Blog Updates

Math-

I am sure that you are all wondering what happened to Math homework this week. Well, we have not started our Unit 2 yet. We projected to be ready to start switching students for Math classes and are not ready as soon as we thought we would be. We will be sending home a 5th grade parent letter explaining the switching of Math classes either tomorrow (Friday) or on Monday. Once Unit 2 starts on Monday, we will be focusing on estimation strategies to check for reasonableness, addition, subtraction and multiplication with whole numbers and decimals, problem solving strategies, comparing decimals, probability, partial products to solve Multiplication problems and comparing millions, billions and trillions.

Reading-

I have been meeting with students individually, listening to their reading, checking for comprehension and setting reading goals for the year. While students are working with me, the class is working on writing and/or Reading silently. We are working on finding books that are just right and not too hard and not too easy, but just right. We have a full class of avid readers and it is great to watch them read with such enthusiasm. NOTE- I talked with students this week because they were thinking that the time they were reading in class counted for their homework reading. It does not count and reading for 30 minutes a night (or 120min a week) is for homework.

Language Arts-

Students are working on writing in their Writers Notebook. Today, we worked on writing a friendly letter by taking on the persona of either a Native American or English Colonist. Students worked on rough drafts, we will then edit and rewrite.
We continue to work on editing and revising through DLR and work on spelling rules. We will be starting a whole class research project on Monday.

Social Studies-

We are up to Colonial Life in America and have completed the first Thanksgiving and King Philip's War. By the end of next week, we will be up to the French and Indian War. Students need to know the characteristics of each region, trade routes, compair and contrast city, town and plantation life, slavery in the colonies and important contributions of the people.

Science-

Earth and it's neighbors continues for about 2 weeks.



Needed

We still need a room parent for our classroom. If you are willing and able (I know how busy all of your schedules are!), we would love to have you and it would be truly appreciated. Thank you in advance.