Dear Families~
We had a GREAT week last week. Thank you for all of your continued support. Please know that I am here for your child. If there is anything that you have a question about, please feel free to call or e-mail me.
Thank you for your help sending in supplies for THE SANDWICH PROJECT last week. We were able to make 27 sack lunches which included 2 peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, a sweet treat, and at least 1 note of encouragement. Each lunch will also come with a bottle of water. The students really enjoyed themselves serving others.
FALL CONFERENCES
I'd like to begin to set up CONFERENCES. During the conference I'd like to discuss how your child is progressing so far in 5th grade. Please CLICK HERE to sign up for a conference.
Scholastic Book Club
Students received a SCHOLASTIC BOOK CLUB order form several weeks ago in their Tuesday Red Folder. These will come home monthly. Feel free to participate as you like - you are not required to purchase! This month, students have received coupons; if they purchase $10 or more in books, they receive a free $5 book. See the coupon for details. These orders are due on October 10th. CLICK HERE to order online. Our class code is: F974D.
CLASS DOJO
We are using a behavior support system in our class called Class Dojo. It enables me to reward positive points for positive behavior and to take away points for negative behavior. At the end of each day, it calculates the percentage of positive points a student has earned for the day. The kids are responding really well to this program! I personally like this much better than a regular clip chart. On Mondays, students who have high percentages of positive points from the previous week earn lunch in the classroom and/or extra recess. Please log-in and see how your child did during the day.
COMING UP this WEEK
Mon, 10/6: Social Studies Family Tree Project assigned--due 10/17;math homework assigned
Tues, 10/7: Tuesday Red Folder comes home. Please review papers with your child--sign and return.
Wed, 10/8: WALK to SCHOOL day (meet at Rock Creek Park); Tuesday folder due
Fri, 10/10: Scholastic Book Order Due; End of 1st Quarter; Reading test; Math homework due
COMING SOON
Mon, 10/13: NO SCHOOL for Students; PARENT CONFERENCE DAY
Tues, 10/14: Reading or Math Quarterly benchmark
Wed, 10/15: Reading or Math Quarterly benchmark
Thurs, 10/16: Changing Nation Social Studies test
Fri, 10/17: Family Tree (Social Studies) Project due and Presentations
Tues, 10/21: Report Cards go home
BOOK IT!
On October 1st your child came home with a BOOK IT letter as well as a calendar for the month. For the next six months we will be "READING OUR HEARTS OUT," because the only way to get better at reading is to READ. Our class voted to have a goal of reading for 20 minutes at least 5 days a week. Please watch your child do this on a daily basis. Once they have read their 20 minutes that day, they are able to color in the date on the calendar. At the end of the month you will need to sign the calendar and they can return it to me for a FREE Pizza Hut pizza coupon. Thank you in advance for helping your child READ their HEARTS OUT!
SOCIAL STUDIES
This week we will be back in homeroom for the next 2 weeks. Our "Changing Nation" test will be on Thursday, October 16th. Students will have an AT HOME project for this unit. The Family Tree project is due on Friday, October 17th. Students will be making group presentations of their project. Please be sure to ask your child about it.
Be sure to check out or 5th grade Social Studies website for any additional information. CLICK HERE for our class notes!
Standard:
SS5H3 The student will describe how life changed in America at the turn of the century.
a. Describe the role of the cattle
trails in the late 19th century; include the Black Cowboys of Texas, the Great
Western Cattle Trail, and the Chisholm Trail.
b. Describe the impact on American
life of the Wright brothers (flight), George Washington Carver (science),
Alexander Graham Bell (communication), and Thomas Edison (electricity).
c. Explain how William McKinley and
Theodore Roosevelt expanded America’s role in the world; include the Spanish-American
War and the building of the Panama Canal.
d. Describe the reasons people
emigrated to the United States, from where they emigrated, and where they
settled.
e. Describe the impact of westward
expansion on Native Americans; include the Battle of the Little Bighorn and the
relocation of Native Americans to reservations.
Activities:
- Take notes on our Changing Nation
- Review supply and demand
- Watch several videos including the following video about the Chisholm Trail. Warning--there are some spelling errors here, but the content is GREAT!
- Create a map of The Chisholm Trail as well as The Great Western Trail.
- Discuss The Black Cowboys of Texas and their importance.
- Watch Brain Pop videos: Westward Expansion, Industrial Revolution, Theodore Roosevelt, and Immigration
- Read about the Panama Canal and the Spanish American War
Students will be given a Family Tree project on Tuesday that will be due next Friday, 10/17. Students should conduct some informal research to find out family information to present to the class. Students should make a poster, PowerPoint, shoebox diorama, or other presentation to show the class on Friday. We are sensitive to the fact that some kids don't know a lot about their families; we just want to encourage students to learn more about themselves and the people who have shaped their lives. If you have any questions about this project, please email me.
Standard:
NBT.5: Fluently multiply multi-digit whole numbers using the standard algorithm.
We are starting a new unit that will last for the next 3 weeks. We are working on multiplying whole-digit numbers for a week and a half, and then in the middle of next week, we are learning division (long division, that is) of multi-digit whole numbers. The test will be in 3 weeks. We are multiplying large numbers (403 x 267) and dividing large numbers (6,792 ÷ 53).
Activities:
- Watch several videos on the process of multiplying multi-digit whole numbers. Check these out!
- Make a flip-book using the different multiplication strategies (lattice, window and partial product)
- Take interactive notes
- Specifically work on the lattice method using practice sheets
- Math crossword problems
- Math homework assigned each night. It goes home on Monday and is due on Friday. Be sure look for it. Your child may have an additional sheet for practice (this will be on an as needed basis).
I HIGHLY recommend that you watch the following videos from LearnZillion.com to help you become familiar with the methods we'll be using in class. One of the biggest concerns parents have expressed to me is that they don't know the methods we use in class. These videos will show you exactly how we're working the math in class. As usual, feel free to email me if you have questions or want to come in to meet about the math.
Visit www.learnzillion.com or CLICK HERE and enter the following codes:
- Multiplication - Standard Algorithm (the way you know how to do it): LZ4391
- Multiplication - Area Model Strategy: LZ4389
- Multiplication - Partial Products Strategy: LZ4390
- Division - Estimate with Equations: LZ550
- Division - Area Model Strategy: LZ552
- Division - Rectangular Array: LZ553
- Division - Expanded Notation: LZ554
READING
Standard:
- ELACC5RI2: Determine two or more main ideas of a text and explain how they are supported by key details; summarize the text.
- W.5.1: Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons and information.
- Ice cream cone-main idea activity
- learning how to write a summary or a "jist" in 10 words or less
- Task cards
- table method of main idea/main idea house
- Test Friday, October 10th
