Reminder Wednesday, December 12th is Late Start! Class will begin at 8:55am.
Here is what is happening this week in 5th grade:
ELA
- We are comparing and contrasting different versions of the Gingerbread Man. This week we read Gingerbread Man Loose in the School.
- We also began reading a new read aloud called “The Fourteenth Goldfish”.
- Spelling words this week are: airproof, afternoon, lagoon, fireproofing, raccoon, foolproof, hooligan, pontoon, proofread, blooming, schooling, doorknob, flooded, football, moodiest, caboose, rookie, snoozes, wooly, balloon.
Math
- We began working on writing and interpreting numerical expressions using a visual model.
- Today we worked on converting numerical expressions into unit form as a mental strategy for multi-digit multiplication.
- The rest of the week we will be working to connect visual models and the distributive property to partial products of the standard algorithm without a remainder.
Science
- We will begin Mystery 3 about seasons and the earth’s revolution.
- The students will be asked “Why do the stars change with the season?”
- We will do an experiment to create a Universe in a Box.
Social Studies
- We began talking about the three western African empires: Ghana, Mali, and Songhay.
- We will review what we learned about the empires and talk about why salt was more important to the people than gold at that time.
If there are any questions at any time, please let me know.
