This week I will be giving students the DRA test during read to self.
Remember that on any given day your fifth grader should be able to tell you what we did in school. The planner is a good reminder for them to help with this narrative. The planner should be signed by a parent or guardian every day.
Homework might not always be a worksheet!!!!!
**Students should be working on multiplication facts every night.
**They should be working on Spelling City 10-15 minutes per night Monday – Thursday.
**Students should be reading 20 – 30 minutes each night.
**Moby Max or Khan Academy can be done each night.
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We are currently working on material in Unit 2.
**-This unit addresses three topics: estimation, computational procedures, and data analysis. Algorithms for addition, subtraction, and multiplications are reviewed and extended to decimals. Students also extend their understanding of numbers through an exploration that addresses the differences between millions, billions, and trillions.
Social Studies-
We will begin study of Unit 2: Three Worlds Meet
**In this unit students study early American History with a focus on the period prior to 1585. Starting with the art of historical thinking, students review the questions historians ask in examining the past. After they reconsider the tools historians use (primary and secondary sources, artifacts), they explore their textbook as a type of secondary source. In doing so, students examine text structures, text features, and the role of informational text in learning about the past. This unit takes a separate examination of life in America, Africa, and Europe in order to set the stage for the convergence of these three worlds in America.
Writing– We will be writing personal narratives from pre-writing to publishing over the next two weeks.
Reading-
*Fiction-We will begin a genre study of historical fiction while we continue to develop our Daily 5 routine.
*Non-fiction- We will begin working on the skill of identifying the central/main idea in a non-fiction piece.
Grammar – We will be doing a review of the different parts of speech.
Spelling – Please see Spelling City for the current spelling list and activities.
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