Dear Fifth Grade Parents,
Today I attended the Mid-Fall Grace Meeting in the afternoon. We had a great afternoon of learning and collaboration. Thank you all for signing up for conferences and turning in the pre-conference form. I wanted to add that our 5A class is really doing well in the area of materials management. They have improved significantly with all the transitions we do throughout the day. They are really amazing to me!!
Upcoming Dates:
- Nov 22nd – Noon Dismissal
- Nov 25th-27th – Parent/Teacher/ Student Conferences
- Dec 5th – Open School Commission Meeting (6pm)
- Dec 6th – 8th Grade Pizza Lunch
- Dec 17th – Preschool Christmas Program
- Dec 19th – Christmas Program (6pm)
The following is a curriculum update for the week of November 18 – 22, 2024:
Religion
Next week we will begin Chapter 14, New Life In Christ. In this chapter we will learn about the RCIA process and the Sacraments of Initiation. We will also be using a bit of class time to finish up our preparations for conferences. Students are also continuing to memorize the Jesus Prayer and the Prayer of the Faithful Departed.
Math – Ms. Semandiris
Monday (11/18) – Chapter 3 Test
Chapter 4 Divide by a Two-Digit Divisor
Tuesday (11/19) – Ch. 4 Lesson 1, Estimate Quotients
Wednesday (11/20) – Ch. 4 Lesson 3, Divide by a Two-Digit Divisor
Thursday (11/21) – Check My Progress p. 271
Friday (11/22) – Check My Progress Quiz – Ch. 4 Lessons 1 -3.
Math- Ms. McGuigan
Monday(11/18)- Chapter 4 Review
Tuesday (11/19)- Chapter 4 Review
Wednesday (11/20)- Chapter 4 Test
Thursday (11/21) -5.1 Round Decimals and Estimate Sums
Friday (11/22)- ALEKs and Decimal Art
Math – Mrs. Heuer
Monday (11/18) *Review (Day 1) – group review
Tuesday (11/19) *Review (Day 2) – complete study guide
Wednesday (11/20) *Review Game – There will be an extra practice on ALEKS in preparation for tomorrow’s test.
Thursday (11/21) *Unit 4 Test: Multiply and Divide Fractions and Mixed Numbers
Friday (11/22) *TBD
Science
Students had their first day with Microscopes last week. We will be continuing to look at different objects under the microscope and discussing the field of view of a microscope, continuing discussions about how lenses help to magnify objects and how to measure objects under microscopes.
Social Studies
This week we worked to complete the L. 4 Reading Notes. Students examined objects/artifacts from an explorer’s ship. Then they categorized artifacts as Motivation for Exploration, New Products from the Americas or New Technology that Encouraged Exploration. The Reading Notes for L. 4 the written notes in the book on pages: 77, 79, 81, 83, 84 & 85. 86 and due on Monday 11/18. These were supposed to be done while doing the Reading Notes in partners. The test for Lesson 4 will be on (11/20) for 5B and (11/21) for 5A. The study guide is on Google Classroom. We will have a review on Monday 11/18 for this test.
ELA
Hello HRS families! It was so much fun seeing our students work on their final projects this week in class. The variety of projects and creativity shown sure does make this teacher proud and inspired. Good job 5th graders. I’ve reminded students that all projects need to show the novel’s theme in a creative way, so if you see your child working on this at home, It could be helpful to ask, “how are you showing the theme?” For the history buff and newspaper article projects, this can be a little tricky at first, but what students can do is describe the power of community, and the need for courage in WWII, especially when it comes to people fighting in the resistance and helping Jews escape. Let me know if you have any questions about the projects.
Projects are due on Tuesday, November 19th and students will share their project with the class. Along with this, we are finishing up unit 5 for vocab and spelling. 5A needs to take the test on Thursday because of the half day on Friday. 5B will take it on Friday. Students will also return their Number the Stars Novel next week as well. Have a great weekend!