Dear 5th Graders and Families,
What an awesome week in football…WAY TO GO BRONCOS! This will be another awesome and busy week here at PINE RIDGE too. Let’s celebrate our hard work on Friday with a spirit dress up day for the Western Stock Show. Be sure to wear your cowboy/girl gear!
All homework is due on Friday so be sure to budget your time accordingly. Please let us know if you have any questions or concerns. Have a great week! J
Vocabulary: On the back of this page are words that come from the other subjects we are currently studying. You need to know the definition, the part of speech, and how to use it correctly in a sentence. You will have a vocabulary test on all 10 words on Friday. The format of the test will vary each week.
Word Work/Spelling: This week we will continue to focus on contractions in Unit 12. Please read the Family Letter and complete the Take-Home Task together to familiarize yourself with the concepts. We will also teach comparative adjectives, synonyms, and spelling patterns for the y sound. Be sure to look for these words in your reading and writing this week. We will have a spelling test on Friday.
Social Studies: Complete the weekly geography worksheet, questions 66-70. Use the provided maps and other resources such as an atlas, globe, or internet websites. Be sure to answer ALL parts of each question!
We will review Unit 4 in the History Alive textbook, which focuses on Europeans coming to the New World. The test will be tomorrow. If students are listening and participating in class then he/she will do very well. We will then begin Unit 5, which focuses on European Explorers. Lessons will be very hands-on. It is important to be actively listening and participating in order to do well on the test. No study guides will be given.
Science: The Investigation 2 study guide went home on Friday. The test will be on Tuesday. Investigation 3 will focus on mixture and solution concentration.
Reading: In our Daybook textbook, we will continue Unit 2, which focuses on Asking Questions. We will also begin a Novel Study. Be on the lookout for a calendar in order to set goals for reading 20 minutes each night. Information about a Novel Project will be sent home next week based on the book you choose to read. Read for at least 20 minutes every night!
Writing: We will continue to write short constructed responses in all subject areas and begin a new project: A feature article. We will look at models of magazine articles and discuss their text features. We will begin research and document sources. Together, we will create a class magazine focusing on the New Year and our resolutions. Very exciting!
Ms.Reese are you going to bump up the class average in mathnlatermon in the year?
ReplyDeleteDo you mean up from 85% in order to get a recess reward? What do you think?
ReplyDeleteI think you should in the middle of the year because we will get smarter and smarter everyday because you will teach us. I think you should do it when we get a 90% average or higher ( for the 85% average)
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