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! 📝🎉🇺🇸

📄New writing research topics! 💯📝🎉

New writing research topics! 

Spheres Posters!👌🎉📚📝

This Week in Room 33! Nov. 6-10

Reminders this week: 

***Jingles for Jammies is Tuesday!

***Early Release is Wednesday. Please wear Concord shirt!

***Veterans' Day Assembly is Friday.

What to expect this week in 5th grade...

Science- We are wrapping up our study on Earth's spheres with a shared Google slides project:

Writing- We will finish up our 1st research report on our Westward Expansion topics. Check out the writing tab to see the writing checklists we use in class and to assess our work. We will celebrate our finished pieces on Tuesday! 

Portfolios will go home and will be due Friday. Students are responsible for celebrating their published pieces with families, completing a self-evaluation checklist, setting goals for their next piece and getting a parent signature.

We are so excited to begin work on our 2nd research report! For this report, students will choose a historical event to research. Students will be working together within small teams as they research and discuss new learning and ideas about their historical event and it's impact on the world! 

Math- Our chapter 5 test on adding and subtracting decimals is on Tuesday. Please see email sent last week for study materials and suggestions. Next up- multiplying and dividing decimals!

Reading- We are continuing our work on reading complex nonfiction, identifying main idea/supporting details and summarizing as we research our new historical topic. 

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.

Study👌

New Social Studies Project!📓

Choir turn in permission slips!!📝

Make sure to be working on your Quicktables at home!📱✖️➗

New Read Aloud Book! 📗📓💯🎉

Presenting social studies slides

Halloween Pictures

Check out the album below with pictures from our day yesterday! Thank you parents for the awesome party!