Dear 5th Graders and Families,
Be on the lookout for more information about our class Valentine’s Day parties in the Thursday envelope this week. Thank you for taking the time to work with your child on his/her assignments, checking the daily planner, and monitoring homework. We appreciate your support! 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 focus on homophones and homographs in Unit 13. 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. We will have a spelling test on Friday.
Social Studies: Complete the weekly geography worksheet, questions 76-80. Use the provided maps and other resources such as an atlas, globe, or internet websites. Be sure to answer ALL parts of each question! There will be a geography quiz this Friday.
We will continue 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. The test will be this week. No study guides will be given.
Science: We will begin Investigation 3, which focuses on mixture and solution concentration. Get excited for lots of cool experiments!
Reading: In our Daybook textbook, we will continue Unit 2, which focuses on Asking Questions. We will also continue our Novel Groups. Please read according to your calendar for 20 minutes each night. Your book must be completely read by January 31.
This week we will work on Thinking Maps based on our novels. Three thinking map posters will be due on Friday. You may choose which three types of thinking maps you want to make. Have fun!
Writing: We will work on an outline for our Feature Article and focus on our thesis. This outline is due on Friday.
Hi Ms. Reese!
ReplyDeleteCan you tell ma more about the article outline and the novel group thinking map? I was MAPS testing when you were explaining the homework so you might have said something about it but I am not sure!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ritika
Hi Ms Reese!
ReplyDeleteI really learned a lot from the lesson on being proactive so i decided to try it for myself!!!!
Today I was doing my geography homework and I got stuck on one of the questions... The one about Hispaniola and I couldn't find the answer anywhere. I kept searching until I found the answer!!!! It took a while but in the end I found it!!!!!!!!!!! I had said to myself "I can do it!"
Thanks!
Ritika!
That is AWESOME, Ritika! I have been learning a lot about myself too through this book. Just earlier today, I thought about my principles and how I need to be "self-centered." I thought about how I need to become more independent in certain aspects of my own life. So...if you thought the 7 Habits were just for teens, think again! This "stuff" works for us adults too! :)
ReplyDeleteGreat job being proactive and asking about the homework. We will learn about the Feature Article and Thinking Maps projects tomorrow in school. You will have lots of time to work in class, and then you will finish up anything left that you did not get completed for homework. Enjoy your night!!
Ok thank you for telling me about the homework! And 7 Habits does work for adults too!
Deletems. Reese are we allowed to work on the protagonist/antagonist poster during daily 5 tommorow?
ReplyDeleteNo, we will have a new assignment tomorrow.
Deleteok thanks
ReplyDeleteMs.Reese do we have to write about the protagonist and antagonist with the double bubble map? I just wanted to make sure.
ReplyDeleteOk
ReplyDeleteis it ok to put our paragraph of antagonist and protagonist under the double bubble map?
ReplyDeleteYes, that's where I said to put it.
ReplyDeleteHey Ms. Reese!
ReplyDeleteCan we already start to use our bibliography for the intro because I have used a statistic lead and I had to look it up on the internet?
Thanks!!
Ritika
Yes, sounds good!!
ReplyDeleteOk!!! Thank you!!
DeleteMs.Reese if we have a snow day tommorrow will we get to have D.A.R.E. on Monday?
ReplyDeleteWe will only be having DARE every other week, so since we had it last week we will not have it tomorrow regardless of a snow day. Hope that helps! Are you enjoying DARE? I hope so! :)
ReplyDeleteMs.Reese I just found out that schools cancled!
ReplyDeleteYou were the first one to tell me...whoohoo!!
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