This Week in Room 33! 8/28-9/1

***Looking forward to seeing our parents at Curriculum Night this Thursday from 7-7:30 in our classroom!

This week in 5th grade...

Science: This week we are discussing tools that scientists use and participating in activities where students will classify, compare, contrast, and think like scientists!

Reading: This year, 5th graders will be pushed and encouraged to read more than ever before! We are tracking our reading in our trapper keepers and challenging ourselves to finish up to 40 books this school year (we've discussed how this may look different for every reader- we are mostly challenging ourselves to read more books this year than any other year!) This is a BIG challenge and we ARE up for it! We've already had multiple students finish a book! This week we will use our reader's notebooks to help us push the level of our reading and thinking.

Writing: This week we will continue our first writing unit on personal narratives! You can find our 5th grade writing checklists in the writing page for more information on what we are learning when it comes to narrative writing. 

Math: We are so excited to continue our first unit on place value this week. Students will be working in collaborative math stations, ALEKS (our individualized online program), and small group instruction within our math workshop. Students will be asked to work on ALEKS for at least 20 minutes at home each week. Students will also begin completing their homework this week using Google classroom.

Social Studies: We will spend this time continuing to build our classroom community. We will refresh our memories on the American Revolution at the end of this week and officially begin next week with our study of the Declaration of Independence. We are looking forward to using our new Social Studies textbook and online resources!

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