Here is what we have been learning in
fifth grade:
Daily 5/CAFE:
This week students will complete the menu entitled: James Forten.
Students will analyze multiple accounts of
the same event or topic noting similarities and differences in the point of
view they represent. They will also
rewrite a scene from the James Forten story from a new perspective.
Writing: This week we
will complete the opinion piece on a topic supporting a point of view with
reasons and information. Students will share stories with the class.
Math: Students
have finished up their unit on dividing decimals . They have now moved into
using parentheses, brackets, or braces in numerical expressions, and evaluating
expressions with these symbols. They will also be writing simple expressions that record calculations with
numbers, and interpret numerical expressions without evaluating them. The
following is an example of this: express the calculation "add 8 and 7,
then multiply by 2" as 2 × (8 + 7). Recognize that 3 × (18932 + 921) is
three times as large as 18932 + 921, without having to calculate the indicated
sum or product.
Social Studies: The
students have started their study of the Revolutionary War with Mrs.
Beyer. They will learn: how independence
is gained; how European settlements changed the land and people of North
America; the causes of the Revolutionary War and the aftermath of the American
Revolution.
