Weekly Update: 12/11

Happy, Happy Monday!

I hope you had a wonderful weekend!

Here is what we are up to until Winter Break: 

Science: This week we will continue the study of the flow of energy, but focus on plants (absorb sun/nutrients, make food) and decomposers.

Writing: We are continuing  to draft, and then revise our memoirs. We are focusing on using figurative language to paint a picture in your audiences' mind, and using our external timeline to show how that affects the central character's feelings.

Reading: We are focusing on social issues as we bring our reading lenses to our texts and push our thinking to be more complex. The students are meeting in literature groups and continuing to bring rich discussions to their group.

Math: We will continue with Chapter 7 and focus on working backwards to solve a math problem, generating patterns, ordered pairs, and graphing ordered pairs.

Social Studies: We are  continuing  the study of the Civil War, and which events of the mid-1800's kept the nation together and which events pulled it apart. The students will be acting out several primary sources.

Upcoming Events: 

12/20: Winter Party 2 -3 PM

12/21 - 1/3: Winter Break 

Sincerely,

Meredith Holtmann

Weekly Update: 12/1

Happy Friday and Happy December!! 

This week has been very, very busy and full of all sorts of fun!

Reading: This week in reading we began discussing social issues that appear in the books we read.  Each kiddo is part of a book club that is reading a book that deals with at least one social issue.  Each night, students are required to read their assigned pages and write an entry in their notebook using the question props given to them.

Writing: This week we finished drafting our second informational pieces.  Today we recorded ourselves reading our pieces and on Monday will be creating a timeline with QR codes attached to listen to other's writing.  They have worked so hard on theses pieces and should be very proud of their writing!

Math: This week we finished up Chapter 6 (multiplying and dividing decimals).  We finished our study guide today in class and will review on Monday.  The test will be on Tuesday (12/5).  Please spend some time studying this weekend.  We began this chapter before Thanksgiving-- they may need some refreshing, especially with multiplying decimals! :)

Upcoming Events: 

12/2 (Tomorrow): Winter Festival  @ 9am

12/4 - 12/8: Last week for Helping Hands! 

12/6: 5th Grade Strings Rehearsal @ 9:15

12/8: SkyZone for Cookie Dough Fundraiser -- ONLY those who             sold enough items! 

Have a wonderful weekend! 

Sincerely,

Meredith Holtmann