Hello –
Welcome Back! I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving Holiday week off. I had fun too. We will be pushing forward with our curriculum, even though Christmas Break is coming, we still have 3 weeks of hard work ahead of us. Be sure to stay focus and Mastering our objectives.
We are learning this week:
Math: 5.1 MD (Metric/Standard system conversions) Students will need to be able to convert in real world problems that may have more than one step involved.
Reading: (Theme/Summarizing) Students will be able to use the summarizing skill to help them determine the theme of a fictional story.
Writing: Informative – Students will be able to research a topic and write a paper following the grading rubric criteria.
Science: Earth’s Surface compared to Mars Surface (to help with upcoming “Mission to Mars”)
Social Studies: Our Essential essay question for the week is “What can learning about different cultures teach us?” The students will need to use evidence for text we use during the week to support their answers.
*Book Report (2nd Quarter) I am going to be passing out the rubrics for the Book Reports this week. Please keep an eye out for them. I will also extend the due date into the 3rd quarter since I am a little late getting the rubric out. Thank you for all your support at home with these projects. The book genre needs to be (realistic fiction).
Upcoming Dates: December 18 – January 2 : Winter Break
Also, the Unit 2 Reading test has been corrected. It is on the computer so I am not able to send a hard copy home. Your child can log into their account at home and show you their score and any comments I made on the test.
As a whole the class is getting a lot better with comprehending different texts. We are moving forward with answering essay questions using evidence from the text while restating the question.
THANKS SO MUCH for all you do!
Mrs. Young
