Tuesday, October 31, 2017
Monday, October 30, 2017
Here is what is happening in room 34.....
Science: Today we continued Unit 3: Earth's Systems. We are focusing on the 4 spheres of Earth- geosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere, and atmosphere. Today each student started their Earth' Sphere Project in which they randomly choose a city in the world, and will create a google slide presentation explaining how the 4 sphere's interstate with one another at that location.
Writing: We are finishing our first nonfiction research piece on a Westward Expansion topic. They will work on revising with a more formal tone and publishing this week and they will be do next Tuesday.
Reading: We will continue to focus on reading complex nonfiction texts as we think about a text's structure, summarizing, and using morphology of words to tackle tricky vocabulary.
Math: We will be adding and subtracting decimals, using base ten blocks and models. We will also be reviewing addition properties. We will begin reviewing for our test Friday and Monday, and the test over chapter 5 will be Tuesday, November 7th.
Social Studies: We are studying the Constitution and they will work with a partner to pass their Constitution Law Exam, it will cover the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial Branch, as well as the Check and Balances, Amendment Process, and The Federal System. This is all done in class and open book. No need to study, a fun way of learning the information.
FALL FESTIVAL ACTIVITIES !!! 10/31
The Pumpkin Run for 5th grade will be from 11:40-12:00 at Sperreng. Please come an join the fun run!
The Halloween Parade will begin at 1:40. We will be parading inside and outside of the building.
The classroom party will be from 2:00-3:00.
Sunday, October 22, 2017
Looking forward to visiting with everyone for our student led conferences Monday and Wednesday. Your child will lead the first 5-7 minutes and we will have the remaining time to talk. Please use this link if you need a reminder of your conference time.
SOOO much happening this week...
Our field trip to the Sheldon Theater for a performance on the history of jazz is this Tuesday. We will be leaving Concord at 9:15 and returning by 11:45.
It is RED RIBBON WEEK!!! Please see below how we celebrate each day!
Science- We are continuing our unit on Earth's systems. We will be working towards being able to describe ways the geosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, and atmosphere interact.
Writing- We are working hard on our research reports on our Westward Expansion event. We are focusing on writing as historians do with the geography and timelines in mind.
Reading- We are learning how nonfiction texts are getting more complex as we uncover what makes a main idea complex, strategies for determining implicit main ideas, and using context to determine meaning of vocabulary.
Math-We will begin on chapter on adding and subtracting decimals.
Social Studies- We are finishing presenting our chapter 8 Constitution project.
We will begin our study of the Bill of Rights on Wednesday.
Reminder there is no school on Friday!
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