Fifth Grade News
May 2016
Reading
Science
This month, students:
We will begin science the third week of May. We will:
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Examine the characteristics of graphic text
Determine main idea
Use context clues to determine meaning or
words and phrases
Quote accurately from the text to support
thinking
Analyze multiple accounts of same topic
Engage students in small group guided reading
Read to be informed in science and social
studies
Literature Circle Discussions continued
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Use a microscope to identify the detailed parts
of an object
Observe and describe specialized cells of
multicellular plants and animals
Distinguish between learned behaviors and
inherited traits
Explore the role of DNA on the inherited traits
of an individual organism
Math 5
Writing
This month, students:
This month, students:
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Analyze graphic text writing styles
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Create and informative graphic text
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Examine components of Six Traits of WritingIdeas, Voice, Conventions, and Organization
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Write opinion piece with supporting details
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Compact Math 5/6
This month, students:
Word Study and Grammar
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This month:
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Multiply Decimals by 0.1 and 0.001
Multiply Decimals to tenths and hundredths using
decimal grids
Divide decimals
Convert units within the Metric System
Spelling patterns
Review capitalization and punctuation
Comma rules
Using interjection
Use abbreviations
Write/punctuate titles
Subject and object pronouns
Determine area of 2-D figures
Find the volume of prisms
Construct nets of 3-D figures
Determine the measures of center, spread, and
overall shape of a set of dat.
Dates to Remember
Social Studies
This month, students study:
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Economics:
o Give examples of goods and services
produced in Maryland
o Describe and identify types of fraud
o Explain how people make financial
choices based on resources and
wants.
o Describe steps in saving
o List sources of credit
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MAY 4 – WESTLAND VISIT
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MAY 10 – FIELD DAY (RAIN DATE:
5/13)
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MAY 17 – PATROL PICNIC AND SOS
PARTY
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MAY 18-24 – PARCC TESTING
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MAY 25 – CHORUS CONCERT
Fifth Grade News