From the Desk of Mrs. Hill.......
Welcome to our bi-weekly newsletter for Room 20, Grade 5, with Mrs. Lindsay Hill. This will be a year of change and a year to remember!!
HOMEWORK
Welcome to Rm 20 Homework program. Students are expect to complete all homework nightly which they write into their Homework Planners.
* Reading: They must read nightly for 20-30 minutes using a Chapter book of 100-300 pgs.
* Book Reports: Will begin in October.
* Spelling: Home Study program begins after the test is given on Monday and they return all completed work by Friday for the test.
* Math: Practice Pages are sent home nightly and corrected/discussed the next morning.
* Current Events: Assignments begin the week of Sept. 14Th.Choose an event and fill out the report sheet to present in class.
* Science and Social Studies: Special projects will be assigned periodically and for Extra Credit.
UPDATE ON OUR IN CLASS AREAS OF STUDY
Reading: The next two weeks will be studying Eye of the Storm in Unit 1 of Houghton-Mifflin.
Comprehension Focus: Non-fiction text organization and developing questions about the content and selection.
Grammar Focus: Four types of sentences while stressing simple and compound subjects and predicates. We will use Thesaurus to stress the use of synonyms and antonyms.
Writing: We focus on Memories. We are developing our first five paragraph essays. We are working on varied sentence lengths, adjectives, and proper spelling.
Math: Chapter 3 - Reviewing multiplication of whole numbers, stressing estimation, products, digits, and exponents.
*** Coming in October to a computer near you -- digital math homework on the Pearson Scott Foresman Website!! Meanwhile - explore and have fun! ****
Social Studies: Current events will begin this week.
Science: Chapter 5 - The Water Cycle. We are taking notes and creating booklets and art work regarding convection currents, could formation and identification, fog, ocean currents, and their effects on weather, plus the formation of Super Storms! We'll also be testing on this material toward the end of next week.
Art: Pablo Picasso - Studying his use of line and color to create portraits.
EXTRA CREDIT: Memorize your favorite poem and come in and recite it for the class or Mrs. H! Look up dangerous weather systems around the world, write a three paragraph summary and include pictures! Share privately or with the class.
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