5TH GRADE T-SHIRTS

I sent an email with a google form for students to request what size they would like. You must fill out the form by Wednesday of this week May 20/2020. Thanks to the PTA the shirts are free. If you have any questions please feel free to contact me.

STUDENTS CONTINUITY OF LEARNING PLAN

May 18th- May21st  2020: Student Continuity of Learning Plan:

  • We are suggesting students have a schedule for the following learning tasks. Students should begin their day with a healthy breakfast and begin on their learning. 
  • Students should be taking lots of breaks. Students should be getting daily activity. Play board games, Go Noodle etc. 
  • As a part of the Student Continuity of Learning Plan that has been provided by the district; we have guidelines that ensure the continuity of learning is provided for all students. 

Language Arts/Reading: 

  • All students will be expected to read each day and write a summary of what they read for the week.  Students can read a book from their home library, read a story on raz kids or readworks. The summary should be 3-5 sentences long. This should be turned in on google classroom. 
  • ReadWorks: All students should be signed up and working on assignments that are assigned on Readworks. There will be one assignment on Readworks this week. These will be due Monday May 26th 2020
  • Poetry Week! We continue with Poetry: We will be using our Ready Common Core Book: After you finish please take a picture of the pages and upload them on google classroom. 
  • P. 134-137 and writing response  page 140 
  • Look at  http://www.shelsilverstein.com/fun/ for additional fun poem activities 

Writing: Fifth Grade End of the year speech. Even though we are not able to be together for our promotion is important to continue with the River Oaks tradition of writing a fifth grade speech. 

It must include the following: 

  • A fun and entertaining beginning 
  • Include details about your time at River Oaks
  • Fun memories about school 
  • A famous quote about the importance of education 

Below are examples of this Fifth Grade speech. One from each classroom will be selected to be shared with the staff and school. 

This speech is due by May 27th 

Fifth Grade Speech Example

Fifth Grade Speech Example 

Spelling Words: Greek roots audi-  and anti  explanation:  ‘Audi’ means listen and ‘anti’ means against or opposed.

auditorium, anti-bullying, audition, audio, antibodies, audible, antibiotic, antiseptic, antidote, antisocial, audiovisual, audiologist

Spelling activities of your choice: paragraph using all the words, write the words three times each, color words, spelling sentences etc. 

Math:

Quiz on Module 5 :

Assigned on google classroom 

Quiz Module 5 

Starting Module 6: 

Lesson 1

https://gm.greatminds.org/kotg-em/knowledge-for-grade-5-em-m6-l1?hsLang=en-us&wchannelid=3oel7lgr8z

Lesson 4

https://gm.greatminds.org/kotg-em/knowledge-for-grade-5-em-m6-l4?hsLang=en-us

Please look to Google Classroom for Assignments

Please use ZEARN as a resource and Embarc 

Please look for the Math Lessons on Google Classroom. 

Social Studies: 

Below is the resource we will be using this week for Social Studies: 

Read pages p. 137-144

Answer in a Google Document the questions below: 

 History and You: Why do you think the colonists felt that it was time for them to declare (make a statement) their independence? What would you do if you knew signing the Declaration would get you in trouble? Read on to find out what the colonists signed and what their punishment could be?

 How did a small group of revolutionaries persuade a large group of colonists to give up their British citizenship for an unknown future? 2. How did different groups come together to overcome the most powerful nation in the world at the time? 

Science: Performance Task: 

See Google Classroom for the assignment.

There are alot of parts to it, please look over this carefully 

Mystery Science: Optional Videos to watch: 

https://mysteryscience.com/mini-lessons/spring-flowers?code=7004414c3a8e688655ff9aaf22acdb59

MAY 11TH-MAY 15TH 2020 STUDENT CONTINUITY OF LEARNING PLAN

May 11th- May 15th  2020: Student Continuity of Learning Plan:

  • We are suggesting students have a schedule for the following learning tasks. Students should begin their day with a healthy breakfast and begin on their learning. 
  • Students should be taking lots of breaks. Students should be getting daily activity. Play board games, Go Noodle etc. 
  • As a part of the Student Continuity of Learning Plan that has been provided by the district; we have guidelines that ensure the continuity of learning is provided for all students. 

Language Arts/Reading: 

  • All students will be expected to read each day and write a summary of what they read for the week.  Students can read a book from their home library, read a story on raz kids or readworks. The summary should be 3-5 sentences long. This should be turned in on google classroom. 
  • ReadWorks: All students should be signed up and working on assignments that are assigned on Readworks. There will be two assignments on Readworks this week. These will be due Monday May 11th 2020
  • Poetry Week! This week our Essential Learning will be analyzing poems: below is a link to a great website with lots of poem activities within it. 
  • https://www.poetry4kids.com/

Writing: Acrostic:  An acrostic is a piece of writing in which a particular set of letters—typically the first letter of each line, word, or paragraph—spells out a word or phrase with special significance to the text. We will be making one about a favorite food or sport. Look to google classroom for directions 

  • Spelling Words: Greek root ann/enn  roots ‘ann’ and ‘enn’ mean “year.”

annual, anniversary, centennial, millennium, perennial, annoy, announce, tennis, kennel, bicentennial, annex, perennial, antenna, annihilate, annotate

Spelling activities of your choice: paragraph using all the words, write the words three times each, color words, spelling sentences etc. 

Math:

We are in Module 5 lessons: 

This week we will be working lessons: 12/13 combined, 14/15 combined, 16/17 combined, and Lesson 20/21

Please look to Google Classroom for Assignments

We know this is an increase in lessons.. We want to assess Module 5 concepts and move on to Module 6. 

Please use ZEARN as a resource and Embarc 

Please look for the Math Lessons on Google Classroom. 

Social Studies: 

Below is the resource we will be using this week for Social Studies: 

Read pages p. 127-136

Answer in a Google Document the questions below: 

How did a small group of revolutionaries persuade a large group of colonists to give up their British citizenship for an unknown future? How did different groups come together to overcome the most powerful nation in the world at the time?

What did you learn from reading these 

Science: Performance Task: 

See Google Classroom for the assignment.

There are a lot of parts to it, please look over this carefully .

PICKING UP STUDENT BOOKS

Student School Materials

This week at River Oaks Elementary we will be passing out learning materials for all students to pick them up to help them with their online learning.

All students will be receiving their math modules and ELA common core book. They will be utilizing these books for the rest of the year.

Please stay in your car and someone will come out to bring all of your child’s materials. Pop the trunk open and we will place them in your vehicle.

Learning Materials pick up is tomorrow Tuesday, May 5th from 12:00 pm-3:00pm and Wednesday, May 6th 10:00 am-12:00 pm.

If you have questions please feel free to contact me regarding this matter.

May 4th-May 8th 2020 STUDENT CONTINUITY OF LEARNING PLAN

May 4th-May 8th  2020: Student Continuity of Learning Plan:

  • We are suggesting students have a schedule for the following learning tasks. Students should begin their day with a healthy breakfast and begin on their learning. 
  • Students should be taking lots of breaks. Students should be getting daily activity. Play board games, Go Noodle etc. 
  • As a part of the Student Continuity of Learning Plan that has been provided by the district; we have guidelines that ensure the continuity of learning is provided for all students. 

Language Arts/Reading: 

  • All students will be expected to read each day and write a summary of what they read for the week.  Students can read a book from their home library, read a story on raz kids or readworks. The summary should be 3-5 sentences long. This should be turned in on google classroom. 
  • ReadWorks: All students should be signed up and working on assignments that are assigned on Readworks. There will be three  assignments on Readworks this week. These will be due Monday May 11th 2020

Our essential learning is Cause and Effect within and between texts: 

The readworks article assigned for the week will focus on this skill. 

  • Spelling Words: Greek root ‘ambi’ and ‘aero’
  • Explanation:  Prefix – ‘aero’ – of the air  &  ‘ambi’  – both, around

ambiguous, aerobics aerodynamic,  ambition ambidextrous,aerosol, ambient, aerospace

ambiance, ambivalent, aeronautics, aerobatics

Spelling activities of your choice: paragraph using all the words, write the words three times each, color words, spelling sentences etc. 

Writing: 

Informational Writing: Cross Curricular Connection:  Most have finished their informational writing on an animal: This week we will be making an entertaining google slide presenting your animal. We will be attaching a rubric on google classroom to support you as you create your slideshow. 

Directions from last week: 

Research Project on an animal. This writing project will be our focus for the next two weeks. You will choose an animal to research. Your writing must be informational and entertaining. The writing must be 3-5 paragraphs long. 

Choose an animal from the following list: Blue whale, bobcat, dolphin, brown bear, elephant, tiger, lion, zebra, frog, toad, sea turtle, armadillo, ostrich, panda, owls, robin. 

Below are some questions to help guide you in your writing and websites to find the information. Look to Google Classroom for a graphic organizer to use to help you organize your writing

What is my animal’s scientific name? What family does it belong to?What does my animal look like? What is my animal’s height/length, weight, wingspan (only if bird)? What does my animal eat? Is my animal a predator? If so, what does it hunt? How does my animal move? (swim, run, fly, hop, etc) How fast can my animal move?How does my animal care for its young? Is my animal extinct or endangered? How can my animal be saved?

Math:

We are in Module 5 lessons: 

This week we will be working lessons: 6, 7, 10 and 11. 

We know this is an increase in lessons.. We want to assess Module 5 concepts and move on to Module 6. All students will be getting their math materials next week which will help support this increase. 

Please use ZEARN as a resource and Embarc 

Please look for the Math Lessons on Google Classroom. 

Social Studies: 

Below is the resource we will be using this week for Social Studies: 

Read pages p. 124-131

Answer in a Google Document the questions below: 

What does the word “intolerable” mean? Talk about that word with someone else in your class, or a family member. Have you ever experienced something “intolerable” at home or at school? How did you react? Watch the two short Liberty Kids , review the Intolerable Acts and read on to find out how the colonists reacted to these “punishments” from Parliament.

Science: 

Mystery Science Mini-lessons: 

https://mysteryscience.com/mini-lessons/dangerous-sun?code=8fa8e54059be13832772155c17117e7f

https://mysteryscience.com/mini-lessons/old-earth?code=306e2395615eeb92650d46e12dd9b6d7

Write a three-five sentence summary of the mystery science mini-lesson above. 

GRADING

Greetings,

This message is to all parents regarding the assignments that are posted on google classroom. Each assignment has a due date and if the it is not completed by that date no credit /grade is given. Many students are not completing assignments please make sure they are doing the work. If you have any questions please feel free to contact me.

Regards,

Ms. Chamseddine

STUDENT CONTINUITY OF LEARNING PLAN

April 27th-May 1st  2020: Student Continuity of Learning Plan:

  • We are suggesting students have a schedule for the following learning tasks. Students should begin their day with a healthy breakfast and begin on their learning. 
  • Students should be taking lots of breaks. Students should be getting daily activity. Play board games, Go Noodle etc. 
  • As a part of the Student Continuity of Learning Plan that has been provided by the district; we have guidelines that ensure the continuity of learning is provided for all students. 

Language Arts/Reading: 

  • All students will be expected to read each day and write a summary of what they read for the week.  Students can read a book from their home library, read a story on raz kids or readworks. The summary should be 3-5 sentences long. This should be turned in on google classroom. 
  • ReadWorks: All students should be signed up and working on assignments that are assigned on Readworks. There will be two assignments on Readworks this week. These will be due Monday May 4th 2020

Our essential learning is Cause and Effect within and between texts: 

The readworks article assigned for the week will focus on this skill. 

  • Spelling : Abbreviations Explanation:  A shortened form of a word or phrase that takes the place of the full word or phrase

Dr.  doctor, Jr.  Junior, Dept.  department, Hwy.  highway, Mr.  Mister, Appt.  appointment, Pkwy . parkway, Sr. Senior, Ex. Example, Ave. Avenue, Rep. Representative, lbs. Pounds, oz. ounces, govt. Government, Dbn. Dearborn, Kdg. Kindergarten, Gen. General , Capt. Captain, est. established

Spelling activities of your choice: paragraph using all the words, write the words three times each, color words, spelling sentences etc. 

Writing: 

Informational Writing: Cross Curricular Connection: 

Research Project on an animal. This writing project will be our focus for the next two weeks. You will choose an animal to research. Your writing must be informational and entertaining. The writing must be 3-5 paragraphs long. 

Choose an animal from the following list: Blue whale, bobcat, dolphin, brown bear, elephant, tiger, lion, zebra, frog, toad, sea turtle, armadillo, ostrich, panda, owls, robin. 

Below are some questions to help guide you in your writing and websites to find the information. Look to Google Classroom for a graphic organizer to use to help you organize your writing

What is my animal’s scientific name? What family does it belong to?What does my animal look like? What is my animal’s height/length, weight, wingspan (only if bird)? What does my animal eat? Is my animal a predator? If so, what does it hunt? How does my animal move? (swim, run, fly, hop, etc) How fast can my animal move?How does my animal care for its young? Is my animal extinct or endangered? How can my animal be saved?

Math:

We are in Module 5 in Math. 

This week we will be working on Lesson 4 and 5.

 In addition we will be assigning optional ixl problems. 

Please use ZEARN as a resource and Embarc 

Please look for the Math Lessons on Google Classroom. 

Social Studies: 

Below is the resource we will be using this week for Social Studies: 

Read pages p.116-123

Answer in a Google Document the questions below: 

Explain the Committees of Correspondence. 

Explain the Boston Massacre. 

Who was Samuel Adams?

Science: 

Mystery 6: Why did dinosaurs go extinct? https://mysteryscience.com/ecosystems/mystery-6/food-webs-flow-of-energy/212?code=OTA3MTEzNw&t=student

Watch the video, do the activity IF you can, and then answer the following questions.

  1. How could scientists figure out what dinosaurs ate by studying fossils?
  1. What animals do you think T. rex would eat? Why do you think that?
  1. How do you think a single asteroid hitting the Earth could cause all the dinosaurs to go extinct?
  1. Where do the living green plants get their energy?
  1. What new ideas do you have about why the dinosaurs went extinct? 

Read the Newsela article – “Theory that mammals became daytime dwellers after dinosaurs left” Answer the questions and then complete the writing prompt

Investigate: What does this article make you wonder about? Ask a question that would encourage future investigation of this topic or process. Explain why this question is interesting or important.

Watch the mini mystery “ Why are butterflies so colorful?” https://mysteryscience.com/mini-lessons/butterflies?code=30a00bf15787c557c956d28357319649

 What are some ways that butterflies’ patterns and colors help them survive?

Write a three-five sentence summary of the mystery science mini-lesson above.