Fifth Grade Newsletter
From: Miss Bane and Miss Dellano
Date: November 16, 2012
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Specials Schedule
Monday- Dellano- Music, Bane- Art/Both-Spanish
Tuesday- PE
Wednesday- LMC/Spanish
Upcoming Events and Reminders
School Spirit Day is every
Friday. Please wear blue and
white.
Thank you for placing online
orders for Scholastic Books!
We have earned a free book for
our classroom library with
every order!
Student-Led Conferences are
scheduled for November 27th
and 28th.
Early Dismissal (12:45 pm) on
Wednesday, November 21st.
Have a wonderful
Thanksgiving!
Language Arts News
This week in ELA, the students learned how to construct a R.A.F.T for an open-ended question. R.A.F.T stands
for restate the question, answer the question, find evidence to support your answer, and tell your connection.
The students learned that there are three parts to a connection (Tell, Tie, and Take-away). The students read
an informational article called, Hurricane Sandy: Aftermath, and responded to a question using R.A.F.T format.
Students color-coded the different parts of RAFT in their answer.
This week in writing, the students reflected on their writing journal entries. The students noted strengths
and weaknesses in their writing. The students also created a timeline as a planning tool, or rehearsal for their
personal narrative story. They created grabber openings for their personal narrative and began drafting.
Science News
This week in science, the students prepared Power Point presentations about their jobs from
their trip to Buehler. The students learned how to insert a picture into a Power Point
presentation so that they were able to personalize the presentation. We will present these to
our classmates on Monday.
Math News
In math, we finished Topic 5. Students worked hard to master two digit divisors. It is a
difficult concept, but they all did a wonderful job. We finished the week by working on
estimating quotients with larger numbers. And now, we are preparing for our test, which is on
Tuesday, November 20th.
Social Studies News
The students are researching the six Native American Tribal regions
(Eastern Woodlands, Plains Indians, Southwest, West, Northwest, and
Arctic). The students are researching various facts including:
location of the tribe, shelter, clothing, religion, culture,
traditions, and communication. Students are focusing on how the
geography, climate, and natural resources of the region affected the
lives of the Native Americans who lived there. Lastly, the students
will be creating a booklet presenting the facts for each tribe.