Happy April! We had a great week back after spring break! Looking ahead at this month, we have a lot going on in fifth grade! Please be sure to review the revised PARCC Testing Schedule that is posted at the end of this week's update. Also, fifth graders will be bringing home a Parent "Commitment" Slip today that will be used to assist us in our 5th Grade Trip planning. This slip is due back by Wednesday, April 20th.
HERE'S WHAT HAPPENED LAST WEEK:
MATH:
Last week in math we began Unit 8, Fractions and Ratios. Students compared and ordered fractions, and reviewed adding and subtracting whole and mixed numbers. In addition, we learned how to multiply fractions.
READING WORKSHOP:
Poetry began last week in fifth grade! Our interactive read aloud lessons focused on what we notice about poetry. We learned that readers pay attention to the look of poetry. Students noticed the variety of ways that poems are structured and how they affect the meaning of a poem. Next, we payed attention to the techniques writers use to create sound in poetry. Students examined the roles of rhythm, repetition, alliteration, and onomatopoeia in poetry. We also learned that readers use the words on a page to create images in our minds. Students practiced visualizing as we listened to "Imagine a Place" by Sarah L. Thomson. We enjoyed this poem so much that we created our own "Imagine a Place" poems and illustrations to create a class book! Finally this week, students determined the author's purpose, inspiration, and big idea of poems from "Locomotion" by Jacqueline Woodson.
WRITERS' WORKSHOP:
Our final WEX unit of the year, Writing Short Fiction, began last week! Students used observations to create a believable character, and spent the week getting to know their characters by putting them into mundane situations and describing their interactions.
SOCIAL STUDIES:
Pioneers continued last week as we moved across the Oregon Trail. The pressure is on in 5-1 as wagon trains work together to make important decisions along the trail!
THIS WEEK'S HIGHLIGHTS:
MATH:
We will continue moving through Unit 8 this week in math. Students will practice multiplying fractions and mixed numbers.
READING WORKSHOP:
Our Poetry unit will continue this week!
WRITERS' WORKSHOP:
Students will continue exploring short fiction this week. We will create believable problems and rising action.
SOCIAL SCIENCE:
Most likely, our Pioneers simulation will come to an end this week with our final trail decisions, frontier fates, and diary entries. We can't wait to find out which wagon train makes it to Oregon (alive) first!
UPCOMING EVENTS:
Tuesday, 4/5..................................................Individual Math Contest #3 (lunch)
Wednesday, 4/6.............................................Robert Crown: Linda & Michael
Thursday, 4/7.................................................Team Math Contest #3 (lunch)
Friday, 4/8......................................................TMS Field Trip (1:30-2:45pm)
Monday, 4/11........PARCC TESTING BEGINS (SEE SCHEDULE BELOW)..........
HERE'S WHAT HAPPENED LAST WEEK:
MATH:
Last week in math we began Unit 8, Fractions and Ratios. Students compared and ordered fractions, and reviewed adding and subtracting whole and mixed numbers. In addition, we learned how to multiply fractions.
READING WORKSHOP:
Poetry began last week in fifth grade! Our interactive read aloud lessons focused on what we notice about poetry. We learned that readers pay attention to the look of poetry. Students noticed the variety of ways that poems are structured and how they affect the meaning of a poem. Next, we payed attention to the techniques writers use to create sound in poetry. Students examined the roles of rhythm, repetition, alliteration, and onomatopoeia in poetry. We also learned that readers use the words on a page to create images in our minds. Students practiced visualizing as we listened to "Imagine a Place" by Sarah L. Thomson. We enjoyed this poem so much that we created our own "Imagine a Place" poems and illustrations to create a class book! Finally this week, students determined the author's purpose, inspiration, and big idea of poems from "Locomotion" by Jacqueline Woodson.
WRITERS' WORKSHOP:
Our final WEX unit of the year, Writing Short Fiction, began last week! Students used observations to create a believable character, and spent the week getting to know their characters by putting them into mundane situations and describing their interactions.
SOCIAL STUDIES:
Pioneers continued last week as we moved across the Oregon Trail. The pressure is on in 5-1 as wagon trains work together to make important decisions along the trail!
THIS WEEK'S HIGHLIGHTS:
MATH:
We will continue moving through Unit 8 this week in math. Students will practice multiplying fractions and mixed numbers.
READING WORKSHOP:
Our Poetry unit will continue this week!
WRITERS' WORKSHOP:
Students will continue exploring short fiction this week. We will create believable problems and rising action.
SOCIAL SCIENCE:
Most likely, our Pioneers simulation will come to an end this week with our final trail decisions, frontier fates, and diary entries. We can't wait to find out which wagon train makes it to Oregon (alive) first!
UPCOMING EVENTS:
Tuesday, 4/5..................................................Individual Math Contest #3 (lunch)
Wednesday, 4/6.............................................Robert Crown: Linda & Michael
Thursday, 4/7.................................................Team Math Contest #3 (lunch)
Friday, 4/8......................................................TMS Field Trip (1:30-2:45pm)
Monday, 4/11........PARCC TESTING BEGINS (SEE SCHEDULE BELOW)..........
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