5th Grade
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February 22nd, 2024
5th Grade News
Dear families,
5th graders did a great job during the Rising DALE event! Please remember we have Student-Led Conferences next Wednesday/Thursday. SLC will be held in person and the sign-up was emailed last Friday. We hope to see you all here!
Weekly Learning Goals & Tasks
English Literacy
Learning Goal
Research and annotate to build arguments supported by reasons and evidence to present during their second debate.
What readers & writers are doing at school...
Readers will continue researching and annotating to build arguments supported by reasons and evidence. They will get ready for their second debate.
What readers & writers could be doing at home...
Spanish Literacy
Learning Goal
Leer artículos para iniciar texto de escritura de opinión argumentativa para debatir. Tomar notas para crear la lluvia de ideas y escribir el bosquejo del ensayo.
What readers & writers are doing at school...
Los escritores harán lectura previa sobre el contexto de los tema. Hacer la lluvia de ideas en el cuaderno con su opinión y sus razones. Tomar notas de la información que sea necesaria para soportar sus ideas. Escribir cada parte de su escrito con argumentos y evidencias y por qué es importante.
What readers & writers could be doing at home...
Mathematics
Learning Goal
Multiplying Fractions with the Area Model
What mathematicians are doing at school...
Mathematicians will take a checkpoint, and investigate perimeter using geoboards. They will build rectangles with fractional side lengths on their geoboards and then find the area of those rectangles. They will end the week by writing equations that show the dimensions and area of the rectangles to show the relationship between the numbers being multiplied and their product.
What mathematicians could be doing at home...
Science or Social Studies
Learning Goal
Gravity Project Presentation
What tigers are doing at school..
Students enjoyed their final process by experience their first DALE debate. On the other hand students will be preparing themselves to present First and Second graders their Gravity Project.
What tigers could be doing at home...
Scientists can practice at home their presentation.
Social Emotional Learning Program
Learning Goal
We will learn to be aware of Communication Bloopers so we can catch and stop ourselves when “blooping.” We want to avoid using Communication Bloopers so that we have better conversations and work more successfully with others.
What friends and learners are doing at school..
Identify how I need to change my communication to fit the needs of the environment.
Pay attention to my environment so that I can communicate respectfully.
Show others that I care about them and their thoughts by using Communication Boosters and avoiding Bloopers.
What friends and learners could be practicing at home...
How do you determine which are the best Communication Boosters to use in an environment?
How do you think you might be able to “bloop” less and “boost” more in the environments you’re in most often?
CONNECT
Upcoming Events:
Feb. 23
No School
Feb. 28
Student-Led Conferences
No School
Mar. 1
80th Anniversary
Fun Fair
Mar. 4
Grades
Sent Home
Reminder
1. SLC Sign-Ups (please check your inbox)
Special Announcements
February - Calendar
Swimming
Big Questions Day
Meet the Team
Mrs. Dana
Ramos
Ramos
5A
Mr. Alexander Mercado
5B
Mrs. Ashly Chávez
5B
Mrs. Jenny Harding
5C
Mrs. América Ortega
Fifth Grade
Spanish Lead
Angel Delgado
5th Grade Paraprofessional
Mrs. Estefania Narváez
Fifth Grade
Inclusion Lead