Flag Performance
- Students performed with confidence and enthusiasm during Friday's flag performance. Thank you to Nicole for reciting her speech, Iraq is Free. We also have the performance on video for parents who were unable to attend. The video will be shown on Tuesday night and you will receive a link to view the entire performance. ( We were filling in for another class that was unable to perform, so that is why there was short notice for our performance.)
- Tuesday evening- Expressions of War Art Gallery - Student work will be on display. Your child will be your docent as you visit the Gallery.
- Field Trip this Wednesday. We are looking forward to visiting Pearl Harbor.
- Halloween Celebration onThursday *If you volunteered to bring a topping or ice cream for our treat please bring it to class by Thursday.
The fifth graders were enthusiastic cheerleaders during the Homecoming Game on Friday. We enjoyed cheering on our Senior Mentors!
-Curriculum News-
Unit Of Inquiry
We finish up our How We Express Ourselves unit this week and will begin How The World Works, a unit about Matter.
Literacy
Reading-I am conferencing with students about the war themed novel they read during the unit. Please ask your child if he/she can answer the guiding questions for the novel.
*Who was the main character? How was this character affected by the war? (3 ways)
*What war is this novel centered around? Where was this war? What was it about?
*What was the author's message?
Writing- Poetry Unit is wrapping up, we will continue to focus on figurative language, word choice, and sentence fluency.
Math
We are reviewing place value and subtraction strategies. Ask your child to show you at least 2 strategies to solve subtraction problems. Look for the Unit assessment by the end of the week.
*Check out the Blog- "Math Tutorials 2" for subtraction strategy explanations
Unit Of Inquiry
We finish up our How We Express Ourselves unit this week and will begin How The World Works, a unit about Matter.
Literacy
Reading-I am conferencing with students about the war themed novel they read during the unit. Please ask your child if he/she can answer the guiding questions for the novel.
*Who was the main character? How was this character affected by the war? (3 ways)
*What war is this novel centered around? Where was this war? What was it about?
*What was the author's message?
Writing- Poetry Unit is wrapping up, we will continue to focus on figurative language, word choice, and sentence fluency.
Math
We are reviewing place value and subtraction strategies. Ask your child to show you at least 2 strategies to solve subtraction problems. Look for the Unit assessment by the end of the week.
*Check out the Blog- "Math Tutorials 2" for subtraction strategy explanations