Happy New Year!
This is what we have been learning in fifth grade:
In EL we started our 3rd module, entitled "Athlete Leaders of Social Change". The book we are focusing on this quarter is Promises to Keep by Sharon Robinson (Jackie Robinson's daughter). The students will be learning how he and other athletes contributed to social change in America. Some of the skills we will be focusing on while reading this book are finding the main ideas of the text, how they are supported by the key details, and summarizing. (RI 5.1; RI 5.2)
In math, we are starting to add and subtract fractions and mixed numbers with unlike denominators using various models and strategies. (NC.5.NF.1, NC.5.NBT.7, NC.5.OA.2)
In science, we have started our human body unit. We have been discussing genetics and inherited traits and how traits are passed from parents to offspring and that siblings may or may not receive the same traits from their parents. Next week, students will create and decode a "DNA recipe" for a dog to observe how variations in DNA lead to the inheritance of different traits. They will also be comparing and contrasting plant and animal cells and learning the organs and functions of the human body systems. (5L1.1; 5L1.2; 5L3.1;5L3.2)
*Human Growth and Development portion will be taught at the end of the quarter. There will be an informational email about this coming home soon.
