This Week in Room 33! March 9-12

What to expect this week in 5th grade:

ELA: Students will be busy this week drafting, revising, and editing their fantasy narratives with a focus on story elements such as setting, characters with internal/external quests or problems, and resolutions. We are using all we know about reading fantasy to help us write our fantasy narratives. 

We will also continue our study of the Industrial Revolution with discussions on the rise of big businesses, the growth of cities, and working conditions.

STEAM:  We are continuing our study of measurement. This week we will convert customary units of capacity. We will also plot data on a line plot, analyze the data, and determine the fair share or average.

This Week in Room 33! March 2-6

What to expect this week in 5th grade:

ELA: Students are responsible for celebrating their argument essay with YOU at home after we celebrate at school on Tuesday! They will know to show you their essay on their online writing portfolio and share their self-evaluation checklist by Friday.

We are excited to launch NEW units involving the fantasy genre. We will be writing our own fantasy narratives later this week utilizing all we know about what makes a strong narrative while adding in fantasy elements. We are continuing to study apostrophes as a grammar focus. We are learning and noticing how we use apostrophes to show either ownership or contractions. 

In social studies, we are beginning to study the Industrial Revolution, focusing on the benefits and costs of industrialization. 

STEAM: ***As a reminder, students are responsible for logging into their Gmail to view their Check My Progress scores and share with you! Last week, we did NOT take a check in. Students were engaged in an end of unit “Escape Emoji Jungle” project! Students worked in groups to complete tasks in order to escape. The tasks all involved adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing fractions. 

This week, students will begin our next unit of study on measurement! We will participate in a scavenger hunt to practice measuring with a ruler, specifically measuring to the nearest ½ inch and nearest ¼ inch. We will also be converting customary units of weight, length, and capacity.