One more week until Spring Break! This school year continues to fly by! Report cards went home today, and we have officially started the last nine weeks of fifth grade. Here are some important dates next week:
Tuesday, March 28: Last day to send in a baby photo AND current photo for the 5th grade slideshow
Rising 6th grade parent night at Palmer Middle School
Wednesday, March 29: Art Show at Pitner
Thursday, March 30: Fifth Grade Field Trip to Chattanooga Aquarium and IMAX (remember to send in money for lunch and pick up at 4:30).
What will be learning next week?
Writing- We will be publishing our narrative pieces and practicing a few prompt style writing pieces to prepare for the EOG Milestones testing. We also will be studying commas and conjunctions in sentences.
Reading-We will continue reading Countdown by Deborah Wiles. We are all really enjoying it. It is a document novel which is very unique: it is a fictional story that showcases primary sources and biographies throughout from 1962. I had the pleasure of meeting the author at the Kennesaw State University Literature Conference, and she shared some insight on writing the novel that I have shared with the class.
Math- Our unit test on measuement, conversion, and volume will be Wednesday, March 29th. Students were given a study guide. If they complete it they can earn up to 15 bonus points on the test!
Social Studies-We are starting Civil Rights (1950-1975) in Social Studies. Students are working on a book featuring 5 key figures from this time period: Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King Jr, John F Kennedy, Robert F Kennedy, and Thurgood Marshall. They are using nonfiction text features to showcase their knowledge of informational writing. Also, on Friday (March 31st) we will be viewing Remember the Titans and discussing that in class (permission slips were signed at the beginning of the year).
Science- Next week, there will be NO homework. Students will start working on at home Cell Project instead. The directions are here (Download Cell Model Project) and students will get a copy of these on Monday. This project is not due until April 14th (the Friday after Spring Break) so they should have plenty of time to complete it.
Please let me know if you have any questions about academics or the upcoming field trip. Thanks for your continued support!
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