Thursday, May 24th

Announcements and Reminders 

• Thursday, May 24th - The Jungle Book Performance
• Monday, May 28th - School Closed, Memorial Day
• Tuesday, June 5th - Field Day
• Wednesday, June 6th - TJMS Visit (Permission Slip in Thursday Folder)
• Tuesday, June 12th - 5th Grade Success Celebration Ceremony 9:30-11:00
• Friday, June 15th - 5th Grade End of Year Party
• Friday, June 15th - 2 Hour Early Dismissal and Last Day of School

Math 

Focus Standards:

• 5.NBT.B.7- Add, subtract, multiply and divide decimals to hundredths, using concrete models or drawings and strategies based on place value, properties of operations, and/or the relationship between addition and subtraction; relate the strategy to a written method and explain the reasoning used.
• 5.NF.B.7b- Interpret division of a whole number by a unit fraction, and compute such quotients. For example, create a story context for 4 divided by (1/5), and use a visual fraction model to show the quotient. Use the relationship between multiplication and division to explain that 4 divided by (1/5) = 20 because 20 x (1/5) = 4.

This week we will wrap up Unit 9 by revisiting past standards and checking for mastery of operations with whole numbers, decimals, and fractions.

Writing 

Focus Standards:

• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.5.5  With guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach. (Editing for conventions should demonstrate command of Language standards 1-3 up to and including grade 5 here.)
• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.5.6  With some guidance and support from adults, use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing as well as to interact and collaborate with others; demonstrate sufficient command of keyboarding skills to type a minimum of two pages in a single sitting.

We will be finalizing our memoirs this week by editing for grammar, punctuation, verb tense, and spelling.  I am so excited about these writing pieces!  I cannot wait for you to read them.  

Reading 

Focus Standards:

• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.9  Compare and contrast stories in the same genre (e.g., mysteries and adventure stories) on their approaches to similar themes and topics.
• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.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.
• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.6  Describe how a narrator's or speaker's point of view influences how events are described.

We are finishing up Blood on the River.  This book has been a very interesting read.  The character makes a lot of growth from the beginning of the book to the end and learns valuable lessons about getting along with others and the importance of working with others.  There has also been great information on interactions between settlers and natives.  

Social Studies

Focus Standards:

• SS.500.50.03.a.1 Explain the viewpoints of Patriots and Loyalists regarding British colonial policy after the Seven Years’ War.
• SS.500.50.03.a.2 Identify and sequence key events between the French and Indian War and the American Revolution.

We have started a new read aloud:  King George What Was His Problem.  This book is written by a former text book writer.  He saved all the juicy stories for a fun, informational book about the Revolutionary War.