5TH GRADE NEWS
What’s Happening in Mrs. Paswater’s Class
Room 310
January 6-20
Classroom Overview:
Week 17 Vocab Words
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Math Focus: We will start multiplying and dividing fractions next week. This
will include story problems where the students will have to decide which operation to use with fractions.
Reading Focus: We will start a new novel, How to Steal a Dog. This story
follows a young homeless girl and her quest to make a better life for her family. Along with the novel we will be working on synonyms and antonyms, pronouns, point of view, and prefixes.
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Credence
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Credulous
Credible
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Claustrophobic
Phobia
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Science Focus: We will continue to study the solar system.
Social Studies Focus: We have been studying the 13 original colonies and
why the colonists came to North America. We will continue to study their lifestyles, conflicts, and cities. All of this leads up to our American Revolution unit
which we will start in late January/early February.
Certain
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Creed
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False
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Falsify
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Fallacy
States and Capitals to Study:
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Baton Rouge, Louisiana (1/10)
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Jackson, Mississippi (1/12)
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Frankfort, Kentucky (1/17)
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Nashville, Tennessee (1/19)
Students will need to
bring in an empty cereal
box for a Valentine's Day
craft. This needs to be at
school by January 27th.
If you have extra, please
send them our way!
Reminders
 After school detentions will be served on Thursday evenings until 4:30. If a
student receives three strikes during the course of one week, they will serve
detention.
 Boys basketball practice will start January 9th after school. Basketball players must keep his grades up in order to participate in basketball.
 As cold and flu season quickly approaches we are always in need of tissues,
hand sanitizer, and Clorox wipes. If you are able, please send in these
items.
Willow 1/12