5th Grade

November 9-13

Friday Nov. 13- 1/2 Day and end of Trimester

Bible

What we're learning & doing in class: This week we will be wrapping up 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 on Wednesday

Esther quiz due on Wednesday

Math

Learning Targets: We will be discussing how to multiply and divide fractions.

Homework: due the next day

- Monday: none
- Tuesday:
- Thursday:

Assessment: none

Science

Learning Targets: This week we will be starting our new unit on the earth and sun. We will be looking at what is the relationship between the position of the Sun and length and direction of shadows? What causes day and night?

Assessment:

Social Studies

Learning Targets: This week we will learn about slavery in the Americas. What was the slave trade? How did it affect the lives of Africans?

Project:

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:

Finish up rough draft on Matthew Henson (due Tuesday)

Assessment:

Typed up draft of Matthew Henson (due Friday)

Band/Music

Band: Full band on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday this week. Band Checkups this week will be worth 10 extra credit points to make up for any band checkups that weren't turned in this trimester!

Tuesday Power Hour: 1st wave - Clarinets; 2nd wave - Saxophones

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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