Grade 5 ELA

THIS WEEK'S SCHEDULE:

• Monday (12/15): 

• Tuesday (12/16): 

• Wednesday (12/17): 

• Thursday (12/18): Unit 6 Vocabulary Cards - DUE, Unit 6 Vocabulary Test

• Friday (12/19): NO CLASS - HOMEROOM CHRISTMAS PARTIES!

If anything above changes, it will be communicated to students in-class. I will also update my website regularly.

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS:

• THIS WEEK'S HOMEWORK:

  • Independent Reading - 20 minutes every night

  • Unit 6 Vocabulary Cards- due Thursday (12/18)

  • During the week, there may be a page from an ELA Workbook (grammar, vocabulary, handwriting) that I will assign. Students should be writing this down in their planner when I tell them!

• THIS WEEK'S ASSESSMENTS

  • Vocabulary Test - Thursday, December 18th

• Comprehension Focus + Oral Language Focus: Number the Stars (class novel)

  • How do Comprehension Checks work?: Students will be quizzed on each chapter of our class novel.

    • Typically, there will be two parts to the quiz.

      • The first part will ask students, through multiple choice questions, to identify different characters, settings, and key events. The first part will be closed-book.

      • The second part will ask students, through short-answer responses, to identify and recall specific details throughout the specified chapter. The second part will be open-book.

• Writing Focus: Personal Narratives, The Writing Process (Prewriting, Drafting, Revising, Editing, Publishing)

• Grammar Focus: N/A (will resume after the Christmas Break)

Spelling and Vocabulary Routine

In 4th and 5th grade, we use the same words for our spelling and vocabulary list. We study 12 words every two weeks. After we introduce the words on a Monday, and then there is a spelling test on the Friday of that week. Then, we work with the words again for another week and take a vocabulary test the following Friday.

Last week (12/8/25 - 12/2/25), we began Unit 6, with a focus on spelling.

This week (12/15/25 - 12/19/25), we will continue Unit 6, with a focus on vocabulary.

UNIT 6 WORDS: accomplish, apparent, capacity, civilian, conceal, duplicate, keen, provoke, spurt, undoing, vast, withdraw

Here is the expected schedule of upcoming tests:

• Friday, December 12th: Unit 6 Spelling Test

• Thursday, December 18th: Unit 6 Vocabulary Test (due to Class Christmas Party on 12/19)

This is the Vocabulary Words Student Schedule that our class will be following!

Students may use the Vocabulary Flashcards Helping Guide to help them create their flashcards for each unit.

Each week, for homework, students are asked to read for a certain amount of time each day.

Students should be reading books that are appropriate for their reading level. If students need assistance choosing the right books for them, of if they'd like me to hand-pick books for them, they may always ask me!

4th Grade ELA - 15 minutes each night

5th Grade ELA - 20 minutes each night

Grammar - www.grammarworkshop.com

Vocabulary - www.vocabularyworkshop.com

Spelling - https://www.spellingtraining.com/ 

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