Quarter 1 Week 6

Don't forget that Picture Day is this Thursday!
Also, there is math tutoring being offered on Monday (3:05-3:40), Wednesday (2:05-2:45), and Thursdays (3:05-3:25) by each of the teachers.

This week in 5th:

Language Arts:
It’s back to grammar this week as we introduce our next part of speech, pronouns.  We will also be reviewing collective nouns and the simple subject and simple predicate.  In literature we will learn how authors use different methods of characterization to help the reader understand characters in the story.  Our new poem, “A Bird Came Down the Walk,” by Emily Dickinson was introduced last week and students should begin memorizing it.  I was very impressed with all of our recitations last week!

Math:

Our focus this week will be understanding different types of bar models and how to use those models as a way to help us solve word problems.  We will also be reviewing how to use different mental math strategies.  

Science:

We are starting the chemistry unit this week. We will be reading The Mystery of the Periodic Table and taking notes throughout. Furthermore, we will explore the relationship between acids and bases. In tandem with these studies, the 5th grade class will be working towards a science fair. Each should be conducting an experiment over the next four weeks at home and recording their progress in the project packet. Please contact Ms. Stapleton with any questions.

History:

This week in history, we will be reviewing for and taking our unit test on World Lakes (Tuesday). We will set up our notebooks for our new unit on Ancient Meso-American Civilizations and begin studying the Maya. Students will have the opportunity to journal from the perspective of a Mayan person.