Weekly Update 11/18

As we are approaching the week of Thanksgiving, I wanted to express how truly thankful I am to be a teacher to the best kiddos in the world!  They make me smile each and every day! 

We have had a great week in 5th grade! Here's what we've been up to...

Science: During science this week we have been learning about how we classify animals.  We have been discussing vertebrates and invertebrates and the characteristics that each of those groups share.  I have posted a link to some flashcards for Chapter 3 on our google classroom so that the kiddos can have a jump start on practicing some of the vocabulary words from this chapter.  There are a lot so I  figured the sooner they could start practicing, the better!  The test will not be until after Thanksgiving, though! 

Math: In math we wrapped up chapter 5 (adding and subtracting decimals) and boy did these kiddos ROCK it!  Their test scores were amazing and I am so proud of all of their hard work!  We started chapter 6 (multiplying and dividing decimals) today! 

Writing:  We are getting close to finishing up our informational piece.  The kids have been working on finishing up their drafts and are looking forward to editing/ revising and publishing their pieces very soon!  

Reading:  We just finished our nonfiction reading unit yesterday and had a fun little celebration!  We have also been working on comparing ideas across multiple texts and citing evidence from the text-- we are making lots of progress!  We will be beginning our social issues book clubs next week.

Social Studies: The kids are working on a project that requires them to research two explorers and compare and contrast them.  They will present their projects at the end of next week! 

Reminder: Our helping hands campaign is still going on!  We would appreciate a donation of canned food, paper products, cleaning products, etc if you are able!! We are working towards a class goal of 150 items (we have 129!!) so that we can have a pj day! 

Upcoming Events:

11/23 - 11/25: No School (Thanksgiving Break) 

Have a great weekend and stay warm!! 

Sincerely,

Mrs. Holtmann

Homework 11/17/16

Read for 20 minutes
Write for 10 minutes

Reading celebration!

Today we celebrated finishing our nonfiction  reading unit by creating hashtags that went along with our research topic.  We then did a mannequin challenge to display and share our hashtags with everyone!  We had lots of fun and we're proud of all that we have learned about nonfiction! 

Homework 11/16/16

Read for 20 minutes
Aleks for 10 minutes

Scholastic Orders

I am so sorry for any confusion you have had in placing orders on the Scholastic website.  There was a mix up when I changed accounts after I got married this summer.  Our class code is NDWMZ for future orders!  Thanks!

Homework 11/16

Study for math test

Read 20 minutes 

Below is our Math chapter 5 study guide! (TEST TOMORROW!)

Chapter 5 Add & Subtract Decimals

Round 49.294 to the hundredths place.	Round 123.456 to the tenths place.
Estimate.   4.92 + 2.16	Find the value.  92.39 + 64.78
Find the value.  8 - 6.92	Identify the addition properties shown below. (74 + 63) + 35 = 74 + (63 + 35) 3.210 + .075 = .075 + 3.210

                                                                                                                                                                     

7.  How can you use the associative property to solve the equation below mentally? Show your work and explain your thinking.

(18 + 14) + 6 = ___  

                                

8. Company A has a budget of $23.87 million and Company B has a budget of $14.22 million. What is the difference between the two budgets if each is rounded to the nearest tenth of a million?

                                                                                                

9)  Mrs. Holtmann bought a pair of jeans for $49.99 and a shirt for $23.59.? If she paid with a $100.00 bill, how much change would she get back?                         

                                                                                                  

                                                                        

10)  The coach recorded how fast his runners ran 1 mile. Quinn ran a mile in 9.26 minutes, Jack ran a mile in 11.64 minutes, and Aidin ran a mile in 10.36 minutes. How much faster did Quinn run than Aidin?

                                                                                                                                  

11)  Add using the decimal model. Shade the model to show your answer. Write your answer.

     1.56 + 2.04   

12)  Subtract using the decimal model. Shade the model to show your answer. Write your answer.

 2.72 - 0.9

13) Look at the following model. Circle the expressions that could match the model.

1.13 + .24 1.2 + 1.70 0.37 + 1.01

1.28 + .09 1 + 0.037 6.39 - 5.02