Happy Friday!! I can't believe it is already December and we are only 2 1/2 weeks away from Winter Break-- time flies when you're having fun!!
Science-- We are wrapping up Chapter 3 (classification of living things) this week and will start reviewing for our test at the beginning of next week. The test has a lot of material so I posted the study guide a few days ago so that kids could get a head start on studying. The test will be next Friday 12/ 9!
Math-- This week we worked on multiplying decimals by whole numbers and other decimals and discussed the properties of multiplication (commutative, identity, and associative). Next week we are going to work on dividing decimals!
Writing-- We finished our informational pieces and celebrated with the whole 5th grade yesterday! They should be very proud of all of their hard work. We are beginning our memoir unit next!
Reading-- Book clubs have been our focus this week. We are working on identifying social issues in our books and using our book clubs as an opportunity to discuss how characters words, actions, and reactions help us understand not only our characters but also the issue at hand. The kids have done so well with book clubs this time around and seem to love the opportunity to discuss books with friends!
Social Studies-- We finished up our explorer projects this week and presented them to the class!
Upcoming Events:
12/3: Winter Festival 9am
12/7: Strings Rehearsal 9:25 am
12/8: Strings Concert 7:30
We are having a door decorating contest starting at noon today. Please go to Facebook and give our door a "like" so that we can win some extra read aloud time with our principals!! :)
Have a great weekend!!
Sincerely,
Mrs. Holtmann
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