Fifth Grade News
Captain James E. Daly, Jr. Elementary School
April 2016
Mark Your
Calendar
4/4-4/15- Family Life
and Health
4/8- End of 3rd
Marking Period
4/14- Report Cards
Distributed
4/26- NO SCHOOLElection Day
4/28- Arts Night
Writing
The 5th graders will
be doing research
into careers. They
will also be working
on questions for
interviews. The two
skills will be used
with our career day
which was on March
23rd. Students asked
our presenters
meaningful
questions about their
careers in order to
attain information
about those jobs.
They will then
research a career
they would like to
pursue in order to
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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 will
be
Students
will
using their agenda
continue
to
books to write down
work towards
their long term
proficiency
in
assignments and
multiplying
homework. Please
whole
checknumbers
them daily.
Math
using the
standard
algorithm.
Students will
Social
Studies
Students will be
learning about
financial literacy. We
will understand such
terms as credit and
debt and how they
work in society.
Students will also
continue to study
careers by comparing
careers from the past
to the present as well
as what careers may
look like in the future.
They will analyze how
technology and
transportation has
changed careers in the
world.
Science
Students will be
using microscopes
to study
microorganisms.
They will identify
and compare animal
and plant cells using
characteristics of
both. They will also
be learning how
genetics are passed
from one generation
to the next.
Reading
Students will be using
informational text and works of
fiction during the month of
April. 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
theyAltamirano:
can share with their
Mr.
classmates.
Carlos_O_Altamira
no@mcpsmd.org
Mr. Fitzpatrick:
Frank_Fitzpatrick
@mcpsmd.org
Miss Grossman:
Kimberly_R_Grossm
an@mcpsmd.org
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