Hope you had a nice weekend!

A lot of students/parents e-mailed me about epic. Here is the class code! “tdy9258”

Reminders:

We will continue NWEA !

Students will get reading bags this week Monday/Tuesday!

Friday half a day !!

Reading

.RL5.2 Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text, including how characters in a story or drama respond to challenges or how the speaker in a poem reflects upon a topic; summarize the text

RL 5.3 Compare and contrast two or more characters, settings, or events in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., how characters interact).

Writing

W.5.3. Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences.

W.5.3a. Orient the reader by establishing a situation and introducing a narrator and/or characters; organize an event sequence that unfolds naturally.

W.5.3b. Use narrative techniques, such as dialogue, description, and pacing, to develop experiences and events or show the responses of characters to situations.

W.5.3c. Use a variety of transitional words, phrases, and clauses to manage the sequence of events.

W.5.3d. Use concrete words and phrases and sensory details to convey experiences and events precisely.

Spelling:short & long /o/ vowel patterns
blossom, compact, object, focus, comedy, totally, frozen, poster, program, vocal.

Content Words:
matter, solid, liquid, gas, particles.

Math:

5.NBT.2 Explain patterns in the number of zeros of the product when multiplying a number by powers of 10, and explain patterns in the placement of the decimal point when a decimal is multiplied or divided by a power of 10. Use whole-number exponents to denote powers of 10. 

5.MD.1 Convert among different-sized standard measurement units within a given measurement system (e.g., convert 5 cm to 0.05 m), and use these conversions in solving multi-step, real world problems.

Science:

The amount (weight) of matter is conserved when it changes form, even in transitions in which it seems to vanish. (5-PS1-2)

Measurements of a variety of properties can be used to identify materials. (Boundary: At this grade level, mass and weight are not distinguished, and no attempt is made to define the unseen particles or explain the atomic-scale mechanism of evaporation and condensation.) (5-PS1-3)

Lesson 2- 

Lesson 3

Social Studies:

GLAHSCE.SOC.5.5 – U3.3.6 » Grade Five » Describe the principle of federalism and how it is expressed through the sharing and distribution of power as stated in the Constitution (e.g., enumerated and reserved powers).

Lesson 3-Federalism-How is the government distributed?

Supplemental materials-lesson 3

How does a Bill Become a Law?-Video