5TH GRADE NEWS
January 21-24
IMPORTANT DATES
Friday, 1/10 - Wednesday, 1/22 -- READ-A-THON
Monday, 1/20 -- MLK Jr. Day - No School
Wednesday, 1/29 - Friday, 1/31 -- Jekyll Island Field Trip
Saturday, 2/22 -- Speakeasy Gala & Auction
ASSESSMENTS
Wednesday, 1/22 -- Write Score Opinion Pre-Assessment
THIS WEEK'S CONTENT & SKILLS
ELAGSE5RI5: Compare and contrast the overall structure (e.g., chronology, comparison, cause/effect, problem/solution) of events, ideas, concepts, or information in two or more texts.
GRAMMAR
ELAGGSE5L1e: Use correlative conjunctions (e.g., either/or, neither/nor).
WRITING
ELAGSE5W1: Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons.
SOCIAL STUDIES
SS5H4: Explain America’s involvement in World War II.
d. Identify Roosevelt, Stalin, Churchill, Hirohito, Truman, Mussolini, and Hitler.
b. Describe major events in the war in both Europe and the Pacific; include Pearl Harbor, Iwo Jima, D-Day, VE and VJ Days, and the Holocaust.