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We had a great week!  Thank you to the parents who came in to help with our spooky Halloween stories and those who organized, supplied, and hosted our 5th-grade Halloween table and class party.  These are the memories your children will recall for years to come!  November is a busy month with projects, the end of the first trimester, report cards, conferences, and Thanksgiving!  I will send out a sign-up link for the conferences later.  My plan is to have times available the week before Thanksgiving, after school,  and the majority of them on Monday, the 24th.  Wishing you all a wonderful week!

*** Uniforms: I have attached the uniform document here.

What are we up to?

Language Arts

Students are into the routine of the Reading and Writing workshops.  Spelling, vocabulary, and grammar instruction will be incorporated during these times.  We are growing as writers through the analysis and revision of mentor sentences.  We are reviewing parts of speech, types of sentences, and how to write a polished fifth-grade sentence.  Students are learning about sentences in Grammar, Tier 2 words in Vocab, and Greek and Latin roots.  Students wrote a Halloween narrative and shared their stories at our class party.  Next, we work on writing persuasively.  Students are reading self-selected books and Scholastic News to learn about current events and improve their reading comprehension of non-fiction texts.  They are listening to the read-aloud, Because of Mr. Terupt.  We began our first class novel, Wonder!  The students are deeply engaged with this story about Auggie Pullman.  

Math

Unit 3: Whole Numbers - Divide

Much of Unit 3 is also a review of what students learned in 4th grade. They will review division using area models, number bonds, and the partial quotients algorithm. Students will apply their skills to learning problems (word problems without context) and story problems that have a variety of contexts, including perimeter, area, and volume. Students continue working on translating verbal and numeric expressions, understanding the order of operations, and exploring place value in numbers up to the thousands. In order to be successful with this work, students need to be able to:

• know their multiplication and division math facts fluently (hopefully with automaticity)

• divide multi-digit numbers using an area model, number bonds, and partial quotients algorithm

• write numbers in expanded form

• multiply and divide multiples of 10, 100, and 1,000

• know how to find the area and perimeter of a shape

• understand place value up to the 1,000s

• understand the rules of order of operations

 Why are we doing this math?

This unit reinforces the skills from the previous unit, ensuring that students have a strong foundation in conceptual understanding and calculation skills with whole numbers before they can move on to multiplying and dividing fractions and decimals.

Science

Unit 1: Investigate Matter

Big Idea: What do we need to know about matter to use it to solve problems?

Students will identify properties of materials, investigate mixtures and solutions, learn how matter changes when it interacts with other matter, and identify differences between solids, liquids, and gases.

Social Studies

We will learn about the first peoples of North America.  Students will learn about tribes in the many regions of North America and then curate a Native American Exhibit in small groups.  Fifth graders love this project-based learning experience!

Religion

We will participate in a program called Random Acts of Kindness once a week to develop our social-emotional intelligence.  

We are on our second unit, which is how the Church continues Jesus' mission.  We will learn about the Spiritual and Corporal Works of Mercy and choose some to put into action.

❤️Mrs. G

RenWeb: Grades are updated daily. Trimester 1 begins August 27th and ends November 7th. A progress report will be sent in mid-October.

Important Dates:

November 2: Daylight Saving Time Ends

November 7: Trimester Ends and Early Release

November 11: Veterans Day

November 17: Report Cards Emailed

November 24: Thanksgiving Baskets; 5th Grade hosts Mass

November 24/25: Early Release Days and Conferences

November 26-28: Thanksgiving Break!

Homework 

Week of November 2

Students are reading the novel Wonder.  They may need to read at home to finish assigned pages or written work.

Monday: Spelling U10, Math L31, SS Unit 1 Test on Wednesday!

Tuesday: Spelling U10; Math L32, Study for Social Studies

Wednesday: Spelling Menu, Math L33

Thursday: Spelling Menu, Math L34

Students who are unable to complete reading and written assignments during class must make up the work outside of class. Students should study outside of written assignments, such as spelling words, test guides, and French content.

UPCOMING ASSESSMENTS:

Spelling Test Unit 9: October 31

SS Unit 1 Test: November 5