This week in fifth grade we will:
Reading:
We will finish the book Tuck Everlasting and will review strategies for reading comprehension, fluency and reading with accuracy. We will also be watching the movie! As an independent reading we will continue with The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe.
Writing
We have begun working on creating a myth and fifth graders have been assigned a myth for Friday, February 5. They must include characteristics of myths discussed in class. We have read many different kinds of myths together.
Grammar:
We will be working on using similes and metaphors to make our writing more interesting as well as revising different pieces of writing checking for punctuation errors. We will review possessive nouns.
Math:
We will continue working on dividing by two digit divisors and dividing decimals by 10, 100 and 1,000.
Students must practice Xtramath at least three times a week.
Chapter 4 Math Test: Monday, February 8th
Social Studies:
Fifth graders will finish working on the final copy of the Ancient Greece report which is due on Friday, February 5. The presentation on Gods and Goddesses will be on Friday and Monday.
Science:
We will begin our thematic unit on Ecosystems. We will be learning about living things and how they depend on each other to survive. Students will be working collaboratively to create a terrarium and aquarium.
