Week of September 16-20th
*5th Grade Curriculum Night is Tuesday, September 17th at 6:30.
A Look at Next Week:
Spelling- Lesson 3
Monday- Pretest
Thursday- Spelling Homework Due
Friday - Spelling test
Social Studies- We will continue with Chapter 4 "Spain Builds and Empire"
We completed the lesson on "The Voyages of Columbus" and what it led to. We will be writing a letter in first person from Christopher Columbus about what he experienced on his voyages. We will then begin Lesson 2.
Lesson 2- Different Worlds Collide-Spanish conquistadors establish new colonies in North America and South America
Lesson 3- Life in New Spain-Spain gaining wealth from the settlement in North America
Reading- Tall Tales - The students will learn how to identify similes and metaphors along with learning how to use context clues as they read. We will also be working on identifying story structure, both exaggerated and realistic. The students will be given a vocabulary list on Monday. They should review these words all week for a vocabulary quiz on Thursday.
Language Arts- On Monday, the student will be taking a preposition quiz. They will need to find the prepositional phrase in the sentence. Also, they should know where the preposition and object of the preposition are in each prepositional phrase. Students should look out for compound objects!
Science- We are completing our section on "Getting Ready for Science." We have been learning about all the tools the scientists use. They will finishing our short lesson and having a quiz on Tuesday. We will then begin our first unit on Energy and Ecosystems. We will look at " How Plants Produce Food".
Math- Chapter 1 - Place Value
-Place Value Through Millions
-Compare and Order Numbers Through Millions
-Represent Decimals
-Place Value Through Thousand
-Compare Decimals
-Order Whole Numbers and Decimals
IMPORTANT DATES
5th GRADE CURRICULUM NIGHT IS TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17TH AT 6:30
EARLY DISMISSAL IS ON FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27
