April 22, 2015 Newsletter

Here is what we have been learning in fifth grade:

Daily 5/CAFE: This week students will begin a new biographical menu entitled, Mae Jemison.  Students will complete a Flow Map and compare two articles on the Space Station. 

Writing: Students will work on research assignments related to the Civil War and Weather.

Math:. Students finished up their volume unit yesterday and are now moving into our last unit of customary and metric units of measurement. The students will need to be able to convert among different-sized standard measurement units within a given measurement system (e.g., convert 5 cm to 0.05 m), and use these conversions in solving multi-step, real world problems.

Science: Students in Mrs.Topoll’s class finished up their weather unit today. They will be starting their Civil War unit with Mrs. Beyer on Wednesday.

Social Studies:  Civil War and Reconstruction. Students will analyze the impact of major conflicts and battles and compare the changing roles of women and minorities on American society from Pre-Colonial through Reconstruction.