The Last Week of School!

In ELA we will be finishing our argumentative papers that are either for or against Manifest Destiny.  We will also be learning the preamble and about our Constitution in Social Studies. We will end the week with scrap-booking and finishing up odds and ends.

Monday- Memorial Day, No School
Tuesday- PRIDE! Assembly
Wednesday-11:45 Bowling, and Chromebooks turned in
Thursday- 8:45-11:30 Field Day, and the Talent Show is at 1:00
Friday- Last Day of School!  11:35 5th Grade Clap-out!

Have a wonderful summer!

Wheel of Wisdom

Wheel of Wisdom

A Look at Next Week:

Social Studies- Students will have a Chapter 9 Test on Wednesday.  Then we will be looking at Chapter 10 and the Preamble.

Science- We will begin reading Lesson 15.1 on Energy.

ELA
Reading and Language Arts- We will be discussing Manifest Destiny, and analyzing the painting "American Progress."  We will then discuss argumentative writing, and students will decide whether or not they will be for manifest destiny or against it.

Hardship in History- Essential Questions:

How does the time period of the hardship impact future decisions and events?

How are hardships in history similar and different?

Word Work-  Students will be taking a quiz over List 12 on Thursday.  (bene, flex/flect, ultra, voc, non, ortho.)

Math-  Students will take a test over Unit 3 (Multiplication and Division strategies) on Thursday.

Important Days:

Monday- 9:30 Public Library Talks, and 5th Grade Visit to LV
Wednesday- 7:00 Prarieview Spring Concert
Friday- 10:00 Prarieview Band/Choir Concert

Have a wonderful weekend!!

A Peek at Next Week

A Look at Next Week:

Social Studies- Students will be doing a close read of the Declaration of Independence.  They will also finish their notes on Lesson 9.2 "Patriots at War."  This lesson covers Henry Knox and Fort Ticonderoga, George Washington crossing the Delaware, the Battle of Saratoga, and the winter at Valley Forge.   Then we will read Lesson 9.3 "The World Turned Upside Down."

Science-  We will take an open note quiz on Lesson 14.3 "What are Chemical Properties and Changes?" on Wednesday.  Then we will begin reviewing Chapter 14.

ELA
Reading and Language Arts- Students will finish reciting Longfellow's poem with inflection.  They will also begin reading "Katie's Trunk," a story from a Loyalist perspective.  

Hardship in History- Essential Questions:

How does the time period of the hardship impact future decisions and events?

How are hardships in history similar and different?

Word Work-  Students will be working on their vocabulary from "Katie's Trunk":  Tory, arming, goods, skittish, just, fierce, skirmish, peered, rebels, kin, and drilling.

Math-  We will continue to go over various multiplication and division strategies.  In particular we will be moving from multiplying with rectangular arrays to multiplying using the standard algorithm.

Important Days:

Thursday- 1:00 Musical at Lakeview (Dress Rehearsal)

Friday- Early Dismissal

Have a wonderful weekend!!

Museum of Science and Industry

Museum of Science and Industry

A Look at this Week:

Social Studies- Students will be taking their Chapter 8 test on Wednesday.

Science-  We will take an open note quiz on Lesson 14.2 "What are Physical Properties and Changes?" on Wednesday.  Then we will read Lesson 14.3 on chemical changes. 

ELA
Reading and Language Arts- Students will continue to work on inflection.  Students will then practice reading 2-3 stanzas of Longfellow's poem with inflection, rhythm, and expression.  They will eventually recite the stanzas to me and I will be listening for expression, inflection and overall fluency.  We will also read our final article on Paul Revere's ride and compare it to our other readings.

Hardship in History- Essential Questions:
How does the time period of the hardship impact future decisions and events?
How are hardships in history similar and different?

Word Work-  Students will be working on List 11:  chron, inter, intra, imag, vit/viv, and vert.

Math-  We will continue to go over various multiplication and division strategies.

Important Days:

Monday- Math MAPS
Tuesday- Reading MAPS

Have a wonderful week!!

Paul Revere's Ride: A History Mystery

                                                              Solving the Mystery:

A Look at this Week:

Social Studies- Students will be typing their final drafts and looking up pictures for their Patriot/Loyalist books. 

Science-  We will be learning the difference between physical and chemical changes in experiments we will be conducting at the Museum of Science and Industry on Tuesday.  We will also continue to discuss and take notes on Lesson 14.2 "What are Physical Properties and Changes?"  Hopefully we will take our open note quiz on Lesson 14.2 on Thursday.  

ELA
Reading and Language Arts- Students will be working on inflection.  We will do a close read of Longfellow's poem about Paul Revere's famous ride.  Then students will practice reading 2-3 stanzas of the poem with inflection.  They will eventually recite the stanzas to me and I will be listening to them for expression, inflection and overall fluency.

Hardship in History- Essential Questions:
How does the time period of the hardship impact future decisions and events?
How are hardships in history similar and different?

Word Work-  Students will continue to go over vocabulary for our Paul Revere story:  cargo, colonies, revolution, express, oppose, liberty, Patriots, sentries, and taxes.  

Math-  We will continue to go over various multiplication strategies.

Important Days:

Monday- ELA PARCC Testing Session 3
Tuesday- Museum of Science and Industry Field Trip
Thursday- 6:30-8:00 Open House

Have a wonderful week!!

A Peek at Next Week

A Look at this Week:

Social Studies- Students will be discussing Lesson 8.3, and will be taking cause and effect notes.  They will discuss the battles of Concord, Lexington, and Bunker Hill.  They will also continue to look at each event through a loyalist and patriot's point of view.

Science- Students will hopefully take their open-note quiz on Lesson 14.1 on Wednesday.  Then they will read Lesson 14.2 "What are Physical Properties and Changes?"

ELA
Reading and Language Arts- On Monday students will get to experience the Paul Revere Mystery Theater at Prarieview.  Students will watch a play on Paul Revere's famous ride, and will be given a mystery to solve in small groups.  I am looking forward to it!

Then we will also be having mini-lessons on idioms, adages, proverbs, and reading with inflection.  We hope to also do a first and second read of Longfellow's poem about Paul Revere's famous ride.

Hardship in History- Essential Questions:
How does the time period of the hardship impact future decisions and events?
How are hardships in history similar and different?

Word Work-  Students will continue to study List 10: cap, di, semi, sect, vac, and vis, and take their quiz on Friday.  They will also continue to go over vocabulary for our Paul Revere story:  cargo, colonies, revolution, express, oppose, liberty, Patriots, sentries, and taxes.  

Math-  We will be going over various multiplication strategies.

Important Days:

Monday-  Paul Revere Mystery Theater
Tuesday- ELA PARCC Testing Session 1
Thursday-ELA PARCC Testing Session 2

Have a wonderful week!!

A Peek at this Week

A Look at this Week:

Social Studies- Students will be discussing Lesson 8.3, and will be taking cause and effect notes.  They will cover the Boston Massacre, Boston Tea Party, Intolerable Acts, and the First Continental Congress.  They will also begin to write paragraphs looking at each event from both the Patriots' and Loyalists' viewpoints.

Science- Students will be picking an element from the Periodic Table and research some of its properties.  They will also finish taking Cornell notes on Lesson 14.1.    

ELA
Reading and Language Arts- We will finish our close read of "Yankee Doodle."  Then we will read "And Then What Happened Paul Revere."  Eventually we will read Longfellow's poem about Paul Revere's famous ride.

Hardship in History- Essential Questions:
How does the time period of the hardship impact future decisions and events?
How are hardships in history similar and different?

Word Work-  Students will continue to study List 10: cap, di, semi, sect, vac, and vis.  They will also be going over vocabulary for our Paul Revere story:  cargo, colonies, revolution, express, oppose, liberty, Patriots, sentries, and taxes.

Math-  Students will be taking their Math PARCC testing this week.  They will also be playing multiplication and division games.

Important Days:

Monday-  Math PARCC Testing Session 1
Tuesday- Math PARCC Testing Session 2
Wednesday- Early Dismissal
Thursday- Math PARCC Testing Session 3
Friday- Math PARCC Testing Session 4

Have a wonderful week!!

A Peek at Next Week

A Look at this Week:

Social Studies- Students will finish discussing Lesson 7.3 "The French and Indian War."  They will then begin reviewing Chapter 7.

Science- Students will be taking a Chapter 11 Test on Wednesday.  

ELA
Reading and Language Arts- Students will be reading a story called Eight Days, about the earthquake in Haiti.  Students will be working on taking different points of view and perspectives of the different characters in the story.

Word Work-  Students will begin List 9:  biblio, dis, demo, mal, mono, and therm.

Math-  Students will begin Unit 4, "Multiplying and Dividing Whole Numbers and Decimals."  Students will be learning the half-tens, and double/halving strategies to multiply numbers.

Important Days:

Sunday-  Daylight Savings
Tuesday- No School (Election Day)
Thursday- St. Patrick's Day!

Have a wonderful week!!

Happy Valentine's Day

The Valentine's Day Party:

A Look at this Week:

Social Studies- Students will be reviewing and then taking their test on Chapter 6 on Thursday.

Science- We will begin Lesson 11.3 "How Can Weather Patterns Be Observed?"

ELA
Reading and Language Arts- Students will be making inferences while they continue to read about Natural Disasters.  They will also be learning about the present-perfect verb tense, and will be incorporating that tense into their writing.

Word Work-  Students will begin List 8:  dict, metri/meter, poly, sub, tele, and un. 

Math-  Students will be working on conversions.  They will be converting numbers within the metric system, continue to add and subtract decimals, and will continue to round decimals to different place values.

Important Days:

Friday- No School

Monday-  No School- Presidents' Day

Tuesday- Parent/Teacher Conferences
Wednesday- Parent/Teacher Conferences
Thursday- Spring Picture Day

Have a wonderful weekend!!

The Trade Fair