A Note from 5th Grade September 11, 2015 Reading The students are very busy working on our launch unit in reading. Next week will continue to work on growing ideas through conversations and story elements. Intervention time will include guided reading groups using leveled readers about the events leading up to the Revolutionary War. Students will participate in reader’s theater performances about this time period in history as well. Social Studies This week in Social Studies we will be studying the events that lead to the American Revolution. We will learn about the Tax Acts and participate in a simulation using Skittles called “NO MORE KINGS!” Social Studies and Science are always great opportunities to teach non-fiction reading skills. In both SS and Science we are working on Cause and Effect. Math We are completing the second half of Module 1 in Math. These lessons include common core strand 4.NBT 5 which is to use strategies to multiply up to two-digit numbers. We have already learned the double and half strategy and next week we will work on factoring to multiply, partial product strategy and when to use each! We will have a chapter checkup next week. Reminders September 14 –MAP test Reading September 17 –MAP test Math Social Emotional th 5 graders will work on Active listening as part of our school’s Social Emotional curriculum. Science Next week we will be working on another of earth’s cycles…the phases of the moon! We will sing a moon song and make moon phases out of oreo cookies! Students should now understand Earth’s revolution including seasons, solstice and equinox as well as the earth’s day and night rotation. Language Arts Words their way is coming! Students were assessed and will be put into groups based on their ability. We will also start to work on narrative writing.