November 18, 2019

Hello everyone,

We are officially in our 2nd trimester! It is a pleasure being a teacher for the 5th graders. I am learning so much from them every day. Report cards will be sent home on Friday. Please keep in touch with any questions, comments, or concerns. I hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving after this week.

Best,

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 1

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

Math Homework

Monday– Home Connections page 41-42 (Finding Equivalent Expressions)

Tuesday– Student Book page 74 (Adding and Subtracting Decimals)

Wednesday– Student Book page 75 (What’s the Share?)

Thursday– Student Book page 78 (More Decimals Color & Order)

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, including reading for 20 minutes. Students are randomly asked to get a parent signature for reading on some nights.

A blog you might find interesting if you are looking for ways to motivate your child to read: https://blog.allaboutlearningpress.com/motivating-kids-to-read/

Science (Mystery Science)-

• Web of Life Mystery 6: Why did the dinosaurs go extinct?

In this Mystery, students investigate the hypothesis that an asteroid impact caused the extinction of the dinosaurs (and learn more about the food web).

https://mysteryscience.com/ecosystems/mystery-6/flow-of-energy/212?r=53319173

Religion-

• The Holy Trinity

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

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

Social Studies-

• How and Why Europeans Came to the New World

Description: In a Social Studies Skill Builder, pairs take on the role of underwater archaeologists to examine objects from an explorer’s sunken ship and categorize them as navigation tools, motives for exploration, or new products from the Americas.

Essential Question: What did explorers take to and from the New World during the Age of Exploration?

Important Dates:

11/18- Art Docent Monthly Project

11/18 – 11/22 – Book Fair

11/18 – November Bdays free dress

11/22 – Report Cards

11/23 – 12/1 – Thanksgiving Break