Fifth Grade News
Captain James E. Daly, Jr. Elementary School
November 2015
Mark Your
Calendar
11/2- No School
11/9-11/13- Book Fair in
the Media Center
11/11-11/12- Early
Release- Parent
Conferences
11/13- Report Cards go
home
11/21- PTA Dunkin
Donuts Fundraiser 8:00 11:00 am
11/25- Early Release
11/26-11/27- No School
Writing
The 5th graders will
be writing original
myths. We will be
studying Tall Tales
and Myths in reading
groups and students
will apply these
characteristics to
their writing.
Students will also
continue to work on
the writing process
with a focus on
brainstorming and
prewriting.
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About It!
 Please note that
students do not
enter the school
building in the
morning until 9:05
am. Please do not
send your child to
school before 9:05
am, as we do not
have the staffing to
supervise them
before this time.
Thank you for your
help in this matter.
 Birthdays are to be
celebrated in the
cafeteria only.
Please remember,
only store bought
cupcakes are
permitted. Parents
must stay and serve
cupcakes to your
child’s class only.
 Students
willbe
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will
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proficiency
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books to write
division. Students
their long term
will be able to
assignments
and
divide
three and
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digit numbers
Please
by two
and
three
check them daily.
Math
digit numbers. The
students will be
using area models
to connect the
relationship
between
Social
Studies
Students will be
learning how the
United States
government can be
changed through
social movements.
The movements
that will be focused
on are the same
that the students
will be researching
in their inquiry
project for writing.
Science
Reading
Students will be using myths,
tall tales and mysteries in order
to identify characteristics of
each genre. They will also be
focusing on point of view and
working on using examples to
support written responses.
Please continue to make sure
your students are reading for
at least 20 minutes every
night. Since a new quarter has
now started, we will have a
new set of book logs. The
expectations are that the
students will read at least 6
books and write short
summaries about each of them
that they can share with their
classmates.
Contact us!
Students will be
developing an
understanding of
electricity. They
will begin their
studies with static
electricity and how
the transfer of
electrons occurs.
We will be
experimenting with
electricity which
includes building a
working circuit.
Mr. Altamirano:
Carlos_O_Altamira
no@mcpsmd.org
Mr. Fitzpatrick:
Frank_Fitzpatrick
@mcpsmd.org
Miss Grossman:
Kimberly_R_Grossm
an@mcpsmd.org