Dear Families,

     It is a great time of year to reflect on how lucky we are and think about what we are thankful for. Today, your child has brought home strips of construction paper for members of your family to fill out. We are creating a chain of thankfulness for our classroom and we would love for you to join us!

      Please write one thing you are thankful for on the strip of paper with your name on the back. This is not a required assignment, but more so a fun way to involve you in our classroom.

If I don’t see you before the break, I hope you have a safe and wonderful holiday with friends and family! I personally am extremely thankful for the amazing class I have this year. Your kids make me smile every day. It truly is a joy teaching them. Thank you for your time and hope to see some links come back soon!

Mrs. Turek

This week in 5th grade...

This week I will be out of town for a Professional Development event on Tuesday and Wednesday. I will still have asses to my email, so please contact me if needed. However, if you need immediate assistance, please call or email the office.

We have reached our first and second goal of 200 plus items with our Helping Hands for Concord!! Thank you for your donations. The students had an extra recess last Thursday, and this Thursday they earned a visit to our Creation Station. We are so close to our third goal of 300, a device time. I am feeling like Wednesday we will hit that goal. This week is paper products.

Science: We will be spending time this week engaging in a "Mystery Science" activity with a focus on ecosystems and deepening our understanding of organisms' interrelationships.

Math: This week we are multiplying decimals with whole numbers, multiplying decimals with and without models, multiplying decimals by powers of ten, and problem solving by looking for patterns.

Writing: This week we are drafting our historical research reports by organizing our research into sections, focusing on our structure, considering multiple points of view/perspectives, and creating cohesion among each part.

Reading:  We are continuing to focus on reading complex nonfiction with lessons on writing about reading in nonfiction, lifting the level of questions to drive research forward, and synthesizing across subtopics. Students are encouraged to read nonfiction in addition to their fiction books. Check out the awesome websites in the reading tab!

Social Studies: I am so proud of the hard work our class put forward on their law exam. Every student passes their test, and are now lawyers. This week they will be debating the Bill of Rights and looking at various cases to see if they have the right.