Reminder: We are still collecting money for our Chattanooga field trip March 30th. We have a deposit due soon for the buses. If you have not paid in full, please start making payments at this time to ensure that the fifth grade will be able to take this field trip. Let us know if you have any questions about this trip or payment.
Next week we will finally be back to a full five day week! Make sure everyone rests up this weekend and gets to bed early Sunday night to prepare for a full week of learning!
Writing: We will continue to study different types of poetry. We will be looking at concrete poems, limericks, haikus, and narrative poems. Students will also start picking a favorite piece to prepare for our poetry cafe at the end of the unit.
Reading: We will also continue reading poetry to study theme, figurative language, and look at author's purpose. We will be looking at some poems by Robert Frost and Maya Angelou! Your students are becoming really strong analyzers as we look at word choice, imagery, and hidden metaphors!
Math: Next week we will continue operations with fractions. Students are building their confidence in adding and subtracting fractions as well as converting improper fractions to mixed numbers AND mixed numbers to improper fractions. Next week we will start looking at multiplying and dividing fractions as well.
Science: This week we have had a lot of fun kicking off constructive and destructive forces. Students did an experiment with milky ways to look at the way the Earth's plates move to create mountains, volcanoes and earthquakes. Next week we will look at the role humans have had on our changing Earth through things like levees and dams. Look out for a study guide to go home early next week!
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