Weekly Plans 12/15

We are having another busy week in 5th grade this week.  We are continuing our work on Unit 4 - How Living Things Grow and Develop.  Students have been working hard on Kingdom posters this week and will start to diagram plants before we leave on vacation.  Lesson 1 and 2 quizzes were returned today and a retake will be offered on Monday 12/22, please have your child study vocabulary and wholey notes in order to prepare.

In math, we are testing on Topic 6 multiplication of decimals on Thursday and Friday.  Students should complete pg 164-165 Q 9-15 for homework tonight.  We have been practicing skills in class all week.  Extra credit is being offered +5 points for sets A-D on pages 162-163.  Extra credit is due no later than Friday.

Progress reports went home on Friday 12/12, please return envelope if you haven't already.  Some quick reminders:

Character Day - 12/18
Wacky Sweater, Hat Day & 5/6th grade social - 12/19
Tickets are on sale at lunch on Wednesday & Thursday

Lesson Plans 12/8

We had a fantastic week last week working on dichotomous keys in science.  See the pictures below.  In class this week, we are working on the following:

Math - Continuing working with multiplication of decimals (Topic 6).  Homework is as follows:
Mondy - NONE
Tuesday - P & R 6.3
Wednesday - P & R 6.4
Thursday - P & R 6.5

Also, this week students will be coming home with results from our Benchmark 1 test which covers Topics 1 through 4.  Please review the form, sign and return.  Also, our math program assigns additional practice for any skills that need reinforcement.  This is great practice for students and parents that are looking for additional support.  If you have any questions on the test, please feel free to email/call with any questions.

Science -  We are continuing work on Unit 4 - How Living Things Grow & Develop.  We are working on wholey notes for Lesson 1, Lesson 2 was the dichotomous key lab.  We will have a quiz on lesson 1 & 2 and the 5 vocabulary words (classification, dichotomous key, domain, genus and species) on Thursday.  We will begin Lesson 3 on Wednesday/Thursday which includes How Plants Grow and Reproduce.  Homework is as follows:
Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday - Study for Lesson 1 & 2 quiz on Thursday 8/11

Reminders:
5 & 5th grade social on Decmeber 19th
Winter Intermurals start on December 19th
Pennant designs due 12/8
Wacky sweater homeroom competition 19th

No homework on Monday.  Please enjoy time with your family - I'm looking forward to it too!!

Weekly Plans 12/1

Hoping that everyone had a fantastic Thanksgiving and is well rested. It was wonderful to sleep in and spend time with family.  Below are the plans for the week, which are subject to change:

Math - We will be reviewing multi digit multiplication over the next few days before we start Topic 6 - Multiplication of Decimals.  Students who are having difficulty with fact practice will be given additional work to help reinforce basic multiplication facts.  Homework as follows:
Monday - Quick Check 5.6 both sides
Tuesday - multiplication paper
Wednesday - P & R 6.1
Thursday - P & R 6.2

Science - We are starting Unit 4 How Living Organisms Grow and Reproduce.  This unit is high interest for all students.  There is a lot of vocab for this chapter.  Please start to practice vocab as soon as it is introduced (Tuesday).  We finished our Unit Test 2 and wind turbines last week.  To help students practice for the test we used a website Kahoot.  The students loved using, see the pictures below.  The students did a fantastic job with their wind turbines.  I was amazed at the unique designs and creativity of our students.  No homework in science, unless students do not finish classwork.

Some reminders:

Bullying banners are due 12/8/14

Full day of school on 12/4 for middle school

Enjoy your week!