Name__________________________ PLEASE LOOK OVER THIS NEWSLETTER WITH YOUR CHILD, AND KEEP IT TO USE AS A STUDY TOOL. **** PLEASE WRITE THAT YOU SAW IT IN YOUR CHILD’S AGENDA 5TH Grade Newsletter for Week of: Feb. 23-27, 2015 “The first step to getting the things you want out of life is this: Decide what you want.” Ben Stein – Norman Vincent Peale Upcoming Events February 24 – After School Clubs ELA WORD STUDY Week 25 Sight words, prefix dis-, and academic vocabulary February 25 – World’s Finest Chocolate Candy Sale Ends February 25 - Spring Picture Day 1. company 2. radio 3. China ELA Focus: Definition Example The author defines the The author gives an word in the sentence. example of the word Stealing is an infraction, somewhere in the or the act of breaking the paragraph. law. She made a school infraction by throwing snowballs at recess. Synonym Antonym The author includes a The author includes an synonym of the word to antonym of the word to help the reader. help the reader. Littering is an infraction Littering is an infraction. and violation of the law. We need to respect our school. 4. genuine- real, authentic, honest 5. capital- money, wealth 6. factories 7. patriot 8. appreciate- to increase in number or value 9. channel 10. southern 11. disadvantage- an unfavorable, inferior, or prejudicial condition 12. dissatisfied 13. dislike 14. disappoint- to fail to meet the expectation or hope of Prefixes: Inter- : between Tri- : three Post-: after Trans- : across Hydro: water Suffixes: -ing : material made for, activity, result of an activity -es, : plural of most nouns ending in -ch, -s, -sh, -o and -z and some in -f and -y -ed, : past tense -er, : comparative -est: superlative -ful: an amount or quantity that fills 15. disapprove- to pass unfavorable judgment on 16. condensation- the change from the vapor state to a liquid or solid state 7. evaporation- to change from a liquid into a gas 18. precipitation- water that falls to the ground as rain, snow, etc. 19. vapor- a substance in the gaseous state as distinguished from the liquid or solid state 20. seep 21. glacier- a large body of ice moving slowly down a Additional Practice: Choose two affixes from the list above. Use a dictionary to list and define five words containing the affixes you selected. slope or valley or spreading outward on a land surface Name__________________________ PLEASE LOOK OVER THIS NEWSLETTER WITH YOUR CHILD, AND KEEP IT TO USE AS A STUDY TOOL. **** PLEASE WRITE THAT YOU SAW IT IN YOUR CHILD’S AGENDA Math Focus: Customary Measurement Science Focus: Forces of Motion Units of Length 1 foot = 1 yard 1 yard = 1 mile 1 mile = 5, 280 feet 1 mile = 1,750 yards Indicator 5-5.2: Summarize the motion of an object in terms of position, direction, and speed. Units of Capacity 1 cup = 8 fluid ounces 1 pint = 2 cups 1 quart = 2 pints 1 gallon = 4 quarts Units of Weight 1 pound = 16 ounces 1 ton = 2,000 pounds Social Studies: The Cold War It is essential for students to know that motion is described in terms of position, direction, and speed as follows: Motion Motion is the change in position of an object over time when compared with a reference point. Speed *The Cold War began when a rivalry developed between the Soviet Union and the United States following World War II. *The Soviet Union’s goal was to spread communism, their political and economic system in which the government owns and controls businesses and properties. *Communism and those who support its details were increasingly feared by many Americans. This Red Scare came to be called McCarthyism. *In 1950, the Korean Conflict started when North Korea’s communist government invaded South Korea with the intention of reuniting the peninsula under one communist government. *The Berlin Wall was built by the Soviets to separate the communist and democratic portions of Berlin, which had been divided between the allies at the end of World War II. *During the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Cold War rivalry came close to nuclear war as the Soviet Union began shipping nuclear missiles to Cuba a communist country 90 miles south of Florida. *As a result of World War II, many nations wanted to avoid war in the future so representatives from 50 nations met to establish a new organization called the United Nations. *The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is a military alliance that was originally established in response to the growing threat of the Soviet Union following World War II. *The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Counties (OPEC) was organized by the nations of the world who produce petroleum. Their major role is to determine the rate of petroleum production as well as the price. Speed is a measure of how fast an object is moving. Students should be able to measure the distance specific objects move in a given time. They can then determine if an object is speeding up or slowing down, and they can also compare the relative speeds of different moving objects. Direction Direction of motion can be determined by reading a compass. Students should give directions using the terms “north”, “south”, “east”, or “west.” shown by the needle of a compass lined up with the direction of the moving object. They should also describe the direction of motion by using the terms “right”, or “left” relative to another object, or “up”, or “down” relative to Earth. Position The position of an object is its location relative to another object (the reference point) for example “above,” “below,” “beside,” “behind,” “ahead of” plus the distance from the other object. The distance (length) from the reference point changes when the object moves.