Dear Fifth Grade Parents,
I hope you all have a relaxing vacation filled with family time and holiday cheer!
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Upcoming Dates
Dec 14th Christmas Program
Dec 15th – Noon Dismissal (No PM BASE)
Dec 18th-Jan 1st – Christmas Break Jan 2nd – School Resumes
Jan 12th – 8th Grade Pizza
Jan 15th – No School, Martin Luther King Jr Day (No BASE)
Jan 24th – Noon Dismissal
The following is a curriculum update for the week of January 2 – 5, 2024:
Religion
We will be finishing up our Epiphany Poem’s the week we come back from Christmas break. Then we will begin Chapter 14, New Life in Christ. In this chapter we will be learning about the Sacraments of Initiation.
Math – Ms. Semandiris
Chapter 4 Divide by a Two-Digit Divisor
Tuesday (1/2/24) – Ch. 4 Lesson 1 Estimate Quotients
Wednesday (1/3/24) – Ch. 4 Lesson 3 Divide by a Two-Digit Divisor
Thursday (1/4/24) – Ch. 4 Check My Progress p. 269
Friday (1/5/24) – Ch. 4 Lessons 1 – 3 Quiz
Math – Mr. Schreck
Chapter 5, Add & Subtract Decimals
Tuesday (1/2/24): Lesson 5, Add Decimals Using Models
Wednesday: Lesson 6, Add Decimals
Thursday: Lesson 7, Addition Properties
Friday: Lesson 9, Subtract Decimals Using Models
Math – Mrs. Heuer (5th)
Monday: *No school
Tuesday: *We are beginning our 6th grade content. Students will now work through their math book. Today’s lesson = 1.1. GCF and LCM
Wednesday: *1.1 (Day 2)
Thursday: *1.2 Ratios
Friday: *1.3 Rates
Science
Students will be participating in a special kind of science fair called the Invention Convention. The mission of the Invention Convention is to inspire curiosity, critical thinking and creative problem-solving skills in our students.
Students will invent a new product or develop a new method for doing something. Instructions and a grading rubric have been handed out in class. A copy is also available in the 5A Google Classroom. Inventions are due Friday, January 26th. They will be displayed in the hallway for Catholic Schools Week.
Social Studies
After the Christmas break we will begin Lesson 6, Early English Settlements Students will view three pieces of European art depicting early life in Roanoke, Jamestown, and Plymouth. Compete against your peers to have your assigned piece of art be the star of the show in a museum exhibition.
Objectives
Social Studies
- Compare and contrast the three English settlements of Roanoke, Jamestown, and Plymouth.
- Locate Native American and English settlements on a map of colonial southern New England.
- Develop and use specific criteria as individuals and in groups to assess works of art.
Language Arts
- Determine main ideas of a text and explain how they are supported by key details. (reading)
- Review the key ideas expressed and draw conclusions using information and knowledge gained from the discussions. (listening and speaking)
ELA
Hello HRS families! I hope you have a wonderful and relaxing Christmas break. When we return, we will start the novel Wonder as a whole class. The focus of this unit is analyzing literature with explanatory writing. Throughout the novel, students will pause and reflect on big concepts and write about them using textual evidence. I will also introduce Socratic Seminars for whole class discussion. Students can expect a new set of vocab words when we return. Merry Christmas!