Questions/discussions to have at home: (updated 02/02/26)
Does air have weight and take up space? How do you know?
What is 0.345 + 0.7 ?
What did you do in music this week?
Tell me about the fantasy book your group is reading
Tell me about Knucklehead.
What we are currently studying in 5S (Updated January 16)
Math- Unit 6- Between 0 and 1 - Rational Numbers 2 (Addition and Subtraction) Adding, subtracting, and ordering decimals to the thousandths place.
Science- Modeling Matter - Exploring the natures of solids, liquids, and gases.
Reading- Unit 3 Argument and Advocacy -students to read informational texts to analyze a variety of arguments, and then work in a research group to study a debatable issue.
Writing- Unit 3-Argument Essay- writing essays focused on building a powerful argument using evidence to persuade readers to action
SEL-Second Step- Unit 2- Emotion Management- Students learn how to identify emotions in themselves and apply strategies to manage their emotions.The goals of this unit include students being able to:
Describe a recurring situation in which they typically feel a strong emotion
Recognize what they can and cannot change about recurring situations in which they typically feel strong emotions
Describe changes they will make to manage strong emotions the next time the situation occurs