Welcome to 5th Grade:
Miss Bracco
"Diving into Learning"
IMPORTANT DATES madision.bracco@tvcs.org
10/31 Holiday Picture Day 9:40am
Week at a Glance
Below are the weekly happenings for Week 10 of school (10/14-10/18).
Math: Multiplying Multi-digit numbers
Science: Nature of Science (conduct labs in class)
ELA: Perspective and Point of View, Central Idea, Relevant Details, Summary, and Context Clues; grammar practice (subordinating and coordinating conjunctions and prepositions),
Writing- Introduction and conclusion
Social Studies: Native North American Tribes, Use ELA Text Structures to Compare/Contrast, Cause/Effect, Problem/Solution, Chronology and apply to the Tribe that you chose.
START DBQ: Early Jamestown: Why did so many colonists die?
Important Dates
10/14 Read 20 minutes, Write 14 Word App 2.3 words 3 times each (1 Cursive and 2 print the cursive can be found in the ELA Google Classroom week 10 work) Math HW, Science study vocabulary words
10/15 Read 20 minutes, write 4 sentences using the Word study words, Math HW
10/16 Read 20 minutes, write the science vocabulary words flash cards (glacier, aquifer, reservoir, groundwater) Math HW
10/17 Read 20 minutes, write Elkonin Boxes for the 14 Word App words (Elkonin boxes can be found in the ELA Google classroom week 10) Math HW
10/18 Native American Project (Slide Show due and presentations due) Math Morning Quiz, Facts Test, Word App 2.3 Test, and Grammar 2.1 Test
Reminders:
Citizenship and the Core Value section of student's report cards are tracked using the following criteria. Citizenship is tracked each month and is awarded at the end of each month to those who show exemplary behavior in each of these four sections. We feel that with these guidelines students are able to help us create the best possible learning environment for all.
We thank you for your active participation in your student's education and look forward to a great year together!
ELA
This week we will continue with text structures but also work on Central Idea, relevant details to be able to write or determine what should be included in a summary.
Writing:
We will be working on RACES: how to answer a short answer question
R-restate the prompt (question as a statement)
A-Answer the question
C-Cite Evidence to support your answer
E-Explain what evidence means to you or reminds you of
S-Sum it up
We will also be working on prompts and using them to write introductions and conclusions.
Each week your student will be responsible for Word Application words. These words are used for spelling patterns and vocabulary acquisition. This will also be part of their weekly homework.
Word Application Week 10:
Word App 2.3: Inflectional Endings: -ing and -ed
Science Vocabulary as part of Word Application: Water Cycle; evaporation; condensation; precipitation.
Daily Schedules can be found at the front of your student's agenda.
We encourage students to bring a water bottle daily. Water is the only drink allowed in the classroom.
We will also allow a working snack. Please do not send candy/sweets as a snack.
40 Book Challenge
Dear Parents,
We have started our 40 Book Challenge! I am challenging your child to read 40 books by the end of the school year. I know they can do it! The purpose of this challenge is to get your child reading books they might not normally choose and to increase their love of reading in different genres. We know that avid readers are better students. This can be accomplished by reading during independent reading time at school and spending at least 20 minutes reading daily at home. Some books, like shorter nonfiction books, can be read possibly in a day or two. Some books will obviously take longer to finish. The best way to become a better reader and to build vocabulary is to read!
Each book must be read by your child. Books they read in class count in their 40 book total. If a book is longer than 160 pages, it can counts as two books. Students will be responding to their reading in a response assignment that will be housed in a composition book. They will also be tracking their progress on a tracker that we display outside the classroom. Genre requirements are listed below.
Please help me keep your child on target by discussing what they have been reading at home. Also help me motivate your child to complete the 40 Book Challenge.
Happy Reading!
Mrs. Villegas-Frampton
This is the breakdown of what they should read:
Poetry (5) Sci Fi (2)
Historical Fiction (2) Mystery (2)
Realistic Fiction (5) Biography (2)
Informational (4) Fantasy (4)
Traditional Lit (5) Your Choice (9)
Helpful Study Links for Social Studies
Click these links to study states and capitals:
50 United States and Capitals:
https://www.blooket.com/set/61ae22ff6b13db00d54ae46d
https://www.blooket.com/set/604a1866c2af2b001f37da8c
https://online.seterra.com/en/vgp/3003
States and Capitals Songs:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_E2CNZIlVIg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gt2mYPwXyAc
Click this link for Latitude and Longitude Practice:
https://www.abcya.com/games/latitude_and_longitude_practice
Click these Social Studies Unit 2 Study Links:
Vocabulary:
quizlet.com/631969701/unit-1-ss-test-new-flash-cards/
create.kahoot.it/details/57eb06e0-d5f2-41e1-9d0e-0636e144863f
Click these Social Studies Unit 3 Study Links:
Vocabulary:
https://quizlet.com/646620098/updated-unit-2-social-studies-test-flash-cards/
Unit Content:
https://kahoot.it/challenge/fc8df925-cea5-448a-80bd-453d5b791119_1638305191267
Click for Social Studies Unit 4 Vocabulary Study Link:
https://quizlet.com/490033591/ch-4-ss-vocabulary-flash-cards/
Click for Social Studies Unit 5 Study Link:
https://quizlet.com/583763603/american-revolution-unit-5-ss-test-20-21-flash-cards/
Click these Social Studies Unit 6 Study Links:
Vocabulary:
https://quizlet.com/480501762/unit-3-vocab-flash-cards/
Unit Content:
Social Studies End Of Year Review:
Homework Expectations
Every night: Read at least 20 minutes a night, this is to assist them in achieving their 40 Book Challenge goal.
1st Night: write Word Application words 5 times (1x in cursive and 2 times in print)
2nd Night: write complete sentences using the word study words
3rd Night: write flash cards for the vocabulary on the Word App page
4th Night: Elkonen boxes (breaks up the word spelling and word study words into their sounds)
Study vocabulary for Social Studies
Any unfinished classwork in all subject areas.