Jan. 8-12

What's Coming Up Next Week?

ü   After our half days being cancelled, if you feel the need for a parent/teacher conference please email me.

ü  Exhibition outlines will be beginning this week. Each child will be using their own google documents to share and edit their papers.

DANCE SHOW INFO:

ü  We are getting close to our 5th grade dance show, “Dancing through the Decades.” The show will take place on Thursday, February 15, 2018 at 6:30 p.m. It will feature music from the 60’s, 70’s, and 80’s. We have been discussing costumes, and I have attached some ideas below. The attached link are just ideas to go off of. These are not a required costume to purchase. All students must wear pants that are comfortable to move in. They can be jeggings, jeans, jazz pants, black sweats, or athletic bottoms that go past the knee. Most pieces can be pulled from your child’s wardrobe they currently have.

ü  All footwear must also be comfortable to move in, nothing heavy or bulky. Students can wear tennis shoes. For students who are in dance outside of school, they can wear their jazz shoes.

ü  Berens (80’s):

Plaid shirt, black, or white shirt with jeans (can be distressed) or black pants.

Can have breathable faux leather items, studded items, fingerless gloves

Beat It Costume  

Math: Input/output functions where students will identify a Rule or Function based on either additive or multiplicative patterns. Students will then create linear graphs based on those rules they identify.

Multiplication Division One Step Equations
Create a Rule from a Table
Create a Graph from a Rule

Reading: Fantasy Unit (Fairytales, Fables, Myths, Tall tales) We will be learning about fairytales from around the world and how different cultures portray the same fairytales we have grown up with differently. Next week, we will create a passport book summarizing the different fairytales they read.

ELA: Synonyms

Spelling Test and Quizlet Week 15

Science:  Earth Science – rock cycle  

Study Jams Go to Landforms, Rocks & Minerals: watch Weathering & Erosion video and Landforms video.

Constructive vs Destructive Landforms

Weathering, Erosion, Deposition Quiz on Thursday

Extra: Grand Canyon Video! Super Awesome!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBYvCJLb7tE&feature=youtu.be

Social Studies: 1500-1800 Review- Quiz on Friday (they will be using their notes from their journal) 

Dec. 18-21

What's Coming Up Next Week?

ü  We will be taking a reading, science, and math benchmark this week

ü  Holiday Party will be on Thursday, if your child wishes to bring a potluck treat please email me with the recipe. We will be having a free-flow games through the fifth grade classrooms the first hour, and then the kids will come back to their homeroom classes and we will enjoy our snacks and a movie. 

ü  Redoes are due on Thursday

ü  NO school on Friday

ü  Holiday break from Dec. 22- Jan. 8

ü  After our half days being cancelled, if you feel the need for a parent/teacher conference please email me.

Math: Math review

Reading: Figurative language, literary devices, elements and purpose of different forms of poetry.

We will be writing our own poems using what we have learned about figurative language

Poetry Quiz on Wednesday Poetry Terms

Science: Forms of Energy: Test on Thursday

 Science Study Jams

REMEMBER!!! Energy doesn't go anywhere...it just takes different forms! ALSO Energy is never created nor destroyed, it is only transferred or changed from one from to another.

Social Studies: Bill of Rights project and quiz on Wednesday Quiz Terms

December 11-15

What's Coming Up Next Week?

ü  After our half days being cancelled, if you feel the need for a parent/teacher conference please email me.

Math: We started equations and solving equations on Friday last week and will continue through this week. On Friday we will have a test on order of operations, expressions, equations

Reading: Figurative language, literary devices, elements and purpose of different forms of poetry.

ELA: Idioms

Spelling and Quizlet Week 13

Science: Forms of Energy: This week we will cover light and sound energy. Go to the Energy and Light section, watch the videos titled Heat, Light, Light Absorption/ Reflection/ Refraction. Science Study Jams

Quiz on Thursday on light and sound energy

REMEMBER!!! Energy doesn't go anywhere...it just takes different forms! ALSO Energy is never created nor destroyed, it is only transferred or changed from one from to another.

Social Studies: This week we will focus on the formation of the Bill of Rights. On Friday we will begin a Bill of Rights project.  

December 4-8

What's Coming Up Next Week?

ü  After our half days being cancelled, if you feel the need for a parent/teacher conference please email me.

Math: Multiplying and Dividing Fractions and Whole numbers Test on Monday

We will begin order of operations and expressions on Tuesday

Problem Solving Quiz on Friday

Reading: Figurative language, literary devices, elements and purpose of different forms of poetry.

ELA: Commas as interrupters

Spelling and Quizlet Week 12

Science: Forms of Energy: Electricity (open/closed circuits and series vs parallel) and thermal energy. Studyjams.com has awesome videos that your child can watch to help review, and as always the science journal has everything they need! 

http://www.andythelwell.com/blobz/guide.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/10_11/changing_circuits.shtml 

Quiz on Thursday on circuits and electricity

REMEMBER!!! Energy doesn't go anywhere...it just takes different forms! ALSO Energy is never created nor destroyed, it is only transferred or changed from one from to another.

Social Studies: This week we will focus on the formation of our government and the branches of government. We will be comparing the Articles of Confederation and US Constitution Quiz on US Government on Thursday