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Saturday, October 28, 2017

Week of October 30th

Mrs. Anderson's Classes

Math:
It's all about decimals this week.  We will add, subtract, multiply, and divide using decimals.  Students must know how to represent decimals using models. Continue to practice multiplication facts and division at home. 

Please have your child to practice math using the websites TenMarks.com and educationgalaxy.com .  TenMarks login information for parents will be sent home Monday.  Please don't forget to ask your child for this very important document. 

Websites:  Khanacademy.org, studyjams.scholastic.com, funbrain.com, IXL.com

Decimal Models Demonstration 



Science: 
We will continue to study our classification unit.  Students will need to study the following: five kingdoms, classification chart (phylum, class, order, family, genus, species), classes of animals (birds, mammals, amphibians, and fish), vertebrate and invertebrate, nonvascular and vascular plants, gymnosperm, angiosperm, xylem, phloem

Interactive Website for Classification
 studyjams.scholastic.com,  sheppardsoftware.com




Ms. Summers' Classes
Math: 
Decimals will be our focus this week.  We will continue to write them, read them,  model them and add and subtract them.  It is important that you also continue to multiply and divide at home as well.
Did you know:  The homework is a great way to see what we are doing in class.  The Khan Academy link on the blog has tutorial videos that can help you, the parent, as well as your child practice the strategies we teach in class.  Edmodo is also a good resource for tutorial videos and practice games.
**Math homework will be given Monday to be turned in on Friday.  This is taken as a grade if completed, so please use the homework to review concepts with your child.  Xtramath can also be used to increase math fluency.


ELA: 

We will work on adjectives (particularly comparative and superlative adjectives) and will continue to review  personification.  
Our mentor text for the week is Verdi!
*This is continued from last week as we did not switch classes.
Our vocabulary words for the week are : dawdled, lazing, murky, lofty, antics, and basked
Please utilize Edmodo for games and tutorial videos at home.


Ms. Palmer's Classes
Math: 
It's all about decimals this week.  We will add, subtract, multiply, and divide using decimals.  Students must know how to represent decimals using models. Continue to practice multiplication facts and division at home. 


Homework will be given on Mondays and will be collected on Friday mornings
Please have students log on to xtramath.org in their spare time, to help with basic fact fluency. Also, tenmarks.com is an awesome resource for students to practice concepts taught in class. Students have login information in their agendas.


Writing: 
We will continue our personal narrative writing unit. We will be finishing up our "moment in time" narrative piece.

No Writing Homework.


Ms. Hill's Class
Math- 
Decimals! Decimals! Decimals! We will add, subtract, multiply, and divide using decimals.  Students must know how to represent decimals using models. Continue to practice multiplication facts and division at home. 


Social Studies-

We will continue to focus on a Changing Nation. This week your child will focus on famous inventors, scientist, and other notable key figures. Students are in need of more glue sticks, color pencils or crayons. These items are used almost daily to complete interactive notebooks. 




Mrs. Griggs' Classes


Math- 
This week we will continue working with decimals - adding, subtracting, dividing, and multiplying. We will also focus on reviewing place value,  multiplication fluency, and division.
Vocabulary Focus:  

Website:  Khanacademy.org 

https://www.khanacademy.org/math/cc-fifth-grade-math/cc-5th-place-value-decimals-top/cc-5th-intro-powers-of-ten/v/powers-of-10 


Reading- 
In reading, we finish our lessons on the Titanic where we have been comparing and contrasting characters, settings, and events. Our extended text is Wonder. We will use this book to help us explore theme and characterization further. Students will also become more familiar with their Lexile score for reading. This will allow them an opportunity to choose books from the Media Center that are more individualized for their reading ability. 

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