Weekly Update - September 15
9 days in and we're already getting into the swing of things! It's been great getting to know the kids and see new friendships begin to develop. Next week we have our 5th grade trip to day camp and the kids will get more of a chance to know each other outside of the classroom. A note came home today with some reminders about camp, please make sure to ask your child to share that with you (it should be in their Friday Folder). Have a fabulous weekend!
A few notes on what we've been working on this week:
Math. Our focus this week has been fractions. Chapter 1 is all about adding and subtracting fractions. There's a great deal of review but also the addition of adding and subtracting fractions with unlike denominators. Next week we'll continue working on that in class. One thing that we've all learned is how important it is to know the multiplication facts. If you know the facts, it's much easier to figure out factors and multiples.
Reading. This week we reviewed some reading skills (author's purpose and story elements). We also had a chance to just get some books out and READ! It was great to see everyone so "into" their books as we relaxed under the trees! Next week we'll be working on main idea and comparing texts.
Writing. Our focus this week was to review paragraphs. Next week we'll talk about different ways to change up sentences.
Social Studies. The students are beginning a study of the government. Today they recited the preamble to the Constitution! They also discussed the importance of rules and laws.
Science. Our big science unit for the first part of the year is Forces and Motion. This week we talked about the Scientific Process and started learning about Point of Reference.
A few notes on what we've been working on this week:
Math. Our focus this week has been fractions. Chapter 1 is all about adding and subtracting fractions. There's a great deal of review but also the addition of adding and subtracting fractions with unlike denominators. Next week we'll continue working on that in class. One thing that we've all learned is how important it is to know the multiplication facts. If you know the facts, it's much easier to figure out factors and multiples.
Reading. This week we reviewed some reading skills (author's purpose and story elements). We also had a chance to just get some books out and READ! It was great to see everyone so "into" their books as we relaxed under the trees! Next week we'll be working on main idea and comparing texts.
Writing. Our focus this week was to review paragraphs. Next week we'll talk about different ways to change up sentences.
Social Studies. The students are beginning a study of the government. Today they recited the preamble to the Constitution! They also discussed the importance of rules and laws.
Science. Our big science unit for the first part of the year is Forces and Motion. This week we talked about the Scientific Process and started learning about Point of Reference.
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