This Week in Room 33! Jan. 22-26

This Week in Room 33! Jan. 22-26

Here's what to expect this week in 5th grade-

***Early Release is this Wed! We will meet with our Buddies- students should wear their t-shirts!

Science- We are beginning a new unit on the properties of matter and chemistry!

Math- This week we are rounding fractions and adding/subtracting fractions with like and unlike denominators. 

Writing- In our literary essay unit, students will work to make a strong thesis statement about their chosen excerpt from their fantasy book club book and begin collecting evidence such as quotes and an analysis of author's craft. We will also work on our introductions and conclusions before we edit and publish next week!

Reading- As we continue our fantasy book club unit, we will focus on learning real-life lessons from our characters, noticing how their quests can be internal as well as external, and compare themes in fantasy and history.

Social Studies- We are continuing to discuss and experience the Civil War.

This week January 16th- 19th.......

Brrr...I hope everyone was able to stay warm this past weekend. I am looking forward to a great week ahead. Here is what is happening this week in room 34.

Math-  Today, we learned a new method to get the LCM, GCF, and lowest terms of 2 numbers called the Ladder Method, have your child show you today! This week we also working on comparing fractions and writing fractions as decimals and percents.

Writing- We are working hard in our literary essay unit as we reflect on our flash drafts from last week, set goals and work towards them as we begin our next bend in the unit. We will be working on writing an essay based on our fantasy book club book.  We will write to grow ideas, analyze how characters respond to troubles, and develop strong thesis statements!

Reading- In our fantasy unit, we will be thinking metaphorically and learning real life lessons through our fantastical characters.

Social Studies- We are studying Gettysburg, Vicksburg, Fort Wagner, and how the Civil War ended. 

Happy first full week of school! We are in full swing here at school, hitting the ground running! Here is what is happening in room 34 this week... 

This week we are beginning our DARE program! Once a week, Officer Ryan will visit and teach students about drug and alcohol awareness. For more information, read below or visit http://www.dare.org. Our DARE day is on Friday.

Mr. Brian Wyss, the middle school band director, will be at Concord this Friday to present information about the middle school band program. 

Science- We are working on 

 STEAM activities on snowflakes.  

Math- We are continuing to work on chapter 8 with lessons on greatest common factor, simplest form, problem solving,  and least common multiple. 

Writing- We are continuing our study of literary essays by growing ideas based on a shared text, craft possible thesis statements, and begin supporting our claims with mini-stories, balancing storytelling with summarizing. We will be studying a powerful short documentary called "Panyee Football Club" to use in our lessons and will write our first literary essay on it next week! Check out the video HERE!

Reading- We are studying fantasy within our book club books with lessons on learning alongside the main character, keeping track of problems that multiply, and suspending judgement because characters and places are not always what they seem.  

Social Studies- We are continuing the study of the Civil War.

This Week in Room 34! Jan. 4-5

This Week in Room 34! Jan. 4-5

Thank you, thank you, thank you for a fantastic winter party and for all the sweet and thoughtful gifts. I felt so spoiled and appreciated! 

Welcome back!  I hope everyone enjoyed their winter break and that you are all relaxed and ready for the 2nd half of 5th grade!

Here's what is going on this week-

Science-  We will kickoff the year with a STEAM activity on snowflakes. 

Math- We are now in Volume 2 of our math series and starting chapter 8 on fractions and decimals. Please practice those basic multiplication and division facts with your student- it is SO important to know them quickly in order to efficiently perform these new skills. Thank you for all your hard work at home!

Reading- We will kickoff our fantasy unit. The students will be choosing a fantasy book for their new book clubs. 

Writing- We will begin our study of literary essays.  We will begin by looking at what are components of a literary essay.

Social Studies- This week will focus on setting new goals for the 2018 year and reflect on 2017.  We will begin studying the Civil War next week!