News From Mrs. Rowe and Mr. Miller
Please note the dates and times for the end of the year fifth grade events
below. These times are corrected from the IRE news that went out earlier
this week.
We also want to remind you of our testing days next week. Students will be
taking the AIR Language Arts Tests on Tuesday and Wednesday of next
week. These tests start first thing each day.
As always, if you have any questions, please feel free to email us.
Mrs. Angela Rowe & Mr. Dave Miller
April 8, 2016
Reading & Writing Workshop
Math Workshop
In reading workshop we looked at non-fiction texts
In math workshop we learned about
and came to conclusions on what the author’s
data collection and line plots
wanted us to think about the topic in four different
to share this information.
ways: individuals, events, ideas, and concepts.
Students took time this week
Students did practice with partners and
independently. I collected one activity as a grade
to collect their own data and
that will go in progress book.
then create a line plot with
In writing workshop we are stepping aside from the
the information gathered from their
essays. I have noticed that the kids have a pretty
survey.
good grasp of essay format (introduction, body
paragraphs, conclusions) and components of
essays (thesis statement, citations, and transition
words). We are thinking about opinion writing in
the real world. From there, students are working in
small groups to create a project based on an
opinion (i.e. commercial, ad, billboard, debate).
Social Studies
This week in Social Studies we
continued our learning about
explorers. We learned about a
specific explorer, Christopher
Columbus. We read about him and
gathered additional information through a
documentary.
Word Study
This week in word study we completed our Greek
and Latin root unit over “cracy” and “crat”
(meaning rule of government). We also introduced
a new root: “phobe” and “phobia” (meaning fear
of).
Important Dates to Know
April 12-13: Language Arts State Tests
April 21: Family Night, No Homework
April 25-29: Book Fair
April 26-27: Math State Tests
April 28-29: Science State Tests
April 28: Related Arts Night 5:30-7:00pm
June 3: Field Trip to DCRC @ 9:45am
June 6: Celebration/Clap Out @ 2:00pm