The Fifth Grade Newsletter
Mrs. G. Sharp
Week of November 10th to November 14th
IMPORTANT DATES:
Tuesday, Nov. 11th
Thursday, Nov. 13th
Thursday, Nov. 20th
Tuesday, Nov. 25th
Celebrate Veteran’s Day –No School
Thanksgiving Lunch
6 Weeks Progress Reports
Space and Rocket Center Field Trip (5th Grade)
MORE INFORMATION TO COME HOME SOON
IPAD USAGE PERMISSION/AGREEMENT FORMS ARE DUE NOW
SUBJECT NEWS:
Reading:
Number the Stars Unit
Story Maps, Sequence, Theme
Text Book Story: Perpetual Motion Machine
Skill: Sequence
Test: Tuesday, November 18th
Language Arts:
Commas, Quotations, Figurative Language
Test: Commas in addresses, Simile, and Metaphor
Past, Present, and Future Tense
Spelling:
Words with Schwa
Test: Friday, Nov. 14th
Spelling Contract Due Friday, too
Math:
Decimals Review and Introduce Multiplying and Dividing Decimals
Test-Chapter 3 Thursday, Nov. 20th
Science:
Body Systems
Chapter 3 Lesson 2 –Finish Respiratory System
Test: Wednesday, Nov. 12th
Chapter 3 Lesson 3 – Digestive System
History:
Explorers
Continue Explorers
Map Test- Mountain States; Location, States, and Capitals
Social Studies Newspaper – Week 10
PLEASE ENCOURAGE YOUR CHILD TO FINISH THE ASSIGNED WORK IN THE
NEWSPAPER. I GIVE CLASS TIME FOR MOST OF THIS OR THE STUDENT CAN BRING THE NEWSPAPER
HOME. INCOMPLETE ASSIGNMENTS ARE AN “F”. THERE ARE FEWER GRADES IN SOCIAL STUDIES, SO
IT IS IMPORTANT TO COMPLETE ALL WORK.
Comma Rule
Comma Rule - When the city (town) and state (district, province, or country) are written together, place a
comma between the name of a city or town and the name of a state, district, or country.
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Figurative language
Figurative language is used when a writer describes something using comparisons that go
beyond literal meaning. The words mean more than what they say on the surface. This
gives the writing a fresh look at a common subject. Figurative language is not meant to be
interpreted in a word by word sense. The objects that are being compared are different in
enough ways so that their similarities, when pointed out, are interesting, unique and/or
surprising. Figurative language is used in poetry and fiction, as well as in everyday speech.
Below are two types of figurative language:
Metaphor
Joe is a nut.
A metaphor is a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that have something in
common. The comparison is made without the use of like or as.
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Simile
Bob swam like a fish.
A simile is a comparison between two unlike things that have something in common. A
simile always uses the words like or as to make a comparison.
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Past, Present, and Future
Tenses
Present tense verbs show action that is happening now. For example: walk, bounce, talk.
Past tense verbs show action that happened in the past. Most past tense verbs are formed
by adding -ed to the present tense. For example: walked, bounced, talked. Future tense
verbs show action that will happen in the future. Future tense verbs are formed by adding
the word will or a form of is going to to the present tense. For example: will walk, will
bounce, is going to talk. Some verbs, however, do not follow the usual past tense rules.
These verbs are called irregular verbs, and their past tense forms must be memorized. For
example: fly/flew; eat/ate; write/wrote.
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Spelling Words
Jewel
tropical
Chicago
census
kingdom
pajamas
bulletin
terrific
gasoline
estimate
carnival
celebrate factory
tomorrow illustrate
operate
garage
humidity
elegant
celery
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Vocabulary Words
applauds shows approval by clapping
hands, shouting, etc.
browsing looking here and there
fabulous wonderful; exciting
inspecting looking over carefully; examining
project a special assignment planned and carried out by a student or group of students