5th Grade
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Novmeber 17th, 2023
5th Grade News
Dear 5th-grade families,
We have an exciting upcoming week ahead of us! We're having our Gratitude Feast on Tuesday, November 21st (please make sure you complete this form if your child is NOT participating). We are thrilled to go on our first field trip of the year on Wednesday, November 22. Please make sure you send the permission slip signed by Tuesday, Nov. 21st. Last but not least, remember there's no school on Thursday and Friday due to Thanksgiving Holidays. We are thankful for your constant support!
Weekly Learning Goals & Tasks
English Literacy
Learning Goal
Summarize complext texts by analyzing the main idea.
What readers & writers are doing at school...
Readers will learn that you can summarize complex texts, drawing on previous learning about the main idea to lift the levels of summaries.
What readers & writers could be doing at home...
Spanish Literacy
Learning Goal
Redactar, revisar y editar capíutlos del libro informativo. Desarrollar cada capítulo con información general y específica.
What readers & writers are doing at school...
Los escritores pensarán, dictarán y escribirán en sus hojas de escritura la información sobre el tema de cada capíto del libro informantivo. Desarrollarán cada capítulo con una breve introducción general y desarrollarán los dos subtemas en cada apartado. Revisarán agregando información específica y editarán con la revisión de la ortografía, la puntuación y el uso de mayúsculas
What readers & writers could be doing at home...
Investigar, a través de la lectura, información específica sobre el tema de sus capítulos y subtemas. Tomarán apuntes de la información que entendieron y con sus propias palabras en sus cuadernos.
Mathematics
Learning Goal
Subtract decimals using the constant difference strategy
What mathematicians are doing at school...
Mathematicians will complete a problem string involving the "constant difference" strategy
What mathematicians could be doing at home...
Science or Social Studies
Learning Goal
Understand why countries declare independence.
What tigers are doing at school..
- Rewrite in one's own words, some of the arguments made in the Declaration on Independence
- Compare and contrast independence movements in a few countries throughout the western hemisphere.
What tigers could be doing at home...
- Dialogue with household members about learning and make connections with prior knowledge or current events.
Social Emotional Learning Program
Learning Goal
Friends and learners will use calming strategies so we can Stop, Think, and Cool Off from our strong emotions.
What friends and learners are doing at school..
Identify emotions—strong or mild, pleasant or unpleasant—that come automatically after a situation.
Identify things in my environment that influence my emotions, thoughts, and actions.
Practice emotional regulation strategies to become calm when I have strong emotions.
What friends and learners could be practicing at home...
Think about a situation you have experienced with a strong emotion. How did you use the Stop, Think, and Cool Off! strategy or how could you have used a relaxation method in that situation?
CONNECT
Upcoming Events:
Nov. 21
Gratitude
Feast
Dec. 1
Feedback Folders
Sent Home
Dec. 8
No School
Purisima Holiday
Dec. 15
Last Day
of School
Reminders
Monday, Nov. 20th--Big Question Day
Tuesday, November 21st--Gratitude Feast (complete this form only if your child is NOT attending the feast)
Wednesday, November 22nd--Field Trip
Thursday/Friday November 23-24--Thanksgiving Holidays
Special Announcements
Join us to celebrate our tigers' talents on November 29th at 7:00 p.m. in Teatro El Gato.
Tickets are now available, secure your seats promptly and guarantee that you won't miss out on witnessing incredible talent!
November - 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