Happy November!
This month is going to fly by, with only two full weeks of school!Weekly Reminders:
Scholastic Book orders were sent home, please be sure to have your order in by Wednesday, November 12th. By placing a Scholastic Book order you help Mr.Shepherd and I purchase more, up to date, books for our literature circle groups. This will be the last order until after the Holiday Season.
Conferences are this week! Please let us know if you can no longer make the time you have signed up for, or if you cannot remember what time!
This Week in Fifth Grade:
Writing: We are still working on narrative stories, focusing on the Six Traits of Writing. This week we will focus on voice and word choice.
Science: We will begin researching electrical history and take notes on electricity vocabulary.
Social Studies: We are wrapping up the Bill of Rights and beginning a unit on Westward Expansion.
Math: We are beginning our next topic on Dividing by 1-Digit Divisors. Students were given the opportunity to earn a 90 or above on the end of topic 4 test, and "test out" of the topic.
Reading: We continue to work on realistic fiction, as well as, asking questions to help understand our reading. Students are also continuing with their literature circle groups.
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