Monday, November 17, 2014

November 19, 2014 Newsletter

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.

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