Announcements and Reminders
- Monday, January 15 - No School Martin Luther King Jr. Day
- Monday, January 22 - Weinburg Field Trip
- Friday, January 26 - End of Quarter 2 and 2 hour early dismissal
- Monday, January 29 - No School for Students
- Thursday, February 8 - Family Life Lesson (rescheduled from 1/12)
Both permission slips for the Weinburg and Family Life need to be returned as soon as possible. Thank you.
Math
Focus Standards:
- 5.OA.2 - Write simple expressions that record calculations with numbers, and interpret numerical expressions without evaluating them.
- 5.MD.5.c - Recognize volume as additive. Find volumes of solid figures composed of two non-overlapping right rectangular prisms by adding the volumes of the non-overlapping parts, applying this technique to solve real world problems.
In our warm ups we have been focusing on interpreting word problems and writing expressions to represent what is happening in the given situation. We have also looked at expressions and created situations to match what the expression states. We will continue to review this standard during math warm up time next week as well.
Our instruction this week has focused on finding volume of rectangular prisms using the formula length x width x height. We will take that a step further next week as we look at complex shapes comprised of two rectangular prisms and learn how to break the shape into the two rectangular prisms to find a total volume. Some groups will move on to finding unknown lengths and solving for volumes as well.
Resources:
Writing
Focus Standard:W.5.2 - Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.
Students have been researching space concepts and topics and will be revising and editing the essay they created after researching their topics.
Reading
Focus Standards:
- RI.5.6 - Analyze multiple accounts of the same event or topic, noting important similarities and differences in the point of view they represent.
- RL.5.5 - Explain how a series of chapters, scenes, or stanzas fits together to provide the overall structure of a particular story, drama, or poem.
In small groups we will continue to look at informational text. This week we will be making comparisons between two texts about the same subject.
Book Clubs are into round two. Ask your student which book they are reading and what is happening in their story. Current book club books are:
Social Studies and Science
We will continue to look at patterns of the Earth and Moon and how they reflect days, months, and seasons.
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