Lesson Plans WE 12/4

I hope everyone had a restful and bountiful Thanksgiving.  We are so thankful to have your students on our team.  We have another busy week on Team 5-3.

Math - We are starting Topic 6 Multiplication of Decimals, which many students find very simple, especially if they know their multiplication facts.  Homework is as follows:
Monday - P & R 6.1
Tuesday - P & R 6.2
Wednesday - P & R 6.5
Thursday - P & R 6.6
Friday - Shopping Order - if not finished in class

Science - We are wrapping up Unit 4 - Lesson 5 this week (How Do Animals Grow & Reproduce).  We will begin our wholey notes on Tuesday, review notes on Wednesday, quiz on Lesson 5 on Thursday (includes vocabulary - vertebrate, invertebrate, complete metamorphosis, incomplete metamorphosis, and life cycle).

In addition, friendly letters are due on Friday, December 4th.  Students have been using class time to research an animal that lives in North America, using report form graphic organizer and reporting back to King Ferdinand & Queen Isabella.  To help break the project down, students should use the following time frame for unfinished classwork:

Monday & Tuesday - Research finished, topic paragraph completed.
Wednesday - Second and concluding paragraph finished.
Thursday - Final copy finished.

A copy of the assignment is attached below.  Students should have a copy of this in their red folder with rubric attached.  As always, any questions, please feel free to call.
Explorer Project

Reminders:
Yearbook Meeting - December 2nd
12/4 - Book Orders Due (contact me with holiday gifts)
12/4 - 5th & 6th grade social 2:30-4 p.m.

Blast off with Books/Scholastic Order

Book orders are going home with students today which are due on December 4th.  You may either send a paper order in with a check made payable to "Scholastic" or order online using class code: J6QV9.  All orders help our class get free books for our students.

At conferences, many parents were looking for ways to entice their child to read more.  Choosing a new book may be a good way to help your child find the joy of reading and will help them for the Blast off with Books field trip fundraiser.

For any parents interested in ordering for presents, please let me know and I can arrange to get the books to you without your child knowing.  Thanks for your continued support.

Lesson Plans WE 11/20 & 11/25

It was great to meet so many families last week at parent teacher conferences.  If you were unable to make conferences, please send me an email and we would be happy to make other arrangements.  We are excited to announce our 5th grade field trip fundraiser, information is being sent home with students today.  It is an amazing opportunity for our students and hope you can assist in any way possible.   Please see the attached video below, to see what your child will be experiencing at the Challenger Center in Framingham:

Challenger Video


Fundraiser Information Sheet

Sponsor Sheet

Weekly plans are as follows:


Math - Continued work on division with two digit divisors.  Topic 4 tests have been sent home (C block) and test analysis are due by Friday.
Tuesday - P & R 5.5
Wednesday - P & R 5.6
Thursday - P & R 5.7
Friday - in class work 5.8
Monday - P & R 5.3
Tuesday - pg. 140-141 Q 1-15
Wednesday - Topic 5 Test (Extra credit opportunity pg. 138-139 sets A through F

Science - We are splitting up this heavy unit 4 into two separate sections.  We are testing on Unit 4 (Lessons 1-4 on Friday, November 20th.  Interactive study guide will go home with students on Wednesday.  They should use vocabulary, science notebook, science book, and wholey notes to help them study.  We will start Lesson 5 on Friday.

As always, any questions, please feel free to let me know. Thanks,
Wendy Kalwarczyk

Lesson Plan WE 11/13

We are looking forward to seeing everyone on Tuesday at parent teacher conferences from 1-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m.  Conferences are on a first come first serve basis.  Please advise if you are unable to attend the conferences.  Please remember Tuesday is a 1/2 day for students and there will be no school on Wednesday, November 11th.

In Math,  Topic 4 tests will be going home on Thursday with test analysis for any student who would like the opportunity to improve their grade.  We are starting Topic 5 this week which focuses on division with 2-digit divisors.  Plans and homework is as follows:

Monday - P & R 5.1
Tuesday - P & R 5.2
Thursday - division paper

In Science, we will be testing on Unit 4 Lesson 3 How do Plants Grow which includes Lesson 1 & 3 vocabulary.  Later in the week, we will start reading about animals.