5th Grade Newsletter

February 9, 2021

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

Language Arts

What are we learning?

  • We begin reading and writing poetry. Noticing how poets intentionally use language to paint a picture

Home/School Connection

  • Share some poetry together, dramatically read poetry, talk about the language and word choice.

Math

What are we learning?

  • AAP math is working with adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing with positive and negative integers. 
  • General Ed. math is starting Decimal Computation Unit 4, solving practical problems with decimals. We are using many strategies to add, subtract, multiply and divide decimals.

Home/School Connection

  • Make estimates to see how much take-out dinner or an Amazon order will cost. 
  • Have students calculate how much multiple items cost.
  • When would you use multiplication vs. division to solve a problem? What keywords should you look for?

Science

What are we learning?

  • We are studying the energy of light and sound.

Home/School Connection

  • Play an instrument or create your own. How does it create noise? Is there a difference in how low and high tones are created?

Click here to see what students are learning in Specials!