5th Grade newsletter
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Highlights
and events!!!
Remember to check Wednesday Folders and Student Planners!
Field Trip to Ft. McHenry in Baltimore on Friday, November 6,
2015.
Magnet and Choice middle school applications are currently
available; Deadline to submit is December 11th.
As we begin the second quarter, students will continue to strengthen their
knowledge and use of reading strategies. Students will also identify the
characteristics of myths, describe writer’s point of view and how it influences the
text, and explore literary devices such as idioms and foreshadowing. Students will
also identify theme, make inferences and participate in collaborative discussions
about the use of figurative language. Students will end the quarter by reading a
variety of mysteries.
Everyday students are working towards
multiplication fluency! Students will dividetwodigit
by two digit and two digit by four digit numerals
using the area model and rectangular arrays.
Students will also add and subtract fractions as well
as multiply fractions by whole numbers.
In science, students will investigate electricity and magnetism through a variety of
experiments. Students will also have an opportunity to construct their very own
electromagnet!
In social studies, students will continue to analyze the events that led to American
Revolution. Students will examine how our current governing structure was created
through collaborative discussions about the Declaration of Independence, Bill of
Right and the Constitution.
The Fifth Grade Team
Ms. Jones/Ms. Brown
Ms. Stuart
Mrs. Cain
Ms. Brooking