decimals with and without models, multiplying decimals by powers of ten, and problem solving by looking for patterns.

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

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: Students are working in pairs to pass the "Constitutional Law Exam"! Students are working together to navigate a complex text (our Social Studies textbook), and answer questions on the branches of government, checks and balances, the amendment process, and the federal system. Our goal is to graduate and become lawyers this week so we are prepared to take on some cases later in our unit!

Veterans Day Words! 📝🎉🇺🇸