Happy Sunday Families!
It's hard to believe that we've officially entered our final trimester and Spring Break is only a week away! Our students have had the opportunity to reflect upon their 5th grade year so far and are looking for finish our school year off strong!
Read below to find out what we're learning in class!
Literacy
Our students are currently reading several non-fiction texts in order to find cause and effect relationships of events and / or people. Some cause and effect relationships included the effects of owning a wild pet, and what causes White Nose Syndrome in bats. This week, our students read about women of discovery, who accomplished great feats and helped pave the way for many young girls and women today! These magnificent women include Bessie Coleman, Katherine Johnson, Mae Jemison, and Wilma Rudolph! We are looking forward to reading about some real life superheroes next week!
Writing
Our students are in the middle of their analytical choice essays. Their for-or-against topic choices include: Celebrating Christopher Columbus, learning foreign languages in school, GMO information on food labels, and cell phones in the classroom, just to name a few. Students will utilize multiple resources to research their topic, plan their introductions, body paragraphs, and conclusions.
Math
Our students recently started Unit 6, which incorporates skills in the area of geometry. Last week, we learned about locating and labeling ordered pairs on a coordinate plane and investigated patterns within a number series. Within the coming weeks, our students will start to explore the hierarchy of polygons, which include triangles and quadrilaterals. We will work classifying shapes based on attributes using academic language related to angles and length of sides.
Science
This week we completed our study about the Conservation of Matter. The students had a lot of fun doing various activities to learn about physical and chemical changes. They used digital scales to weigh the mass of Skittles and legos, and created bar graphs comparing the mass of different colored candies and blocks. We also started our last science unit about mixtures and solutions. The kids loved testing different solutions of baking soda, borax, vinegar and milk to see if any had a chemical reaction. We even made slime! Ask your child to explain the process to you.
Upcoming Events
Thursday, March 20th -Early Release & Family Educator Conferences (5:00pm - 8:30pm)
Friday, March 21st - NO SCHOOL - Family Educator Conferences (10:00am - 1:30pm)
Monday, March 24th - SPRING BREAK BEGINS
Monday, Mach 31st - SCHOOL RESUMES
Tuesday, April 1st - NO SCHOOL - Teacher Institute Day
Wednesday, April 2nd - Tuesday, April 8th - IAR TESTING
Friendly Reminders
*Please remind your student to charge his/her iPad and Logitech Crayon every night.
*Orchestra & Band Parents: Please make sure your students have their instrument on assigned days.
*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.
Have a fantastic rest of your Sunday!
Enzie Pangilinan
