We are studying stocks in math and pretending to buy 5 stocks this week. Hopefully, the market will be bullish while we keep them. We are making slides in our microscope unit in Science. We are also looking at a variety of specimens and drawing what we see. We used magnifying glasses to look...
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We are starting a new unit in Math on the stock market and other real world applications. This finance unit will be for 3 weeks, so students will need to keep up with the reading and daily computations in this unit. Our science unit on micro worlds start with students learning the parts of...
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Thank you for the fantastic turnout on last week’s Art Night.  I was proud of our docents.  They all did a fabulous job sharing information on how we made our art.  Thanks also to the great turn-out from former students, families, parents, and grand-parents.  It’s always so exciting to see the interest in art...
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We are reviewing many concepts in Math this week since we are taking the state OAKS math test on Thursday. We are reviewing concepts such as geometry, algebra, fractions, surface area. Please make sure your child does the assigned www.ixl.com problems this week. We are also learning about different types of graphs this week....
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This week we are studying metric measurement in Math and also reviewing for next week’s math OAKS assessment. This week’s ixl.com is reviewing algebra and solving with variables. This week we will be taking the Reading OAKS assessment. Students should have finished the Illustrated Dictionary of Literary Terms on Friday which would help them...
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I hope you heard good things about camp last week! We had a fabulous time! The weather cooperated until Wed, but the students still were able to have a field study and a closing ceremony. We had delicious meals, interesting science lessons, time on the beach, s’mores around a campfire, evening walk, and great...
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This week in Math we are reviewing concepts in preparation for the OAKS state test We also are studying probability this week. We finished out simulation of the Mayflower colony in Social Studies, so we are reading about the early colonies out of the US AND ITS NEIGHBORS textbook this week. We are finishing...
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We have many deadlines and tests this week since we are finishing up a few units. In Language Arts, we finished Pilgrim Stories today/Wednesday, so all the 18 chapter assignments, vocabulary, definitions are due Thursday. We finished the simulation Mayflower game in Social Studies, so all the worksheets in the binders were due Wednesday/today....
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We are finishing our unit on fractions with an assessment on Thursday. Your child should be able to add, subtract, multiply, and divide with fractions and mixed numbers. We are continuing our study of invertebrates in Science. This week we dissected a squid when we studied about mollusks. Students really enjoyed finding the round...
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Thank you to the families who gave to our Project Second Wind food drive last week. Thanks also to the chaperones that came to our orchestra field trip last Wed. It was a wonderful performance – both educational and entertaining. I hope your child shared the experience of the puppet theatre and the orchestra....
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We are adding and subtracting mixed numbers this week in math. We are also having to rename before subtracting (borrowing) as well as making sure answers are reduced to lowest terms. We will also look at how division problems can be answered in fraction form.  The www.ixl.com assignment due Friday is M3, M6, M8,...
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Year of the Snake activities continue this week! We are finishing our bamboo watercolors this week. We are using our ipads to practice Chinese character writing. This week in math is adding and subtracting like fractions. Fraction concepts are also reinforced with the weekly assignment on ixl.com. Our simulation unit in Social Studies continues...
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We are still celebrating the Year of the Snake this week! We made dodecagons showing the 12 zodiac signs. We also are painting bamboo with watercolors. The finished products will be on display in the hallway soon. Our math this week is converting mixed numbers to improper fractions, changing decimals into fractions, and comparing...
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We have started learning about Chinese culture since Asian New Year is this Sunday. It is the Year of the Snake. It is a custom to wear red for good luck. We will be listening to some Asian folk tales and painting traditional watercolors. We will continue learning about Asian cultures next week too....
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We are starting our unit on fractions in math this week. This week will be focused on equivalent fractions and how to reduce fractions to lowest terms. We are reading tall tales in Language Arts. The students are writing a compare and contrast paper on different tall tales this week. There are also tall...
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We are finishing our multiplication unit by learning how to multiply using the distributive property. We started dividing by looking at patterns. A few students are having difficulty with these concepts because they do not have the basic multiplication facts memorized. Please help your child learn the multiplication facts! Our science unit on energy...
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We are learning different ways to multiply in math and continuing our study of patterns. The students should have a topic and scientific question picked by the end of this week for their at home science fair project. Papers and a letter about the requirements and deadline for this science fair project were sent...
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We are studying patterns in Math and also multiplication concepts. This week we are using Base 10 manipulatives to solve problems. Our science/health unit on nutrition concludes with comparing different food pyramids of various cultures and cuisines. The students also tracked what they ate in one day to see if their diet follows the...
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Our invention unit is continuing with hands-on activities and group work.  We are spending this week on cereal! The students are creating their own cereal this week, then marketing it. Hopefully, we will be able to eat the “best” cereal invention this week. This depends on how long the development and creation process will...
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Thanks to all the parents and families that supported our 5th grade fundraiser efforts at the Holiday Bazaar!  Please remember to also turn in any donut money and preorders this Wed, Dec. 6th.  This is another fundraiser for our annual outdoor science camp. This week we are finishing our geometry unit.  We are focusing...
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Thanks for coming to our parent teacher conferences!  It was very helpful to have productive and positive conversations concerning your child’s education.  If you were not able to come last week, please contact me to make up a conference time. We are continuing inventions in Science.  Please bring in empty cereal boxes this week...
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We are studying many concepts of geometry this week. We are learning about volume, made nets of a cube, and also reviewed classifications of polygons. We started a new unit in science: Inventions! Your child has an inventor to research and a biography report to write. We also are studying how inventors come up...
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