Important Dates
Sept. 4: No School (Labor Day)
Sept. 6: Green Transportation Day
Sept. 13: Character Day at Bel Aire
Sept. 14: Picture Day
Sept. 18: No School (Staff Development Day)
Sept. 27 - 8:30am - 10am: 5th Grade Parent Meeting (Dr. Gold will “paint a development picture” of a 5th grader)
Oct. 4: International Walk to School Day
Oct. 5: Family Night at Bel Aire
Oct. 9: No School for Kids (Staff Development Day)
Oct. 10: Art w/Mrs. Caldwell begins at Bel Aire
Oct. 12: Make Up Picture Day
Oct. 31: Halloween Parade (1pm - 2pm)
Science: Living Systems
This month in Social Studies we'll be studying The First Americans by geography: Southwest, Pacific Northwest, Plains and Eastern Woodlands. Students will discover how each Native group adapted to their climate, resources and geography in order to thrive and survive.
Math
This month our class will study Eureka Module 1: Place Value and Decimals. During this unit they will focus on the following:
Language Arts
Using our new Benchmark Advance program we are learning about the U.S. Constitution: Then and Now by studying the following:
Homework
Students are required to read for 30 minutes a night in 5th grade. Additional homework may be assigned as needed for skill practice and reinforcement. The total time spent (including reading) is not to exceed 60 minutes a night, and homework will not be assigned on Fridays.
Sept. 4: No School (Labor Day)
Sept. 6: Green Transportation Day
Sept. 13: Character Day at Bel Aire
Sept. 14: Picture Day
Sept. 18: No School (Staff Development Day)
Sept. 27 - 8:30am - 10am: 5th Grade Parent Meeting (Dr. Gold will “paint a development picture” of a 5th grader)
Oct. 4: International Walk to School Day
Oct. 5: Family Night at Bel Aire
Oct. 9: No School for Kids (Staff Development Day)
Oct. 10: Art w/Mrs. Caldwell begins at Bel Aire
Oct. 12: Make Up Picture Day
Oct. 31: Halloween Parade (1pm - 2pm)
Science: Living Systems
- This month we will begun our unit on Living Systems.
- We will learn that all living cells require four basic components for survival- water, gas exchange, food, and waste disposal.
- Students will explore 4 human body systems- namely the circulatory, respiratory, digestive, and excretory systems.
This month in Social Studies we'll be studying The First Americans by geography: Southwest, Pacific Northwest, Plains and Eastern Woodlands. Students will discover how each Native group adapted to their climate, resources and geography in order to thrive and survive.
Math
This month our class will study Eureka Module 1: Place Value and Decimals. During this unit they will focus on the following:
- Students are learning about: place value, rounding decimals, adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing decimals.
- Next, they will learn about Multi-Digit Whole Number and Decimal Fraction Operations
Language Arts
Using our new Benchmark Advance program we are learning about the U.S. Constitution: Then and Now by studying the following:
- Identify main ideas and key details
- Analyze text structures
- Analyze genre features: Informational text & Persuasive Speech
- Compare and contrast informative and persuasive texts
Homework
Students are required to read for 30 minutes a night in 5th grade. Additional homework may be assigned as needed for skill practice and reinforcement. The total time spent (including reading) is not to exceed 60 minutes a night, and homework will not be assigned on Fridays.