Hello Families!
It is hard to believe that we have officially entered our final trimester and spring break is only a week away! Through creating their collaborative conference slideshows, the students had the opportunity to reflect upon their 5th grade year so far. They are looking forward to sharing all about their growth and progress during spring conferences next week!
Read below to find out how we're currently expanding our brains!
Literacy
Our current shared text, Real-Life Superheroes, highlights specific individuals who significantly and positively impacted society. Featured superheroes included Richard Martin, Thomas Barnardo, and Raoul Wallenberg. These individuals earned the title of "real-life superheroes" due to their immense amount of bravery, compassion, and selflessness. We integrated other sources, such as articles and books, to gather and organize additional information. If you would like to know more about any of these brave individuals, just ask your child to tell you about them! Next week, we will be reading about Rosa Parks and her importance during the Civil Rights Movement.
Writing
To sharpen our analytical writing skills and dive deeper into the topic of our shared text, students will be preparing and recording oral presentations about real-life superheroes. In the planning process, students gathered information from multiple sources about their superhero's biography and legacy. They also utilized index cards to outline the contents of their presentation. In the upcoming week, the students will use their gained knowledge, creativity, and FlipGrid to film a video about their chosen real-life superhero. The twist is that the students will be speaking as if they are the real-life superhero! Be sure to ask your child about which real life superhero they have researched and will be presenting about!
Math
We have recently started Unit 6, which will incorporate skills in the area of geometry. This week, we learned about locating and labeling ordered pairs on a coordinate plane and investigating patterns within a series. We will continue our unit on geometry by exploring the hierarchy of polygons, which includes triangles and quadrilaterals. Using academic language related to angles and sides, students will classify shapes based on attributes.
Science
Our new unit features the three states of matter (solid, liquid, and gas). We compared the particles within the states of matter based on space and movement. We also discussed that even though matter may change states, matter is neither lost or created. We will continue to investigate the properties of matter in our upcoming investigation. Using balloons, students will analyze that all matter takes up space and has weight.
Upcoming Events
Monday, March 14th - Early Release (Dismissal @ 2 PM)
Monday, March 14th- Family Educator Conferences (@ 5:00-8:30 PM)
Tuesday, March 15th - No School
Tuesday, March 15th - Family Educator Conferences (@ 10:00 AM-1:30 PM)
Friday, March 18th - No School (Teacher Institute Day)
Monday, March 21st-Friday, March 25th - No School (Spring Break)
Monday, March 28th - Classes Resume
Tuesday, March 29th - Early Release (Dismissal @ 2 PM)
Wednesday, March 30th - Literacy Placement Test
Friendly Reminders
Please remind your student to charge his/her iPad and Logitech Crayon every night
Please remember to send your student with a healthy snack - nothing feeds the brain like a healthy snack!
Please continue to have your student practice their multiplication facts up to 12
Band and orchestra students should remember to be prepared with their instruments and music books on the days of lessons
