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!
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!
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