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March 6th, 2026

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Dear 5th Grade Families,

Our 5th graders have been actively collecting evidence to support their arguments during Writing lessons. We are proud of their dedication and perseverance throughout the writing process!

In Math, students have been working on multiplying fractions by fractions. They began by investigating the perimeter of squares, then moved on to finding the area of rectangles with fractional side lengths, and are now applying their understanding to solve multi-step story problems.

We encourage students to continue strengthening their math and reading skills at home through regular practice on IXL.

We are also excited to share that Healthy Habits Day (formerly known as Field Day) will take place on March 10th. Please make sure your child brings an extra or larger snack for this day. You are welcome to attend and participate alongside your child. Please wear comfortable, flexible clothing. Parents will enter through Gate 8 at 7:30 a.m.

Additionally, our 5th graders will have a field trip next Thursday, March 12th. They will be visiting Reserva Silvestre Privada Concepción de María. Students took the permission slip home last Wednesday. Please make sure to return the signed permission slip no later than Thursday, March 12th.

Thank you for your continued support. We look forward to these special events with our students!

Weekly Learning Goals & Tasks

English Literacy

Learning Goal

Writers will strengthen and publish a well-supported argument by incorporating specific evidence, engaging in continued research, considering multiple perspectives, and strategically planning for effective communication with their intended audience.

What readers & writers are doing at school...

Writers will revisit their arguments, incorporating more specific evidence such as statistics, relevant names and dates, and direct quotations.

They will publish their first argument and present it to the intended audience.

They will engage in additional text-based research on the whole-class topic and examine a new perspective.

What readers & writers could be doing at home...

Writers may continue researching their chosen topics, take notes, or print and annotate articles that support their viewpoints.

Spanish Literacy

Learning Goal

Identificar y analizar los cambios en los personajes para comparar sus emociones o estados de ánimo dentro del contexto de la historia y cómo actúan en diferentes lugares y situaciones.

Aplicar los tiempos verbales del modo indicativo en la redacción de oraciones simples y compuestas.

What readers & writers are doing at school...

Los lectores leerán su libro de ficción realista:

* Se imaginarán los detalles de las escenas más importantes de la historia.

* Observarán atentamente los cambios emocionales del personaje principal o de personajes secundarios.

* Interpretarán la causa que ocasionó estos cambios.

* Describirán cómo el personaje actúa en unn lugar y cómo actúa en otro y explicarán las razones de por qué actúa de esta manera.

* Aprenderán los tiempos verbales del modo indicativo: pasado, presente, futuro.

* Responderán a la lectura aplicando los tiempos verbales en sus oraciones simples y/o compuestas.

What readers & writers could be doing at home...

La tarea será asignada el jueves 19 de marzo y será entregasa el miércoles 25.

Mathematics

Learning Goal

Multiply a fraction by a fraction

What mathematicians are doing at school...

Mathematicians will continue multiplying a fraction by a fraction. They will review how to represent a problem situation by writing an equation that shows two fractions and their product. Mathematicians will also solve story problems that involve multiplying fractions that will be featured in a math forum by the end of the week.

What mathematicians could be doing at home...

See Google Classroom

Science or Social Studies

Learning Goal

Students are comparing independence movements and their importance.

What tigers are doing at school..

This week, students will have the opportunity to explore the French Revolution and the American Revolution through an exciting VR experience! Using Class VR, they will dive into interactive activities that bring history to life and help them better understand these important independence movements and why they mattered

What tigers could be doing at home...

Social Emotional Learning Program

Learning Goal

We will practice choosing communication strategies that allow us to work collaboratively towards a common goal.

What friends and learners are doing at school..

Use Communication Boosters and avoid Communication Bloopers to make collaboration easier, more fun, and more productive.

Collaborate to think of new ideas, accomplish goals, and do things I can’t do alone.

Use Communication Boosters to plan, organize, and execute a collaborative task.

What friends and learners could be practicing at home...

Think about what Booster you use the least. What can you do to improve your use of that Booster? Think about what Blooper you use the most. What can you do to reduce your use of that Blooper?