Fifth Grade News
Captain James E. Daly, Jr. Elementary School
March 2016
Mark Your
Calendar
3/7-3/8- Science MSA
3/8- Family Life
Parent Night 5:306:30
3/10- Reading Night
6:30-8:00
3/18- Family Life
Permission Slip Due
3/24- No SchoolProfessional Day
Writing
3/25-4/2No School
Spring Break
The 5th graders will
continue to complete
Harris Burdick
narrative stories.
They will be
working to ensure
that their stories
contain the
characteristics of
their chosen genre as
well as integrate the
picture, title and
caption from Harris
Burdick poster.
There will be a
publisher’s party in
the first week of
April where parents
will be invited to
hear their student’s
Read All
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.
 Studentswill
will be
Students
using their
continue
to agenda
work
books to write down
towards
their long term
proficiency
in
multiplying
assignments and
fractions.
homework. Please
Students
will
check them
daily.
Math
begin to multiply
a mixed number by
another mixed
number using
models to show
Social
Studies
Students will be
comparing man-made
and naturally made
characteristics of
Maryland. Students will
determine the positive
and negative effects of
man-made
characteristics including
Clear Spring Park.
Students will also identify
the importance of
waterways and the
development of society
around major
transportation routes
which include the
Chesapeake Bay and
Potomac River.
Science
Students will be
completing their
study of the solar
system. The
students built space
suits from
recyclable materials
that will help aliens
live on another
planet in our solar
system. Be sure to
ask them about their
creations and the
planet research.
Reading
Students will be using
informational text and works of
fiction during the month of
March. We will be working
with the students on their
responses to their reading.
We will be looking for students
to give evidence, quotes, and
examples from the text in the
responses. Please continue to
make sure your students are
reading for at least 20 minutes
every night. The students
have the month of March to
complete their required
reading. The expectations are
that the students will read at
least 6 books and write short
summaries about each of them
that
they Altamirano:
can share with their
Mr.
classmates.
Contact us!
Carlos_O_Altami
rano@mcpsmd.org
Mr.
Fitzpatrick:
Frank_Fitzpatri
ck@mcpsmd.org
Miss Grossman:
Kimberly_R_Gros
sman@mcpsmd.org