We had a great first week of quarter 3 and learned a lot even though we only had 3 days!

Wonderful Wildcat: Caiden 

Brag Tags: Mya, Riley, Makenzi, Cohlson, Aidan, Makenzi

Quarter 3 Goals: 

Reading: Complete your AR goal- check AR to find your goal for Q3- to pass an AR quiz, you must receive 80% or higher

Math: Pass xtra math this quarter (multiplication and division). Work at least 20-30 minutes a week on Freckle base 10 and fractions.

Behavior: Make good choices and make it to fun Friday!

Reading:

Important: Students need to be reading each night for at least 20 minutes. Goal: 100+minutes of reading from a book of their choice. They then need to fill out the reading log (on google slides) for the week. The reading log is due each Friday morning. This can be located on their Canvas homeroom page under assignments. All students know how to find this. 

• We will begin a new read aloud. It is called Tuck Everlasting. It is a fantasy story and the students always enjoy it.
  • We will study vocabulary, talk about story themes, character traits, comprehension, and story plot.
  • Students will do classroom assignments over the story.
• We are reading the Storyworks article, “Are These Chips Too Delicious”. We will be comparing and contrasting with a second article, working with text features, learning new vocabulary, and practicing story comprehension.

Homework: Students will log 100 minutes per week on their reading log, complete 4 different reading strategies on the google slide and submit through canvas. This is due on January 15 .

Grammar:

• We will continue to study parts of speech.
  • focus: helping verbs
  • focus: subject verb agreement, possessive nouns and pronouns, combining sentences
  • Continue mastering: Subject nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs, simple and complete subjects & predicates
• Our daily language skills
  • focus: homographs– words that are spelled and sound the same, but have different meaning
  • focus: subordinate conjunctions

Homework: Students may have to complete DL if they don’t finish it in class. This is due each Friday. 

Writing:

• Journal entry: found on Canvas assignments- submitted by Friday on canvas
  • Prompt : persuasive: Should W.W. wear a school uniform?
• Our main unit for Q3: opinion/persuasive writing
• Journals- each week students will complete a journal that will be an opinion piece. They are to submit it on canvas by Friday.
• 2 main writing pieces in Q3:
  • 1st: persuasive piece of their choice
    • We will use the writing process and learn about what it means to persuade someone to do something
  • 2nd: creating a commercial with a partner
    • This is a great way for them to see how persuasive writing is used in the real world.

Homework: Students have to complete their journal and submit it on canvas each Friday. 

Math:

Skills to continue to practice:

NBT 1–7:

• • multiplying and dividing with 2 or more digits.
  • dividing with 1 digit divisors
  • place value to the thousandths
  • rounding numbers to the thousandths
  • multiplying and dividing powers of 10
  • comparing numbers using the powers of 10
  • adding, subtracting, and multiplying decimals
  • dividing with 2 digit divisors with decimals
  • NF1-7: Fractions
  • adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing fractions
  •  multiplying and dividing fractions– word problems
  • continue to reinforce adding and subtracting fractions, mixed numbers, and improper fractions with unlike denominators
  • simplify the fractions in the answer when necessary
  • 5AO- Algebra Operations
    • Pemdas
    • written expressions
    • function boxes
• New Skills: 5MD: measurement and data
  • • measurement conversions in metric and American Standard
    • Using graphs and charts to interpret information

Homework: (Most if not all will be completed in class.)

1. math muscle– we will do this in class this week so that students understand how to complete it correctly.
2.  math review- this is a worksheet with problems on it that reviews everything we have learned this year in math
3. math quiz- we will take a quiz each Friday over the skills we learned for the week. If students can do the math review, they will do well on the quiz. The math review acts as a study guide for the quiz. 

Science:

• We will be creating our own jet toys in class
• Students will work in small groups and create cars using Newton’s Theories of Gravity
  • Social Studies
    • We will continue  Chapter 4: Reconstruction
    • Students will read and complete activities in class about the Reconstruction
    • I also use the CNN 10 news channel to talk about current events
    • This month we will also spend some time discussing the Presi

I am so excited to be back at school to begin semester 2! We learned so much in semester 1 and we will work hard in 2021!

Wonderful Wildcat:

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Quarter 3 Goals: 

Reading: Complete your AR goal- check AR to find your goal for Q3- to pass an AR quiz, you must receive 80% or higher

Math: Pass xtra math this quarter (multiplication and division). Work at least 20-30 minutes a week on Freckle base 10 and fractions.

Behavior: Make good choices and make it to fun Friday!

Reading:

Important: Students need to be reading each night for at least 20 minutes. Goal: 100+minutes of reading from a book of their choice. They then need to fill out the reading log (on google slides) for the week. The reading log is due each Friday morning. This can be located on their Canvas homeroom page under assignments. All students know how to find this. 

• We will begin a new read aloud. It is called Tuck Everlasting. It is a fantasy story and the students always enjoy it.
  • We will study vocabulary, talk about story themes, character traits, comprehension, and story plot.
  • Students will do classroom assignments over the story.

Homework: Students will log 100 minutes per week on their reading log, complete 4 different reading strategies on the google slide and submit through canvas. This is due on January 8 . Since it is a short week, students are only expected to read for 80 minutes. 

Grammar:

• We will continue to study parts of speech.
  • focus: helping verbs
  • focus: subject verb agreement, possessive nouns and pronouns, combining sentences
  • Continue mastering: Subject nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs, simple and complete subjects & predicates
• Our daily language skills
  • focus: homographs– words that are spelled and sound the same, but have different meaning
  • focus: subordinate conjunctions

Homework: Students may have to complete DL if they don’t finish it in class. This is due each Friday. 

Writing:

• Journal entry: found on Canvas assignments- submitted by Friday on canvas
  • Prompt : ONE WORD- this will be an in class activity
• Our main unit for Q3: opinion/persuasive writing
• Journals- each week students will complete a journal that will be an opinion piece. They are to submit it on canvas by Friday.
• 2 main writing pieces in Q3:
  • 1st: persuasive piece of their choice
    • We will use the writing process and learn about what it means to persuade someone to do something
  • 2nd: creating a commercial with a partner
    • This is a great way for them to see how persuasive writing is used in the real world.

Homework: Students have to complete their journal and submit it on canvas each Friday. 

Math:

Skills to continue to practice:

NBT 1–7:

• • multiplying and dividing with 2 or more digits.
  • dividing with 1 digit divisors
  • place value to the thousandths
  • rounding numbers to the thousandths
  • multiplying and dividing powers of 10
  • comparing numbers using the powers of 10
  • adding, subtracting, and multiplying decimals
  • dividing with 2 digit divisors with decimals
  • NF1-7: Fractions
  • adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing fractions
  •  multiplying and dividing fractions– word problems
  • continue to reinforce adding and subtracting fractions, mixed numbers, and improper fractions with unlike denominators
  • simplify the fractions in the answer when necessary
  • 5AO- Algebra Operations
    • Pemdas
    • written expressions
    • function boxes
• New Skills: 5MD: measurement and data
  • • measurement conversions in metric and American Standard
    • Using graphs and charts to interpret information

Homework: (Most if not all will be completed in class.)

1. math muscle– we will do this in class this week so that students understand how to complete it correctly.
2.  math review- this is a worksheet with problems on it that reviews everything we have learned this year in math
3. math quiz- we will take a quiz each Friday over the skills we learned for the week. If students can do the math review, they will do well on the quiz. The math review acts as a study guide for the quiz. 

Science:

• We will be creating our own jet toys in class
• Students will work in small groups and create cars using Newton’s Theories of Gravity
  • Social Studies
    • We will continue  Chapter 4: Reconstruction
    • Students will read and complete activities in class about the Reconstruction
    • I also use the CNN 10 news channel to talk about current events
    • This month we will also spend some time discussing the Presidential Inauguration

I am so thankful for our class and thankful for the time we have spent together this year. Who would’ve thought we would have made it through week 15? I am so proud of all of our students. We are working hard to stay safe and we have learned so much!

Wonderful Wildcat: Ryder 

Brag Tags: The remote kids that have logged on each day: Anna, Wyatt, Killian, Thomas, Caiden

Quarter 2 Goals: 

Reading: Complete your AR goal- check AR to find your goal for Q2- to pass an AR quiz, you must receive 80% or higher

Math: Pass xtra math this quarter (multiplication and division). Work at least 20-30 minutes a week on Freckle base 10 and fractions.

Behavior: Make good choices and make it to fun Friday!

Reading:

Important: Students need to be reading each night for at least 20 minutes. Goal: 100+minutes of reading from a book of their choice. They then need to fill out the reading log (on google slides) for the week. The reading log is due each Friday morning. This can be located on their Canvas homeroom page under assignments. All students know how to find this. 

• We are going to spend some time working on specific reading skills this week.
• This will also be our last reading log of 2020!
• Students will work on vocabulary, comprehension skills, and the big focus is parts of nonfiction texts.

Homework: Students will log 100 minutes per week on their reading log, complete 4 different reading strategies on the google slide and submit through canvas. This is due on December 18 .

Grammar:

• We will continue to study parts of speech.
  • focus: pronouns, possessive nouns and possessive pronouns
  • focus: subject verb agreement and possessive nouns and pronouns
  • Continue mastering: Subject nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs, simple and complete subjects & predicates
• Our daily language skills
  • focus: figurative language: simile, metaphors, alliteration, hyperbole, personification interjections

Homework: Students may have to complete DL if they don’t finish it in class. This is due each Friday. 

Writing:

• Journal entry: found on Canvas assignments- submitted by Friday on canvas
  • Prompt : NONFICTION prompt—
  • Encourage students to write complete sentences with lots of supporting details.
• Our main unit for Q2: expository writing- this is nonfiction writing- Our journals will be expository this time.
  • Focus: Research project
  • We are going to choose a subject or person that we are interested in learning about
  • We are going to learn about how to research and take notes on our research without copying
  • Create a slide show to show what we have learned
  • We will present our slide show research this week.

Homework: Students have to complete their journal and submit it on canvas by Friday, December 18

Math:

Skills to continue to practice:

NBT 1–7:

• • multiplying 2 and 3 digit factors
  • dividing with 1 digit divisors
  • place value to the thousandths
  • rounding numbers to the thousandths
  • multiplying and dividing powers of 10
  • comparing numbers using the powers of 10
  • adding, subtracting, and multiplying decimals
  • dividing with 2 digit divisors with decimals
• New standards for quarter 2: 5NF1-7: These are the standards that teach fractions
  • focus: multiplying and dividing fractions– word problems
  • continue to reinforce adding and subtracting fractions, mixed numbers, and improper fractions with unlike denominators
  • simplify the fractions in the answer when necessary

Homework: (Most if not all will be completed in class.)

1. math muscle– we will do this in class this week so that students understand how to complete it correctly.
2.  math review- this is a worksheet with problems on it that reviews everything we have learned this year in math
3. math quiz- we will take a quiz each Friday over the skills we learned for the week. If students can do the math review, they will do well on the quiz. The math review acts as a study guide for the quiz. *** There is NO QUIZ this week! 

Science:

• We are studying Rube Goldberg
• Students will work with partner to create their own Rube Goldberg
• Please help your child get their supplies they need for their Rube Goldberg here each day
• They will create a slide show and get the chance to show the class their Rube Goldberg completed project.
• Students will get to share their presentations
  • Social Studies
    • We will continue  Chapter 3: The Civil War
    • Students will read and complete activities in class about the Civil War
    • We will also study a very famous president, Abraham Lincoln
    • I also use the CNN 10 news channel to talk about current events

I am so thankful for our class and thankful for the time we have spent together this year. Who would’ve thought we would have made it through week 15? I am so proud of all of our students. We are working hard to stay safe and we have learned so much!

Wonderful Wildcat:  Lincoln

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Quarter 2 Goals: 

Reading: Complete your AR goal- check AR to find your goal for Q2- to pass an AR quiz, you must receive 80% or higher

Math: Pass xtra math this quarter (multiplication and division). Work at least 20-30 minutes a week on Freckle base 10 and fractions.

Behavior: Make good choices and make it to fun Friday!

Reading:

Important: Students need to be reading each night for at least 20 minutes. Goal: 100+minutes of reading from a book of their choice. They then need to fill out the reading log (on google slides) for the week. The reading log is due each Friday morning. This can be located on their Canvas homeroom page under assignments. All students know how to find this. 

• Weare reading a nonfiction text, Small Steps. This is a great example of nonfiction, the genre we are studying during quarter 2.
  • The theme of the book is perseverance. The author of the book is a famous 5th grade author who has overcome polio.
  • We are learning about how when things are difficult, we can still live a great and happy life.
  • This book has been a great way to make connections to our current world.
• We are going to return to studying nonfiction texts in our Storyworks magazine. We will complete two of these before Winter break.
• Students will work on vocabulary, comprehension skills, and the big focus is parts of nonfiction texts.

Homework: Students will log 100 minutes per week on their reading log, complete 4 different reading strategies on the google slide and submit through canvas. This is due on November 20 .

Grammar:

• We will continue to study parts of speech.
  • focus: pronouns, possessive nouns and possessive pronouns
  • focus: subject verb agreement
  • Continue mastering: Subject nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs, simple and complete subjects & predicates
• Our daily language skills
  • focus: figurative language: simile, metaphors, alliteration, hyperbole, personification interjections

• Every other week we will take a DL quiz to see what they have learned in grammar. It is usually 5 questions and as long as students pay attention in class, they will do great. (The study guide would be their DL sheet.)

Homework: Students may have to complete DL if they don’t finish it in class. This is due each Friday. 

Writing:

• Journal entry: found on Canvas assignments- submitted by Friday on canvas
  • Prompt : NONFICTION prompt— procedural
  • Encourage students to write complete sentences with lots of supporting details.
• Our main unit for Q2: expository writing- this is nonfiction writing- Our journals will be expository this time.
  • Focus: Research project
  • We are going to choose a subject or person that we are interested in learning about
  • We are going to learn about how to research and take notes on our research without copying
  • Create a slide show to show what we have learned

Homework: Students have to complete their journal and submit it on canvas by Friday, December 4

Math:

Skills to continue to practice:

NBT 1–7:

• • multiplying 2 and 3 digit factors
  • dividing with 1 digit divisors
  • place value to the thousandths
  • rounding numbers to the thousandths
  • multiplying and dividing powers of 10
  • comparing numbers using the powers of 10
  • adding, subtracting, and multiplying decimals
  • dividing with 2 digit divisors with decimals
• New standards for quarter 2: 5NF1-7: These are the standards that teach fractions
  • focus: multiplying and dividing fractions– word problems
  • continue to reinforce adding and subtracting fractions, mixed numbers, and improper fractions with unlike denominators
  • simplify the fractions in the answer when necessary

Homework: (Most if not all will be completed in class.)

1. math muscle– we will do this in class this week so that students understand how to complete it correctly.
2.  math review- this is a worksheet with problems on it that reviews everything we have learned this year in math
3. math quiz- we will take a quiz each Friday over the skills we learned for the week. If students can do the math review, they will do well on the quiz. The math review acts as a study guide for the quiz. *** This week our quiz will be on Friday, December 4 .

Science:

• We are studying Rube Goldberg
• Students will work with partner to create their own Rube Goldberg
• Please help your child get their supplies they need for their Rube Goldberg here each day
• They will create a slide show and get the chance to show the class their Rube Goldberg completed project.
• • Social Studies
    • We will continue  Chapter 3: The Civil War
    • Students will read and complete activities in class about the Civil War
    • We will also study a very famous president, Abraham Lincoln
    • I also use the CNN 10 news channel to talk about current events

This is a very short week! We will be busy working on catching up on the skills we have learned so far in quarter 2.

Wonderful Wildcat: None this week since we have a short week next week!  

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Quarter 2 Goals: 

Reading: Complete your AR goal- check AR to find your goal for Q2- to pass an AR quiz, you must receive 80% or higher

Math: Pass xtra math this quarter (multiplication and division). Work at least 20-30 minutes a week on Freckle base 10 and fractions.

Behavior: Make good choices and make it to fun Friday!

Reading:

Important: Students need to be reading each night for at least 20 minutes. Goal: 100+minutes of reading from a book of their choice. They then need to fill out the reading log (on google slides) for the week. The reading log is due each Friday morning. This can be located on their Canvas homeroom page under assignments. All students know how to find this. 

• We are beginning our new read aloud, Small Steps. It is a nonfiction book and is an autobiography. The theme is perseverance.
• We are going to read a book as a class, The War with Grandpa. This is a 5th grade level book. It is also a book that will be a movie this fall at the theaters!
  • Skills: plot diagram,  comparing settings and characters, character traits, comprehension, summarizing, and responding to what you write.
  • Each Friday, we are taking a quiz over the skills we’ve studied for the week and the making sure we can comprehend the story.
  • We will finish this book this week and take an AR test over it.
  • Students have enjoyed it and it is a movie that will be in theaters this Thanksgiving.

Homework: There is no new reading log this week . Please read for your enjoyment. 

Grammar:

• We will continue to study parts of speech.
  • focus: prepositions and pronouns
  • Continue mastering: Subject nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs, simple and complete subjects & predicates
• Our daily language skills
  • focus: figurative language: simile, metaphors, alliteration, hyperbole, personification interjections
• We are also focusing on learning different homonyms and how to spell and use them correctly in sentences.
• We will also be working on learning how to correctly use contractions in a sentence.
• Every other week we will take a DL quiz to see what they have learned in grammar. It is usually 5 questions and as long as students pay attention in class, they will do great. (The study guide would be their DL sheet.)

Homework: There is no DL this week! 

Writing:

• Journal entry: found on Canvas assignments- submitted by Friday on canvas
  • Prompt :We are going to be writing thankful notes and talking about gratitude.
  • Encourage students to write complete sentences with lots of supporting details.
• Our main unit for Q2: expository writing- this is nonfiction writing- Our journals will be expository this time.
  After Thanksgiving break, we will begin our research project.

Homework: Students have to complete their journal and submit it on canvas by Friday, November 20

Math:

Skills to continue to practice:

NBT 1–7:

• • multiplying 2 and 3 digit factors
  • dividing with 1 digit divisors
  • place value to the thousandths
  • rounding numbers to the thousandths
  • multiplying and dividing powers of 10
  • comparing numbers using the powers of 10
  • adding, subtracting, and multiplying decimals
  • dividing with 2 digit divisors with decimals
• New standards for quarter 2: 5NF1-7: These are the standards that teach fractions
  • focus: multiplying and dividing fractions
  • continue to reinforce adding and subtracting fractions, mixed numbers, and improper fractions with unlike denominators
  • simplify the fractions in the answer when necessary

Homework: (Most if not all will be completed in class.)

1. math muscle– we will do this in class this week so that students understand how to complete it correctly.
2.  math review- this is a worksheet with problems on it that reviews everything we have learned this year in math
3. math quiz- we will take a quiz each Friday over the skills we learned for the week. If students can do the math review, they will do well on the quiz. The math review acts as a study guide for the quiz. *** This week will be a review. There are no new assignments. 

Science:

• Science experiments are due this week
• We will work to record our presentations so that parents and other students can see what we have learned
• New Unit: Space– we will continue to study about the sun, the moon, and the planets
  • We will use mystery science to answer a question, conduct hands on experiments, and learn about space
  • Social Studies
    • We will begin Chapter 3: The Civil War
    • Students will read and complete activities in class about the Civil War
    • We will also study a very famous president, Abraham Lincoln
    • I also use the CNN 10 news channel to talk about current events

Midterms went home today. Please speak with your student about his/her progress.  Many need to be doing the little extras that will push them ahead. If your child has no homework at night, please encourage them to work on Freckle math and read.

Wonderful Wildcat:  Lainne

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Quarter 2 Goals: 

Reading: Complete your AR goal- check AR to find your goal for Q2- to pass an AR quiz, you must receive 80% or higher

Math: Pass xtra math this quarter (multiplication and division). Work at least 20-30 minutes a week on Freckle base 10 and fractions.

Behavior: Make good choices and make it to fun Friday!

Reading:

Important: Students need to be reading each night for at least 20 minutes. Goal: 100+minutes of reading from a book of their choice. They then need to fill out the reading log (on google slides) for the week. The reading log is due each Friday morning. This can be located on their Canvas homeroom page under assignments. All students know how to find this. 

• We finished Took and are ready for a new read aloud.  I will read a nonfiction piece about the Civil War. This is what we are studying in social studies so it will be a good way to reinforce the topics that we are studying.
• We are going to read a book as a class, The War with Grandpa. This is a 5th grade level book. It is also a book that will be a movie this fall at the theaters!
  • Skills: plot diagram,  comparing settings and characters, character traits, comprehension, summarizing, and responding to what you write.
  • Each Friday, we are taking a quiz over the skills we’ve studied for the week and the making sure we can comprehend the story.
  • We will finish this book this week and take an AR test over it.
  • Students have enjoyed it and it is a movie that will be in theaters this Thanksgiving.

Homework: Students will log 100 minutes per week on their reading log, complete 4 different reading strategies on the google slide and submit through canvas. This is due on November 20 .

Grammar:

• We will continue to study parts of speech.
  • focus: prepositions and pronouns
  • Continue mastering: Subject nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs, simple and complete subjects & predicates
• Our daily language skills
  • focus: figurative language: simile, metaphors, alliteration, hyperbole, personification interjections
• We are also focusing on learning different homonyms and how to spell and use them correctly in sentences.
• We will also be working on learning how to correctly use contractions in a sentence.
• Every other week we will take a DL quiz to see what they have learned in grammar. It is usually 5 questions and as long as students pay attention in class, they will do great. (The study guide would be their DL sheet.)

Homework: Students may have to complete DL if they don’t finish it in class. This is due each Friday. 

Writing:

• Journal entry: found on Canvas assignments- submitted by Friday on canvas
  • Prompt :
  • Encourage students to write complete sentences with lots of supporting details.
• Our main unit for Q2: expository writing- this is nonfiction writing- Our journals will be expository this time.
  • Focus:  Writing a short story- (picture book)
  • We will finish up our short story and create our books. Students will also get to illustrate them.
  • This will be the final week to have these finished.
    After Thanksgiving break, we will begin our research project.

Homework: Students have to complete their journal and submit it on canvas by Friday, November 20

Math:

Skills to continue to practice:

NBT 1–7:

• • multiplying 2 and 3 digit factors
  • dividing with 1 digit divisors
  • place value to the thousandths
  • rounding numbers to the thousandths
  • multiplying and dividing powers of 10
  • comparing numbers using the powers of 10
  • adding, subtracting, and multiplying decimals
  • dividing with 2 digit divisors with decimals
• New standards for quarter 2: 5NF1-7: These are the standards that teach fractions
  • focus: multiplying and dividing fractions
  • continue to reinforce adding and subtracting fractions, mixed numbers, and improper fractions with unlike denominators
  • simplify the fractions in the answer when necessary

Homework: (Most if not all will be completed in class.)

1. math muscle– we will do this in class this week so that students understand how to complete it correctly.
2.  math review- this is a worksheet with problems on it that reviews everything we have learned this year in math
3. math quiz- we will take a quiz each Friday over the skills we learned for the week. If students can do the math review, they will do well on the quiz. The math review acts as a study guide for the quiz. *** This week our quiz will be on Friday, November 20 .

Science:

• Science experiments are due this week
• We will work to record our presentations so that parents and other students can see what we have learned
• New Unit: Space– we will continue to study about the sun, the moon, and the planets
  • We will use mystery science to answer a question, conduct hands on experiments, and learn about space
  • Social Studies
    • We will begin Chapter 3: The Civil War
    • Students will read and complete activities in class about the Civil War
    • We will also study a very famous president, Abraham Lincoln
    • I also use the CNN 10 news channel to talk about current events

We had a great week in 5A! Can you believe that midterm is this weekend?

Wonderful Wildcat:  Killian

Brag Tags: Ryder, Lainne, Aidan, Avery

Quarter 2 Goals: 

Reading: Complete your AR goal- check AR to find your goal for Q2- to pass an AR quiz, you must receive 80% or higher

Math: Pass xtra math this quarter (multiplication and division). Work at least 20-30 minutes a week on Freckle base 10 and fractions.

Behavior: Make good choices and make it to fun Friday!

Reading:

Important: Students need to be reading each night for at least 20 minutes. Goal: 100+minutes of reading from a book of their choice. They then need to fill out the reading log (on google slides) for the week. The reading log is due each Friday morning. This can be located on their Canvas homeroom page under assignments. All students know how to find this. 

• We will continue reading Took. It is a ghost story! The students love a good mystery right around Halloween. We will finish it by the end of the week.
• We are going to read a book as a class, The War with Grandpa. This is a 5th grade level book. It is also a book that will be a movie this fall at the theaters!
  • Skills: plot diagram,  comparing settings and characters, character traits, comprehension, summarizing, and responding to what you write.
  • Each Friday, we are taking a quiz over the skills we’ve studied for the week and the making sure we can comprehend the story.

Homework: Students will log 100 minutes per week on their reading log, complete 4 different reading strategies on the google slide and submit through canvas. This is due on October 30 .

Grammar:

• We will continue to study parts of speech.
  • focus: prepositions and pronouns
  • Continue mastering: Subject nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs, simple and complete subjects & predicates
• Our daily language skills
  • focus: figurative language: simile, metaphors, alliteration, hyperbole, personification interjections
• We are also focusing on learning different homonyms and how to spell and use them correctly in sentences.
• We will also be working on learning how to correctly use contractions in a sentence.
• Every other week we will take a DL quiz to see what they have learned in grammar. It is usually 5 questions and as long as students pay attention in class, they will do great. (The study guide would be their DL sheet.)

Homework: Students may have to complete DL if they don’t finish it in class. This is due each Friday. 

Writing:

• Journal entry: found on Canvas assignments- submitted by Friday on canvas
  • Prompt :autobiography – our first for our expository study
  • Encourage students to write complete sentences with lots of supporting details.
  • We will also be making cards for our veterans that I will deliver to the VA at the end of the week.
• Our main unit for Q2: expository writing- this is nonfiction writing- Our journals will be expository this time.
  • Focus:  Writing a short story- (picture book)
  • We will finish up our short story and create our books. Students will also get to illustrate them.

Homework: Students have to complete their journal and submit it on canvas by Friday, November 13

Math:

Skills to continue to practice:

NBT 1–7:

• • multiplying 2 and 3 digit factors
  • dividing with 1 digit divisors
  • place value to the thousandths
  • rounding numbers to the thousandths
  • multiplying and dividing powers of 10
  • comparing numbers using the powers of 10
  • adding, subtracting, and multiplying decimals
  • dividing with 2 digit divisors with decimals
• New standards for quarter 2: 5NF1-7: These are the standards that teach fractions
  • this week our focus will be on adding and subtracting fractions with unlike denominators
  • simplify the fractions in the answer when necessary

Homework: (Most if not all will be completed in class.)

1. math muscle– we will do this in class this week so that students understand how to complete it correctly.
2.  math review- this is a worksheet with problems on it that reviews everything we have learned this year in math
3. math quiz- we will take a quiz each Friday over the skills we learned for the week. If students can do the math review, they will do well on the quiz. The math review acts as a study guide for the quiz. *** This week our quiz will be on Friday, November 13 .

Science:

• Science experiments are due this week
• We will work to record our presentations so that parents and other students can see what we have learned
• New Unit: Space– we will continue to study about the sun, the moon, and the planets
  • We will use mystery science to answer a question, conduct hands on experiments, and learn about space
  • Social Studies
    • We will begin Chapter 3: The Civil War

We had a great week in 5A! Can you believe that midterm is this weekend?

Wonderful Wildcat:  Justin 

Brag Tags: Our whole class! We were rock stars this week!

Quarter 2 Goals: 

Reading: Complete your AR goal- check AR to find your goal for Q2- to pass an AR quiz, you must receive 80% or higher

Math: Pass xtra math this quarter (multiplication and division). Work at least 20-30 minutes a week on Freckle base 10 and fractions.

Behavior: Make good choices and make it to fun Friday!

Reading:

Important: Students need to be reading each night for at least 20 minutes. Goal: 100+minutes of reading from a book of their choice. They then need to fill out the reading log (on google slides) for the week. The reading log is due each Friday morning. This can be located on their Canvas homeroom page under assignments. All students know how to find this. 

• We will begin a new read aloud. This read aloud is called Took. It is a ghost story! The students love a good mystery right around Halloween.
• We are going to read a book as a class, The War with Grandpa. This is a 5th grade level book. It is also a book that will be a movie this fall at the theaters!
  • Skills: plot diagram,  comparing settings and characters, character traits, comprehension, summarizing, and responding to what you write.

Homework: Students will log 100 minutes per week on their reading log, complete 4 different reading strategies on the google slide and submit through canvas. This is due on October 30 .

Grammar:

• We will continue to study parts of speech.
  • focus: prepositions and pronouns
  • Continue mastering: Subject nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs, simple and complete subjects & predicates
• Our daily language skills
  • focus: figurative language: simile, metaphors, alliteration, hyperbole, personification interjections
• We are also focusing on learning different homonyms and how to spell and use them correctly in sentences.
• We will also be working on learning how to correctly use contractions in a sentence.
• Each week we will take a DL quiz to see what they have learned in grammar. It is usually 5 questions and as long as students pay attention in class, they will do great. (The study guide would be their DL sheet.)

Homework: Students may have to complete DL if they don’t finish it in class. This is due each Friday. 

Writing:

• Journal entry: found on Canvas assignments- submitted by Friday on canvas
  • Prompt:
  • Encourage students to write complete sentences with lots of supporting details.
• Our main unit for Q2: expository writing- this is nonfiction writing- Our journals will be expository this time.
  • Focus:  Writing a short story- (picture book)
  • We will create our own picture books that we will share with students
  • Each book will have a theme or lesson in them and we will use the plot diagram to write them!

Homework: Students have to complete their journal and submit it on canvas by Friday, October 30 

Math:

Skills to continue to practice:

NBT 1–7:

• • multiplying 2 and 3 digit factors
  • dividing with 1 digit divisors
  • place value to the thousandths
  • rounding numbers to the thousandths
  • multiplying and dividing powers of 10
  • comparing numbers using the powers of 10
  • adding, subtracting, and multiplying decimals
  • dividing with 2 digit divisors with decimals
• New standards for quarter 2: 5NF1-7: These are the standards that teach fractions
  • this week our focus will be on adding and subtracting fractions with unlike denominators
  • simplify the fractions in the answer when necessary

Homework: (Most if not all will be completed in class.)

1. math muscle– we will do this in class this week so that students understand how to complete it correctly.
2.  math review- this is a worksheet with problems on it that reviews everything we have learned this year in math
3. math quiz- we will take a quiz each Friday over the skills we learned for the week. If students can do the math review, they will do well on the quiz. The math review acts as a study guide for the quiz. *** This week our quiz will be on Friday, October 30.

Science:

• Science experiments are due this week
• We will work to record our presentations so that parents and other students can see what we have learned
• New Unit: Space
  • We will use mystery science to answer a question, conduct hands on experiments, and learn about space
  • Social Studies
    • We will begin Chapter 2: A New Government- There is a quizlet available on Canvas that students can begin studying. The test on chapter 2 will be the week of Nov. 2.
    • We will study the forming of our constitution
    • Challenge: Memorize the preamble to the constitution for a super improver!

We had a great week in 5A! Did you get signed up for your virtual conference? Please sign up here if you didn’t sign up yet. I look forward to speaking to you about your child’s progress.

Conference Link 

Wonderful Wildcat: Cohlson

Brag Tags: Justin, Avery, Wyatt, Lincoln

Thursday, October 22 &  Friday, October 23: Virtual Conferences- link coming beginning of October 2

Monday, October 26- Friday, October 30- Spook Week: Look out for upcoming activities!

Goals to complete by end of Quarter 1: Friday, October 16

1. Pass xtra math multiplication
2. Read at least 3 AR books and pass 3 AR tests with 80% accuracy
3. Earn at least 200 dojo points

Reading:

Important: Students need to be reading each night for at least 20 minutes. Goal: 100+minutes of reading from a book of their choice. They then need to fill out the reading log (on google slides) for the week. The reading log is due each Friday morning. This can be located on their Canvas homeroom page under assignments. All students know how to find this. 

• Ask your child about our read aloud. This read aloud is called The Bridge Home. The theme of our read aloud is perseverance.
  • Next week’s skill: theme, plot diagram, and character traits, how the setting impacts the story.
• This is the final week of our quarter.
• We are working on completing our reading literature circle book with our groups.
• Ask students about the book and  the progress they are making with it.
• I will assess their literature circle work using their comprehension packets, work I’ve done with the groups, and they will take an AR test on the book.

Homework: Students will log 100 minutes per week on their reading log, complete 4 different reading strategies on the google slide and submit through canvas. This is due on October 9 .

Grammar:

• We will continue to study parts of speech.
  • focus: prepositions, adverb exceptions
  • Continue mastering: Subject nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs, simple and complete subjects & predicates
• Our daily language skills
  • focus: figurative language: simile, metaphors, alliteration, hyperbole, personification interjections
• We are also focusing on learning different homonyms and how to spell and use them correctly in sentences.
• We will also be working on learning how to correctly use contractions in a sentence.
• Each week we will take a DL quiz to see what they have learned in grammar. It is usually 5 questions and as long as students pay attention in class, they will do great. (The study guide would be their DL sheet.)

Homework: Students may have to complete DL if they don’t finish it in class. This is due each Friday. 

Writing:

• Journal entry: found on Canvas assignments- submitted by Friday on canvas
  • Prompt:
  • Encourage students to write complete sentences with lots of supporting details.
• Our main unit for Q1 is narrative writing.
  • Focus:  Writing a short story- (picture book)
  • We will create our own picture books that we will share with students
  • Each book will have a theme or lesson in them and we will use the plot diagram to write them!

Homework: Students have to complete their journal and submit it on canvas by Friday, October 16 

Math:

Skills to continue to practice:

• • multiplying 2 and 3 digit factors
  • dividing with 1 digit divisors
  • place value to the thousandths
  • rounding numbers to the thousandths
  • multiplying and dividing powers of 10
  • comparing numbers using the powers of 10
  • adding, subtracting, and multiplying decimals
• New skills:
  • dividing with 2 digit divisors  with decimals and word problems- In fifth grade the word problems are more complex and sometimes they aren’t looking for the product or quotient, but they want you to use that to come up with a new answer.

Homework: (Most if not all will be completed in class.)

1. math muscle– we will do this in class this week so that students understand how to complete it correctly.
2.  math review- this is a worksheet with problems on it that reviews everything we have learned this year in math
3. math quiz- we will take a quiz each Friday over the skills we learned for the week. If students can do the math review, they will do well on the quiz. The math review acts as a study guide for the quiz. *** This week our quiz will be on Friday, October 16.

Science:

• Watch for the students’ science fair projects to be posted. We created a google slide presentation and then used screencastify to present our information.
• New Unit: Space
  • We will use mystery science to answer a question, conduct hands on experiments, and learn about space
  • Social Studies
    • We will begin Chapter 2: A New Government
    • We will study the forming of our constitution
    • Challenge: Memorize the preamble to the constitution for a super improver!

We had a great week in 5A! Can you believe that midterm is this weekend?

Wonderful Wildcat: Brooklyn

Brag Tags: Jude, Aidan, Cohlson

Thursday, October 22 &  Friday, October 23: Virtual Conferences- link coming beginning of October 2

Monday, October 26- Friday, October 30- Spook Week: Look out for upcoming activities!

Goals to complete by end of Quarter 1: Friday, October 16

1. Pass xtra math multiplication
2. Read at least 3 AR books and pass 3 AR tests with 80% accuracy
3. Earn at least 200 dojo points

Reading:

Important: Students need to be reading each night for at least 20 minutes. Goal: 100+minutes of reading from a book of their choice. They then need to fill out the reading log (on google slides) for the week. The reading log is due each Friday morning. This can be located on their Canvas homeroom page under assignments. All students know how to find this. 

• We will begin a new read aloud. This read aloud is called The Bridge Home.
  • Next week’s skill: theme, plot diagram, and character traits, how the setting impacts the stroy
• We are halfway through our quarter. Our literature circles are in full swing. Students are busy reading and working with small groups to discuss the book.
• Ask students about the book and  the progress they are making with it.

Homework: Students will log 100 minutes per week on their reading log, complete 4 different reading strategies on the google slide and submit through canvas. This is due on October 9 .

Grammar:

• We will continue to study parts of speech.
  • focus: prepositions, adverb exceptions
  • Continue mastering: Subject nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs, simple and complete subjects & predicates
• Our daily language skills
  • focus: figurative language: simile, metaphors, alliteration, hyperbole, personification interjections
• We are also focusing on learning different homonyms and how to spell and use them correctly in sentences.
• We will also be working on learning how to correctly use contractions in a sentence.
• Each week we will take a DL quiz to see what they have learned in grammar. It is usually 5 questions and as long as students pay attention in class, they will do great. (The study guide would be their DL sheet.)

Homework: Students may have to complete DL if they don’t finish it in class. This is due each Friday. 

Writing:

• Journal entry: found on Canvas assignments- submitted by Friday on canvas
  • Prompt:
  • Encourage students to write complete sentences with lots of supporting details.
• Our main unit for Q1 is narrative writing.
  • Focus:  Writing a short story- (picture book)
  • We will create our own picture books that we will share with students
  • Each book will have a theme or lesson in them and we will use the plot diagram to write them!

Homework: Students have to complete their journal and submit it on canvas by Friday, October 9 

Math:

Skills to continue to practice:

• • multiplying 2 and 3 digit factors
  • dividing with 1 digit divisors
  • place value to the thousandths
  • rounding numbers to the thousandths
  • multiplying and dividing powers of 10
  • comparing numbers using the powers of 10
  • adding, subtracting, and multiplying decimals
• New skills:
  • dividing with 2 digit divisors  with decimals!

Homework: (Most if not all will be completed in class.)

1. math muscle– we will do this in class this week so that students understand how to complete it correctly.
2.  math review- this is a worksheet with problems on it that reviews everything we have learned this year in math
3. math quiz- we will take a quiz each Friday over the skills we learned for the week. If students can do the math review, they will do well on the quiz. The math review acts as a study guide for the quiz. *** This week our quiz will be on Friday, October 9.

Science:

• Science experiments are due this week
• We will work to record our presentations so that parents and other students can see what we have learned
• New Unit: Space
  • We will use mystery science to answer a question, conduct hands on experiments, and learn about space
  • Social Studies
    • We will begin Chapter 2: A New Government
    • We will study the forming of our constitution
    • Challenge: Memorize the preamble to the constitution for a super improver!