5th Grade
Home Base
September 8th, 2023
5th Grade News
Dear 5th-grade Families,
It was so wonderful to see you at our Tiger Experience. Next week is a short week! Monday, September 11th is a half-day, and dismissal will be at 12:30 noon. Please make sure your child is picked up from school on time since teachers will be engaged in a workshop shortly after dismissal. We will also have a few different activities to recognize Nicaraguan and Central American Independence Days. Students may wear blue and white or come in traditional Nicaraguan dress and they are also encouraged to bring a traditional Nicaraguan snack for themselves to enjoy during snack time. School will resume on Monday, September 18th, and our 5C students will start swimming that day. We will also have Big Questions Day on the 19th. We have upcoming weeks of amazing learning happening, but for now, enjoy the holidays!
Weekly Learning Goals & Tasks
English Literacy
Learning Goal
Flash-draft to capture experiences on the page. Revise narratives by bringing out the story structure
What readers & writers are doing at school...
Writers will flash draft their personal narratives to capture their ideas and experiences on the page. They will revise their narratives by thinking about
What readers & writers could be doing at home...
Spanish Literacy
Learning Goal
Reflexionar sobre la celebración de las Fiestas Patrias mediante la oservación de las festividades en secundaria. Prepararse para una poderosa vida de lectura exitosa.
What readers & writers are doing at school...
Los lectores trabajarán en analizar y reflexionar el origen de las celebración del 14 y 15 de septiembre. Escribir un breve ensayo explicativo de cómo de festejó en la escuela secundaria. Como lectores, aplicarán las estrategias para seguir leyendo, hacer resúmenes basados en la historia, conocer al personaje como a un amigo. Evaluar el trabajo para seguir leyendo.
What readers & writers could be doing at home...
Conexión: Escribir resúmenes en casa.
Mathematics
Learning Goal
Mathematicians will continue reviewing the connection between multiplication and division, looking specifically at how the area model can be used to show and solve combinations in which 2- and 3- digit numbers are divided by 1- and 2- digit numbers. They will also explore fractions on a clock, another model that helps deepen understanding of fractions, equivalence, and addition and subtraction of fractions.
What mathematicians are doing at school...
Mathematicians will be dividing 3-digit whole numbers by 2-digit whole numbers using strategies based on place value, the properties of operations, or the relationship between multiplication and division. They will also use area models to explain strategies for dividing multi-digit whole numbers. Mathematicians will complete Unit 1 Post-Assessment on Thursday, September 21st. We will review after the holidays but they may start reviewing at home!
What mathematicians could be doing at home...
Science or Social Studies
Learning Goal
Compare rights vs responsibilities
What tigers are doing at school..
Using information gathered from authentic sources, social scientists will create graphic organizers, posters, or infographics comparing rights and responsibilities of citizens. Thereafter, they will apply their analyses on the issues around social media posting.
What tigers could be doing at home...
Social scientists can have a dialogue with household members about their journal entries around rights, responsibilities, free speech and social media.
Social Emotional Learning Program
Learning Goal
Discuss with students that there are things they do and do not know about their classmates and that finding these things is how we discover what we have in common with each other and what can do together—even when we seem very different.
What friends and learners are doing at school..
Play a Commonalities Game Board for each buddy pair and discuss the following questions
What did you learn about your buddy? Did you have anything surprising in common?
What friends and learners could be practicing at home...
Reflect on Which you remember most, your matches or your non-matches?
Why do we sometimes assume we don’t have things in common with each other?
CONNECT
Upcoming Events
Sept. 11
Early Dismissal for Pathways/Kindergarten Students and their siblings Gate 1
(11:30 PM)
Sept. 11
Early Dismissal for Students Grades 1-5 regular gates
(12:30 PM)
Sept. 12-15
Fiestas Patrias
Holidays
Sep. 22
Feedback Folders
Sent Home
Reminders
Sept. 11----Early Dismissal for Students (12:30pm)
Monday, September 11th: Early dismissal day - Students can wear traditional Nicaraguan clothing. Pack themselves a traditional Nicaraguan food for lunch.
Sept. 12-17----Fiestas Patrias
Sept. 18----School resumes
Sept. 18----5C starts Swimming Class
Sept. 19----Big Question Day
September - Calendar
Swimming
Big Questions Day
Meet the Team
Mrs. Dana
Ramos
Ramos
5A
Mrs. Rita Khoun
5B
Mrs. Jenny Harding
5C
Mrs. América Ortega
Fifth Grade
Spanish Lead
Angel Delgado
5th Grade Paraprofessional
Mrs. Estefania Narváez
Fifth Grade
Inclusion Lead