Friday, November 18, 2022

Weekly Update November 18

  What's Up in 5th Grade?



Calendar

  • Friday, November 18th--Movie Night  here is the flier
  • Wednesday, November 23rd -Friday, November 25th--                        No school for Fall Break
  • Monday, December 5th--No school for students--(staff pd)
  • Wednesday, December 21st-Tuesday, January 3rd--                              No school for Winter Break
  • School resumes Wednesday, January 4th, 2023
  • Monday, January 16th-No school for                                                      Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
  • Friday, January 20th--No school for semester grade reporting
  • Monday, January 23rd--beginning of  3rd quarter

New News......

  • No School next Wednesday, Thursday and Friday

Oldie, but goodies ..... 

5th Grade Math this week....

  • November Number Corner-- This month we will be looking at how to classify triangles based on lengths of sides and angles.  In addition we will be locating the position of these triangles on a coordinate grid to learn about ordered pairs.  Finally, we will also be using the metric system and comparing how meters relate to centimeters, decimeters, decameters and kilometers. 
  • This week worked on drawing and comparing decimals.  Next, we moved on to learning how to round decimals to specific place values.  We also made some comparisons with decimal and fraction equivalencies.  Finally, we started to use our understanding of decimal comparisons to plot out decimals on a number line. 
  • After the long weekend, we will continue with decimal equivalencies and begin  look at metric conversions.  

Literacy this week....

  • This week we worked on analyzing a model of a directors' note. 
  •  Groups then worked together to take notes, plan and write a draft of a directors' note for their monologue scenario.  
  • Finally, students were asked to independently write a directors' note on their own. a monologue and then using this to help us begin putting together our group 
  • We did some peer critique with one another to help revise our writing.
  • Students practiced their fluency while reading their monologues aloud.
  • Next week we will present our monologues to the class!
  •  Our theme for this first quarter is Human Rights. 
  • After the long weekend, we will begin Module 2--Rainforests.

Science this week....
  • Our new unit is:  Modeling Matter
  • Our guiding question for this unit is: What happens when two substances are mixed together?
  • For our first chapter we are examining: Why did the food coloring separate into different dyes?
  • After the long weekend, we will begin Chapter 2--Why do some salad dressings have sediments and other do not?

SELS this week...

  • Empathy and Perspective
  • Bullying and Cyberbullying (for the short week)
  • Randall's behavior incentive goal for November
  • November's Goal for the whole school:  1,500 Paws
  • November's Incentive: Movie Day
  • Here's the video:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACWDK5pDd7Y
Interested in volunteering at Randall or chaperoning a field trip with your student's class? - start the process by visiting the Volunteering page at MMSD’s website.

Friday, November 11, 2022

Weekly Update November 11

 What's Up in 5th Grade?


Calendar
  • Wednesday, November 16th--Picture Retake Day                 
  •  Students who would like a retake must bring their original portrait packet to the camera and return it to the photographer unless they were absent that day :)
  • Wednesday, November 23rd -Friday, November 25th--                        No school for Fall Break
  • Monday, December 5th--No school for students--(staff pd)
  • Wednesday, December 21st-Tuesday, January 3rd--                              No school for Winter Break
  • School resumes Wednesday, January 4th, 2023
  • Monday, January 16th-No school for                                                      Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
  • Friday, January 20th--No school for semester grade reporting
  • Monday, January 23rd--beginning of  3rd quarter

New News......

Oldie, but goodies ..... 

  • Picture re-takes are next Wednesday!!  Students who would like a retake must bring their original portrait packet to the camera and return it to the photographer unless they were absent that day :)

5th Grade Math this week....

  • November Number Corner-- This month we will be looking at how to classify triangles based on lengths of sides and angles.  In addition we will be locating the position of these triangles on a coordinate grid to learn about ordered pairs.  Finally, we will also be using the metric system and comparing how meters relate to centimeters, decimeters, decameters and kilometers. 
  • This week we started Unit 3 with some adding and subtracting decimals using money and multiplying/dividing by 10.  Then we talked about place values of whole numbers and decimals and making connections between the values.  Finally, we worked with making models of, reading, writing and comparing decimals.  
  • Next week we will continue with the work as well as look at how to round decimals to different place values. 

Literacy this week....

  • This week we worked on analyzing a model monologue and then using this to help us begin putting together our group monologues using scenes from the book Esperanza Rising. 
  • We did some peer critique with one another to help revise our monologues.
  • We also did some work with perfect verb tenses.
  •  Our theme for this first quarter is Human Rights. 

Science this week....
  • Our new unit is:  Modeling Matter
  • Our guiding question for this unit is: What happens when two substances are mixed together?
  • For our first chapter we are examining: Why did the food coloring separate into different dyes?

SELS this week...

  • Empathy and Perspective
  • Randall's behavior incentive goal for November
  • November's Goal for the whole school:  1,500 Paws
  • November's Incentive: Movie Day
  • Here's the video:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACWDK5pDd7Y
Interested in volunteering at Randall or chaperoning a field trip with your student's class? - start the process by visiting the Volunteering page at MMSD’s website.

Thursday, November 3, 2022

Weekly Update November 3

   What's Up in 5th Grade?




Calendar

  • Wednesday, November 16th--Picture Retake Day
  • Wednesday, November 23rd -Friday, November 25th--                        No school for Fall Break
  • Monday, December 5th--No school for students--(staff pd)
  • Wednesday, December 21st-Tuesday, January 3rd--                              No school for Winter Break
  • School resumes Wednesday, January 4th, 2023
  • Monday, January 16th-No school for                                                      Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
  • Friday, January 20th--No school for semester grade reporting
  • Monday, January 23rd--beginning of  3rd quarter

New News......

  • Don't forget!!  Turn those clocks back one hour Saturday night/Sunday morning for Daylight Savings!!!
  • Thank you all for attending conferences and allowing us to share this year with you and your 5th grader!

Oldie, but goodies ..... 

  • Remember, no school on Friday, November 4th for Parent/Teacher Conferences.

5th Grade Math this week....

  • November Number Corner-- This month we will be looking at how to classify triangles based on lengths of sides and angles.  In addition we will be locating the position of these triangles on a coordinate grid to learn about ordered pairs.  Finally, we will also be using the metric system and comparing how meters relate to centimeters, decimeters, decameters and kilometers. 
  • Unit 2 in our Bridges Curriculum was completed this week.  We wrapped up this week by taking a few days to look at GCF and LCM. 
  • Next week we will begin Unit 3 where we will be working with whole numbers and decimal place values.

Literacy this week....

  • This week we continued to work on composing a literary essay based on Esperanza Rising as we finish up Unit 2 in our Module 1.
  • Unit 3 will focus on our final presentation for Module 1 that will involve monologues and group work.
  •  Our theme for this first quarter is Human Rights. 

Science this week....
  • Our new unit is:  Modeling Matter
  • Our guiding question for this unit is: What happens when two substances are mixed together?
  • For our first chapter we are examining: Why did the food coloring separate into different dyes?

SELS this week...

  • Empathy and Perspective
  • Randall's behavior incentive goal for November
  • November's Goal for the whole school:  1,500 Paws
  • November's Incentive: Movie Day
  • Here's the video:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACWDK5pDd7Y