February 25-March 1

Welcome back to another week of discovery and exploration in 5th Grade!

Notes for the week...

** Midterm progress reports were sent home two weeks ago.  Please sign and return these reports as soon as possible!

** Thank you all so much for showing your support of the Family Fun Run on Saturday and the "Dog's Way Home" movie fundraiser on Sunday!! It was a very busy but fun weekend, all to help our school become an even better place!

** We had a great time learning about the importance of pollinators such as bees and bats last week at Beecheii!

**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

In Language Arts this week, we will have our final discussion and reflection over  our guided reading novel Holes, by Louis Sachar.  Students' final Google Slide Decks will be due on Tuesday.  We will also be practicing our note-taking and paraphrasing skills before moving on to research Ancient Greeks and Romans in preparation for Social Studies class.

We will be finishing up our Science Fair research papers and preparing our bibliographies using the Chrome Extension MyBib.

Math

Last week we took our unit test on fractions, however, we will be learning how these skills and concepts relate to other subjects in math. This week we will be transitioning into a brief unit on converting fractions to decimals and also learning about ratios.

Homework:

Monday: One Xtramath.org lesson, watch the two MathAntics and Kahn Academy Videos
Tuesday: One Xtramath.org lesson, Math IXL M.12

Wednesday: One Xtramath.org lesson

Thursday: One Xtramath.org lesson, Math IXL L.7

Friday: Relax!

Social Studies

We will continue our research on Greece and Rome this week in Social Studies class. We will continue to practice summarizing our research together as the students work independently to complete their research.

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

Ms. Amy and Mr. Andrew

February 19-22

Thursday is National Chili Day!!!

Notes for the week...

**Just a reminder Friday is early dismissal. Students will leave at 11:45 am.

** Midterm progress reports were sent home last Friday.  Please sign and return these reports as soon as possible!

**Also, Wednesday we will have a class field trip to BEECHEII, a bee sanctuary, to learn more about the interconnectedness of ecosystems. Students MUST wear their Discovery School t-shirt or polo this day. If you do not have one, please let us know as soon as possible! We will leave at 8:30am and return at 10:30am. Any parents who wish to accompany us, please message Mr. Andrew or Ms. Amy. Please be sure to return your permission slip and L50 to cover the cost of the trip.

**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

In Language Arts this week, we will continue with our guided reading novel Holes, by Louis Sachar.  Students will continue using Google Slides to respond to what they read throughout the book.

This week, we will continue to use mentor sentences to model and imitate good language usage as we practice identifying parts of speech and revising writing to improve how it sounds.  We will also continue working on our Science Fair research papers using Google Docs.

Math

We will have our fractions unit test this Thursday in math class. We will be completing our digital study guide and studying any areas where we have weaknesses. Students should use their digital study guide and teacher feedback to study for the test this week.

Homework:

Tuesday: One Xtramath.org lesson, study for the fractions test

Wednesday: One Xtramath.org lesson, study for the fractions test

Thursday: One Xtramath.org lesson

Friday: Relax!

Social Studies

We will start our next Social Studies unit this week on Ancient Greece and the Roman Empire! These next two weeks the students will be very busy researching one of these two civilizations using a Google Slides study guide. After completing our research we will come together as a class to talk about the similarities between the civilizations and also how we can still see the influence of Greco-Roman culture in our lives today.

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

Ms. Amy and Mr. Andrew

February 11-15

Notes for the week...



**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

In Language Arts this week, we will continue with our guided reading novel Holes, by Louis Sachar.  Students will continue using Google Slides to respond to what they read throughout the book.

This week, we will use mentor sentences to model and imitate good language usage as we practice identifying parts of speech and revising writing to improve how it sounds.  We will also continue working on our Science Fair research papers using Google Docs.

Math

We will wrap up studying using equivalent fractions and least common denominators to solve addition, subtraction, and comparison problems with fractions this week. We will also be reviewing past material in preparation for our unit test. Students should bring their devices to class if possible to work on their self-created study guide. **When completing their IXL exercises students may stop at 80% if they wish.**

Homework:

Monday: One Xtramath.org lesson, Math IXL L.9

Tuesday: One Xtramath.org lesson, Math IXL L.8

Wednesday: One Xtramath.org lesson, Math IXL L.10

Thursday: One Xtramath.org lesson

Friday: Relax!

Science

This week we'll continue to observe our eco-column models and record our

observations. We'll continue to use the Sustainability Compass tool and the

Problem-Solving Pyramid to address how we can take better care of our

ecosystems here on campus by encouraging more recycling. We will also

continue to collect data for our science projects on decomposition rates of

man-made materials. We'll finish up the unit with a final review and test.

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

Ms. Amy and Mr. Andrew

February 4-8

Hope you had a great weekend! Let's get to work!

Notes for the week...



**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!

** Fifth grade students who have turned in permission slips will attend the "Growth and Development" presentation addressing issues of puberty this Wednesday.  If you haven't returned the permission slip and would like for your child to be a part of this, please do so as soon as possible.  Feel free to contact Ms. Marilis, the school counselor, with any questions you have about the presentations.

This week in class...

Language Arts

In Language Arts this week, we will continue with our new class novel Holes, by Louis Sachar.  Students will continue using Google Slides to respond to what they read throughout the book.

This week, we'll continue looking at Greek and Latin roots to help us understand the meaning of words we encounter that we don't know. We will be studying the roots man, mega, oct, and ped. There will be a quiz on Friday over the words that we study.

Math

We will continue to go deeper into fractions this week in Math class, working more to compare, add and subtract fractions with unlike denominators. We will be practicing more with using the least common multiple and other ways to find and create like denominators to facilitate solving these types of problems. Students should bring their devices to class if possible. **When completing your homework it is okay to stop at 80%.**

Homework:

Monday: One Xtramath.org lesson, Math IXL K.5, watch the MathAntics video above for review

Tuesday: One Xtramath.org lesson, Math IXL K.11, complete the Google Form pre-assessment
Wednesday: One Xtramath.org lesson, Math IXL L.5
Thursday: One Xtramath.org lesson, Math IXL L.6
Friday: Relax!

Science

This week we'll finish building our eco-columns by joining our terrariums and
aquariums. We'll be making observations about both ecosystem models andhow they work together. We'll also use the Sustainability Compass tool
and the Problem-Solving Pyramid to address how we can take better care of our
ecosystems here on campus by encouraging more recycling. In addition, we'll
be checking in on our science projects for the science fair to see if any
decomposition has taken place yet!

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

Ms. Amy and Mr. Andrew