5th Grade Newsletter

March 9, 2021

By 5th Grade Team
5th Grade
March 09, 2021

Language Arts

What are we learning?

  • Students are exploring persuasive texts to aid in their own persuasive writing
  • Students will take a stand on a topic of choice and deliver ideas to support their position

Home/School Connection

  • Possible topics/conversation topics:
    • Which is better, smooth or crunchy peanut butter?  Why?
    • Dogs or cats? Why?
    • Should we have vending machines in school for students to use? Why?
  • What is the counterargument to your position on this topic?

Math

What are we learning?

  • AAP math - We are moving into an algebra unit

Home/School Connection

  • Talk about what variables you notice around you, for example, a grocery line that is for 10 items and under?

Science

What are we learning?

  • We will wrap up our Sound unit

Home/School Connection

  •  Make a glass and water xylophone, notice how the pitch changes, how is that related to frequency

Click here to see what students are learning in Specials!