Language Arts

What are we learning?

• Readers follow the journey of characters to develop new understandings about the human experience
• Readers understand that characters are the heart of fiction 
• Readers infer to fill in what the text does not provide
• Understand the elements of a story
• Writers zoom into small moments and reflect on their significance in memoirs

Home/School Connection

• What are some traits to describe your main character?
• What connections can I make to my character? / How do my experiences shape my interpretation of stories?
• What is a memory you have when you felt embarrassed?  What did you learn from this experience?

Math

What are we learning?

•  AAP Math: Decimal Computation ( add, subtract, multiply and divide), Practical problems with decimals, Fraction Computation, including understanding with models

Home/School Connection

• Consumer math is the focus. For example,  what is the cost for one donut if a dozen is $3.99 or one apple if one pound is $1.95. Have your child look through a grocery flyer and plan a family meal.

Science

What are we learning?

We continue learning about the natural forces at work on our planet. Special guest  Ms. Annie Scott, With the  U.S. Geological Survey will visit with the fifth grade on October 28

Home/School Connection

• Take a walk, we have been working on Observations and Inferences, what do you see and notice? What can you infer?
• Can you find places where the earth changed or moved? Did this happen because of humans or natural forces of change ( like rain)

Click here to see what students are learning in Specials!