MATH -
MRS. CAMPBELL
5TH GRADERS WILL HAVE A MID-MODULE QUIZ OVER UNIT 2 ON WEDNESDAY. A REVIEW SHEET THAT INCLUDES ALL OF THE STANDARDS COVERED WILL BE ASSIGNED FOR HOMEWORK ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY IT IS DUE ON WEDNESDAY. THERE WILL BE NO SPIRAL REVIEW THIS WEEK.
In Social Studies, students will explore the role of slavery in shaping the economic and social development of the 13 Colonies. Through engaging videos, interactive activities, classroom discussions, and historical readings, students will examine how enslaved Africans were forced to provide labor, particularly on Southern plantations, and how slavery influenced colonial life and trade. Students will also investigate the hardships enslaved people endured, their resilience, and their contributions to American history. These activities will help students develop a deeper understanding of this difficult but important chapter of our nation's past.
In Science, we will continue to practice CERs (claim, evidence, reseaoning) on matter. We also begin our study on Matter in Ecosystems. The Big Idea of this module is to help students understand how matter cycles between the living and nonliving parts of an ecosystem. Students will explore the question, “What causes the remains of this plant to change over time?”. Students will learn how Earth's systems interact, how plants get growth materials mainly from air and water, how food webs trace back to plants and the sun, and how decomposers recycle matter. In our STEM project, we will create sealed bottle terrariums to observe.
Homework:
Read 20 minutes of a book of your choice. Please be sure to bring a book to school every day!
POETRY
Over the next few weeks, our fifth-grade class will be diving into poetry.
In this unit, students will explore Visions in Verse, an anthology of formal and free-verse poems spanning several centuries—from classic authors like William Blake to contemporary writers. Rather than just reading, students will learn to read like poets by analyzing specific literary devices, structure, and imagery.
What Students Will Learn
Poetic Devices: Identifying and understanding tools like metaphors, similes, personification, alliteration, and onomatopoeia.
Structure & Form: Exploring how rhythm, meter, rhyme schemes, and line breaks shape the meaning and feeling of a poem.
Creative Writing: Applying these newly learned techniques by regularly composing, revising, and sharing their own original poems in their Poet's Journal.
How You Can Support at Home
Read Aloud: Poetry is meant to be heard! Encourage your child to read a poem aloud to you, paying attention to the rhythm and natural pauses.
Spot the Imagery: When reading or listening to music together, ask your child if they notice any figurative language, like a simile (comparing two things using like or as) or a metaphor.
Encourage Free Expression: Remind your child that poetry doesn't always have to rhyme. Encourage them to write down sensory descriptions of everyday moments (what they see, hear, or feel) in a notebook.