“SUCCESS IS THE SUM OF SMALL EFFORTS REPEATED DAY IN & DAY OUT"
~ ROBERT COLLIER
“SUCCESS IS THE SUM OF SMALL EFFORTS REPEATED DAY IN & DAY OUT"
~ ROBERT COLLIER
MATH -MRS. CAMPBELL
Week of 10/5/26 - 10/9/26
5TH GRADERS WILL BE MULTIPLYING MULTI-DIGIT NUMBERS USING MENTAL MATH, DISTRIBUTIVE PROPERTY, AREA MODEL, AND THE STANDARD ALGORITHM. STARTING THIS WEEK STUDENTS WILL BE TAKING A WEEKLY TIMED TEST COVERING MULTIPLICATION & DIVISION FACTS.
HOMEWORK WILL INCLUDE A SPIRAL REVIEW IN ADDITION TO THE REGULAR HOMEWORK.
Week of 10/12/26 - 10/15/26
In Social Studies, students will continue working on examining mystery artifacts and use evidence to make inferences about what the artifacts were made of, how they may have been used, and what they can reveal about the people and civilizations that created them. Students will also finish exploring the lives of influential philanthropists and discover how they use their time, talents, and resources to make a positive difference in the world. Through research and discussion, students will examine the causes these individuals support, the impact of their contributions, and how acts of generosity and service can create meaningful change in communities and beyond.
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Week of 10/5/26 - 10/9/26
This week in science class students will explore physical and chemical changes by cooking and experimenting with pancakes. Students will observe how mixing ingredients creates physical changes and how applying heat triggers chemical reactions (like producing carbon dioxide bubbles from baking powder) to turn liquid batter into a solid treat. Students will test recipes, measure ingredients and observe states of matter.
Week of 10/12/26 - 10/15/26
Reading:
This week in ELA, students will kick off Amplify's Unit 2 - Early Civilizations. They will describe key components of a civilization and identify present-day regions in the Americas as the location of three ancient civilizations. Finally, students will compare, and contrast these key geographical features.
Students will complete Activity Page 1.1, 1.3
Writing:
Students will compose sentences from notes and construct a paragraph describing the geographical features. This writing will be used in each students' Codex Project.
Homework:
Read 20 minutes of a book of your choice. Please be sure to bring a book to school every day!
Week of 10/12/26 - 10/15/26
Language Usuage:
Students will practice identifying the subject and predicate in sentences, as well as recognizing and correcting run-on sentences. These activities will help students strengthen their grammar skills and improve their ability to write clear, complete, and grammatically correct sentences.