Mrs. Anderle's Class - Class News 2022-2023

Mrs. Anderle's Class

Monday, March 20, 2023

3/15/2023

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 finished up Chapter 9. Students learned how to convert metric units, and solved real world decimal problems.

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 practiced questioning and making connections as they learned about the many boycott heroes who walked to victory.

WRITERS' WORKSHOP:
Our Opinion Writing unit continued last week. Students worked on constructing their conclusions.

SOCIAL SCIENCE:
In social studies last week we continued our focus on The Constitution and Branches of Government. Students worked in groups researching the people, responsibilities, and powers of the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial Branches of Government.

THIS WEEK'S HIGHLIGHTS📌
MATH:
We will begin Chapter 11: Graphing and Probability.

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

WRITERS' WORKSHOP:
This week in writing students will proofread, edit, and (hopefully) publish their opinion essays.

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

UPCOMING EVENTS 📆
Tuesday, 3/21: Feed My Starving Children 4:30-6:15pm
HAPPY SPRING BREAK!!!
Monday, 4/3: Classes Resume!
Tuesday, 4/4: TMS Tour (AM)
Friday, 4/7: NO SCHOOL
Monday, 4/10: NO SCHOOL

Monday, March 13, 2023

3/10/2023

We survived our first week of testing....FIVE DOWN....just THREE MORE to go!

HERE'S WHAT HAPPENED LAST WEEK💡
MATH:
Our only day of math last week was Monday! We spent our time practicing how to estimate 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 practiced questioning and making connections as they learned about the many boycott heroes who walked to victory.

WRITERS' WORKSHOP:
Our Opinion Writing unit continued last week. Students worked on constructing their introductions and began developing their body paragraphs with supporting details.

SOCIAL SCIENCE:
In social studies last week we began our study on The Constitution and Branches of Government. Students kicked off the unit with an examination of the Articles of Confederation and the Constitutional Convention. Students also worked in groups researching the people, responsibilities, and powers of the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial Branches of Government.

THIS WEEK'S HIGHLIGHTS📌
MATH:
We will continue moving through Chapter 9. This week we will focus on converting metric units and solving real world decimal problems.

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

WRITERS' WORKSHOP:
This week in writing students will construct their concluding paragraphs.

SOCIAL STUDIES:
Social studies this week will continue to focus on The Constitution and Branches of Government.

UPCOMING EVENTS 📆
**Please see our testing schedule for the week, along with our Spring Countdown days!
Tuesday, 3/21: Feed My Starving Children Event @ 4:30-6:15pm

Monday, March 6, 2023

3/4/2023

Happy March! Testing season is upon us and I'm sure the next three weeks will fly by! Hold on tight....it's hard to believe we've completed our second trimester of 5th grade!!

HERE'S WHAT HAPPENED LAST WEEK💡
MATH:
Last week in math we continued moving through Chapter 9. Students practiced dividing decimals by whole numbers, including 10s, 100s, and 1000s.

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 bus boycott, students compared and contrasted the lives and experiences of JoAnn Robinson, Claudette Colvin, and Rosa Parks. We also examined nonfiction text features, and determined important details as we explored the influence of Martin Luther King, Jr.

WRITERS' WORKSHOP:
Opinion writing continued last week in fifth grade! Students read and discussed persuasive essays on the topics of animal testing and school uniforms, and considered the author's audience and purpose. Our writers also continued to experiment with developing their own opinion essays.

SCIENCE:
Our Investigating Matter unit came to an end last week with a few final exciting lessons! On Thursday, students explored whether or not the weight of matter is conserved during a chemical reaction. On Friday, our class examined the changing properties of matter as they created Oobleck mixtures!

THIS WEEK'S HIGHLIGHTS📌
MATH:
Four out of five of our math blocks this week will be used for testing. We will enjoy our time together on Monday, continuing to focus on our work with decimals.

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

WRITERS' WORKSHOP:
This week in writing we will continue moving through our Opinion Writing unit.

SOCIAL SCIENCE:
We will begin our next social studies unit, The Constitution and Bill of Rights. This week we will focus on The Branches of Government.

UPCOMING EVENTS📆
Please see our testing schedule below, along with a fun Spring Countdown!

Monday, February 27, 2023

2/26/2023

Happy end of February! I can't even believe it! Time is flying by in fifth grade!!

HERE'S WHAT HAPPENED LAST WEEK💡
MATH:
Last week in math we finished up Chapter 8. Students reviewed the major concepts from the unit and took a brief assessment on Wednesday. From there we moved on to Chapter 9: Multiplying and Dividing Decimals. Students practiced multiplying decimals by whole numbers and 10s, 100s, and 1000s.

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 used evidence from the text to support their opinion in constructed responses.

WRITERS' WORKSHOP:
Our Opinion Writing unit began last week, and our class seemed to really enjoy exploring this genre. Throughout the week, students read and discussed persuasive essays, and determined each author's purpose and audience. We also took a closer look at the information that's presented in a persuasive essay and the structure and organization that must be present for it to be effective.

SCIENCE:
Students continued investigating matter last week! This time we focused on heating and cooling matter, and whether or not a material's weight changes once it's heated cooled, or mixed with other substances. Through an investigation of water/ice, olive oil and tea, and glycerin soap and paraffin wax, students learned that the weight of matter is conserved when heated or cooled. Additionally, students compared separate weights of water, salt, and oil with mixtures of those materials. Through measuring, weighing, and graphing data, students discovered that the total weight of matter is conserved in mixtures.

THIS WEEK'S HIGHLIGHTS📌
MATH:
We will continue moving through Chapter 9 and focus on dividing decimals.

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

WRITERS' WORKSHOP:
This week in writing we will continue moving through our Opinion Writing unit.

SOCIAL SCIENCE:
We will wrap up our Investigating Matter unit this week by exploring chemical reactions and creating oobleck!

UPCOMING EVENTS📆
Friday, 3/3: Multiplying & Dividing Decimals Assessment
**See below for our (tentative) Illinois Science Assessment and Illinois Achievement Readiness testing schedule.

Tuesday, February 21, 2023

2/16/2023

Welcome back after the short, super packed week, and extra long weekend! We had a great Valentine's Day celebration on Tuesday! Thank you to Joji Almonte, Cathi Cappas, and Therese Haines for volunteering and helping out with the 5th Grade Party! 💝

THIS WEEK'S HIGHLIGHTS📌
MATH:
We will finish up Chapter 8 this week and take a brief assessment on Wednesday. We will also begin Chapter 9, Multiplying and Dividing Decimals.

READING WORKSHOP:
This week we will begin an exploration of the nonfiction text, Freedom Walkers. Students will practice using various comprehension strategies and explore new vocabulary terms. This week we will focus on visualizing and comparing and contrasting as we learn about Jo Ann Robinson and Claudette Colvin.

WRITERS' WORKSHOP:
Our writers will begin their next writing unit, Opinion Writing! We will examine persuasive topics, audience, and author's purpose.

SCIENCE:
Investigating Matter will continue this week as we examine heating and cooling matter, and mixtures!

UPCOMING EVENTS📆
Wednesday, 2/22: Chapter 8 Math Assessment
Thursday,, 2/23: Band Concert 7pm @Thomas

Monday, February 6, 2023

2/4/2023

Happy February! Moana auditions concluded last week! The kids were incredible and we are all SO PROUD of them!! Thanks to each of you for shuffling around your schedules-we know it isn't easy and we appreciate your support! Looking forward to our cast announcement later this week!

HERE'S WHAT HAPPENED LAST WEEK💡
MATH:
Last week in math we continued moving through Chapter 6.. Students learned how to find the bases and heights of triangles to solve area of triangle problems.

READING WORKSHOP:
Our 5th grade novel study, The Liberation of Gabriel King, continued last week. Students practiced making inferences, drawing conclusions, and supporting their claims with specific evidence from the text.

WRITERS' WORKSHOP:
Our writers were super busy last week as they continued developing and revising their fiction drafts. Students explored how to format dialogue properly, and revised to develop characters, plot, and closing sentences.

SCIENCE:
It was so much fun to watch our scientists in action as they spent our science days exploring the properties matter! First, students worked in groups observing the properties of solids, liquids, and gases to develop evidence to support their properties of matter claims. Next, with the help of a partner, students developed an investigation to provide evidence that air does, in fact, have weight.

THIS WEEK'S HIGHLIGHTS 📌
MATH:
We will finish up Chapter 6 this week with a test on Thursday.

READING WORKSHOP:
This week we will wrap up our 5th grade novel study of The Liberation of Gabriel King.

WRITERS' WORKSHOP:
Our writers will be busy this week finishing their revisions, proofreading their drafts, and peer editing.

SCIENCE:
Investigating Matter will continue this week as we examine mixtures!

UPCOMING EVENTS 📆
Thursday, 2/9: Chapter 6 Assessment
Tuesday, 2/14: Valentine's Day Celebration (pm)
Thursday, 2/16 & Friday, 2/17: CONFERENCES
Monday, 2/20: NO SCHOOL (Presidents' Day)

Monday, January 30, 2023

1/27/2023

Happy last week of January!🤷🏻‍♀️Things are moving along quickly in fifth grade, and we're busy as usual!!

HERE'S WHAT HAPPENED LAST WEEK💡
MATH:
In math last week we finished up Chapter 5 with a brief assessment on Tuesday. Next, we began Chapter 6: Area. Students learned how to find the area of a rectangle with fractional side lengths.

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."

THIS WEEK'S HIGHLIGHTS📌
MATH:
We will continue moving through Chapter 6. This week we'll focus on finding the area of triangles.

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

WRITERS' WORKSHOP:
Our writers will continue exploring fiction elements and begin revising their story drafts. 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 📆
Wednesday, 2/1: Individual Math Contest #2 (Lunch)
Thursday, 2/2: Team Math Contest #2 (Lunch)

**Reminder: If you are available to join the 5th Grade classes in volunteering at Feed My Starving Children on 3/21, please use the link below to RSVP.
www.fmsc.org/join-group?joincode=L32WLZ

Monday, January 23, 2023

1/22/2023

Our Moana auditions are in full swing, and it has been amazing watching these kids shine!! I am so impressed with their willingness to try something new!!

In other news....Please enjoy the picture below of our class wearing our 5th Grade Shirts!! It's hard to believe that this is the last full week of January already!!! This year is going by so quickly...hold on tight!

HERE'S WHAT HAPPENED LAST WEEK💡
MATH:
In math last week we finished up our lessons from Chapter 5. Students practiced using letters as numbers, and solved equations when the value of variables were given.

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 finish up Chapter 5 with an abbreviated assessment on Tuesday. We will also begin Chapter 6: Area.

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 📆
Tuesday, 1/24: Chapter 5 Math Assessment
Friday, 1/27: Candor Health Presentation: Puberty (1:30-2:30pm)

**See information below regarding this week's schedule for Moana auditions, as well as a fun, district-wide Digital Citizenship spirit week!

Tuesday, January 17, 2023

1/14/2023

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 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 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 and integration.

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 5 this week. Students will practice using letters as numbers while solving equations.

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, 1/17: MONDAY SCHEDULE
Wednesday, 1/18: MOANA Auditions Begin!
*Erin's Law Presentation @ 1:15pm
Friday, 1/27: Candor Health Puberty Presentations @ 1:30pm

Tuesday, January 10, 2023

1/1/2023

Happy New Year!!! I hope you had a wonderful winter break with your families, and enjoyed a restful vacation. Due to our two-week absence, this week’s Class News update will only contain our highlights for the week ahead. Look for a regular edition of the ANDERLE ADVENTURES next week!

THIS WEEK'S HIGHLIGHTS 📌
MATH:
We will begin Chapter 5, Algebra. Students will examine number patterns and relationships.

READING WORKSHOP:
Our fifth grade novel study of The Liberation of Gabriel King will begin this week!

WRITERS' WORKSHOP:
We will continue moving through our Fiction unit this week. Students will explore fiction writing elements, gather ideas for their writing from pictures, and begin to develop characters, setting, and plot.

SOCIAL STUDIES:
Our American Revolution unit will continue this week as we examine the Revolutionary War itself.

UPCOMING EVENTS 📆
Monday, 1/16: NO SCHOOL (MLK, Jr. Day)
Tuesday, 1/17: MONDAY SCHEDULE
Wednesday, 1/18: MOANA Auditions begin!! (See schedule below.)