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Happy Easter!  We have two weeks before Spring Break.  We will be busy learning about a historical figure as we prepare for the Wax Museum, writing poetry, learning to divide decimals, and studying the events that led to the Revolutionary War.  In Science, we will continue learning about stars, and in May, we will begin our ecosystems unit.  

Below, you can read about what we are learning about.  Have a great 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 analyzing and revising mentor sentences.  We are reviewing parts of speech and learning how to write a polished fifth-grade sentence.  Students are learning about verbs in Grammar, Tier 2 words in Vocab, and Greek and Latin roots.   Currently, we are studying poetry.  Students will learn about poetic elements and figurative language, and select a poem to memorize!  We will write a variety of poems and then create a poetry book!

 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, The  Boy Who Harnessed the Wind. Students will choose a historical figure to read about as we study biographies.

Math

UNIT 10: DIVIDE AND COMPARE DECIMALS

Prerequisite Number Concepts & Strategies That Students Will Need For This Unit:

Unit 10 moves on to dividing decimals and comparing the value of decimal digits, both additively and multiplicatively. In order to do this work successfully, students should be able to:

• write decimal fractions up to the thousandths

• use Base 10 notation to write decimal numbers up to the thousandths

• add and subtract fractions

• multiply and divide fractions

• multiply decimals

• compare whole numbers additively and multiplicatively

• compare fractions additively and multiplicatively

Why are we doing this math?

Students progress from using the area model to number bonds to the partial quotients algorithm as they transition from whole-number multiplication and division to decimal division. These models and strategies lay the groundwork for students to do challenging decimal calculations with abstract equations and mental math.

Science

Unit 4: Earth's Patterns and Movements

We finished Unit 1 on Matter and are going to Unit 4.  We will save Units 2 and 3 for the Spring!

Big Idea:

5-ESS1-1: Support an argument that differences in the apparent brightness of the sun compared to other stars is due to their relative distance from Earth.

5-ESS1-2: Represent data in graphical displays to reveal patterns of daily changes in length and direction of shadows, day and night, and the seasonal appearance of some stars in the night sky.

5-PS2-1: Support an argument that the gravitational pull exerted by Earth is directed down. 

Students will learn about the role of gravity, Earth's motion and its place in space, and stars and their patterns. 

Social Studies

We will learn about the events that led to the American Revolution.  Students will reenact the Stamp Act and investigate the Boston Massacre crime scene.

Religion

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

We are learning about the Eucharist.  Students will learn that it is a meal, a memorial, and a sacrifice.  

❤️Mrs. G

RenWeb: Grades are updated daily. Trimester 3 began on March 2nd and ends on June 5th.  A progress report will be sent in April and again in May.

March 29-April 5: Holy Week

April 2: Holy Thursday--Early Release

April 3: Good Friday--No School 

April 5: Happy Easter!

April 6: Poem Declamation Week

April 8: Wax Museum Project Announcement

Homework 

Week of April 6

Students should be working on memorizing a poem.

Monday: Spelling U29, Math L108, SSU4L1

Tuesday: Spelling U29, Math L109

Wednesday: Spelling Menu, Math L110

Thursday: Spelling Menu, Math L111

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

UPCOMING ASSESSMENTS:

April 10: Spelling Test

April 10: Math Quiz