{"id":241,"date":"2016-11-07T09:23:00","date_gmt":"2016-11-07T14:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/chamseddine\/?p=241"},"modified":"2016-11-07T14:32:54","modified_gmt":"2016-11-07T19:32:54","slug":"week-of-november-7-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/chamseddine\/2016\/11\/07\/week-of-november-7-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Week of November 7, 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

This week in 5th grade we will be learning…<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Language Arts:<\/u><\/strong> This week students will continue\u00a0learning about informational\/expository writing.\u00a0While, they are reading each student will focus on a specific reading strategy (main idea, story elements, sequence of events, and parts of speech). \u00a0During Daily 5 students will continue practicing Daily 5 procedures and focus on learning about various strategies that will help make them better readers. \u00a0We will be focusing on QAR strategies to help them answer comprehension questions. \u00a0In writing we will be focusing on writing an informational\u00a0piece about life in colonial America. \u00a0Students will have to read\u00a0an informational article set to their level on Frontrowed.com (same login and password as the math) with guided reading questions everyday.<\/p>\n

Vocabulary Words<\/span>– vocabularyworkshop.com<\/a>\u00a0Unit 7<\/strong><\/p>\n

Apples<\/span>–\u00a0Red book\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bananas, Carrots, Dragon Fruit, & Eggplants<\/span>– Blue Book<\/strong><\/p>\n

Spelling Words-<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Apples group<\/strong>– cub, sub, scrub, gum, sum, drum, down, see\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>(-cvc-um and ub)<\/li>\n
  2. Bananas, Carrots, Dragon fruit & Eggplant group-<\/strong><\/span> fountain, invoice, announcement, empower, voyage, coward, boycott, appoint,<\/strong>\u00a0(Generally use oi<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>in the middle of a word and use <\/span>oy<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0at the end of a word. Examples: boil, soil, toil, boy, toy. \u00a0Generally use ou<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0in the middle of a word and use <\/span>ow<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0at the end of words other than those that end in <\/span>n<\/span>\u00a0or <\/span>d<\/span><\/span>).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Math:<\/u><\/b>\u00a0This week we will begin\u00a0learning about Unit 4 Number and operations focusing on division. \u00a0Everday students should go on frontrowed.com for extra math practice. \u00a0They log in using their first name and their last name. \u00a0The class code is k9kyvt.<\/p>\n

    Science:<\/u><\/b> We will begin learning about Dynamics of the Solar System. \u00a0Research with your child about the Solar system\u00a0and find out these questions…<\/p>\n

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    1. How does the position and motion of the Earth cause seasonal changes throughout the year?<\/strong><\/li>\n
    2. How does the position and motion of the moon cause moon phases, eclipses, and tides?<\/strong><\/li>\n
    3. What effect does the rotation and revolution of the Earth have on observation of objects in the sky?<\/strong><\/li>\n
    4. How are the predictable motions of objects in the solar system described?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Social Studies:<\/u><\/b> We will continue\u00a0learning about Colonization and Settlement. \u00a0Research with your child about how and why\u00a0different colonial regions developed in North America and find out these questions…<\/p>\n

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      1. How did the push and pull factors of migration influence the settlement of different colonial regions in North America?<\/li>\n
      2. How did the geography of North America affect settlement patterns and the economic, political, and cultural development of different colonial regions?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        Important Dates<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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        11\/8\/16 No School for students\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

        11\/10\/16 Parent teacher conferences (Mariam Bzaih, Mohammad Nasrallah, Sandra Jarrar, Emman Ajami, Tayib Bazzi, Sindus Ahmed, Dana Habhab, Marwa Deeb, Zeinab Aboutaam, & Yousif Jadallah)<\/strong><\/p>\n

        \u00a0<\/strong>Important Remi<\/strong>nders<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

        Please send a healthy snack with your child.<\/p>\n

        We are in need of tissue boxes, it’s that time of the year where noses will run. \u00a0Please send them in with your kids.<\/p>\n

        If you have any questions or concerns please feel free to contact me at anytime (chamsef@dearbornschools.org).<\/strong><\/p>\n

        Thank you,<\/p>\n

        Fatima Chamseddine<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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