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5 1/2 MORE WEEKS OF 5TH GRADE!
21st Cent. Class: Innovation
Specials:
*Monday: PE
*Tuesday - Thursday: Music
MISC:
*CMAS Testing from 1:15-3:05 Monday through Wednesday - SCIENCE
Comprehension & Critical Thinking:
*Up in Smoke
- Students will analyze the "Kick Butts Day" organized by a Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids every April
- Students will evaluate multiple statistics regarding smoking and it's effects
- Students will analyze the effects on high exposure to smoking in movies and how kids are three times more likely to try smoking than those with less exposure
- Students will create a final presentation on their knowledge at the end of their research in order to show their comprehension and critical thinking skills
Math:
*Math's Mate Term 4 Sheet 4 due Thursday!
Chapter 11: Measurement
*Convert Metric Units of Mass
*Convert Metric Units of Capacity
*Review Wednesday
*Test Thursday
Read & React:
Vocabulary - NO VOCABULARY TESTS DURING PARCC/CMAS TESTING! (Unit 13 will be continue on April 19th)
*Practice activities are in their Flocabulary site
*Hands-on Vocabulary Games are within the classroom for your child's use if they'd like as well to support them with their study habits
Read Aloud: The Littlest Bigfoot by: Jennifer Weiner
American Revolution Novel Studies
Sophia's War
*Student's will be focusing on using socratic seminars to study the text closely in advance, listen actively, share ideas and questions in response to the ideas and questions of others, and search for evidence in the text to support their ideas.
Betsy Zane, the Rose of Fort Henry
*Student's will be focusing on cultural diversity, courage, family, and gender roles during the late 1700s
The Fighting Ground
*Student's will be focusing on summarizing and making connections
Creative Writing:
*Grammar Practice (no test due to CMAS testing)
-Recognizing Commonly Confused Words
-Identifying Commonly Confused Words
-Forming Commonly Confused Words
*All writing will be integrated along with our novel studies and throughout learning of the American Revolution
Exploration:
Exploration Unit
History: Analyze historical sources from multiple points of view to develop an understanding of historical context
History: The historical eras, individuals, groups, ideas, and themes in North America from 1491 through the founding of the United States government
Geography: Causes and consequences of movement