Happy Last Week of April!! It's hard to believe that our final weeks of fifth grade are here. We're all looking forward to the extra special activities that will fill our final weeks together! 💗
HERE'S WHAT HAPPENED LAST WEEK 💡
MATH:
Last week in math we finished up Chapter 12. Students examined vertical angles and practiced solving missing angle problems. We reviewed the major concepts from the unit on Wednesday and took our final assessment on Thursday.
READING WORKSHOP:
Poetry continued last week during reading workshop. Students learned that readers of poetry understand how the stanzas of a poem fit together to build the overall structure and meaning. We examined poetic structural elements and determined how these elements help build meaning. Students also learned that readers of poetry build their understanding of a poem by inferring meaning line by line. We conducted close readings of poems to determine what the poets are really saying.
WRTIERS' WORKSHOP:
Last week our writers selected a research topic for their expository nonfiction essays. Students completed a pre-researching exercise to determine their prior knowledge of their topic, and to develop questions to drive their research process. We also learned how to organize our research findings, take notes on the information presented, and cite sources for our bibliographies.
SCIENCE:
Our study of Ecosystems continued last week. Students examined the roles of producers and consumers in a food chain and food web., and created models to illustrate how energy and matter flow through a food chain. Next, students explored plants as producers. While focusing on the idea that In addition to sunlight, plants get what they need for growth mostly from air and water, students analyzed several infographics to support this claim.
THIS WEEK'S HIGHLIGHTS 📌
Math:
This week in math we will begin Chapter 13, Properties of Triangles and Four Sided Figures. Students will classify triangles and examine the measures of angles in triangles.
READING WORKSHOP:
Our Poetry unit will continue this week!
WRITERS' WORKSHOP:
Students will continue moving through the research process for their expository nonfiction essays.
SCIENCE:
Our study of Ecosystems will continue this week!
UPCOMING EVENTS 📆
Tuesday, 4/26: Author Visit (Lowey Sichol Bundy) 2:30pm
Friday, 4/29: SURPRISE Reward Day!
Monday, 5/2: Rocket Club Build Day (3:45-4:45pm)
HERE'S WHAT HAPPENED LAST WEEK 💡
MATH:
Last week in math we finished up Chapter 12. Students examined vertical angles and practiced solving missing angle problems. We reviewed the major concepts from the unit on Wednesday and took our final assessment on Thursday.
READING WORKSHOP:
Poetry continued last week during reading workshop. Students learned that readers of poetry understand how the stanzas of a poem fit together to build the overall structure and meaning. We examined poetic structural elements and determined how these elements help build meaning. Students also learned that readers of poetry build their understanding of a poem by inferring meaning line by line. We conducted close readings of poems to determine what the poets are really saying.
WRTIERS' WORKSHOP:
Last week our writers selected a research topic for their expository nonfiction essays. Students completed a pre-researching exercise to determine their prior knowledge of their topic, and to develop questions to drive their research process. We also learned how to organize our research findings, take notes on the information presented, and cite sources for our bibliographies.
SCIENCE:
Our study of Ecosystems continued last week. Students examined the roles of producers and consumers in a food chain and food web., and created models to illustrate how energy and matter flow through a food chain. Next, students explored plants as producers. While focusing on the idea that In addition to sunlight, plants get what they need for growth mostly from air and water, students analyzed several infographics to support this claim.
THIS WEEK'S HIGHLIGHTS 📌
Math:
This week in math we will begin Chapter 13, Properties of Triangles and Four Sided Figures. Students will classify triangles and examine the measures of angles in triangles.
READING WORKSHOP:
Our Poetry unit will continue this week!
WRITERS' WORKSHOP:
Students will continue moving through the research process for their expository nonfiction essays.
SCIENCE:
Our study of Ecosystems will continue this week!
UPCOMING EVENTS 📆
Tuesday, 4/26: Author Visit (Lowey Sichol Bundy) 2:30pm
Friday, 4/29: SURPRISE Reward Day!
Monday, 5/2: Rocket Club Build Day (3:45-4:45pm)