Happy May (how is it May already???)! We've been super busy in fifth grade and of course we're enjoying our last weeks together. Sending a heartfelt thank you to each of you for your help and support with this year's musical production! We appreciate the effort both you and your children have put forth to make this performance what it is (will be)!!!<3
HERE'S WHAT HAPPENED LAST WEEK:
MATH:
Last week in math we finished up Unit 8. Students practiced dividing fractions and reviewed the major concepts from the unit.
READING WORKSHOP:
Our Poetry unit continued last week! Students learned that readers of poetry uncover a poem's theme in order to deepen their understanding of the poem. We identified the themes of several poems, and also compared and contrasted poems with similar themes.
WRITERS' WORKSHOP:
Last week during WEX we finished up the last of our Writing Short Fiction lessons. Students practiced formatting and punctuation dialogue correctly.
SOCIAL SCIENCE:
Our pioneers are chugging along the perilous Hacker Trail to Oregon. Last week we faced detrimental frontier fates, composed reflective diary entries, and worked cooperatively to make challenging trail decisions.
THIS WEEK'S HIGHLIGHTS:
MATH:
We will begin Unit 9: Coordinates, Area, Volume, and Capacity. Students will practice using ordered pairs to plot coordinate grids, and review the formula for finding the area of rectangles.
READING WORKSHOP:
Our Poetry unit will end this week with the last of our mini-lessons.
WRITERS' WORKSHOP:
This week during WEX students will begin drafting their short fiction stories. We'll be using our Shape of a Story organizers, laptops, and our writing partners to begin this process.
SOCIAL SCIENCE:
Our Pioneers exploration will conclude this week! We can't wait to see who crosses the Hacker Trail first!
UPCOMING EVENTS:
Monday, 5/8.......................................................................................Band Concert @ Hersey 7pm
Thursday, 5/11....................................................................................Garibaldi's Make-A-Wish Night 4:30-8pm
Monday, 5/15..................................................................................Little Mermaid Full Cast Practices Begin 8am
Wednesday, 5/17............................................................................Make-A-Wish Walkathon
Tuesday, 5/23 and Thursday, 5/25..............Little Mermaid Performances
HERE'S WHAT HAPPENED LAST WEEK:
MATH:
Last week in math we finished up Unit 8. Students practiced dividing fractions and reviewed the major concepts from the unit.
READING WORKSHOP:
Our Poetry unit continued last week! Students learned that readers of poetry uncover a poem's theme in order to deepen their understanding of the poem. We identified the themes of several poems, and also compared and contrasted poems with similar themes.
WRITERS' WORKSHOP:
Last week during WEX we finished up the last of our Writing Short Fiction lessons. Students practiced formatting and punctuation dialogue correctly.
SOCIAL SCIENCE:
Our pioneers are chugging along the perilous Hacker Trail to Oregon. Last week we faced detrimental frontier fates, composed reflective diary entries, and worked cooperatively to make challenging trail decisions.
THIS WEEK'S HIGHLIGHTS:
MATH:
We will begin Unit 9: Coordinates, Area, Volume, and Capacity. Students will practice using ordered pairs to plot coordinate grids, and review the formula for finding the area of rectangles.
READING WORKSHOP:
Our Poetry unit will end this week with the last of our mini-lessons.
WRITERS' WORKSHOP:
This week during WEX students will begin drafting their short fiction stories. We'll be using our Shape of a Story organizers, laptops, and our writing partners to begin this process.
SOCIAL SCIENCE:
Our Pioneers exploration will conclude this week! We can't wait to see who crosses the Hacker Trail first!
UPCOMING EVENTS:
Monday, 5/8.......................................................................................Band Concert @ Hersey 7pm
Thursday, 5/11....................................................................................Garibaldi's Make-A-Wish Night 4:30-8pm
Monday, 5/15..................................................................................Little Mermaid Full Cast Practices Begin 8am
Wednesday, 5/17............................................................................Make-A-Wish Walkathon
Tuesday, 5/23 and Thursday, 5/25..............Little Mermaid Performances