Weekly Homework for April 16-20

Dear 5^th Graders and Families,

We are looking forward to another fun week of learning together! We had a wonderful trip to the middle school last week. Don’t forget to turn in your registration form to Fox Ridge if you haven’t turned it in to your teacher already. Also, please remember that all money ($22) and permission slips for the Denver Museum of Nature and Science classes are due no later than Wednesday, May 18.

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.

·         Vocabulary activities (in class assignments) will be due on Thursday morning.

Word Work/Spelling: This week we will focus on learning to spell words systematically rather than just through memorization. We will study word endings for the patterns /ch/, /k/, /j/, and /iz/ and different spellings for /oi/ in Unit 19. Please read the Family Letter and complete the Take-Home Task together to familiarize yourself with the concepts. Be sure to look for these words in your reading and writing this week.  

·         Family Letter is due Tuesday

·         Spelling activities (in class assignments) due in literacy notebook on Thursday morning

·         Spelling Test on Friday

Reading:  We will begin Unit 4 in our Daybook text which will focus on the skill of visualizing. Continue to read your novel each night so that you will finish on or before May 1. There will be in class activities based on your novel so you will need to be prepared. There will be a culminating novel project that will be due on Thursday, May 3. The rubric and instructions for the project will go home this week.

·         Read the April 13 issue of Weekly Reader News. Complete the questions on the back.

Social Studies: Complete the weekly geography worksheet, questions 106-110. 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 continue Unit 9 in our History Alive text to learn what life was like in the southern colonies in the 1700s. We will have some fun activities in class to make this era come alive for us! The Unit 9 Test will be on Friday.  

Science: We will begin Investigation 3 in the Water Planet Unit. The experiments will center on “heating Earth’s materials.”

Math (Ms. Reese’s class only): The Unit 12 test has been moved to Wednesday. Afterwards, we will begin Unit 7. Just a reminder, that FRMS will be administering a placement test to ALL 5^th graders on Tuesday afternoon in school. Finally, be sure to attend Friday Fun Math Morning if you would like some extra practice before the test. I will be offering help from 8:15-9:00 a.m. on Fridays. Hope to see you there!