Hello Everyone,
Its been another great week in grade 5!
We have begun a new unit in
math. In this unit, students will learn
strategies for multiplying and dividing whole numbers. We began by learning how to multiply powers and
multiples of 10’s (e.g. 43 x 1,000 or 56 x 90). We have also been studying three new strategies for multiplying whole numbers including: the distributive property, the area model and the standard algorithm.
In reading, we are beginning our study of themes
in literature. Students will learn what
a theme is and what it is NOT. We will
then practice identifying themes in our read alouds, guided reading books and
independent reading books. Additionally,
book groups will begin their second guided reading books. Some of the books we will be reading are:
Inside Out and Back Again
Save Me a Seat
In writing, we are beginning to wrap up our narrative
unit. Students have begun to type their
stories to get them ready for publishing.
This week, our lessons centered on conventions in order to support
students while they edit. We read the book Eats, Shoots and Leaves. Why Commas Really Do Make a Difference. The book shows the hilarious meanings of sentences that do not use a commas correctly! We also practiced writing funny sentences using specific comma rules.
In social studies, we are finishing our unit on the
Government. Students have take their end of unit assessment. Next
week, we will begin our first science unit.
We will begin with a unit on water.
We will graph the amount of fresh and salt water available on
earth. Additionally, we will design
water filtration systems that will filter dirty water.
Have a great week!
Ms. Phillips
Take a look at the pictures below. We created short skits to represent the amendments from the Bill of Rights!
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