5th Grade

November 2-6

Bible

What we're learning & doing in class: This week we will be starting our unit on Esther. The unit explores Esther's dual identity as both a Persian queen and a Jewish woman, the dynamics of power and vulnerability in the Persian court, and the theology of God's hidden providence (God is never named in the book, yet his fingerprints are everywhere). The unit's pastoral challenge is clear: Esther had to decide whether to use her position for others at personal risk.

Assignments/Assessment:

Bible memory due next Wednesday (Nov. 11)

Math

Learning Targets: We will be discussing how to use decimal numbers in bar graphs, reviewing and then taking a test.

Homework: due the next day

- Monday: Rev. pack pg. 2
- Tuesday: Rev. pack pg. 4 - must underline and circle for rounding
- Thursday: practice to prepare for the test

Assessment: Friday

Science

Learning Targets: This week we will be looking at different careers in the Science's. We will be doing a little research on some of these careers and putting together a short presentation on them for the class.

Assessment:

Social Studies

Learning Targets: This week we will learn about the 13 colonies. What made them all unique?

Project: Colony Group Project due Thursday

Language Arts

Reading/Writing: This week, we will continue our unit on Informational Writing. Students will read an informational picture book on Matthew Henson, identify a key character trait, and support this character trait with evidence from the text. We will be focusing on following the writing process (outlining, drafting, revising, editing) and organizing our main ideas and details into logical paragraphs.

Homework:

None unless class work is unfinished

Assessment:

Evidence Collecting worksheet (in class)
Graphic Organizer (in class)

Band/Music

Band: Full band on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday this week. We will continue diving into the music that we will play for our first concert! Band Checkup Due on Monday.

Tuesday Power Hour: 1st wave - Percussion; 2nd wave - Brass

Specials

Updates and assessments in Spanish, physical education, and art will be listed here. If it is empty, there are none.

Spanish:

Physical Education:

Art:

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