Thursday, March 15th

Reminders and Announcements 

• Math homework is due on Friday.  
• Spring Break is coming up on Friday, March 30 and Monday, April 2

Math 

Focus Standard:

CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.5.NF.B.7.C
Solve real world problems involving division of unit fractions by non-zero whole numbers and division of whole numbers by unit fractions, e.g., by using visual fraction models and equations to represent the problem. For example, how much chocolate will each person get if 3 people share 1/2 lb of chocolate equally? How many 1/3-cup servings are in 2 cups of raisins?

Dividing a Whole Number by a Fraction (Video)

Dividing a Fraction by a Whole Number (Video)

Writing 

We will continue to work on opinion responses to informational and literary text while supporting our thoughts and ideas with text examples.

Reading 

Focus Standard:

• RL9 Compare and contrast stories in the same genre (e.g., mysteries and adventure stories) on their approaches to similar themes and topics.
• RI9 Integrate information from several texts on the same topic in order to write or speak about the subject knowledgeably.

We are continuing to compare texts and stories with similar topics or themes and learning how to provide evidence of the similarities using specific text examples.

Science/Social Studies

Focus Standards:

• SS.500.50.01.b.1 Describe the major settlements in pre-colonial America.
• SS.500.30.02.a.3 Explain how geographic characteristics affect how people live, work, and the population distribution of a place or region.
• SS.500.50.01.a.2 Explain the results of the interactions between European explorers and North American natives.

We have wrapped up our chemistry unit in science and are switching our focus to social studies once again.  In this unit students will be studying the colonization of America through a simulation activity.  As students begin to plan their journey and decide where to settle, we will focus on the factors that American colonists considered when planing their own journeys and settlements.  We will also weave in some map skills practice over the next week as well.