5th Grade Newsletter
October 6, 2020
Language Arts
What are we learning?
- Building a community of readers and writers in school, at home, and virtually.
- Engaging with a text with jot thoughts and reading responses.
- Supporting thoughts in reading with textual evidence.
- Coming up! - Character Unit / Fiction
Home/School Connection
- What does it mean to find a just right book?
- What does it mean to be an engaged reader?
Math
What are we learning?
- In AAP Math, we are diving into fractions, decimals and percentages and working with decimal based word problems.
- Grade 5 Math will explore decimals and fractions.
Home/School Connection
- Ask for help in making change with money (play store!)
- Look at a grocery flyer for sales and discounts
- Think about fractions when cooking, can you double the recipe?
Science
What are we learning?
We will learn about the causes of earthquakes and volcanoes, plate tectonics and then the rock cycle.
Home/School Connection
Look for some rocks and make some observations
Social Studies
What are we learning?
- Civilizations & Cultures
- Culture is a way of life of a group of people who share similar beliefs, traditions, values, and customs.
- Elements of a culture
Home/School Connection
- How can you create your own civilization, like Wesley, to include all the elements of a culture?
- Discuss your family's culture