What is happening this week October 16th-20th:

This week in 5th grade...

We will be heading to the Sheldon, October 24th to see the Jazz Story. We will leave at 9:00 and return by 11:45. There will be a paper copy going home today. Please return the form and payment by this Friday, October 20th. The Jazz Story field trip form

Science-   We are continuing our unit on Earth's systems (focus on weather and Earth's place in space). 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 will be working on taking notes, organizing the notes, drafting their paper, and paying attention to the geography where our events take place and it's impact.

Reading-   We are beginning a new unit on reading nonfiction and tackling increasingly complex texts with a focus on determining main ideas. Each student is encouraged to keep reading their choice book, but also to try a nonfiction text, article, magazine, or book too:)  We are learning how nonfiction texts are getting more complex as we are moving up in reading levels- the main ideas are implicit and the vocabulary is more difficult. We are learning strategies to overcome these challenges!

Math- We are wrapping up our unit on division. Our ch. 3/4 test will be on Thursday. Please see email for more study resources. Students will work on a study guide in class Tuesday and Wednesday.