A Peek at Next Week

A Look at Next Week:

Science- We will begin discussing and taking cornell notes on Lesson 14.2, "What are Physical Properties and Changes?"  

ELA
Reading- We will continue to learn our classroom routines and expectations, as well as writing discussion questions, and annotating texts during close-reads. We will begin Unit 1 "Overcoming Challenges" on Wednesday.  Students will also review figurative language, they will be working with similes and metaphors. 
Language Arts- We will continue to build our writing stamina in our Writer's Notebook.  We will also introduce our unit on narrative writing.  

Word Work- Students will take their first Word Work Unit 1 assessment on  Wednesday.  The Unit 1 words are in students' Reading notebooks and in their Google Classroom.
Unit 1 word parts are:  aqua, bio, man, phon, pre, and uni.

Math-  Students will take a Shape Classification Checkpoint (Unit 6, Module 2 open-note quiz) on Tuesday.  They will then begin Unit 6, Module 3, "Volume."  

Important Days:
Tuesday-  Magazine Turn-in Day
Thursday-  Magazine Turn-in Day


Have a wonderful weekend!!!

A Peek at This Week

A Look at This Week:

Science- We will finish discussing Lesson 14.1 "What is the structure of Matter?"  Students will take a 14.1 open-note quiz on Wednesday.  

ELA
Reading- We will continue to learn our classroom routines and expectations, as well as writing discussion questions, and annotating texts during close-reads. 
Language Arts- We will continue to build our writing stamina in our Writer's Notebook.  

Word Work- We will continue to study our first Word Work unit and station expectations.

Math-  We will continue to study Unit 6, Module 1,  "Graphing Ordered Pairs" and take our first checkpoint, or open-note quiz, on Tuesday.  We will then begin Unit 6, Module 2, "Classifying Polygons."

Important Days:
Monday- Magazine Drive Kick-off

Have a wonderful week!!!

Welcome Back!

Welcome to a new school year!  I hope everyone is finally settling in.  Thank you to all that came out for Curriculum Night, it was great to see everyone.  

A Look at Next Week:

Science- We will begin Chapter 14 "Properties of Matter."  We will be working on taking Cornell Notes while we read Lesson 14.1 "What is the structure of Matter?"  Students will be learning about atoms, molecules, elements and the periodic table.  

ELA
Reading- We will continue to learn our classroom routines and expectations, as well as working on inferencing, and differentiating between the main idea and a summary. 
Language Arts- We will continue to build our writing stamina in our Writer's Notebook.  

Word Work- We will introduce our first word work unit and station expectations.

Math-  We will begin Unit 6, Module 1:  "Graphing Ordered Pairs."  We will be discovering, describing and graphing different patterns.

Important Days:
Monday- No School, Labor Day

Have a wonderful weekend!!!

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!!