Mrs. Gartha's 5th Grade Blog

This is the last week of the second quarter of school.  In other words, we are half way through the school year!  Our class will be starting NWEA testing tomorrow afternoon.  We will also be testing Wednesday morning and Thursday afternoon for an hour at a time.  Please encourage your child to take his/her time and do their best.  Make sure that they get plenty of sleep and a good breakfast.

Tomorrow, our class will have a special science demonstration in the classroom.  I’m really looking forward to this experience!

This week and next, Oakman School will be collecting for the Burn Drive.  This is a fund that help replace furniture and other things lost to families who have been effected by fire.  Our Dearborn firefighters do an outstanding job help in our community.  Can we help them?  Any donation is appreciated.

Homework

Spelling– Write your words 3 times each in your spiral. Sign and correct your test.

Read at least 20 minutes and write in your log.

This Week’s Objectives

Literacy

-The students will work at analyzing text and looking at domain specific vocabulary.

Writing

– The students will complete work on their narrative writing piece.

Science

-The students will continue studying the water on Earth, reviewing the water cycle and identifying where it is found and how to protect it from contaminants.  We will be testing on this Thursday.

Social Studies

– The students will be sharing their explorer reports with the class and then studying the Columbian Exchange.

Math

-The students will continue multiplying multi-digit whole numbers and multiples of 10 using place value patterns and the distributive and associative properties.

 

Spelling Words

1. celebration
2. explanation
3. introduction
4. tradition
5. condition
6. description
7. communication
8. subtraction
9. recommendation
10. election
11. vision
12. tension
13. expansion
14. supervision
15. permission
16. activist
17. exchange
18. persuade
19. quoting
20. evidence

 

Spelling Words List #2

 

1. nation
2. action
3. motion
4. direction
5. lotion
6. caption
7. election
8. auction
9. cushion
10. fiction
11. vision
12. selection