Fifth Grade Week of December 2, 2019

Hello everyone,

I hope you had a great week. Thank you parents for such a generous donation of books from the book fair! The fifth graders are so excited to read them, and add on to our classroom library.

Just a heads up, information will be coming home this week about our first class field trip to the Exploratorium this month. I am excited for this month-we have a lot to look forward to!

Happy Advent,

Ms. Crystal Hewitt

What we are working on this week:

Math (Bridges)-

• Unit 3: Place Value and Decimals

In this unit, students study skills and concepts related to place value, from reading, writing, and comparing decimals to rounding and examining the decimal patterns of multiplying and dividing numbers by 10. Students use their place value understanding to add and subtract decimals to hundredths.

• Unit 3: Module 2

This module focuses on place value, with an emphasis on subtracting decimal numbers.

Math Homework

Monday– Home Connections page 45-46

Tuesday– Student Book page 83

Wednesday– Student Book page 85

Thursday– Student Book page 87

ELA (Journeys)-

Continue class unit on the novel ‘Wonder’, and work on the following:

• Use strategies to determine the meaning of words ands phrases
• Describe how point of view influences telling of a story
• Cite text evidence that supports analysis of the text
• Proficiently read and comprehend grade level literature

ELA Homework will be given every day this week (Incomplete work for the day will be homework, as well as additional assignments on some days), including reading for 20 minutes. Students are randomly asked to get a parent signature for reading on some nights.

P.S. Reading out loud together, and/or taking turns reading to each other definitely counts as reading!

Science (Mystery Science)-

We finished our unit, Web of Life (Ecosystems & the Food Web)! We will begin the next unit, Watery Planet (Water Cycle & Earth’s Systems)

• Mystery 1: Water On Earth’s Surface- How much water is in the world?

In this Mystery, students use estimation and graphing to discover the surprising difference in the amounts of fresh and salt water on Earth.

Religion-

• The Holy Trinity (We will be finishing this chapter this week!)

Faith Focus: What is the mystery of the Holy Trinity?

Key Concept: The Holy Trinity is the central belief of the Catholic Faith

• We are also looking forward to a visit from Father Robert, to talk about Advent with us.

Social Studies-

• American Indians and Their Land

Description: In a Visual Discovery activity, students work in pairs, using maps and photographs to trace migration routes of the first Americans and to summarize how these groups adapted to different environments.

Essential Question: How did American Indians adapt to different environments in North America?