Fifth Grade News
September 2015
Reading
Math 5
This month, students:
This month, students:
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Describe how narrator’s point of view influences how events are described. 
Identify story elements and plot by analyzing characters’ actions and their effect
on story events. 
Identify theme/central message (underlying
message) based on characters’ responses
to events and challenges (conflict or problem that a character faces). 
Draw conclusions about characters based
on evidence from the text using direct
quotes
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Compact Math 5/6
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Writing
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This month, students:
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Analyze plot elements, theme, conflict, setting,
and point of view to write an adventure story
Develop a character and character’s response
for use in an adventure story
Edit and revise writing
Locate and select resources to meet an
information need.
Organize and develop ideas for informative
writing.
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Engage in word study focusing on particular
spelling pattern. (Words Their Way)
Complete weekly practice exercises to
reinforces assigned spelling pattern
Use signal words (e.g. however, similarly, in addition) to show agreement or disagreement.
Use text to identify the meaning of homographs
(e.g. tear/tear, contract/contract).
Identify sentences or quotes that use hyperbole
(exaggerations) to tell about characters or
events.
Explore scaling and resizing.
Use visual models to determine the product
of a fraction and a whole number, as well as
a fraction and a fraction.
Calculate area of rectangles whose sides
have fractional lengths.
Social Studies
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Word Study, Spelling, and Grammar
This month, students:
Estimate and use the standard algorithm to
multiply multi-digit whole numbers.
Determine when to use the standard algorithm to multiply multi-digit whole numbers.
Apply strategies and formulas to determine
volume of rectangular prisms.
Identify, write, and evaluate expressions that
record calculations with whole numbers.
Investigate causes of contemporary and
colonial conflicts.
Describe the impact of economic resources
and decisions on life in colonial America.
Examine the viewpoints of Patriots and
Loyalist regarding British colonial policies.
Identify and analyze events leading to the
American Revolution.
Identify turning points in Revolutionary War.
Analyze roles and viewpoints of leaders
during war.
Science
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Science will begin in the second half of the
first marking period.
Dates to Remember
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Sept. 7 – NO SCHOOL – Labor Day
Sept. 14 – NO SCHOOL
Sept 15 – Back to School Night, Grades 3-5:
6:30-8:30pm
Sept. 23 – NO SCHOOL
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