Gutierrez-5th

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March and April Birthday SHOUT OUTS

I know how special birthdays are so we created this video to celebrate the past and upcoming March and April birthdays that we have not yet celebrated in class! Happy Birthday Dallas, Kenzli, Brice, Katie, and Benji!!!

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May 11- May 15 Lesson Plans

ALL ASSIGNMENTS ARE DUE Friday, MAY 15

Important: For students who are taking Exams online at home, if students have a cellular device please have students get on ZOOM on their cellular device so they can use their laptop/iPad to take the exam. If students do not have a cellular device, they can get on ZOOM and take their exam on their laptop/iPad. For those taking the STAAR, please make sure you have snacks/drinks ready as you have 4 hours to complete the exam.

Monday: ALL students will be taking the social studies exam online at home at 10:00am on ZOOM.

· Social Studies Exam @ 10:00am

· Math Review @ 11:00am

· Science Review @ 2:30pm

Tuesday: Students who are taking STAAR at school need to be at school by 8:30am. Please report to the cafeteria. Students who are taking STAAR online need to get on ZOOM ten minutes before the exam starts. Students who are taking the Alternate Assessment will get on ZOOM at 1:00pm.

· Math STAAR Exam @ 8:30am

· Math Alternate Assessment @ 1:00pm

· Complete Kahoot Assignment: Kahoot.com; Game code: 05106880

Wednesday: Students who are taking STAAR at school need to be at school by 8:30am. Please report to the cafeteria. Students who are taking STAAR online need to get on ZOOM ten minutes before the exam starts. Students who are taking the Alternate Assessment will get on ZOOM at 12:30pm.

· Reading STAAR Exam @ 8:30am

· Reading Alternate Assessment @ 12:30pm

· Science Review on ZOOM @ 3pm


Thursday: Students who are taking STAAR at school need to be at school by 8:30am. Please report to the cafeteria. Students who are taking STAAR online need to get on ZOOM ten minutes before the exam starts. Students who are taking the Alternate Assessment will get on ZOOM at 1:00pm.

· Science STAAR Exam @ 8:30am

· Science Alternate Assessment @ 1:00pm

Friday: ALL ASSIGNMENTS ARE DUE!!! LAST DAY TO TURN IN ANY MISSING ASSIGNMENTS!


May 4-May 8 Lesson Plans

Work due Friday, May 8

Class ZOOMs for the week...

  • Wednesday: Math 8:30-10:30am, Reading 11:00am-1:00pm

  • Thursday: Science 9:30-11:45am MANDATORY

  • Friday: Math 9:30-11:45am, Social Studies 1:00-2:00pm BOTH ARE MANDATORY

Math – Complete all IXLs: Goal 85 or higher (4 IXLs total)

1. Monday: Math IXL: BB.3 “Classify Triangles”

2. Tuesday: Math IXL: AA “New! Sort polygons into Venn diagrams” (This is one is located under AA.9)

3. Wednesday: Math IXL: BB.10 “Classify Quadrilaterals”

4. Thursday: Math IXL: BB.10 “New! Identify the relationships between quadrilaterals” (Please make sure you are doing the IXL with this title!)

5. Friday: MANDATORY ZOOM @ 9:30am-11:45am “MATH REVIEW KAHOOT GAME”

Reading – Complete All IXLs. Goal 85 or higher (3 IXL’s total)!

1. Monday/Tuesday: Language Arts IXL: E.2 “Identify Sensory Details”

2. Wednesday/Thursday: Language Arts IXL: I.2 “Vocabulary review: Identify Story Elements”

3. Friday: Language Arts IXL: M.1 “Analyze Short Stories” (This is a TEST Grade!)

Social Studies – Complete All IXLs. Goal 85 or higher (3 IXL’s total)!

· Monday: Social Studies IXL: B.3 “Name oceans and continents”

· Tuesday: Social Studies IXL: F.1 “Jamestown: the early years” (This is a TEST grade!)

· Thursday: Social Studies IXL: C.7 “Identify states of the Southeast”


Science – Unit 12 “Heredity and Adaptations” (3 IXL’s and 1 QUIZIZZ total)

1. Monday: Science IXL: R.2 “How do sedimentary rocks form?”

2. Tuesday: Science IXL: U.2 “Label parts of water cycle diagrams”

3. Wednesday: Science IXL: T.2 “What's the difference between weather and climate?”

4. Thursday: MANDATORY ZOOM @ 9:30am-11:45am “SCIENCE REVIEW KAHOOT GAME”

5. Friday: QUIZIZZ “5th Grade Science STAAR Review” GAME CODE: 290866 (This is a TEST grade!)

ELA – Language Arts IXL: Goal is 85 or above on each IXL (3 IXLs total).

1. Monday: Language Arts IXL: LL.8 “Choose between the past tense and past participle”

2. Tuesday: Language Arts IXL: LL.6 “Use the progressive verb tenses”

3. Thursday: Language Arts IXL: LL.9 “Use the Perfect Verb Tenses”


BAND- Complete all three assignments by Thursday, May 7. Please take a picture of your answers and submit them to Mr. Ruiz at pruiz@rochelleisd.net.



April 27- May 1 Lesson Plans

Work due Friday, May 1

Class ZOOMs for the week...

  • Monday: Science 9:30-11:00am

  • Tuesday: Math 8:30-10:00am

  • Wednesday: Math 8:30-10:00am

  • Thursday: Math 8:00-9:15am, Reading 9:30-10:45am, Science 11:00-12:00pm

Math – Complete all IXLs: Goal 85 or higher (5 IXLs total)

1. Monday: Math IXL: J.2 “Decimal Division Patterns Over Increasing Place Values”

2. Tuesday: Math IXL: J.3 “Division with Decimal Quotients”

3. Wednesday: Math IXL: S.4 “Divide Money Amounts: Word Problems”

4. Friday: Math IXL: EE.12 “Area and Perimeter: Word Problems” (75 or above)

Reading – Complete All IXLs. Goal 85 or higher (4 IXL’s total)

1. Monday: Language Arts IXL: M.2 “Vocabulary Review: Analyze Short Stories”

2. Tuesday/Wednesday: Language Arts IXL: M.3 “Analyze Poetry”

3. Thursday: Language Arts IXL: N.2 “Vocabulary review: Read and understand informational passages”

4. Friday: Language Arts IXL: F.4 “Interpret the meaning of an allusion from its source”

Social Studies – Newspaper and IXL (1 IXL total)

· Monday: Newspaper Week 27 “Two More Wars and the Space Race Begins”

· Wednesday: Social Studies IXL:P.1 “Understand quantity supplied and quantity demanded”



Science – Unit 12 “Heredity and Adaptations” (3 QUIZIZZ’s total)

1. Monday: ZOOM: Lesson 4 “How Can We Model Inherited Traits” video on zoom at 9:30am

2. Tuesday: Science “Unit 12 Review” pages 577-579 in science book

3. Wednesday: QUIZIZZ “Animal Structures and Functions Review” GAME CODE: 055993 (Unlimited times!)

4. Thursday: QUIZIZZ “Inherited Traits, Learned Behaviors, & Instincts” GAME CODE: 731665 (Unlimited times!)

5. Friday: QUIZIZZ “Inherited and Acquired Traits” GAME CODE: 341834 (This is a TEST grade! One time only.)

ELA – Language Arts IXL: Goal is 85 or above on each IXL (3 IXLs total).

1. Monday: Language Arts IXL: NN.4 “Prepositions: Review” (THIS WILL BE A TEST GRADE)

2. Tuesday: Language Arts IXL: OO.1 “Identify Coordinating Conjunctions”

3. Thursday: Language Arts IXL: OO.2 “Identify Subordinating Conjunctions”

4. Friday: Language Arts IXL: KK.1 “Use the correct subject or verb”


BAND- Complete Musical Math Worksheet 1 and Musical Math Worksheet 2 (LOCATED IN THE BAND TAB).


April 20 –April 23 Lesson Plans

Work due Thursday, April 23

Class ZOOMs for the week...

  • Monday: Science 9:30-11:30am

  • Wednesday: Math 8:30-10:00am

  • Wednesday: Reading 11:30-1:00pm

  • Thursday: Science 9:30-10:30am

Math – Complete all IXLs (Goal 85 or higher)

1. Monday: Math IXL: Search J73 “Evaluate numerical expressions with and without parentheses”

2. Tuesday: Math IXL: Search TVY “Evaluate numerical expressions with parentheses and brackets”

3. Wednesday: Math IXL: Search MEY…You will see Math skills “Filter by:” select 5th Grade. Then click on, “Which value makes the equation true?” (It will be the first one under “5th Grade”)

4. Thursday: Math IXL: P.1 “Multi-step word problems” (This one will be a TEST grade.)

Reading – Point of View: Complete All IXLs. Goal 85 or higher (3 IXL’s total)!

1. Monday: Language Arts IXL: G.1 “Identify the narrative point of view”

2. Wednesday: Language Arts IXL: K.2 “Read graphic organizers”

3. Thursday: Language Arts IXL: G.2 “Compare information from two texts” (IXL G.2 is a TEST grade.)

Social Studies – Newspaper and IXL (1 IXL total)

· Monday: Newspaper Week 24 “Let’s Review”

· Wednesday: Social Studies IXL: Q.1 “Identify facts and opinions”

Science – Unit 12 “Heredity and Adaptations” (2 IXLs total)

*We are going to be covering new content. Students must participate on ZOOM on Monday and Thursday at 9:30am. This is MANDATORY!*

1. Monday: ZOOM: Lesson 3 “How Are Traits Passed from Parents to Offspring?” video on zoom at 9:30am. Students will write down new vocabulary on foldable.

2. Tuesday: Science IXL: N.1 “Match Offspring to Parents Using Inherited Traits”

3. Wednesday: Science IXL: N.2 “Identify Inherited and Acquired Traits”

4. Thursday: ZOOM: Lesson 3 “How Are Traits Passed from Parents to Offspring?” pages 559-570 in science textbook. Students will complete and submit page 571 as a grade.


ELA – Language Arts IXL: Goal is 85 or above on each IXL (3 IXLs total).

1. Monday: Language Arts IXL: NN.1 “Identify Prepositions”

2. Tuesday: Language Arts IXL: NN.2 “Identify Prepositions and Their Objects”

3. Thursday: Language Arts IXL: NN.3 “Identify Prepositional Phrases”


April 14- April 17 Lesson plans

Work due Friday, April 17

Math – Complete all IXLs. Goal 85 or higher (4 IXL’s total)!

1. Tuesday: Math IXL: M.7 “Multiplying fractions by whole numbers: choose the model”

2. Wednesday: Math IXL: M.8 “Multiply fractions by whole numbers using models: complete the equation”

3. Thursday: Math IXL: N.4 “Divide whole numbers and unit fractions”

4. Friday: Math IXL: N. DIVIDE FRACTIONS “New! Divide unit fractions and whole numbers using AREA MODELS” (Make sure you are doing the one that says AREA MODELS at the end…it should be right above N.4)

Reading – Text Structure: Complete both IXLs. Goal 85 or higher (2 IXL’s total)!

1. Tuesday/Wednesday: Language Arts IXL: D.4 “Match problems with their solutions”

2. Thursday/Friday: Language Arts IXL: D.5 “Identify text structures”

Science – Unit 12 “Heredity and Adaptations” (2 QUIZIZZ’s total)

*We are covering new content. Students must participate on ZOOM on Tuesday and Thursday at 9:30am. This is MANDATORY!*

1. Tuesday: ZOOM 9:30-11:30: Lesson 2 “How Do Animals Grow and Reproduce?” video.

2. Wednesday: Quizizz “Metamorphosis 5th Grade” Game-Code: 793529 (Unlimited times)

3. Thursday: ZOOM 9:30-11:30: Lesson 2 “How Do Animals Grow and Reproduce?” pages 547-558 in science textbook. Students will complete and submit page 557-558 as a grade.

4. Friday: Quizizz “Adaptations Structure and Function 5th” Game-

Code: 896925 (Unlimited times)


Social Studies – Newspaper and IXL (1 IXL total)

§ Tuesday: Newspaper Week 19 “The War Continues”

§ Thursday: Social Studies IXL: K.5 “The Bill of Rights”

ELA – Language Arts IXL: Goal is 85 or above on each IXL (2 IXLs total).

1. Tuesday/Wednesday: Language Arts IX: LL.3 “Form and use the irregular past tense”

2. Thursday/Friday: Language Arts IX: MM.1 “Identify adjectives”


Band- Please look up musical terms (vocabulary) and write out the definitions. When completed email Mr. Ruiz at pruiz@rochelleisd.net.


April 6- April 10 Lesson Plans

Work due Friday, April 10

Math – Complete all IXLs (Goal 85 or higher): The student applies mathematical process standards to represent, compare, and order positive rational numbers and understand relationships as related to place value. (7 IXL’s total)

1. Monday: Math IXL: G.4 “Place values in decimal numbers” AND G.3 “Understanding decimals expressed in words”

2. Tuesday: Math IXL: G.5 “Convert decimals between standard and expanded form”

3. Wednesday: Math IXL: G.16 “Convert decimals between standard and expanded form using fractions”

4. Thursday: Math IXL: G.10 “Compare decimal numbers” AND G.11 “Put decimal numbers in order”

5. Friday: Math IXL: G.7 “Round decimals”

Reading – 2017 STAAR Packet (REMEMBER TO SHOW YOUR STRATEGIES AND HASHTAG THE MAIN IDEA FOR EACH PARAGRAPH!!!)

1. Monday/Tuesday: Read “An All-Star Inspiration” and complete comprehension questions (pages 17-22).

2. Wednesday: Read “from Lewis and Clark and Me: A Dog’s Tale” and complete comprehension questions (pages 23-27)

3. Thursday/Friday: Read “The Making of a Baseball Bat” and complete comprehension questions (pages 28-32).

Social Studies – Newspaper and IXL (2 IXLs total)

  • Monday: Newspaper Week 16 “Let’s Review”

  • Wednesday: Social Studies IXL: A.2 “Identify lines of latitude and longitude”

  • Friday: Social Studies IXL: A.3 “Use lines of latitude and longitude”

Science – Unit 12 “Heredity and Adaptations” (3 IXLs total)

*We are going to be covering new content. Students must participate on ZOOM on Monday and Thursday at 9:30am. This is MANDATORY!*

1. Monday: ZOOM: Lesson 1 “What Are Physical and Behavioral Adaptations?” video on zoom at 9:30am. Students will write down new vocabulary on foldable.

Zoom Link: https://zoom.us/

2. Tuesday: Science IXL: M.1 “Animal adaptations: beaks, mouths, and necks”

3. Wednesday: Science IXL: M.2 “Animal adaptations: feet and limbs”

4. Thursday: ZOOM: Lesson 1 “What Are Physical and Behavioral Adaptations?” pages 529-542 in science textbook. Students will complete and submit page 543 as a grade.

5. Friday: Science IXL: M.3 “Animal adaptations: skins and body coverings”

ELA – Language Arts IXL: Goal is 85 or above on each IXL (3 IXLs total).

1. Monday: Language Arts IXL: V.2 “Words with re-”

2. Tuesday: Language Arts IXL: V.4 “Words with mis-”

3. Thursday: Language Arts IXL: V.5 “Words with un-, dis-, in-, im-, and non-”


March 30- April 2 Lesson Plans

Work due Thursday, April 2

Math – Complete all IXLs (Goal 85 or higher): Add and subtract mixed numbers with unlike denominators

1. Monday: Math IXL: L.8 “Add fractions with unlike denominators”

2. Tuesday: Math IXL: L.18 “Add mixed numbers with unlike denominators”

4. Wednesday: Math Exam: IXL: L.11 "Add and subtract fractions with unlike denominators: word problems" Website: https://www.ixl.com/

Reading – 2017 STAAR Packet

1. Monday: Read “Science Time: R2, Robot Astronaut” and complete reading comprehension questions pgs. 5-7

2. Tuesday/Wednesday: Read “Pucker-up Time in Eau Claire” and “Cherry Very” and complete reading comprehension questions pgs. 11-16

3. Thursday: Reading Exam: IXL: N.1 "Read and Understand Informational Passages" Website: https://www.ixl.com/


Social Studies – Newspaper and IXL

  • Monday: Newspaper Week 12 “An Industrial Revolution Begins”

  • Tuesday: Social Studies IXL: C.1 “Identify states of the West”

  • Wednesday: Social Studies IXL: C.4 “Identify states of the Midwest”

Science – Science STAAR Master Book and Quizizz

1. Monday: Quizizz: Ecosystems; Game code = 867694 (Goal = 95% or higher)

2. Tuesday: Science STAAR Master Book: Complete pages 57-58

3. Wednesday: Science STAAR Master Book: Complete pages 59-61

4. Thursday: Science Exam: Quizizz.com, "5th Grade Science Ecosystems Review Palmer;" Game code = 414241 (Click "Join a Game" and enter game code. Students must enter their first and last name. Students can take this quizizz ONE TIME ONLY.) Website: https://quizizz.com/join

ELA – Language Arts IXL: Goal is 85 or above on each IXL (3 total).

1. Monday: Language Arts IXL: CC.1 “Determine the meaning of idioms from context”

2. Tuesday: Language Arts IXL: CC.2 “Identify the meaning of idioms and adages”

3. Thursday: Language Arts IXL: CC.3 “Determine the meaning of idioms from context” (This IXL will be a test grade!)

March 23 - March 27 Lesson Plans

Math – Complete all IXLs over “Coordinate Planes” (Goal 85 or higher)

1. Monday: Math IXL: U.1 “Objects on a coordinate plane”

2. Tuesday: Math IXL: U.2 “Graph points on a coordinate plane”

3. Wednesday: Math IXL: NEW! “Graph points from a table”

4. Thursday: Math IXL: U.3 “Coordinate planes as maps

5. Friday: Math IXL: U.4 “Follow directions on a coordinate plane”

Reading – Complete STAAR Master Reading book pgs. 79-94

1. Monday: “The Pet Shop” pgs.79-82

2. Tuesday & Wednesday: “What Wiped Out the Woolly Mammoths? pgs. 83-88

3. Thursday & Friday: “Way Back When” pgs. 89-94

Social Studies – Newspaper and IXL

  • Tuesday: Newspaper Week 11 “The War of 1812”

  • Friday: Social Studies IXL: B1 “Identify Oceans and Continents” and B2 “Select Oceans and Continents


Science – Unit 11 “Energy in Ecosystems”

1. Monday: “Energy in Ecosystems” PowerPoint and Science IXL: P.3 “Identify Roles in Food Chains”

2. Tuesday: Unit 11 Review pgs. 523-525

3. Wednesday: Science IXL: P.4 “How Does Matter Move in Food Chains”

4. Thursday: “Food Chains and Food Webs” Task Card Review Video

5. Friday: Science IXL: P.5 “Interpret Food Webs 1”

ELA – Language Arts IXL: Goal is 85 or above on each IXL (3 total).

1. Tuesday: Language Arts IXL: HH.3 “Form plurals of nouns ending in f, fe, o, and y”

2. Wednesday: Language Arts IXL: HH.5 “Form plurals review”

3. Thursday & Friday: Language Arts IXL: HH.6 “Form and use plurals review”