A Note from 5
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Grade
March 11,2016
Reading
Social Studies
This week students began our Schoolwide Poetry
unit. Lessons included; sound elements in poetry,
and visualizing poetry. Next week, students will be
learning about Author’s Purpose and how similes
and metaphors help to build meaning in poems.
Students also took the ELA PARCC practice test.
We are continuing to review using paired reading
and constructed response questions so students
are able to demonstrate their learning on PARCC.
We have started chapter 15 which
highlights the Mexican American
War and Texas, Westward
expansion and the California Gold
Rush. Students will take their test
Friday, March 18th. When we return
after break we will begin to study the
issues leading up to the Civil War.
During intervention, students are reviewing reading
strategies for fiction within their Survival Novel
selection.
Math
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5 graders in Mrs. Amoroso’s and Mrs.
Shepard’s.are working on Module 8 which covers
multiple strategies for solving long division.
Mrs. Kuczek’s Math Class is working on Module 9,
multiplying fractions.
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All 5 graders are working individually with hands
on equations. They are really beginning to
understand algebraic thinking!
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All 5 graders will also be taking a Math PARCC
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practice test the week of March 14 .
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Social Emotional
Science
We have been learning about Simple Machines!
We decided to forgo the Simple Machine test and
begin Life Science next week to prepare for Taft.
Another factor in our decision was the amount of
PARCC testing in the future. Since the students
will be participated in PLENTY of testing, we did not
want to cut out activities/projects.
We will continue to practice skills previously taught
including, active listening, and conflict resolution and
being assertive.
Reminders
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MARCH 15 -TAFT FORMS ARE DUE. (Remember
if you check any medication on the yellow sheet, you
must have a doctor fill out the green sheet and send
in all medication in original container)
Language Arts
Students are all learning Greek and Latin
roots. Greek and Latin roots are important for
spelling, as well as important building blocks
for vocabulary and comprehension. Students
are working to RACE (ask them what this
means!) while answering constructed
response questions.