Week of April 20-24

Happy week before vacation, and week after testing!

We are officially done with SBAC testing!

We have two field trips this week, Wednesday we will be going to the Rochester Opera House to see Suessical the Musical, please be at school by 8:15 as the buses are leaving at 8:30, no exceptions. On FRIDAY we will be headed to the Lowell Mills, the bus leaves at 7:45 SHARP. Students will need to pack a disposable lunch for both of these days. On Friday students must pack a lunch that can be thrown away, without soda's or glass bottles. We will not be taking any bags back with us.

This Week (when we are not field tripping :)

Writing: We continue to work on grammar and conventions of writing to make our writing better.

Science: We have started a Climate Book project that we will be working on throughout the next few weeks.

Social Studies: We continue to explore working on an assembly line and talking about the Mills.

Math: We have just started adding and subtracting mixed numbers.

Reading: We continue to look for important ideas in texts, as well as, defining unknown words in our reading.

Week of April 13-17

Happy SPRING! Finally!

Important Reminders:

We are still testing this week, please try to get a good nights sleep each night, and eat a good breakfast! We will finish up on Thursday.

Please bring in your permission slips for the two field trips next week. Let us know if you need a new copy.

Scholastic Book Orders are due Friday, you can also order online.

Square One Art Orders are due Tuesday, you can also order online.

Upcoming Events:

Rochester Opera House "Seussical The Musical" Wednesday, April 22nd
Lowell Mills Friday, April 24th

This Week:

Writing: Continuing to work on stamina and writing from multiple sources.

Science: We are beginning to learn about different climates and are working collaboratively with Mrs. Palin and Tech class to create a digital book.

Social Studies: We are working on an Industrial Revolution web quest, as we continue to learn about the different inventions of the time. We also will begin an experiment to learn about working in an assembly line.

Math: We are taking it easy this week on math, as that is what we are testing on.

Reading: We will be working on close reading and finding important facts while we read.

Week of March 30- April 3

Weekly News:

Thursday will be our DARE celebration and pizza party for the students. The winner of the DARE essay contest will be announced. Students will walk down to the Town Hall for this event.

Monday, April 6th begins our Smarter Balanced Testing. Please come to school well rested and having eaten a good breakfast!

This Week:

Writing: We continue to work on our writing stamina in preparation for the writing portion of the SBAC,

Science: We are talking about clouds and forecasting tools to finish up our weather unit and take a short test on storms. Watch for a study guide to be coming home on Wednesday for a test on Friday.

Social Studies: We continue to work on on research for our inventor presentations.

Math: We are finishing up adding and subtracting fractions with unlike denominators and will be testing this week.

Reading: We will be looking deeper at the conventions of writing and how they impact what we read.

Week of March 16-20

Events This Week:

Curriculum Fair/ Science Fair
Wednesday is the annual Curriculum Fair/ Science Fair! It starts at 6:00, please remind your fifth grader to stay with their project for the night.

Please remember to have your child bring in any materials they would like to display to school Wednesday morning. We will complete the rest of the project here at school.

This Week:

Writing: We continue to work on our writing stamina, and sticking with the topic as we write. Students are also completing their DARE essays.

Science: SCIENCE FAIR PROJECTS continue to consume us this week, but after the fair we will begin talking about extreme weather. We have also rescheduled Kevin Skarupa for March 25th.

Social Studies: We are starting our inventor research projects, using the tech tool Thinglink.

Math: We are starting FRACTIONS! Students will begin with estimating fractions before learning to find common denominators to add and subtract unlike fractions.

Reading: Students continue to write from multiple sources they have read.

Week of March 9-13

Smarter Balanced Testing:

We have started preparing for the upcoming SBAC Testing. Students are using the new Chromebooks to work the test online. There is a lot for us to learn about this new way of testing. Please help us by talking with your child about the testing, and keeping them positive!

Science Fair:

This week students should be working on their experiments at home. Please remember to be taking pictures and keeping track of what they are doing in their notebooks. All experiments and data must be done and completed by Monday the 16th. We cannot offer any extensions on this project, the Science Fair is Wednesday the 18th at 6.

This Week:

Writing: We will be working on our DARE essays. The winner of the competition will earn $50. We will have one winner per class. We also will be continuing to work on answering writing prompts.

Science: We will have our forecasting quiz on Wednesday, and spend the majority of the week working on Science Fair.

Social Studies: We are continuing our journey through the Industrial Revolution. We are also reading Lydie together- reading this book helps the students understand what life was really like in the Mills and will help a lot when we go to them in April.

Math: We should be finishing up Topic 8 this week and will begin to delve into FRACTIONS!

Reading: We continue to define unknown words in text by using text clues, answer questions from reading, and find parts of speech and other conventions in our reading.

Week of March 2-6

Welcome Back!!

We hope you had a great VACATION and are ready to get work done! We have a couple of very busy weeks coming up before April Vacation, and a lot that we need to complete!

A Couple of Important Dates:

Science Fair/Curriculum Night is Wednesday, March 18th.
Remember to be working on your science fair experiments!
SmarterBalanced testing is starting soon.

This Week:

Writing: We are going back to basics with how to answer writing prompts, sticking to a topic, and writing so others can understand.

Science: We will be doing a mix of science fair work, the scientific method, and finishing up meteorology- Hopefully sneaking in a visit with Kevin Skarupa!

Social Studies: We are learning about the Industrial Revolution. Students are exploring the shift from cottage industries to factory life, and as a result how the lives of women and children really changed. We are also learning about the many inventions that changed America during this time.

Reading: We are working on pulling main ideas, new vocabulary, and pulling evidence from short stories and excerpts.

Math: We are beginning Topic 8! Which explores some numerical reasoning. We expect this to be a fast moving topic, so be looking for a test next week!

Week of February 16-20

Happy SPIRIT WEEK!

Monday- Touch of Class
Tuesday- Sports Day
Wednesday- MisMatch Day
Thursday- School Colors
Friday- Winter Carnival -Bring all your snow gear!

Due to yet another 2-hour delay, we have to reschedule Meteorologist Skarupa once again! Ms.Connor will let the kids know as soon as we have a new date!

This week in Fifth Grade:

Writing: We are still plugging away on the How-To's! Students are just beginning to write up their first draft.

Science: We will be doing our green screen's of our forecasts this week.

Social Studies: We are starting to read Lydie together, in preparation of our trip to Lowell Mills. We are also discussing more in depth about mill life and the Industrial Revolution.

Math: We will be finishing Topic 7 and starting Topic 8 this week.

Reading: Some literature circle groups have been able to start new books already last week, and the rest of the students should start new ones this week.