February 27

Week of February 27, 2017

Welcome Back, hope you all had a great break!

This week in 5th grade we will be learning…

Language Arts: This week students will continue learning about point of view in reading and writing. While, they are reading each student will focus on a specific reading strategy (main idea, story elements, sequence of events, and parts of speech). During Daily 5 students will continue practicing Daily 5 procedures and focus on learning about various strategies that will help make them better readers. We will be focusing on QAR strategies to help them answer comprehension questions. In writing we will be focusing on mystery writing. Students will have to read an informational article set to their level on Frontrowed.com (same login and password as the math) with guided reading questions everyday.

Vocabulary Words–

Geography

Map– a graphic model of the earth or a part of the earth that is drawn on a flat surface.
Map elements #3-15– the parts of a map that make it usable.
Author – the person or company that made the map.
Border – the frame around the map.
Cardinal directions – north, south, east, and west.
Compass rose – the small drawing that uses one or more arrows to show cardinal and/or intermediate directions on a map or globe.
Coordinate – the point on a map or globe where a line of latitude and longitude cross.
Date – the year in which the map was made.
Grid system – the pattern of lines that help locate places on a map or globe; for example, latitude and longitude.
intermediate directions – directions between the cardinal directions: northeast, southeast, southwest, northwest
Latitude/longitude – imaginary lines on a map or globe that measure distance north and south of the Equator and distance east and west of the prime meridian.
legend/key – explains the meaning of the symbols on the map
Scale – the measurement on a map or globe that shows the distance between places.
Symbols – the pictures, shapes, or colors on a map that stand for objects, places, or people.
Title – a heading that identifies the subject of a map.
Migrate/migration/immigration– to move from one country or region to another with the intent of staying at that place for a long period of time.
Modify– to change to meet the wants of people.
Natural environment– the physical setting of a place including the land, air, water, plants, and animals.
Physical features– landforms and bodies of water formed by nature.
Population growth– the increase in the number of people living in a place due to migration, immigration and/or births.
Region– an area that has one or more geographic characteristics in common, such as the Middle Colonies or the Piedmont Plateau.
Relative distance– the approximate distance of a place in relationship to other places (i.e. near and far)
Settlement– the arrangement of places where people live, including rural and urban centers.
Technology– skills, methods, tools, machines and other things used to perform activities. Technology changes over time and affects the way we live, work, and play.
Transportation– ways goods and people move from place to place thereby linking communities.

Spelling Words-

Apples: Vowel pairs ai, ay family-

main, wait, sail, tail, jay, train, stay, hay

Bananas, carrots, egg plants, dragon fruits: Suffix ible- tangible, gullible, permissible, illegible, comprehensible, admissible, audible, combustible

Math: This week we will continue learning about Unit 8 Fractions. Everyday students should go on frontrowed.com for extra math practice. They log in using their first name and their last name. The class code is k9kyvt.

Science: We will continue learning about Life Science Survival of Organisms. Research with your child about the Solar system and find out these questions…

1.) How are the traits of species influenced by genetics and the environment?
2.) How do the behavioral and physical characteristics of organisms help them survive in their environment?
3.) How do we distinguish between inherited and acquired traits?
4.) How do fossils provide evidence about how species and environmental conditions have changed?
5.) How can species extinction be related to catastrophic events and environmental change?
6.) How do the similarities in traits help us classify organisms?

Social Studies: We will continue learning about the Road to the Revolution. Research with your child about how and why different colonial regions developed in North America and find out these questions…

Why did some colonists from different regions join to create an independent nation?

How did economic issues and political experiences and ideas affect the relationship between Great Britain and the colonies?

Why were some colonists unhappy with British rule after the French and Indian War?
How and why did people in different colonial regions unite against Great Britain?

Important Dates

Important Reminders

Please send a healthy snack with your child.

We are in need of tissue boxes, it’s that time of the year where noses will run. Please send them in with your kids.

If you have any questions or concerns please feel free to contact me at anytime (chamsef@dearbornschools.org).

Thank you,

Fatima Chamseddine

Posted February 27, 2017 by Fatima Chamseddine in category "Blogs

Week of February 27, 2017

Map– a graphic model of the earth or a part of the earth that is drawn on a flat surface.

Map elements #3-15– the parts of a map that make it usable.

Author – the person or company that made the map.

Border – the frame around the map.

Cardinal directions – north, south, east, and west.

Compass rose – the small drawing that uses one or more arrows to show cardinal and/or intermediate directions on a map or globe.

Coordinate – the point on a map or globe where a line of latitude and longitude cross.

Date – the year in which the map was made.

Grid system – the pattern of lines that help locate places on a map or globe; for example, latitude and longitude.

intermediate directions – directions between the cardinal directions: northeast, southeast, southwest, northwest

Latitude/longitude – imaginary lines on a map or globe that measure distance north and south of the Equator and distance east and west of the prime meridian.

legend/key – explains the meaning of the symbols on the map

Scale – the measurement on a map or globe that shows the distance between places.

Symbols – the pictures, shapes, or colors on a map that stand for objects, places, or people.

Title – a heading that identifies the subject of a map.

Migrate/migration/immigration– to move from one country or region to another with the intent of staying at that place for a long period of time.

Modify– to change to meet the wants of people.

Natural environment– the physical setting of a place including the land, air, water, plants, and animals.

Physical features– landforms and bodies of water formed by nature.

Population growth– the increase in the number of people living in a place due to migration, immigration and/or births.

Region– an area that has one or more geographic characteristics in common, such as the Middle Colonies or the Piedmont Plateau.

Relative distance– the approximate distance of a place in relationship to other places (i.e. near and far)

Settlement– the arrangement of places where people live, including rural and urban centers.

Technology– skills, methods, tools, machines and other things used to perform activities. Technology changes over time and affects the way we live, work, and play.

Transportation– ways goods and people move from place to place thereby linking communities.

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