October 2014
Important
Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2014 Unit
2 Math Test, Estimation and Computation
Thursday, Oct. 16, 2014:
Social Studies Quiz, Chapter 3, 7 Cultural regions
Forget Me Note Dates
Friday, Oct. 31, 2014: Fall
Harvest Celebration, 1:00PM-2:30PM
Sunday, Nov. 2, 2014:
Daylight savings time begins.
Tuesday, Nov. 4th:
No School for students (Election Day)
Wednesday, Nov. 5 -7th: Camp
Howell Nature Center, 3-Day Overnight Camp
Subjects at a glance
Math: We are midway through Unit 2: Estimation and Computation:
Addition, subtraction and multiplication with multi-digits. Students will be
required to try Partial Sums and Products. Students can check their work with
standard algorithms. Students must learn both; however, they are encouraged to
use the most comfortable and accurate algorithm of his or her preference.
Please be aware, this test can accumulate careless errors. Encourage your child
to recheck their problems. The next unit will be Unit 3, Geometry Exploration
and the American Tour. This unit is comprised of polygons and their properties,
angles, and the usage of a protractor. Following this section are the report
outcomes.
Students should be practicing multiplication facts
using a variety of strategies: Rote memorization, electronic, and fact families
are just a few strategies. Prior to going
to camp, students will be reassessed with their multiplication facts 2-10.
Reading: Grade Level Data teams
determined that all fifth- grade students will be learning about narrative
fiction and its components: character development, plot outline and identifying
conflict.
Word Study: This varies from teacher
to teacher. See your child’s reading teacher.
Writing: We have been busy editing
informational and fictional text looking for paragraphs, run-ons, fragments and
capital letters. A majority of the class has completed their first personal
narrative piece.
Poetry: Students the literary
elements of rhyming and rhythm. Students will be learning about alliteration as
well as learning how to write shape/ concrete poems.
Social Studies: We have read chapter 1,
Geography of the United States in History
Alive, America’s past. We will be studying the five themes of Geography intermittently
while reading chapters 2-5. Chapter 2 is titled Native American Environments
and Chapter 3, Native American Cultural Regions. Students will not have a test for chapters 2.
Chapter 3, Native American Cultural Regions (Review from fourth grade in Ann
Arbor Public Schools) will be assessed via a quiz. Also, students will assessed
on their written response to either a Native American poem or a brief video on
stereotypes of Native American artist.
Themes of
Geography
Location, Place,
Region, Movement and Human Environment
Science: We are studying energy and we are currently reading
chapter 3. So far we have defined and identified examples of the eight
major forms of energy (chemical, motion, elastic, gravitational, heat, light,
electrical & sound). We are now learning about conservation of
energy, and identifying real world examples of how energy is transferred from
one form to another. (This is with Mrs. Kimmey.)
Unit 2: Estimation and Calculation
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Finds the product of multi-digit whole numbers.
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Multiplies 1 and 2 digit whole numbers by decimals by up to 2 decimals
places.
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Identifies place values from thousandths to billions.
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Finds the sum of multi-digit whole numbers and the sum of the decimals.
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Finds the difference of multi-digit while numbers and the sum of
decimals.
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Uses estimation strategies, such as rounding and magnitude estimates,
to check reasonableness of answers.
Unit 3 Geometry and American Tour outcomes
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Measures angles with a protractor and classifies them as acute, right,
obtuse, or straight
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Recognizes that vertical angles are equal.
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Solves problems involving unknown angles, without a protractor.
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Knows the sum of interior angles of a triangle is 180 degrees and the
sum of the interior angles of a quadrilateral is 360 degrees.
Camp
Continue preparing for Camp: Gather and label all
items. (Sleeping bag, 1 twin set of sheets, pillow, attire for 3 days, warm
undergarments, layered warm clothing, hair accessories, shower shoes, rain/snow
boots and flashlight) No electronics of any kind. Pack extra garbage bags and a
Just Right book and math flashcards.
Technology
Websites for finding just right books for your child
Parts of speech
NWEA (You will be able to use these sites upon
receiving your report letter and NWEA reports)
Communication
Primarily, I use email and my blog, http://pumathinkers.blogspot.com as
communication methods. Student planner serve as a medium to report homework. I
can be reached via work email, hubbarda@aaps.k12.mi.us
or my personal email, averyhub@gmail.com.
I can be reached via phone @ 994.1961 x27424 during normal business
hours.
Giving the best, expecting the best,
Avery Hubbard
