Our class will be participating in many fun upcoming activities in October and November. Please be sure to read through the Google Form and sign it, so your child will be able to participate in these events.

October & November Events Permission Form

What we are learning…

   -Math:
-I can divide a one digit divisor into a three digit dividend.
-I can divide a two digit divisor into a three digit dividend.

   -Language Arts:
-I can create a singular and plural noun by adding the correct suffix.
-I can read a draft and make necessary changes to create a more meaningful piece of writing.
-I can reread a text and answer comprehension questions that come directly from the text.

   -Science:
-I can identify the agents of chemical weathering: water, carbon dioxide, oxygen, plants, and animals.
-I can identify the effects erosion and glaciers have on the physical environment.
-I can identify the key elements of earthquakes and volcanoes.

   -Writing:
-I can read a fairytale and look at the different components.
-I can envision changes to the fairytale and begin brainstorming ideas for my own fractured fairytale.
-I can identify and correct errors in my own writing, including: capital letters, spaces between words, punctuation, descriptive words, etc. 

Looking Ahead…

• Dress Down Day, Friday, October 13th (Must bring in a can of food).
• 1:30pm Early Out, Wednesday, October 18th
• End of Quarter 1, Wednesday, October 18th
• Fall Break-–Thursday, October 19th& Friday, October 20th

Homework

• Please make sure you are completing your homework. All homework assignments are due every Friday. Homework can be found by accessing my blog, and then logging into Google Classroom.

We have a lot of events for October and November.  Please view the link below and complete the permission slip, allowing your student to participate in the events.

October & November Events Permission Form


Thanks

We will be studying Industrial Engineering next month with our STEM Project. We will be talking about the various responsibilities these men and women encounter on a daily basis. We are asking for parent donations of the following items to create a Balloon Powered Car. If you have any of the following items at home, and are willing to donate them, please have your child bring the items to school on or before Friday, October 6th.

These are the items we are needing to collect:

• • Cardboard
  • Plastic water bottles
  • Juice boxes (not plastic)
  • Cereal boxes
  • Water bottle caps
  • Old CDs or DVDs
  • Wooden skewers
  • Thank you for your support in making this STEM Project successful!

What we are learning…

  -Math:
Review for math assessments: 5.NBT.1, 5.NBT.2, 5.NBT.3. Math assessments will be taken Wednesday and Thursday of this week.

-Language Arts:
I can identify a common and proper noun.
I can read a draft and make necessary changes to create a more meaningful piece of writing.
I can reread a text and answer comprehension questions that come directly from the text.

  -Science:
I can identify the agents of chemical weathering: water, carbon dioxide, oxygen, plants, and animals.
I can identify the effects erosion and glaciers have on the physical environment.

 -Writing:
I can read a fairytale and look at the different components.
I can envision changes to the fairytale and begin brainstorming ideas for my own fractured fairytale.
I can identify and correct errors in my own writing, including: capital letters, spaces between words, punctuation, descriptive words, etc. 

Looking Ahead…

• Cookie Dough Pick-Up, Friday, October 6th in the gym.
• STEM Donations, Friday, October 6th
• End of Quarter 1, Wednesday, October 18th
• Fall Break-–Thursday, October 19th& Friday, October 20th

Homework
Please make sure you are completing your homework. All homework assignments are due every Friday. Homework can be found by accessing my blog, and then logging into Google Classroom.

What we are learning this week…

  -Math:
I can complete three and four digit multiplication problems using the standard algorithm and lattice method to solve each problem.

  -Language Arts:  Students are taking their Unit 1 test throughout the week.
I can read a draft and make necessary changes to create a more meaningful piece of writing.
I can reread a text and answer comprehension questions that come directly from the text.

  -Science: Students are taking their Science Test on Thursday.
I can identify what matter is including: mass, volume, and weight.
I can identify physical and chemical changes in matter including: solid, liquid, and gas.

 -Writing:
I can read a fairytale and look at the different components.
I can envision changes to the fairytale and begin brainstorming ideas for my own fractured fairytale.
I can identify and correct errors in my own writing, including: capital letters, spaces between words, punctuation, descriptive words, etc. 

Looking Ahead…

• Friday, September 29th—Dollar Dress Down Day!!
• End of Quarter 1, Wednesday, October 18th
• Fall Break-–Thursday, October 19th& Friday, October 20th

Homework

• Please make sure you are completing your homework. All homework assignments are due every Friday. Homework can be found by accessing my blog, and then logging into Google Classroom.

This week we are beginning to wrap up our science unit on matter. Earlier this week, the students had a hands-on experience identifying physical and chemical changes. Please check out the short video below to check out the science experiments. 🙂

Matter Science Experiments

Today, we wrapped up September’s STEM Project by building bridges. The students worked together in small groups to create a bridge from straws, tape, and yarn. The bridge requirements were to be one inch off the table, and hold a plastic cup with eighty-five pennies. The bridges look great! Please feel free to watch the short video to see for yourself!!


STEM–Bridge Building Experience

What we are learning…

  -Math: I can complete an equation using order of operations with GEMDAS (groups, exponents, multiplication, division, addition, subtraction). I can identify and show examples of expressions and equations.
  -Language Arts:  I can identify and correct errors in my own writing. I can identify the Greek roots in a word. I can read a draft and make necessary changes to create a more meaningful piece of writing. I can reread a text and answer comprehension questions that come directly from the text
  -Science:  I can identify what matter is including: mass, volume, and weight. I can identify physical and chemical changes in matter including: solid, liquid, and gas.
 -Writing: I can read a fairytale and look at the different components. I can envision changes to the fairytale and begin brainstorming ideas for my own fractured fairytale.

Looking Ahead…

• End of Quarter 1, Wednesday, October 18th
• Fall Break-–Thursday, October 19th& Friday, October 20th

Homework

• Please make sure you are completing your homework. All homework assignments are due every Friday.

Here is a friendly reminder that this is the last weekend to sell cookie dough. The Cookie Dough Fundraiser will be ending on Monday, September 18th. Please make sure your child brings all of the order forms and money, that he or she has collected, to school Monday morning. 

The cookie dough will be ready to be picked up from school on Friday, October 6th anywhere from 1:00-6:00pm.

Thank you!!