Here is what we have been learning in fifth grade:
Reading: Last week students finished their biographical menu entitled, Mae Jemison. Students completed a Flow Map and compared and contrasted two articles on the Space Station. The students are currently working on their, Volcano menu. They are reading non-fiction articles and using their critical thinking skills to answer comprehension questions. Students will also be creating a travel brochure about a volcano of their choice.
Writing: Students are finishing up their severe weather essays. They are working on revisions, editing and publishing their pieces. They will begin researching a famous volcano next week.
Math:. We are finishing up our last unit of customary and metric units of measurement and line plots.The students will beginning a daily review of the math standards covered this year in preparation for the EOGs.
Social Studies: Students are finishing up learning about the causes of the Civil War and are moving into reconstruction and conducting research of a battle.
