Hallman’s Hearsay!
Volume 5, Issue 7
division.
Important Upcoming
Dates
11/12
11/13
11/14
11/15
11/22
11/22
11/27
–
11/29
PTA Meeting
Progress Reports,
Reader’s Mountain
half complete
Picture Retakes
PTA members dress
down
Dress down for all
students
Chorus Field Trip
NO SCHOOL –
Thanksgiving Holiday
Important Info for Parents:
Progress Reports:
Progress Reports will be sent
home this Wednesday,
November 13th. Along with
those, will be a Reader’s
Mountain progress update, and
a supplies list for your child
letting your know what supplies
he or she is in need of.
November 11, 2013 – November 22, 2013
What’s Happening in Room 421…
Math: We will wrap up dividing decimals this week with a lot of practice
to sharpen our long division skills which are still in need of a tune up! On
Tuesday of next week, we will assess decimal division. Our focus next
week will be decoding decimal word problems and choosing the proper
operation(s). Students need to continue to master their multiplication and
division facts as these will be the basis for ALL other Math concepts in
fifth grade. Students should be bringing home their journals each night to
review concepts and assist with any homework questions. Our Math
centers will be: teacher group(s), technology, decimal tasks, word
problems, projects, and Math journals.
Reading/Language Arts: We will finish the novel, Phantom Tollbooth
on November 20th. The final test for the book will be on November 21st.
Some reading skills we have been focusing on while reading this book
are: comparing/contrasting characters and settings, inferences, and
vocabulary skills.
Look for your child’s Reader’s Mountain update on Wednesday 11/13.
Students should be about halfway done.
Our vocabulary root word this week is “ben" and next week it will be "mal”.
Science/Social Studies: We will begin Plant Classification next week
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and then move into genetics. In Social Studies, we will be covering
Reconstruction, post- Civil War and will learn about life after slavery. Our
topics will focus around 13th – 15th amendments, Jim Crow Laws, and
adjustments as a reunited nation.
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Extra supplies appreciated: dry erase markers/boards,
cardstock, and pencils!!!
Please make sure your child has a dry erase marker! We
use these multiple times per day!
Be sure to check our class website for great resources!