January 11-15, 2016

Happy New Year!!! 2016

Hope you had an awesome winter break!

Owl Word Sort

"Gallery Walk" for Reading

Dates:

Tuesday, Jan. 12-MAPs test Math

Wednesday, Jan. 13-MAPs test Reading

Friday, Jan. 15-Early Dismissal

Monday, Jan. 18-No School-MLK Day

Math:  Unit 3-Decimals
Module 1-Whole Numbers and Decimal Place Value
Module 2-Adding and Subtracting Decimals
Module 3-Conversions
Module 4-Division and the Area Model

Word Work:Unit 6
Know about these Greek and Latin roots and affixes.

arch=leader
chief, most important, rule Greek archbishop - the highest ranking bishop; archenemy - chief or worst enemy; matriarch - a female who rules a group; monarch - a king or queen

cent=hundred
hundred, hundredth Latin centennial- the 100th anniversary; centimeter - 1/100 of a meter; century - 100 years 

graph=written/drawn
writing, recording, written Greek Graphology - the study of handwritings; autograph - written with one's own hand; seismograph - a machine noting strength and duration of earthquakes.

loc=place
place Latin dislocate - to put something out of its usual place; location - a place; relocate - to move to a new place.

ped/pod=foot
foot, feet Latin pedal - a lever pushed by the foot; pedestrian - one who walks; pedicure - cosmetic treatment of feet and toes. 

re=again
again, back, backward Latin rebound -to spring back again; rewind - to wind something backward; reaction: a response; recognize: to identify someone or something seen before.

ELA---Unit:  "Nature's Fury"

We will spend the next few months on unit 2, called "Nature's Fury."  We will use informational text about natural disasters to cover the learning objectives.

Our Essential Questions: 

What are forces of nature? 

 How can a force of nature that is so far away affect me?  

 How can a force of nature be both destructive and constructive at the same time?

Long Term Targets

•making inferences (RI.5.1)

• synthesize information from multiple texts on the same topic. (RI.5.9)

•engage in discussions about natural disasters and related texts. (SL.5.1)

•explain important relationships between people, events, and ideas in a historical, scientific, or technical text using specific details in the text. (RI.5.3)

•determine the meaning of content words or phrases in an informational text. (RI.5.4)

*Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience (W.5.4)

*Consult reference materials (e.g., dictionaries, glossaries, thesauruses), both print and digital, to find the pronunciation and determine or clarify the precise meaning of key words and phrases. (L.4.4c)

*Spell grade-appropriate words correctly, consulting references as needed (L.5.2.E)

•explain the relationship between scientific concepts about hurricanes using specific details from the text. (RI.5.3)

•use context clues to determine the meaning of new words in an article about hurricanes.

*explain what a text says using quotes from the text. (RI.5.1)

• explain important relationships between people, events, and ideas in a historical, scientific, or technical text using specific details in the text. (RI.5.3)

• determine the meaning of academic words or phrases in an informational text. (RI.5.4)

• determine the meaning of content words or phrases in an informational text. (RI.5.4)

Social Studies: Chapter 6-"Life in the English Colonies"

Lesson 1-Working and Trading in the Colonies

Lesson 2-Cities, Towns, and Farms

Lesson 3-Everyday Life in the Colonies

Lesson 4--Slavery in the Colonies

TEST was TODAY!!!

Science: Barn Owl mini-unit

We will do a mini-unit on barn owls.  We will talk about the objectives from chapters 5 and 6 on ecosystems during this mini-unit.

Happy Holidays!!!

Bowling-5th Grade

2015

P.R.I.D.E.!. Winner for December

Happy Holidays!  Have a super break! 
See you in 2016!

Mrs. Cushing is looking for a parent volunteer to help with a "cutting" job.  This can take place at school or at your home (items would need to be picked up.)  There is "a lot" to cut, so more than one volunteer would be great!  If you are interested, please contact her at tcushing@ccsd66.org

Math:  Unit 3-Decimals are next!

ELA/Writing: Challenge

We will be presenting our Glogsters the Tuesday-Friday we return from break.  Please be sure your Glog is perfected by then and that you are ready to present.  Do you have note cards to use as you present?  Did you practice at home?  Did you proofread?  Did you iron out any mistakes in your presentation?  Finally, did you double check your work against the RUBRIC????

Social Studies: Chapter 6-"Life in the English Colonies"

Lesson 1-Working and Trading in the Colonies

Lesson 2-Cities, Towns, and Farms

Lesson 3-Everyday Life in the Colonies
Lesson 4--Slavery in the Colonies

Date CHANGE:  Test is Rescheduled for after winter break!!!

Science: Chapter -Owls

We will learn about the habitat of the owl and dissect owl pellets.

Have a great 2 weeks off!

See you in 2016!

Dec. 14-18, 2015

In Music, students had a mid-year talent show

What FUN!

Dates:

Tues., Dec. 15-Early Dismissal

Wed., Dec. 16-5th Grade Bowling

Fri., Dec. 18-Holiday Outing-Movie

Math:  Unit 2-Adding and Subtracting Fractions

In unit 2 we will:

Module 1-Add and Subtract Fractions by relating fractions to money and the clock

Module 2-Introducing Common Denominators

Module 3-More with Common Denominators-currently doing this Module:)

Module 4-LCMs and GCFs (least common multiples and greatest common factors), simplifying fractions and problem solving with fractions

Unit 2 TEST on THURSDAY!!!

Word Work:Unit 5

a/an=without/not   (abyss - without bottom; achromatic - without color; anhydrous - without water)

dec=ten  (decade - 10 years; decathlon - athletic contest that includes 10 disciplines in which each participant competes; December - formerly the 10th month of the Roman calendar)

derma=skin  (dermatologist - a doctor for the skin; pachyderm - a class of animals with very thick skin (elephant, rhinoceros); dermatitis - inflammation of the skin)

photo=light  (photogenic - caused by light; photograph - image made on light-sensitive film; photon - the smallest possible unit of light.)

port=to carry (export - to carry goods out of a place to another; portable - able to be carried; porter - a person who carries luggage.)

struct=to build  (construct - to build; destruction - the act of destroying something that was built; structure - something built; infrastructure - underlying framework of a system.)

DATE CHANGE:  Test will be on Tues., Dec. 15th! 

Writing: Challenge

We have all picked a person to report about for our final project.  Ask your child who they will be making a Glogster.  How did their person have challenges in life and how did they deal with them or overcome them? We are in the process of gathering background information on our person.  Have your child show you their slide on their person's background.

ELA---Research of Challenges should be finished this weekend.  They have started to put their information into their Glog.  Ask them to share this with you.  What kind of notes does your child have about their person????

We are currently researching our famous person that dealt with challenges.  Ask your child about this.

Social Studies: Chapter 6-"Life in the English Colonies"

Lesson 1-Working and Trading in the Colonies

Lesson 2-Cities, Towns, and Farms

Lesson 3-Everyday Life in the Colonies
Lesson 4--Slavery in the Colonies

Date CHANGE:  Test is Rescheduled for after winter break!!!

Science: Chapter 6-Ecosystems and Change

Lesson 1-How Do Organisms Compete and Survive in an Ecosystem?
Lesson 2-How Do Ecosystems Change over Time?
Lesson 3-How Do People Affect Ecosystems?

Date CHANGE:  Test Scheduled for Thursday, Dec. 17th!