Happy Friday 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! Please read our classroom update below!
Literacy
Our students are currently reading several non-fiction texts in order to find relationships between the topic, events, or people in a text. With this analysis, students are able to draw conclusions about the author's craft based on evidence from the text. 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 more real life superheroes next week!
Writing
Our students are wrapping up their analytical persuasive essays where they have been tasked with convincing their reader why their choice animal would make the best class pet! Students have utilized several resources in their research in order to craft well balanced and convincing essays with an organized introduction, body paragraphs, and conclusion. Ask your child why their choice pet would be the best fit for a classroom!
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 created bar graphs comparing the mass of different colored candies. We also started our last science unit about mixtures and solutions. We finished the week with an assessment about the Law of Conservation of Mass.
Upcoming Events
March 17--No school
March 19 -- PM conferences
March 20 -- AM conferences (No student attendance)
March 31- April 2 -- IAR testing
April 3 -- No school
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 wonderful weekend!
Enzie Pangilinan
