Week of 10/14

(I finally made time to take some pictures of the kids working!)

Dear Families,
I hope the three-day weekend finds you all well! We have a short week, but lots of learning is packed into it! Let's dive right in.

This Week

• Mon, 10/13: NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS
• Tues, 10/14: Class Dojo reward day; One & Done letter goes home
• Thurs, 10/16: Social Studies test; One & Done fundraiser pep rally; PTA @ 6pm
• Fri, 10/17: Family Tree Projects due! Chick-Fil-A breakfast, $2.50

Upcoming Events:

• Tues, 10/21: Report Cards come home
• Wed, 10/22: One & Done money comes in this week (through Friday)
• Tues, 10/28: Fall school pictures
• Thurs, 10/30: Step & Musical performances @ 8:25 and 9:20
• Fri, 10/31: Halloween (we will not have a party, but we can eat treats while we work)

October Service Project
Our class is partnering with Mrs. Weiser's class to do a coat drive for homeless and needy adults in Gainesville. There are often many coat drives for children, but we are serving those adults who are in need since the cold season is coming upon us. Please go through your closets and send in any coats and blankets that you are no longer using but are still in good condition. *We need large boxes to collect our coats in. If you have access to any, please let me know! Thanks!

Reading/ELA
Standards

• RL.5.3. Compare and contrast two or more characters, settings, or events in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., how characters interact).
• RI.5.3. Explain the relationships or interactions between two or more individuals, events, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text based on specific information in the text.

We are back to rotations this week! Kids love doing rotations in class. 
Activities

• Buddy Work: Compare & Contrast task cards
• Exercise Your Brain: Read an article about the tsunami in Japan; discuss: how does the science behind ocean currents relate to the location of the lost articles from Japan?
• All By Myself: Reading choice boards (RI.2 to review main idea)
• Reading Online: Study Island practice

What We're Reading

• "Bienvenido a Nueva York"
• "Lost and Found"
• One for the Murphy's

What We're Writing

• Compare and contrast paragraphs and essays

Shurley English

• Chapter 3 (Lessons 1-3 this week)
• Prepositional phrases; single and plural nouns
• Test next week

Mathematics
Standards

• NBT.6 Find whole-number quotients of whole numbers with up to four-digit dividencs and two-digit divisors using strategies based on place value, properties of equations, and/or the relationship between multiplication and division. Illustrate and explain by using equations, rectangular arrays, and/or area models. 

We are still working on multiplying whole-digit numbers and learning division (long division, that is) of multi-digit whole numbers. The test will be in 2 weeks. We are multiplying large numbers (403 x 267) and dividing large numbers (6,792 ÷ 53). 
Videos to Watch
I HIGHLY recommend that you watch the following videos from LearnZillion.com to help you become familiar with the methods we'll be using in class. One of the biggest concerns parents have expressed to me is that they don't know the methods we use in class. These videos will show you exactly how we're working the math in class. As usual, feel free to email me if you have questions or want to come in to meet about the math. 
Visit www.learnzillion.com and enter in the following quick codes:

• Division - Estimate with Equations: LZ551
• Division - Area Model Strategy: LZ552
• Division - Rectangular Array: LZ553
• Division - Expanded Notation: LZ554

Activities

• Buddy Work: QR codes with task cards
• Exercise Your Brain (Mrs. Thompson): Division tasks
• All By Myself: Division practice (color-by-answer, "Queen's Crown") and Division Crossword Puzzles
• Math Online: IXL H.3, H.4, H.5, H.10, and H.11

Social Studies
This is the last week of our "Changing Nation" unit. Feel free to visit our social studies website, www.5socialstudies.weebly.com, and click the "Changing Nation" tab at the top. You will find the PowerPoint we'll be using in class as well as other interesting tidbits for this unit.
Standards

• SS5H3 The student will describe how life changed in America at the turn of the century. 
  
  1. Describe the role of the cattle trails in the late 19th century; include the Black Cowboys of Texas, the Great Western Cattle Trail, and the Chisholm Trail. 
     
  2. Describe the impact on American life of the Wright brothers (flight), George Washington Carver (science), Alexander Graham Bell (communication), and Thomas Edison (electricity). 
     
  3. Explain  how  William  McKinley  and  Theodore  Roosevelt  expanded  America’s role in the world; include the Spanish-American War and the building of the Panama Canal. 
     
  4. Describe the reasons people emigrated to the United States, from where they emigrated, and where they settled. 
     
  5. Describe the impact of westward expansion on Native Americans; include the Battle of the Little Bighorn and the relocation of Native Americans to reservations. 

Topics

• Tuesday: Review/Study for test
  
• Wednesday: Watch History Channel: Story of Us
  
• Thursday: Test (Essay and multiple choice on Socrative)
  
• Friday: Family Tree presentations

Family Tree Project
Students' family tree projects are due on Friday, 10/17. Students should conduct some informal research to find out family information to present to the class. Students should make a poster, PowerPoint, shoebox diorama, or other presentation to show the class on Friday. We are sensitive to the fact that some kids don't know a lot about their families; we just want to encourage students to learn more about themselves and the people who have shaped their lives. If you have any questions about this project, please email me. 
Assessment: Thursday, 10/16
Socrative (multiple choice) and essay questions