Mrs. Anderle's Class - Class News 2024-2025

Mrs. Anderle's Class

Monday, March 10, 2025

3/6/2025

We survived our first week of testing....THREE DOWN....just a few more sessions in April to go!

HERE'S WHAT HAPPENED LAST WEEK💡
MATH:
Our time in math last week began with a review of various concepts as we practiced for our upcoming IAR math tests. We spent the second half of the week in our next chapter, Chapter 8: Polygons. Students examined equilateral, isosceles, and scalene triangles, and learned how to classify triangles based on their properties.

READING WORKSHOP:
Our literacy time last week was spent wrapping up our nonfiction text study, Freedom Walkers. Throughout the week, students examined new vocabulary terms and practiced using various comprehension strategies to better understand this complex text. As we finished exploring this story behind the Montgomery bus boycott, students learned about the legacy these boycott heroes left behind. We continued using evidence to support our opinions in constructive responses, and created a detailed summary of this story's events.
In addition, our readers enthusiastically began Fiction Book Clubs. Throughout our book club study, students will be writing/discussing questions, summarizing the text, evaluating important passages, making connections, and defining unknown vocabulary. We are using the following novels for our Fiction Book Clubs: Blended, Save Me a Seat, Refugee, and Harbor Me.

WRITERS' WORKSHOP:
With just one writing session last week due to ISA testing, we were limited but still managed to squeeze in some very productive work! 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 selected an opinion to use for their formal essay.

SOCIAL SCIENCE:
In social studies last week we continued learning about 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 finish up Chapter 8 this week in math as we learn how to classify polygons. We will take our Chapter 8 Assessment on Friday.

READING WORKSHOP:
Our Fiction Book Clubs will continue this week!

WRITERS' WORKSHOP:
This week in writing students will revise their opinion essays and focus on further developing their introduction, body, and concluding paragraphs.

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

UPCOMING EVENTS 📆
**Please see our Spring Countdown below!
Friday, 3/14: Chapter 8 Math Test (Anderle)
Tuesday, 3/18: Feed My Starving Children Event @ 4:45-6:15pm

Monday, February 17, 2025

2/14/2025

Welcome back after the long weekend! We had a great Valentine's Day celebration on Thursday! Thank you to our wonderful Room Moms and parents for volunteering and helping out with the 5th Grade Party! 💝 Thank you, also, for attending conferences last week! I appreciate your time and enjoyed meeting with each of you!!

HERE'S WHAT HAPPENED LAST WEEK💡
MATH:
Last week in math we finished up Chapter 6 with test corrections on Monday. From there we moved on to a "review week." On Tuesday, we began preparing for some of our upcoming state testing and practiced solving multi-step word problems. On Thursday, students reviewed adding mixed numbers, subtracting and ordering decimals, finding the area of rectangles, and determining divisibility.

READING WORKSHOP:
Our literacy time last week focused on the nonfiction text, Freedom Walkers. Students examined new vocabulary terms and examined nonfiction text features to better understand this complex text. We continued to explore this story behind the Montgomery, Alabama bus boycott, and students learned about the impact of Claudette Colvin's bus experience. We practiced visualizing as we compared life in the 1950s to life today and students used evidence from the text to support their opinion in constructed responses.

WRITERS' WORKSHOP:
We finished up our Washington, D.C. Narrative Writing Performance Task last week. Students completed their research and notes, and used their findings to plan and write a story about visiting the monuments and memorials of Washington, D.C. Additionally, we began a second performance task focusing on Informational Writing and the Transcontinental Railroad.

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 begin Chapter 7: Line Plots and the Coordinate Plane.

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 Transcontinental Railroad Informational Writing Performance Task.

SOCIAL SCIENCE:
We will continue our Investigating Matter unit this week by exploring chemical reactions.
UPCOMING EVENTS 📆
Tuesday, 2/25: OOBLECK DAY!!

Friday, January 31, 2025

1/31/2025

Happy last day of January!! Where has the time gone?? Fifth graders have been incredibly busy...and not just with the academics! Our Aladdin auditions have been amazing, and I'm sure next week will be no different! Thank you again for your willingness to support our musical and get. your kids out the door early for auditions!! We appreciate you!! 💗
HERE'S WHAT HAPPENED THIS WEEK 📌
MATH:
This week in math we began Chapter 6: Volume. Students learned how to use the formula for finding the volume of rectangular prisms and composite solids. We also practiced solving real world volume problems.

READING WORKSHOP:
Our literacy time this week focused on both fiction and nonfiction reading strategies. We wrapped up our whole class novel study of Rules and conducted our final book club meetings. Additionally, using paired texts focusing on Martin Luther King, Jr. and his granddaughter, students practiced using evidence from the text to support conclusions.

WRITERS' WORKSHOP:
Our writers were super busy this week finishing up edits and revisions on their fiction drafts. We proofread for spelling, punctuation, and grammar, and created beautiful book covers. We also enjoyed sharing our work at Thursday's Gallery Walk!

SCIENCE:
We began our second science unit of the year, Investigating Matter! Our first lesson focused on defining and classifying matter, and it was so much fun to watch our scientists in action! 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.

NEXT WEEK'S HIGHLIGHTS 💡
Math:
We will wrap up our Volume chapter next week with a final assessment on Friday.

READING WORKSHOP:
Our fifth grade nonfiction study of Freedom Walkers will begin next week!

WRITERS' WORKSHOP:
We will shift gears next week and complete a narrative writing performance task focusing on a family trip to Washington D.C.

SCIENCE:
Investigating Matter will continue next week. Students will identify properties of matter through an investigation of mystery materials.

UPCOMING EVENTS 📆
Friday, 2/7: Chapter 6 Math Test (Anderle)
Thursday, 2/13: Valentine's Day Party (pm)
Friday, 2/14: NO SCHOOL (Conferences)

*Please see below for the Digital Citizenship Spirit Week calendar that begins next week!

Tuesday, January 21, 2025

1/17/2025

Our Aladdin 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' latest creation! The comfy box (AKA an Amazon delivery turned into a comfy space)!

HERE'S WHAT HAPPENED LAST WEEK 📌
MATH:
Last week in math we continued moving through Chapter 5. Students practiced dividing decimals by 10s, 100s, and 1000s. We also learned how to estimate decimals and convert measurements. Finally, students practiced solving real world decimal problems.

READING WORKSHOP:
Our class continued to focus on growing our fiction comprehension skills. We also moved along in our whole class book club, Rules, and practiced our final three book club roles: Summarizer, Dictionary Detective, and Illustrator.

The Summarizer's job is to write a summary of the reading and present it to their group.

The Dictionary Detective identifies two unknown or important words from the reading. The words are defined and used in sentences and then shared with the group to discuss.

The Illustrator's job is to try to visualize the reading and create some kind of picture that is related to the reading. It can be a poster, flow chart, Venn Diagram, stick figure scene, cartoon....anything that can retell an important event from the reading.

WRITERS' WORKSHOP:
In writing last week, students began revising their fiction drafts. Our writers revised to develop characters, plot, and closing sentences.

SOCIAL STUDIES:
Our study of the American Revolution came to an end last week. Students examined the different war strategies and the Continental Army's motivation to win. We learned about the many allies that led to the American's victory, and explored the components of the Treaty of Paris.

THIS WEEK'S HIGHLIGHTS 💡
Math:
We will finish up Chapter 5 this week, with a final assessment on Friday.

READING WORKSHOP:
Our whole class Rules book club will continue this week.

WRITERS' WORKSHOP:
Our writers will continue to revise their fiction drafts this week. Students will revise for setting, and examine verb tense and point of view.

SCIENCE:
We will shift from social studies to science, and begin our second science unit: Investigating Matter.

UPCOMING EVENTS 📆
Monday, 1/20: NO SCHOOL (MLK, Jr. Day)
Tuesday, 1/21: Monday Schedule
Friday, 1/24: Chapter 5 Math Test
Aladdin auditions continue this week. Please see the schedule below.

Monday, January 13, 2024

1/10/2025

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 5. Students practiced multiplying decimals by 10s, 100s, and 1000s. We also learned how to divide decimals by whole numbers.

READING WORKSHOP:
Last week our readers began their first whole class book club, Rules. We are already fully immersed in this heartwarming story, and students have practiced the first three roles for our book club: Discussion Director, Passage Master, and Illustrator.

The Discussion Director is responsible for thinking about questions that arise while reading the text, and presenting these questions to discuss with their group. We learned that the best questions come from our thoughts, feelings, and concerns, and they often have more than one answer.

The Passage Master's role is to find important or memorable sections of text. During book club meetings, our Passage Masters will read these sections to the group and discuss why they are important. We learned that it's important to look for events that may change the course of the story, provide evidence for theme, or help us better understand characters and plot development.

The Illustrator's job is to try to visualize the reading and create some kind of picture that is related to the reading. It can be a poster, flow chart, Venn Diagram, stick figure scene, cartoon....anything that can retell an important event from the reading.

WRITERS' WORKSHOP:
Our writers were busy last week continuing their work with fiction writing. Students explored character, setting, and plot development and selected a draft to take through the publication process next week.

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 continue moving through Chapter 5. Students will practice estimating decimals and decimals by 10s, 100s, and 1000s. We will also learn how to convert metric units.

READING WORKSHOP:
Our Rules Book Club will continue this week! Students will examine our next three book club roles: Summarizer, Connector, and Dictionary Detective.

WRITERS' WORKSHOP:
This week in writing we will begin revising our fiction stories.

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📆
Wednesday, 1/15: READING MAP TEST (AM)
Friday, 1/17: MATH MAP TEST (PM)
Monday, 1/20: NO SCHOOL (MLK, Jr. DAY)
Tuesday, 1/21: MONDAY SCHEDULE

Tuesday, January 7, 2025

12/20/2024

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 finish up Chapter 5. Students will learn how to divide decimals.

READING WORKSHOP:
Our whole class Rules Book Club will begin this week! Students will be learning the following Book Club roles: Discussion Director, Passage Master, Summarizer, and Illustrator. We will also continue our work in small groups, focusing on reading strategies and vocabulary development.

WRITERS' WORKSHOP:
We will continue moving through our Fiction unit this week. Students will explore character, plot, and setting, and select a draft to begin the publication process with.

SOCIAL STUDIES:
This week we will focus on the Revolutionary War!
UPCOMING EVENTS 📆
Monday, 1/13: STAGE CREW INTERVIEWS (Boys & Girls)
Wednesday, 1/15: READING MAP TEST (am)
Thursday, 1/16: BABKAK, OMAR, KASSIM Audition (Boys)
Friday, 1/17: ISIR, MANAL, RAJAH Audition (Girls)
MATH MAP TEST (am)
Monday, 1/20: NO SCHOOL (MLK, Jr. Day)
Tuesday, 1/21: MONDAY SCHEDULE

Monday, December 16, 2024

12/13/2024

Wishing each of you and your families a wonderful holiday season and a Happy New Year! See you all in 2025! 💗

HERE'S WHAT HAPPENED LAST WEEK 📌
MATH:
Last week in math we finished up Chapter 4. Students practiced converting fractions and mixed numbers into decimals. We reviewed the major concepts from the unit and took our final assessment on Wednesday! We also had time to squeeze in the first lesson of our next chapter, Chapter 5: Four Operations of Decimals! Students practiced adding decimals.

READING WORKSHOP:
Our super readers continued examining Notice and Note Nonfiction. Students used the questioning stance, What Did the Author Think I Already Knew, to help them better understand nonfiction text. Students also examined the Numbers & Stats Signpost. This signpost helps us make comparisons, draw conclusions, make inferences or generalizations, differentiate between fact or opinion, and even understand the author's purpose.

WRITERS' WORKSHOP:
Fiction writing continued last week! Students explored a quick write technique:, "What If," to generate new writing ideas. We also used pictures to create story starters, and examined how to implement the development of character, plot, and setting into our work.

SOCIAL STUDIES:
Our study of the American Revolution continued last week! Students examined the varying perspectives of Loyalists, Patriots, and Neutralists and considered each groups' argument for whether or not to declare independence. We also began exploring the creation of the Declaration of Independence.

THIS WEEK'S HIGHLIGHTS 💡
Math:
We will continue moving along in Chapter 5: Four Operations of Decimals. This week students will focus on adding and subtracting decimals.

READING WORKSHOP:
This week our readers will examine the Notice & Note nonfiction signposts Extreme and Absolute Language, Quoted Words, and participate in a fun non-verbal discussion activity (sounds crazy, I know!).

WRITERS' WORKSHOP:
Fiction writing will continue this week as we continue to examine character, plot, and setting.

SOCIAL STUDIES:
Our study of the American Revolution will continue this week as we further explore the Declaration of Independence.

UPCOMING EVENTS 📆
Thursday, 12/19: Erin's Law Presentation (Mrs. Donahue)
Friday, 12/20---ELF MOVIE (pm)
HAPPY WINTER BREAK!!

Monday, December 9, 2024

12/7/2024

We had a great week back after Thanksgiving, and sure squeezed a lot of fun into each day! We're all looking forward to our next 5 days of our Winter Break Countdown! Please enjoy the pic below of 5th Grade Shirt Day!

HERE'S WHAT HAPPENED LAST WEEK💡
MATH:
Last week in math we began Chapter 4: Decimals. Students examined decimals to the thousandths place as we practiced comparing, ordering, and rounding. We also learned how to convert fractions and mixed numbers into decimals.

READING WORKSHOP:
Our readers were busy exploring nonfiction reading strategies last week. We examined the Notice & Note Questioning Stances: "What Surprised Me?", "What Did the Author Think I Already Knew?", and "What Challenged, Changed, or Confirmed What I Knew?" We learned that it's important to read nonfiction text critically to deepen our understanding of the topic presented. By recording what surprises us as we read, it helps us read nonfiction text with a critical and questioning eye. Additionally, if we can figure out what the writer is thinking we know, it helps us to get past “I don't get it” and move on to some fix-it-up tactics.

WRITERS' WORKSHOP:
Our writers began our next unit of study, Fiction! Students examined the elements of fiction writing as we explored writing ideas based on messy situations and everyday events that surround our lives.

SOCIAL STUDIES:
Our study of the American Revolution continued last week as students learned about the Shot Heard 'Round the World, and the Battles of Lexington and Concord.

THIS WEEK'S HIGHLIGHTS📌
MATH:
We will finish up Chapter 4 this week with a final assessment on Wednesday.

READING WORKSHOP:
Students will continue to focus on Notice & Note Nonfiction Reading Strategies. We will explore two signposts: Numbers & Stats and Extreme or Absolute Language.

WRITERS' WORKSHOP:
This week in writing we will gather writing ideas from pictures and learn how to incorporate character, plot, and setting development into our work.

SOCIAL STUDIES:
Our American Revolution unit will continue this week as we learn about Loyalists, Patriots, and Neutralists, and the Declaration of Independence.

UPCOMING EVENTS📆
Wednesday, 12/11: Chapter 4 Math Test

Monday, December 2, 2024

11/24/2024

Welcome back! I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving! Due to last week's absence, this week's Class News update will only contain highlights for the week ahead. Look for a regular edition of our Class News next week! 💗

THIS WEEK'S HIGHLIGHTS📌
MATH:
We will begin Chapter 4: Decimals. Students will examine numbers in the thousandths place, and compare, order, and round decimals.

READING WORKSHOP:
Our reading focus for the next four weeks will shift to Notice & Note: Nonfiction. This unit begins with creating the questioning stance. Students will be asked to read with the following questions in mind:
What surprised me?
What did the author think I already knew?
What changed, challenged, or confirmed what I already knew?
"Reading with these Big Questions in mind encourages a critical, attentive stance and develops habits of mind that-if we can instill them in our students-may help them deal more attentively and intelligently with the nonfiction texts they will encounter throughout their lives."

WRITERS' WORKSHOP::
This week we will begin our next writing unit: Fiction. Students will examine the structure of fiction, and explore writing ideas based on messy situations and interesting people.

SOCIAL SCIENCE:
Our study of the American Revolution will continue this week! Students will examine the Loyalist, Patriot, and Neutralist perspectives, and consider each argument for or against declaring independence.

UPCOMING EVENTS📆
Friday, 12/6: Candor Health Presentation-Substance Abuse Prevention (am)
**Please see our 5th Grade Winter Break Countdown that begins on Thursday!**

Monday, November 18, 2024

11/17/2024

It’s hard to believe that Thanksgiving is next week! The first trimester honestly flew by! I hope you all have a wonderful holiday next week with your families!! 💗

HERE'S WHAT HAPPENED LAST WEEK 💡
MATH:
Last week in math we continued moving through Chapter 3. Students practiced multiplying mixed numbers, and learned how to divide fractions.

READING WORKSHOP:
Our readers were super busy last week diving deeper into our literature study of Because of Mr. Terupt. Students identified and defined crucial vocabulary words, using context clues to build their language skills and enhance comprehension. We also crafted responses to questions and wonderings, using evidence form the text to support our opinions. Additionally, students analyzed how the characters have changed over time, paying close attention to their actions, thoughts, and feelings. I've been so impressed watching our class engage with the text through meaningful questions. They have definitely become more skilled at connecting with literature and developing their own interpretations of the story!

WRITERS' WORKSHOP:
Last week our writers began revising their personal narrative drafts. Students revised for sensory details, along with feelings, thoughts, and learning. We also analyzed opening and closing sentences in preparation for this week's publication process.

SOCIAL STUDIES:
Welcome to the 1760/1770s at Patton School!! Our class spent the week learning about several key events that caused tension in the colonies. Students learned about the French & Indian War, The Proclamation of 1763, The Quartering Act, The Stamp Act, The Boston Massacre, The Boston Tea Party, and the Intolerable Acts. (Phew, that's a lot!!) Students were also given their first bank of Shillings, which came with a laundry list of Queen Anderle's Royal Taxes! This is such a super fun time of year in fifth grade and we're excited for this week's adventures!!

THIS WEEK'S HIGHLIGHTS 📌
MATH:
We will finish up Chapter 3 with our final lesson focusing on solving fraction multiplication and division problems. Students will review the major concepts from the unit and take their final assessment on Thursday.

READING WORKSHOP:
We will wrap up our Because of Mr. Terupt literature study.

WRITERS' WORKSHOP:
Students will complete the final stages of publication with lessons focusing on proofreading their personal narratives. We will host our second Gallery Walk on Friday to share our work with one another!

SOCIAL STUDIES:
Our study of the American Revolution will continue this week as we create Canva infographics to display key dates, events, and people leading up to the American Revolution. ALSO, be sure to ask your child about a special tax simulation he/she will participate in later in the week!

UPCOMING EVENTS 📆
Thursday, 11/21: Chapter 3 Math Test
'Friday, 11/22: Report Card Day!
Monday, 12/2: Classes Resume!

**PLEASE SEE OUR STUDENT COUNCIL SPIRIT WEEK FUN THAT IS HAPPENING THIS WEEK!