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Monday, March 29, 2021

3/19/2021

Welcome back! 💗 Happy (almost) April! I hope you had a wonderful spring break with your families, and enjoyed a restful vacation. Due to our absence last week, this week’s ANDERLE ADVENTURES will only contain our highlights for the week. Look for a regular edition of the ANDERLE ADVENTURES next week!

THIS WEEK'S HIGHLIGHTS📌
MATH:
We will begin Chapter 9, Multiplying and Dividing Decimals, this week.

READING WORKSHOP:
Our next reading unit will begin this week, Poetry! Students will record what they notice about poetry, pay attention to the sounds of poetry, and use visualization and imagery to understand poetry.

WRITERS' WORKSHOP:
We are moving on to our next writing unit, Opinion Writing, this week! Students will begin to explore the traits of opinion writing and persuasion.

SOCIAL SCIENCE:
We are wrapping up our examination of the Bill of Rights this week! Students will explore the 5th, 6th, and 8th Amendments.

UPCOMING EVENTS📆
Friday, 4/2: NO SCHOOL

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Monday, March 15, 2021

3/12/2021

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It seems crazy to me that the month of March is already halfway over!! These last two months have seriously flown by! Wishing you all a fantastic spring break filled with lots of rest and relaxation! 💗

HERE'S WHAT HAPPENED LAST WEEK💡
MATH:
Last week in math we began Chapter 8, Decimals. Students examined decimals through the thousandths place and explored the relationship between hundredths and thousandths. We also practiced comparing and rounding decimals.

READING WORKSHOP:
Our literacy time last week focused on the nonfiction text, Freedom Walkers. Throughout the week, students examined new vocabulary terms and practiced using various comprehension strategies to better understand this complex text. As we continued to explore this story behind the Montgomery, Alabama bus boycott, students compared and contrasted the lives and experiences of JoAnn Robinson, Claudette Colvin, and Rosa Parks. We also determined important details as we examined the influence of Martin Luther King, Jr.

WRITERS' WORKSHOP:
Our fiction writing unit came to an end last week as we put the finishing touches on our stories. Students were busy examining first and third person perspectives, along with correct usage of verb tense. We also revised our stories for proper dialogue punctuation and met with writing partners for feedback.

SOCIAL SCIENCE:
In social studies last week we focused on The Constitution and Branches of Government. Students kicked off the week with an examination of the Articles of Confederation and the Constitutional Convention. We spent the remainder of the week researching the people, responsibilities, and powers of the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial Branches of Government.

THIS WEEK'S HIGHLIGHTS📌
MATH:
In math this week we will wrap up Chapter 8. Students will practice rewriting fractions as decimals, and we will take an abbreviated Chapter 8 Assessment on Thursday.

READING WORKSHOP:
We will finish up our study of Freedom Walkers this week.

WRITERS' WORKSHOP:
This week in writing students will publish and share the final drafts of their fiction stories.

SOCIAL STUDIES:
Social studies this week will focus on an examination of the Bill of Rights.

UPCOMING EVENTS 📆
Monday, 3/15: TMS 6th GRADE Student Online Presentation (1:15-1:45)
**ZOOM LINK for this presentation is posted in our Seesaw Schedule**
Thursday, 3/18: Chapter 8 Assessment (Anderle)
Friday, 3/19: HEAVENLY HAT DAY and Remember the Titans (pm)
Monday, 3/22-Friday, 3/26: SPRING BREAK!!
Monday, 3/29: Classes Resume

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Monday, March 8, 2021

3/5/2021

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The days are seriously flying by in fifth grade. As I turn the page in my planbook to this week, I can't help but pause as I look at Friday, March 12th....so many emotions as we approach the one year mark.😔. One thing is certain, though...I am so thankful that I will not have to say goodbye to our class any time soon...they are stuck with me for the next few months!! 😉

HERE'S WHAT HAPPENED LAST WEEK💡
MATH:
Last week in math we wrapped up Chapter 6. Students learned how to find the area of a triangle, and practiced solving multi-step area problems. We reviewed the major concepts from the chapter on Thursday and took a short assessment on Friday.

READING WORKSHOP:
Our literacy time last week focused on the nonfiction text, Freedom Walkers. Throughout the week, students examined new vocabulary terms and practiced using various comprehension strategies to better understand this complex text. As we explored this story behind the Montgomery, Alabama bus boycott, students learned about the lives of Jo Ann Robinson and Claudette Colvin. We practiced visualizing as we compared life in the 1950s to life today. Students also examined photographs and captions to further understand how the author retells this story throughout the book.

WRITERS' WORKSHOP:
Being a Writer last week focused on revising our fiction drafts! Students learned how to revise closing sentences, and how to revise to develop their setting. We also examined how to vary our sentences using prepositional phrases.

SOCIAL STUDIES:
Last week in social studies students explored several different types of governments. We took an in depth look at the characteristics and functions of what a democracy, anarchy, oligarchy, theocracy, monarchy, and dictatorship look like for its citizens, and how each type of government differs from one another.

THIS WEEK'S HIGHLIGHTS📌
MATH:
We will begin Chapter 8: Decimals. This week we will focus on understanding thousandths, and comparing and rounding decimals.

READING WORKSHOP:
Our nonfiction study of the text Freedom Walkers will continue this week.

WRITERS' WORKSHOP:
This week in writing we will complete our final revisions for our fiction drafts.

SOCIAL STUDIES:
Students will examine the branches of government and system of checks and balances this week in social studies.
UPCOMING EVENTS📆

Monday, 3/15: TMS 6th GRADE Student Online Presentation (1:15-1:45)
Friday, 3/19: Remember the Titans (pm)

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