Jan. 28- Feb.1

Updates:

• Parent University - Thursday, Jan. 24
• Roberts Auction - Saturday, Feb. 9
• Early Dismissal - Friday, Feb. 15
• 5th grade dance show, “So Totally 80’s.” The show will take place on Thursday, February 21, 2019 at 6:30 p.m.

What's Coming Up Next Week?

Math:

Application of perimeter, area, and volume formulas

Perimeter video
Area video
Volume video

Problem Solving Quiz on Friday

Equations, area, perimeter, and volume test on Wednesday, 1/30

Starting on Thursday, we will begin working with input/output functions. Students will identify a rule or function (additive or multiplicative patterns), and create linear graphs based on the rules identified.

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

English/Language Arts/Reading:

Book club- analysis of the characters in our book and focusing on how their character traits change. We will also be identifying verbal/action/other evidence of these changes and determining whether the characters are static or dynamic within their roles. 

-Spelling Test on Friday

Quizlet Week 20

Science: 

Earth Science – Nonrenewable vs Renewable Resources

• Biomass Energy
• Hydroelectric Energy
• Geothermal Energy

Summative project due on Friday, February 1^st: You will research your assigned country, and analyze whether the various types of alternative energy that we have learned about would be a good investment in that region of the world. You will rank the five types of energy (solar, wind, hydrothermal, geothermal, and biofuels) from most feasible to least feasible, and describe the advantages and disadvantages to each kind in your area.

Social Studies: 

The beginning of the Industrial Revolution!

Exhibition: 

Continue writing research papers on our topics. 

Jan. 22-25

Updates:

-NO school January 21^st – Martin Luther King Jr. Day

-5th grade dance show, “So Totally 80’s.” The show will take place on Thursday, February 21, 2019 at 6:30 p.m.

What's Coming Up Next Week?

Math:

Application of perimeter, area, and volume formulas

Perimeter video
Area video
Volume video

Problem Solving Quiz on Friday

Equations, area, perimeter, and volume test on Wednesday, 1/30

English/Language Arts/Reading:

Text features and starting a book club! We will be completing analyzing the characters in our book and focusing on how their character traits change.

Text Structure Quiz on Friday

-Spelling Test on Friday

Quizlet Week 19

Science: 

Earth Science – Nonrenewable vs Renewable Resources

Alternative energy focus: hydroelectric, biofuels, and geothermal energy

Social Studies: 

War of 1812

Exhibition: 

Continue writing research papers on our topics. 

Jan. 14-18

Updates:

-Early dismissal January 17^th

-NO school January 21^st – Martin Luther King Jr. Day

– Dance announcement:

Dear 5th Grade Parents:

We are getting close to our 5th grade dance show, “So Totally 80’s.” The show will take place on Thursday, February 21, 2019 at 6:30 p.m. It will feature amazing music from the awesome decade.

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.

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.

Berens’ Class costume:

·                     80’s Fashion. This is so fun! You can wear 80’s rock, pop, or hip hop inspired clothes.

·                     Accessories can be leg warmers, sweat bands, high knee socks

·                     We Built This City

What's Coming Up Next Week?

Math:

Adding, subtracting, dividing, and multiplying equations with one variable 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3XzepN03KQ 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qyd_v3DGzTM&pbjreload=10 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDIiYKYvvdA 

Application of perimeter and area formulas

Problem Solving Quiz on Friday

English/Language Arts/Reading:

Text Structure and introduction of text features 

Text Structure Quiz on Friday

-Spelling Test on Friday

Quizlet THE NEW ONE: WEEK 18

Science: 

Earth Science – Nonrenewable vs Renewable Resources

Alternative energy focus: solar energy

Social Studies: 

Westward Expansion – the different ways and reasons the United States began moving west

-Trail of Tears, Louisiana Purchase, Manifest Destiny, Gold Rush

Exhibition: 

Continue writing research papers on our topics. 

Jan. 7-11

- I can’t wait to see you all on Monday, January 7^th! Make sure you go to bed EARLY, so you are not super tired on Monday morning. Maybe even read a book or do a math problem to make sure your brain still works! 😊

Updates:

-Early dismissal January 17^th

-NO school January 21^st – Martin Luther King Jr. Day

– Dance announcement:

Dear 5th Grade Parents:

We are getting close to our 5th grade dance show, “So Totally 80’s.” The show will take place on Thursday, February 21, 2019 at 6:30 p.m. It will feature amazing music from the awesome decade.

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.

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.

Berens’ Class costume:

• 80’s Fashion. This is so fun! You can wear 80’s rock, pop, or hip hop inspired clothes.
• Accessories can be leg warmers, sweat bands, high knee socks
• We Built This City

What's Coming Up Next Week?

Math:

Math test on Wednesday: Metric and Customary Conversions

On Thursday, we will begin our unit on adding, subtracting, dividing, and multiplying  equations with one variable

Problem Solving Quiz on Friday

English/Language Arts/Reading:

Text Structure and the connection to author’s purpose

-Spelling Test on Friday

Quizlet Week 17

Science: 

Earth Science – sedimentary rock, fossils, and fossil fuels   

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

Social Studies: 

Westward Expansion – the different ways and reasons the United States began moving west

-Trail of Tears, Louisiana Purchase, Manifest Destiny

Exhibition: 

We will be starting our research papers on our topic using all note facts taken.

Thank you! :)

Dear students and parents, thank you SO much for all the thoughtful presents. It was very kind of you to think of me!

è PLEASE make sure you are reading at least 30 minutes a day!!

è I will update the blog after New Years, but if you get bored here are the directions to how to get some extra math work during winter break.

HOW TO FIND EXTRA MATH HELP by Logging on to the Hub

To log on to the HUB, you need your student’s HISD Identification number.  It is listed on every report card and standardized test result sent home. Additionally, they should have it memorized.

1.    Open Google Chrome.  (***The HUB will NOT work on Internet Explorer.)  Search for “HISD Hub.”  (It may come up as “Power Up HUB.)

2.    Click “HUB Sign In.”

3.    Username is the student’s ID number with the letter “s” directly in front of it.  Password is the student’s birthdate in an 8 digit format.

For example:

Username – s1234567 (s+ID #)

Password – 01012010 (for birthdate of Jan. 1, 2010.)

          If asked for a domain, the domain is “student” then a backslash

          (located above the Enter key.)   For example: student/s1234567

4.    Roberts Elementary School’s page will come up.  Click on “Digital Resources” in the top menu bar (it may be under a drop down tab labeled “More.”)

5.    Click on “Log In With Active Directory.”

Your student is now logged on to the HUB!  Click on math on the left side bar and then click on Imagine Math.

+ HISD has many computer programs and other resources available to students through the HISD “Power Up HUB.”

December 17-20

- Thursday will be our holiday party: students can bring board games to play (see post below for potluck information)

- Winter break December 21^st – January 7^th (NO SCHOOL ON FRIDAY)

What's Coming Up Next Week?

Math:

Continue Customary and Metric Conversions

Ask your child about the conversion dance!

English/Language Arts/Reading:

Wrapping up the Fantasy Unit (Fairytales, Fables, Myths, Tall tales) 

-NO Spelling Test or Quizle

Science:  Earth Science – Constructive and Destructive Landforms

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

Extra: Grand Canyon Video! Super Awesome!

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

Social Studies:  1500-1800 Review

Exhibition: Finding good pieces of research and analyzing the pieces. You and your child can access what they have done so far at home through their google docs