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Monday, January 31, 2022

1/28/2022

Happy last day of January!🤷🏻‍♀️ Beauty and the Beast auditions are in full swing and we've had amazing turnouts over the last two weeks! The kids have been incredible and we are all SO PROUD of them!! Thanks to all of you for shuffling around your schedules to make this happen. We know it isn't easy and we appreciate your support! Looking forward to continuing this week!

HERE'S WHAT HAPPENED LAST WEEK💡
MATH:
Last week in math we finished up Chapter 5, Algebra. Students practiced using letters as numbers and solved variable problems.

READING WORKSHOP:
Our literacy time last week continued to focus on The Liberation of Gabriel King. Students examined the vocabulary terms perseverance and oppression, and used text support to predict whether Mr. Evans said something kind or hurtful to Frita.

WRITERS' WORKSHOP:
Our writers were super busy last week as they continued developing their fiction drafts. Students also explored how to format dialogue properly.

SCIENCE:
It was so much fun to watch our scientists in action as they spent our science days exploring the properties of gases! With the help of a partner, students developed an investigation to provide evidence that air does, in fact, have weight. Additionally students drew models to show how gases are made of particles that are too small to see.

THIS WEEK'S HIGHLIGHTS📌
MATH:
We will begin Chapter 6, Area, this week. Students will practice finding the area of rectangles and triangles.

READING WORKSHOP:
This week we will wrap up our Liberation of Gabriel King study. We will also begin a nonfiction text study, Freedom Walkers, which focuses on the heroes of the Montgomery Bus Boycott.

WRITERS' WORKSHOP:
Our fiction writing unit will come to a close this week. Students will make final edits on their fiction drafts and publish their stories. We're hoping for our next gallery walk to take place at the end of the week!

SCIENCE:
Investigating Matter will continue this week as students explore heating and cooling matter.

UPCOMING EVENTS📆
Monday, 1/31: Gaston/LeFou Audition #2
Tuesday, 2/1: Beast Audition #1
Wednesday, 2/2: Beast Audition #2
Thursday, 2/3: Belle Audition #1
Friday, 2/4: Candor Health Puberty Presentations (PM)

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Monday, January 24, 2021

1/22/2022

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It's hard to believe that this is the last week of January already!!! This year is going by so quickly...hold on tight!

Thanks again to everyone who was able to come out to FMSC on Saturday! Spending time with students and families outside of school is truly a gift...and not one I get to enjoy nearly often enough, so thank you!

HERE'S WHAT HAPPENED LAST WEEK💡
MATH:
In math last week we took a brief pause from Math In Focus and spent time working with our Hands-On Equations algebra program. Students were super excited about learning “legal” moves each day. Our class was introduced to a blue pawn (x), white pawn (*) and number cubes. Students spent the week learning how to keep our scale balanced by removing equal amounts of pawns and/or "zero pairs" from both sides of an equation.

READING WORKSHOP:
Our week was spent reading, analyzing, and discussing The Liberation of Gabriel King. Students examined new vocabulary terms and researched many of the historical facts mentioned in the story. We also selected character traits to define Frita Wilson and inferred how Gabe was feeling during a monumental scene; all while using specific evidence from the text to support these claims.

WRITERS' WORKSHOP:
Fiction writing continued last week in fifth grade. Our writers were super busy exploring our final mentor texts and looking for ways to further develop their characters, plot, and setting.

SCIENCE:
We began our second science unit of the year, Investigating Matter! Our focus for the week was on defining and classifying matter. Students examined how matter can be identified based on its properties and sorted into "states of matter." Additionally, students found evidence to determine the properties that make something a solid, liquid, or gas.

THIS WEEK'S HIGHLIGHTS📌
MATH:
We will finish up Chapter 5 this week in math. Our modified test will be on Thursday.

READING WORKSHOP:
Our study of The Liberation of Gabriel King will continue this week!

WRITERS' WORKSHOP:
Our writers will continue exploring fiction elements. We will also spend time learning how to properly format dialogue.

SCIENCE:
Investigating Matter will continue this week as we examine the properties of gases.

UPCOMING EVENTS 📆
Monday, 1/24: Mrs. Potts Audition #2 and Narrators Audition
Tuesday, 1/25: Lumiere/Cogsworth Audition #1 (Non-Band)
Wednesday, 1/26: Lumiere/Cogsworth Audition #2
Thursday, 1/27: Gaston/LeFou Audition #1
Chapter 5 Algebra Test (Anderle)
Friday, 1/28: Student Council Rainbow Day (5th Grade Shirt Day!!)

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Tuesday, January 18, 2022

1/17/2022

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Fifth grade continues to be busy and exciting, especially as our production of Beauty and the Beast gets underway this week! Please don't hesitate to contact me at any time, with any questions or concerns. I am always available to you and/or your child.

HERE'S WHAT HAPPENED LAST WEEK📌
MATH:
In math last week we began Chapter 5: Algebra. Students examined number patterns and identified the rule used to determine the next several terms in a sequence.

READING WORKSHOP:
Our week was spent reading, analyzing, and discussing The Liberation of Gabriel King. Students examined new vocabulary terms, continued making inferences to better comprehend the story, and practiced using evidence from the text to support their opinions.

WRITERS' WORKSHOP:
Fiction writing continued last week in fifth grade. Students explored character, plot, and setting. We also examined how to incorporate a character's actions, thoughts, and speech into our work.

SOCIAL STUDIES:
Our study of the American Revolution came to an end last week as students learned about the factors that led to the colonists winning the war. Additionally, students examined the roles that women, enslaved people, and American Indians played in the American Revolution.

THIS WEEK'S HIGHLIGHTS💡
MATH:
We will make a brief pivot from Math In Focus and continue to explore algebraic concepts using an exciting hands-on approach to learning, called Hands-On Equations.

READING WORKSHOP:
Our study of The Liberation of Gabriel King will continue this week.

WRITERS' WORKSHOP:
This week our writers will continue to develop their characters, plots, settings, and dialogue within their fiction work.

SCIENCE:
We're excited to begin our next science unit this week, Matter! Our focus for this week's lessons will be on investigating the properties of matter.

UPCOMING EVENTS📆
Wednesday, 1/19: Narrators #2 Audition
**Monday Schedule**
Thursday, 1/20: Mrs. Potts #1 Audition (Girls)
Saturday, 1/22: FEED MY STARVING CHILDREN @ 11:30am Libertyville
Monday, 1/24: Mrs. Potts #2 Audition AND Narrators #2
Tuesday, 1/25: Lumiere/Cogsworth #1 Audition
Wednesday, 1/26: Lumiere/Cogsworth #2 Audition
Thursday, 1/27: Gaston/LeFou #1 Audition

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Monday, January 10, 2022

1/7/2022

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WOW, we had a great first week back and we are ready for a busy second half of the school year! 💗 💗

HERE'S WHAT HAPPENED LAST WEEK📌
MATH:
In math last week we continued moving through Chapter 4. Students learned how to divide fractions and whole numbers, and practiced solving real world multiplication and division fraction problems.

READING WORKSHOP:
Our whole class novel study/response to literature unit on The Liberation of Gabriel King began last week! Students were extremely enthusiastic about the story of Gabriel King and his best friend Frita Wilson. Already we’ve had many mature and higher-level discussions as we’ve explored the ideas of liberation, integration, and justification.

WRITERS' WORKSHOP:
Our writers were busy last week continuing their work with fiction writing. Students explored character, setting, and plot development in several mentor texts, and examined how dialogue and narration impact a story.

SOCIAL STUDIES:
The American Revolution continued last week in fifth grade! Students compared and contrasted the British and Continental Armies, and discovered the challenges both armies faced while fighting this war.

THIS WEEK'S HIGHLIGHTS💡
Math:
We will wrap up Chapter 4 on Tuesday with a modified test focusing on dividing fractions. Later in the week we will begin Chapter 5, Algebra.

READING WORKSHOP:
Our novel study of The Liberation of Gabriel King will continue this week!

WRITERS' WORKSHOP:
This week in writing we will focus on developing characters, plot, setting, and dialogue in fiction.

SOCIAL STUDIES:
Our study of the American Revolution will come to an end this week as we examine the push for independence, war allies, and the Treaty of Paris.

UPCOMING EVENTS📆
Tuesday, 1/11: Modified Chapter 4 Math Test (Anderle)
Monday, 1/17: NO SCHOOL (MLK, Jr. Day)
Tuesday, 1/18: AUDITIONS BEGIN!! (Narrators #1...For Non-Band Students)
Wednesday, 1/19: Narrators #2 Audition
**Monday Schedule**
Thursday, 1/20: Mrs. Potts #1 Audition (Girls)
Saturday, 1/22: FEED MY STARVING CHILDREN

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