Weekly Newsletter Grade 5
Dates: November 13-17, 2017
Curriculum Information for this Week:
Literacy: Students will continue their nonfiction reading and writing units. Reading and writing are integrated with our science unit: Sustainable Energy. Students will be selecting a topic of focus for their informational writing on Monday, and evaluating the areas for further research. Last week students got to hear a visiting author presentation by Bryn Barnard, who spoke about the challenges of being an author along with climate change and the ocean the topic of one of his books, The New Ocean: The Fate of Life in a Changing Sea.
Math: The week will begin with a review of topics covered this semester, and we will have our end of semester assessment. Students will also complete timed tests for both multiplication and division. We will be begin our new math unit entitled, Unit 4: Decimal Place Value & Decimal Operations., this includes representing decimals in various ways using manipulatives and decimal place values as well as powers of 10.
Unit of Study: Several classes will focus on creating a Rube Goldberg Machine in order to turn on a light switch. Last week, we had the pleasure of having Andy Baker, Mrs. Schneider’s husband, come to speak about petroleum. It was a great day and the students even got to dig for oil using a cake and gummy dinosaurs! This week on Monday Nov. 13th we will have special guests Dave Perrau and Brad Knowles who will present about Sustainable Practices at the new ISKL campus. This will take place in the common area from 2:00-2:45.
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Important Reminders/Information: (also see GLC Updates)
-This week on Monday Nov. 13th we will have special guests Dave Perrau and Brad Knowles who will present about Sustainable Practices at the new ISKL campus. This will take place in the common area from 2:00-2:45.
Highlight - Last Week:
The International Day Parade was a hit as usual. We also enjoyed the cultural presentations and were excited to represent our countries.
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