5 th Grade News Week of November 14, 2016 MATH Fifth graders are reviewing all decimal operations this week while solving decimal story problems and even creating their own! They will TEST on WEDNESDAY! I sent home review worksheets and there are review websites on my classroom website to study. HAPPY BIRTHDAY! * November 14 – Natalya * November 15 – Ari LANGUAGE ARTS *Our anchor story for this week is entitled, Dangerous Crossing. It is a fictional story set in the past. Please be sure to read this with your child on Monday night! *Our spelling words will follow the VCCV (vowel-cosonant-consonant- vowel) pattern. Please see the spelling sheet explaining these words! *Throughout our anchor story, the students will be working on identifying the causes and effects in historical fiction and use details in the story to visualize each event. The 5 th graders will consult print and digital reference materials to find pronunciations and clarify meanings of words and phrases. *We will work on syllabication patterns, specifically vowel sounds in stressed syllables. *In grammar, the students will identify subject and object pronouns. * Book Orders are Due 11/21/16 RELIGION We finally finished Chapter 5!!! Fifth graders will present their dioramas of the Baptism of Jesus in class this week. Students will also have a quiz on chapter 5 on Thursday. Please see your child’s study guide in his/her expandable. We still need to learn about Saint Maximilian Kolbe & Saint Rose Philippine Duchesne this week. SCIENCE Fifth graders will wrap up and bring together all their knowledge of our physical science matter unit by choosing one project from the project choice board. Projects are due Wednesday! We look forward to start our new unit when we return after Thanksgiving! SOCIAL STUDIES Fifth graders will take a quiz on Section 4 Life in the English Colonies on Thursday. Please see your child’s study guide in his/her expandable. We will begin Section 5 – Conflict in the Colonies. We will learn about the tensions that developed in the colonies as the British government imposed taxes over taxes on the colonies. IMPORTANT DATES & ANNOUNCEMENTS Tuesday, November 15 th : Report Cards sent home Wednesday, November 16 th : Mass at 1:30 pm, hosted by 3 rd Grade Friday, November 18 th : Early Dismissal at 11:30 Parent Teacher Conferences 12:00 – 4:00 p.m. Monday, November 21 st : Parent Teacher Conferences 5:00 – 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, November 22 nd : No School! Parent Teacher Conferences 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 Enjoy your Thanksgiving Break! 11/23 – 11/25 Classes resume on Monday, November 28!