Week of 3/3 - 3/6

Important Reminder:

• We will send home graded/completed work on Wednesdays. There will be a sheet for you to sign weekly showing that you have seen (and removed) all of their work. Forms from the office will also be included. Students have labeled the front pocket in their binder "Take Home".

Language Arts- Mrs. Phelps

Just a quick note that I will be out on Wednesday and Thursday this week. There will be no homework, however, students will be given class time to work on their writing on Monday and Tuesday when I am there. I want all students to have a completed rough draft by Friday. Many students have already written their rough drafts and may begin typing their next draft, however, the typed version is not expected this week. Ask your child about their progress on their persuasive essay!

Skills we are developing this week include:

Reading:

• Students will practice and perform  Don Quixote readers theatre scripts and at the end of the week, act out their skits for one another. This a great way to work on fluency (and also make reading fun)! 

Writing:

• drafting a persuasive essay to convince a reader that Don Quixote's good intentions do OR do not justify his actions

• using transitional words when introducing examples and in concluding statements

Grammar:

• create sentences using words and phrases to compare and contrast (did not get to this last week)

• review past skills: subject-verb agreement and commas in series

Morphology:

• determining meaning of a word using context and morphology for common morphemes (il-, ir-, inter-, -ness, and tract)

Homework: No homework

Math: Mrs. Bennett

5th Grade – Blue Group:

 In math, students are learning how to rewrite pairs of fractions with a common denominator. We are practicing how to find the Least Common Multiple (LCM) of the denominators so we can determine the smallest shared denominator to use. Once we identify the LCM, students use their knowledge of equivalent fractions to rewrite each fraction without changing its value. This helps prepare them for adding and subtracting fractions with unlike denominators. Our focus is on understanding how and why the fractions remain equal as we multiply the numerator and denominator by the same number, or 1 whole, building strong conceptual understanding rather than simply following steps.
 

5th Grade – Yellow Group:

Students are learning how to solve one-step equations to find the value of an unknown variable. We are focusing on understanding the equal sign as a balancing scale—whatever we do to one side, we must do to the other to keep it balanced. To solve an equation, students work to isolate the variable so they can determine what one of the unknowns is worth. We are practicing using the opposite operation (inverse operation) to “undo” what is happening to the variable. To build real-world connections, students are solving word problems and writing equations that match each scenario. They are also learning to recognize different symbols for multiplication, such as a dot or writing a number next to parentheses, and to represent division using fraction notation. Our goal is for students to understand not just how to solve equations, but why each step works.

Homework: 2/23 - 2/27

• SS #57

• SS #58

• Worksheet that aligns with what we are learning in class 

*All due Friday*

Social Studies: Mrs. Crush

Students will continue researching a topic related to Social Studies and preparing a Google Slides presentation. This is a collaborative project with Social Studies and Technology. Students will present to their classmates at the end of the project. 

Religion: Mrs. Crush

For Religion, we will continue Ch.11 "God Gives Us Power and Strength" in our Word of Life workbook. In this chapter, students will:

• learn that the Holy Spirit gives us strength and power to be His witnesses.

• learn the matter, form, and ordinary minister of the Sacrament of Confirmation. 

• begin to know how, in the Old Testament, God prepared signs and actions to be used in the Sacrament of Confirmation.

• learn that bishops have been the ordinary ministers of Confirmation in the Latin Rite since the time of the Apostles.

Words to Know: Confirmation, gifts of the Holy Spirit, laying on of hands, witness

Important Announcements:

• Ch. 11 God Gives Us Power and Strength Test will be on Tuesday, March 10.

• 3rd Trimester Service Hours and Reflections: Each student is asked to complete two service hours per trimester. Their 3rd Trimester Service Hours and Reflections are due Wednesday, May 13. This will be completed on Google Classroom. Optional: complete log on paper.

Science: Mrs. Jackel

5th Grade Google Site Link