Reading:
Students will begin reading the historical fiction novel My Brother Sam is Dead. During this unit students will:
•Learn important events and attitudes of the American Revolution
•Answer questions using text evidence
•Study character motivations and changes in character
•Learn new vocabulary
Writing:
Students are currently working on Artist Reports and building their informational writing skills. They are taking notes, and will soon create t-charts and start writing the rough and final draft of their artist biographies. Later, students will also write a two-paragraph letter to their artist and complete a bibliography.
Math:
We will be completing our last unit, Module 6, this month and starting SBAC review GEOMETROCITY: Building a city with math. This is a real world investigation where kids get to design and build a city using geometry, maps and more. We’ll be inviting you to a viewing later in the month.
Family Life: Weeks of May 14 and May 21
Parent Meeting Wednesday, April 18, 2018 7:30am in the library
Sample Scope and Sequence:
Day 1 - Introduction, Ground Rules, Board of Directors
Day 2 - Puberty Introduction and Hygiene
Day 3 - Puberty Boys with video
Day 4 - Puberty Girls with video
Day 5 - Reproduction/Anatomy
Day 6 - Pregnancy: Nine Month Journey Video
Day 7- Twins
Day 8 - Refusal skills/Aides
Day 9 - Breakout session - boys/girls
Science - Chemical Reactions:
This month our class will study chemical reactions with Mrs. Le Clair. During this unit students will focus on the following:
States & Capitals
As part of 5th grade social studies curriculum, students are expected to learn all of the 50 states and capitals by the end of the year. They should be able to:
Upcoming Dates:
Wednesday 4/18, 7:30-8:15 Parent Ed Meeting re. Family Life in library
Tuesday 4/24 SBAC Language arts testing
Wednesday 4/25 SBAC Language arts testing
Thursday 4/26 SBAC Language arts testing
June 14th: End of year 5th Grade Celebration!
When: 11:00 am, MPR:
What: Slideshow (11:00), Speeches (11:20), Sing-a-Long (11:45)
Finish with clap-out for the 5th graders. Parents are welcome to join in these festivities!
Students will begin reading the historical fiction novel My Brother Sam is Dead. During this unit students will:
•Learn important events and attitudes of the American Revolution
•Answer questions using text evidence
•Study character motivations and changes in character
•Learn new vocabulary
Writing:
Students are currently working on Artist Reports and building their informational writing skills. They are taking notes, and will soon create t-charts and start writing the rough and final draft of their artist biographies. Later, students will also write a two-paragraph letter to their artist and complete a bibliography.
Math:
We will be completing our last unit, Module 6, this month and starting SBAC review GEOMETROCITY: Building a city with math. This is a real world investigation where kids get to design and build a city using geometry, maps and more. We’ll be inviting you to a viewing later in the month.
Family Life: Weeks of May 14 and May 21
Parent Meeting Wednesday, April 18, 2018 7:30am in the library
Sample Scope and Sequence:
Day 1 - Introduction, Ground Rules, Board of Directors
Day 2 - Puberty Introduction and Hygiene
Day 3 - Puberty Boys with video
Day 4 - Puberty Girls with video
Day 5 - Reproduction/Anatomy
Day 6 - Pregnancy: Nine Month Journey Video
Day 7- Twins
Day 8 - Refusal skills/Aides
Day 9 - Breakout session - boys/girls
Science - Chemical Reactions:
This month our class will study chemical reactions with Mrs. Le Clair. During this unit students will focus on the following:
- Compare reactants and products before and after chemical reactions.
- Observe, separate, and identify the products of chemical reactions.
- Learn that atoms are the fundamental building blocks of matter and that all substances are composed of atoms.
- Learn that atoms rearrange during chemical reactions to form new substances.
- Use atom models and chemical formulas to represent atoms and molecules.
- Represent chemical reactions with chemical equations.
- Measure volumes of solids and liquids.
States & Capitals
As part of 5th grade social studies curriculum, students are expected to learn all of the 50 states and capitals by the end of the year. They should be able to:
- Identify the state on a blank map
- Name the corresponding capital for each state. (They do not need to know where the capital is located in the state)
- Take the final quiz when they are ready. There will not be an assigned date for the quiz.
Upcoming Dates:
Wednesday 4/18, 7:30-8:15 Parent Ed Meeting re. Family Life in library
Tuesday 4/24 SBAC Language arts testing
Wednesday 4/25 SBAC Language arts testing
Thursday 4/26 SBAC Language arts testing
June 14th: End of year 5th Grade Celebration!
When: 11:00 am, MPR:
What: Slideshow (11:00), Speeches (11:20), Sing-a-Long (11:45)
Finish with clap-out for the 5th graders. Parents are welcome to join in these festivities!