This week January 17th- 20th.......

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

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.

D.A.R.E. envisions a world in which students everywhere are empowered to respect others and choose to lead lives free from violence, substance abuse, and other dangerous behaviors.

Today, permission slip for our field trip to The Sheldon, "The Jazz Story" are coming home. We will be attending February 7th. We will depart at 9:15 and return by 11:30. Please return the form by February 3rd.

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 will be studying the inner and outer planets. 

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 in small groups to study a short text, write to grow ideas, analyze how characters respond to troubles, and develop stronger thesis statements!

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

Social Studies- We will continue to dive into the 13 colonies with a focus on the New England, Middle and Southern colony regions.

Math Homework

Math Homework

 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... 

Science- We are moving ahead with our study on Earth and Space. We are learning about stars, and in particular the sun. 

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

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 beginning our study about the 13 colonies. We will focus on the geography of the land and how that impacted their way of living. 

Math 8.2 homework

Chapter 8, lesson 1 math homework

This Week in Room 34! Jan. 4-6

This Week in Room 34! Jan. 4-6

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 are starting a new unit on Earth and Space (chapter 9)! Our first lesson focuses on how Earth moves.

Math- We are now in Volume 2 of our math series and starting chapter 8 on fractions and decimals. This week our focus is on relating fractions and division. 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. 

Social Studies- This week will focus on setting new goals for the 2017 year and reflect on 2016.  We will begin the 13 Colonies next week!