October 2017

October 2017 updates

Important Dates

Monday, Oct. 30, 2017: Social Studies Chapter 1, quiz, Geography review
Friday, Nov. 3, 2017: Math Assessment, Unit 2, Whole Number and Place value Operations

Forget Me Not Dates

Friday, Oct. 20, 2017: Family Movie Night 5:30- 8:00 PM (Children must be accompanied by a parent.)
Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2017: Early Release/ dismissal all schools, 1:29 PM (All students eat lunch.)
Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2017: Fall Celebration, Scary Scribes 2:00 PM- 2:50 PM
Wednesday, Nov. 8- 10, 2017: Fifth Grade Camp, Howell Nature Center, Howell, MI

Subject at a Glance

Math: Unit 1 concluded last week.  We began Unit 2, Estimation and Computation Outcomes
Language Arts:

• Writing Workshop: We are completing our First personal narratives: The lessons taught were :      Describing a Beginning, Middle, and Ending; 
• Exploding the Moment; 
• Inserting Dialogue with punctuation; 
• Adding a hyperbole
• Varying Sentence length
• Deleting Run ons
• Revising the Ending with a circular
• lesson learned or emotional ending

Our next personal narratives will include

• When to start a paragraph
• Hooking the reader with a catchy lead; 
• Using voice
• Describing Character traits
• Varying sentence beginnings
• Formatting dialogue with different lines for different speakers
• Using synonyms for said (Said is Dead)
• Revising the ending

Below are creative ways, I have incorporated to add spice to Language Arts

1.         Monday Mistakes: Look out for our Monday Mistakes weekly, we edit the same text
2.         Tuesday Terms: Infer the meaning of unknown words (Coming Soon)
3.         Wednesday Writing without Words (Coming Soon)
4.         Thursday Thoughts, (Currently Wednesday Writing Prompts)
5.         Friday Figurative Language: We learned hyperboles and  used hyperboles in our personal narratives. Now we are studying personification. 

 Reading: We are studying Fiction Elements along with Realistic Fiction. Students are learning how to make inferences and to provide evidence.

Characters    Setting       4 types of conflict            Plot outlines          Solutions      Theme

Characters change with conflict

Science (Project Lead the Way) : We are using studying Robots via Project Lead the Way. We have learned inputs and outputs how to build a test beds, model prototype, and why robots are used for dull and dangerous work. Now we are testing our test beds with a field sites simulating waste removal. Students will graph their 2-3 trails and record the videos on SeeSaw. Students will also create a Popplet, an I-pad app used to create graphic organizers.

Social Studies: We are reviewing Basic geography skills and map skills.

Math Unit 2, Estimation and Computation Outcomes

 Former Outcomes

Finds product of multi-digit numbers
Multiplies 1 and 2 digit whole numbers by decimals by up to 2 places
Identifies place value from thousandth to billions.
Divides 1 and 2 digit whole numbers
Interpreting the remainder in division
Applying Exponents, powers of 10 and value of numbers in standard form
Converts metric and US customary units

Unit 2 Vocabulary

Algorithm       Partial Products    Standard Multiplication  (Area Model, Multiplication algorithm)       
Exponents      Base          Power of 10              Expanded notation          Standard Notation
Written and word notation          Quotient     Divisor     Dividend      Remainder
Round up/ Ignore/ Report Remainder as a Fraction (remainder over divisor)

EDM outcomes and homework
Place value games
Place value, 3 level game

Dry Erase boards or Slates

Students will need a dry erase board and dry erase marker and old and clean sock. I have chalk board slates but I do not have dry erase boards. If your child has severe allergies, please bring a dry erase board. Donations needed:

1. Extra old socks (excluding baby size)
2. white chalk
3. thin dry erase markers

Camp Preparation

As you begin to prepare for camp be sure to label everything. The weather will be brisk as we are outside most of the day. This means students will need hats and gloves along with sweatshirts. Layers are the key to keeping warm or peeling layers when the temperature feels warmer during the day. Students should bring two pairs of shoes for outdoor use. Prepare of lots of walking. I will release a camp packing list via email too. 

Notice the jacket and gloves

Scary Scribes on Halloween

In leu of having a Halloween party, we will have two writing activities: one writing prompt and creating tomb stones for non-descriptive words. This will be followed by turning the room into a big spider web while we try to move around the room. Donates will be needed:
3 spools of black yarn
5 poster boards (black or white)

Cold Weather Attire Needed

As the temperature begins to drop, please have your child pack or bring a jacket for lunch and afternoon recess.  If your child has a tendency to get cold, please pack a pair of thin gloves.