Math: Last week tests were sent home to make corrections for our first unit test. Students received half credit for each correction that was made. We also took an entire class period and worked through the test for any questions that arose. Our new unit is underway, and we will be looking at the distributive property this week.
Literature: We have read up to chapter 7 in Voyage of the Dawn Treader and last week we spent some time looking at characterization. We will build on this as we look at different types of characterization authors use. As I stated last week, please help your child be sure they are keeping on top of the Voyage packet. We are working on this both in class and at home, however at the end of the unit they will be graded on completion of the vocabulary and comprehension questions.
Writing/Grammar:Last week we spent a great deal of time reviewing the four parts of speech we have learned, nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs. We will be taking a short quiz on Wednesday, to assess our knowledge of diagramming and parts of speech. A review sheet will go home today.
Spalding: We will continue to move through our Spalding lists this week, however due to the short week there will only be twenty words.
History: Last week we continued our unit on World Lakes. The study guide for this unit will be going home tomorrow and we will take the test on Friday. We also made test corrections for the first unit test. As a fifth grade team we decided the first page of the Geography test caused problems for many students, therefore we did not it toward the final test grade. We will take a few days to revisit lattitude and longitude at a later date.
Science: The science tests from last week have been graded and many students did very well. The grades for this test will be kept as they are since the study guide for this test was very specific to the test. We began our new unit on Chemistry last week by looking at the definition and structure of atoms. This week we will continue looking at atoms will begin our study of the periodic table.
Spalding: We will continue to move through our Spalding lists this week, however due to the short week there will only be twenty words.
History: Last week we continued our unit on World Lakes. The study guide for this unit will be going home tomorrow and we will take the test on Friday. We also made test corrections for the first unit test. As a fifth grade team we decided the first page of the Geography test caused problems for many students, therefore we did not it toward the final test grade. We will take a few days to revisit lattitude and longitude at a later date.
Science: The science tests from last week have been graded and many students did very well. The grades for this test will be kept as they are since the study guide for this test was very specific to the test. We began our new unit on Chemistry last week by looking at the definition and structure of atoms. This week we will continue looking at atoms will begin our study of the periodic table.
Announcements:
- Math tutoring will continue this week on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays from 3:05-3:35. At this time we will be focusing on Math, however as the year progresses content areas may change. We will invite your students to tutoring as we see fit, however, if you would like your child to stay, please let us know.
- Congratulations to Sloan McLellan the recipient of the Responsibility Virtue Award. Sloan is such a great example to our class!
- We have had many absent kiddos in our class due to the coughs and sniffles that seem to be going around the fifth grade! When your student is absent they will receive a yellow sheet with missed work. Please help them be sure they are turning their work in when they return. As a reminder, they have one day for each day they are absent to make-up their work.
- Mid-term grades will be sent home this week for any scholar who has below a 69% in any content area. Although this is a good indication for how they have been doing so far in school, it is also an invitation to improve scores! For many students mid-terms are a bit of a wake-up call to the level of study and work that is required in fifth grade. Please know that there is still time for grades to improve!
Upcoming Tests/Quizzes.
- Thursday, September 10: Chapter 2, Grammar
- Friday, September 11: World Lakes Test
Wish List:
- Thank you for the wipes and Kleenex we are working on staying clean and healthy!
Important Dates:
- Please note that there was a scheduling error for the Singapore/Spalding night. This will be rescheduled soon and we will keep you informed of the date.
We enjoyed a fun science experiment this week, mystery boxes!
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