What is going on this week in room 34........

The fifth grade musical is tomorrow night, March 14th  at 7:00, please arrive by 6:45.

Our field trip to Sperreng is this Wednesday, please sign and return the form as soon as possible if need be. 

Friday is a half day, we will dismiss at 11:50. No lunch will be served. 

Science: We are beginning to review topics for MAP testing. This week will focus on  Ecosystems & Growth and Survival. We will focus on what is a food chain, consumers, and producers.

Math:  We are wrapping up chapter 11 with converting metric units of capacity. We will go over the study guide for chapter 11, on Wednesday, and our test will be Thursday. Please have your child look over and make sure they understand the concepts in the study guide. They may also look at old homework on the blog and their math notebook. They must also now the Metric Song, and how to apply it. 

The Metric Song

Milli, Centi, Deci, meter

Deka, hecto, kilo, too

Put them with a gram and liter

That is all you have to do

Milli is the smallest measure

Ten of these a centi makes

One hundred centis make a unit

That’s not very hard to take

Liters measure only liquid

Grams measure weight or mass

Meters measure length or distance

You can go to the head of the class

Ask your child to sing it and do the actions, they love it!!

Writing: We are continuing  to strengthen our Researched-Based Argument Essay. This week we are evaluating the evidence and choosing the right words to appeal to a particular audience.  The student's will begin publishing their Research based Argument Opinion paper based on the checklist. The paper is due Friday, and we will celebrate with all of fifth grade.

Reading: We are continuing to analyze, discuss, and answer higher level questions relating to complex passages and texts as we prepare for the MAP test.  We are also continuing to read for our independent reading goals. Please continue to have your child read for 20 minutes each night. 

Social Studies: We will begin to look at the causes of the American Revolution.