Here is what we have been learning in fifth grade:
In EL, students recently took their Unit 3 mid assessment. They had to write a first person narrative story about an event, through one of the characters eyes, from the text, The Most Beautiful Roof in the World. (W.5.3, W.5.3a, W.5.3e, W.5.4) Students are currently editing and revising their narratives to include dialogue, and concrete and sensory details. In the next few days, for their performance assessment this quarter, they will be turning their narratives into an ebook.
In Math, students finished Unit 4 where they looked for patterns using the place value system by multiplying and dividing by 10 and related it to the metric system of measurement. (5.NBT.1; 5.NBT.3; 5. MD.2) Students are now working on Unit 5 where they are using a variety of models to add and subtract decimals. We will have our first assessment over unit 5 Monday 12/3. (5.NBT.7; 5.OA.2)
In Social Studies, students are continuing to study the American Revolution. Students have been learning how European settlements changed the land and people of North America; the causes of the Revolutionary War, battles, important figures and the aftermath of the American Revolution. They will have an open note test on Monday, 12/3.
