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!!!!!!!!!! 👏🎉😄😊🍒🍭 🎅🏽🎅🏽🎅🏽🎅🏽🎅🏽🎅🏽🎅🏽🎅🏽🎅🏽🎅🏽🎅🏽