Dear families,
Just 4 days left until break! Please note that we have school MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, AND THURSDAY. There is no school on Friday. Students WILL have assessments on Thursday, so please let us know if your child will not be here.
A big thanks to my homeroom class for your great behavior on our field trip on Friday. The band concert was fantastic! It was a great opportunity to see just how BIG next year's class will be when they get to the middle school :)
Congratulations to my homeroom's spelling bee winners - Lauren Teasley and Hannah Williams! They will move on to the school spelling bee in January.
My Homeroom Party: Wednesday, 12/18 from 12:15-12:45.
School Events
Mon, 12/16 Makeup tests for EasyCBM
Tues, 12/17 My homeroom library visit; Governance Council at 2:30
Wed, 12/18 Christmas Party at 12:15
Thurs, 12/19 Social Studies test (economics); Last day of school before break!
Note for my homeroom students who have Mrs. Kennedy for reading:
If you have Mrs. Kennedy for reading, but you are in my homeroom, you can click to her website to read specifics about her reading class. You could also just look at my reading sections below! The only difference is that our classes are swapped.
Mrs. Kennedy's Reading 1 matches MY Reading 2.
Mrs. Kennedy's Reading 2 matches MY Reading 1.
SOCIAL STUDIES
(My homeroom)
My class will be finishing our study of economics this week! For more information. click the "Social Studies" page at the top, and look at all the standards at the bottom of the page.
Monday: SS5E2 and 3. A Question of Money! Read newspaper articles. Create your own currency to trade with other table "countries." What is difficult? How do we fix the problem? (Trade rates)
Tuesday: SS5E2 and 3. Bartering and economics at work.
Wednesday: NO SOCIAL STUDIES! PARTY AT 12:15.
Thursday: Review economics; discuss taxes. Multiple-choice and short-answer test.
LANGUAGE ARTS
POW Topic: None this week.
Shurley English: none this week
All week:
1) Finish passion projects
2) Present passion projects
3) Student choice activities (computer coding, create a new language)
READING 1
HOMEWORK: Read 30 minutes every day.
Common Core ELA Standards for Reading 1
RL.5.6. Describe how a narrator’s or speaker’s point of view influences how events are described.
RI.5.6. Analyze multiple accounts of the same event or topic, noting important similarities and differences in the point of view they represent.
Phase 2 Conference Questions
Who is narrating the book you are reading? How does the narrator feel about the events being described? How can you tell? (RL.6)
Phase 3: Student Choices
Monday
Read letters from 6th grade pen pals; respond with a new letter.
Afterward, Phase 2 and Phase 3.
Tuesday: Whole Group
"I Survived the Superstorm." Look for examples of primary, secondary, and tertiary sources. (RI.6)
Afterward, Phase 2 and Phase 3.
Wednesday: Whole Group
"Surviving Hurricane Sandy."
Look for examples of primary, secondary, and tertiary sources. Compare and contrast with text from yesterday. (RI.3)
Afterward, Phase 2 and Phase 3.
Thursday: Whole Group
12 Days of Christmas - 2 versions!
Original and Georgia :)
Compare and contrast the two versions (including contrasting the narrator)
READING 2
HOMEWORK: Read 30 minutes every day.
Common Core ELA Standards for Reading 2
RL.5.6. Describe how a narrator’s or speaker’s point of view influences how events are described.
RI.5.6. Analyze multiple accounts of the same event or topic, noting important similarities and differences in the point of view they represent.
Monday
Read letters from 6th grade pen pals; respond with a new letter.
Tuesday: Whole Group
"I Survived the Superstorm." Look for examples of primary, secondary, and tertiary sources. (RI.6)
Wednesday: Whole Group
"Surviving Hurricane Sandy."
Look for examples of primary, secondary, and tertiary sources. Compare and contrast with text from yesterday. (RI.3)
Thursday: Whole Group
12 Days of Christmas - 2 versions!
Original and Georgia :)
Compare and contrast the two versions (including contrasting the narrator)
Just 4 days left until break! Please note that we have school MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, AND THURSDAY. There is no school on Friday. Students WILL have assessments on Thursday, so please let us know if your child will not be here.
A big thanks to my homeroom class for your great behavior on our field trip on Friday. The band concert was fantastic! It was a great opportunity to see just how BIG next year's class will be when they get to the middle school :)
Congratulations to my homeroom's spelling bee winners - Lauren Teasley and Hannah Williams! They will move on to the school spelling bee in January.
My Homeroom Party: Wednesday, 12/18 from 12:15-12:45.
School Events
Mon, 12/16 Makeup tests for EasyCBM
Tues, 12/17 My homeroom library visit; Governance Council at 2:30
Wed, 12/18 Christmas Party at 12:15
Thurs, 12/19 Social Studies test (economics); Last day of school before break!
Note for my homeroom students who have Mrs. Kennedy for reading:
If you have Mrs. Kennedy for reading, but you are in my homeroom, you can click to her website to read specifics about her reading class. You could also just look at my reading sections below! The only difference is that our classes are swapped.
Mrs. Kennedy's Reading 1 matches MY Reading 2.
Mrs. Kennedy's Reading 2 matches MY Reading 1.
SOCIAL STUDIES
(My homeroom)
My class will be finishing our study of economics this week! For more information. click the "Social Studies" page at the top, and look at all the standards at the bottom of the page.
Monday: SS5E2 and 3. A Question of Money! Read newspaper articles. Create your own currency to trade with other table "countries." What is difficult? How do we fix the problem? (Trade rates)
Tuesday: SS5E2 and 3. Bartering and economics at work.
Wednesday: NO SOCIAL STUDIES! PARTY AT 12:15.
Thursday: Review economics; discuss taxes. Multiple-choice and short-answer test.
LANGUAGE ARTS
POW Topic: None this week.
Shurley English: none this week
All week:
1) Finish passion projects
2) Present passion projects
3) Student choice activities (computer coding, create a new language)
READING 1
HOMEWORK: Read 30 minutes every day.
Common Core ELA Standards for Reading 1
RL.5.6. Describe how a narrator’s or speaker’s point of view influences how events are described.
RI.5.6. Analyze multiple accounts of the same event or topic, noting important similarities and differences in the point of view they represent.
Phase 2 Conference Questions
Who is narrating the book you are reading? How does the narrator feel about the events being described? How can you tell? (RL.6)
Phase 3: Student Choices
- Continued independent reading
- Passion project
- Prepare to read holiday picture books to K-3 students
- Creative writing (write your own book)
- Computer programming
- Online books and videos
- Edgenuity (reading)
Monday
Read letters from 6th grade pen pals; respond with a new letter.
Afterward, Phase 2 and Phase 3.
Tuesday: Whole Group
"I Survived the Superstorm." Look for examples of primary, secondary, and tertiary sources. (RI.6)
Afterward, Phase 2 and Phase 3.
Wednesday: Whole Group
"Surviving Hurricane Sandy."
Look for examples of primary, secondary, and tertiary sources. Compare and contrast with text from yesterday. (RI.3)
Afterward, Phase 2 and Phase 3.
Thursday: Whole Group
12 Days of Christmas - 2 versions!
Original and Georgia :)
Compare and contrast the two versions (including contrasting the narrator)
READING 2
HOMEWORK: Read 30 minutes every day.
Common Core ELA Standards for Reading 2
RL.5.6. Describe how a narrator’s or speaker’s point of view influences how events are described.
RI.5.6. Analyze multiple accounts of the same event or topic, noting important similarities and differences in the point of view they represent.
Monday
Read letters from 6th grade pen pals; respond with a new letter.
Tuesday: Whole Group
"I Survived the Superstorm." Look for examples of primary, secondary, and tertiary sources. (RI.6)
Wednesday: Whole Group
"Surviving Hurricane Sandy."
Look for examples of primary, secondary, and tertiary sources. Compare and contrast with text from yesterday. (RI.3)
Thursday: Whole Group
12 Days of Christmas - 2 versions!
Original and Georgia :)
Compare and contrast the two versions (including contrasting the narrator)
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