March 4-8

Welcome back to another week of growth in Grade 5!

Notes for the week...

** Just a reminder: This Friday at 5:30 p.m. the DPTO is putting on Bingo! Be sure to get your tickets with Ms. Gaby if you have not done so yet. This is sure to be another awesome Discovery event!

** This week at morning and lunch recess the 2nd graders will be selling karate pops for L10 to help raise money for the school's new recycling containers. What a great way to beat the heat and support our school!

**For the next few weeks, we will be using personal electronic devices regularly in class for Language Arts, Reading, and Math.  Please allow your child to bring his/her tablet or laptop to school. We will be using the applications Google Drive, Google Docs, and Google Slides, so please ensure that these apps have been installed on your child's device.  We use these apps throughout the year for many different projects!

This week in class...

Language Arts

This week students will get started with Book Clubs, in which they will choose the book they will read for the next four weeks and meet weekly with other students reading the same book to discuss and reflect upon their reading.  We will begin a unit on reading, interpreting, and writing poetry, and we'll be studying words with the roots cycl, sequ, pop, less, and hexa with a quiz on Friday.

Math

Last week we began talking about how fractions relate to decimals and vice versa. This week we will broaden our discussion and exploration of this topic. We will be working together to convert a variety of common fractions into decimals and practice using this strategy for any fraction. We will also learn about ratios and percentages.

Homework:

Monday: One Xtramath.org lesson, watch the two MathAntics Videos above, Math IXL G.2
Tuesday: One Xtramath.org lesson, Math IXL G.12

Wednesday: One Xtramath.org lesson, Math IXL G.17

Thursday: One Xtramath.org lesson, Math IXL Q.1

Friday: Relax!

Social Studies

This week the students will switch from learning about either the Greeks or Romans to the other civilization. Students will continue to work with Mr. Andrew to write brief summaries about each aspect of these civilizations societies. Next week we will begin brainstorming and preparing for our final living museum presentation! :)

Thank you for all of your support, parents! Please feel free to email us if you have
any questions.

Ms. Amy and Mr. Andrew