5th Grade
Keefe, Kingsley & Ward
Upcoming Events
October 22nd: Ecosystem Test
October 23rd: Math Unit 2 Quiz 1 (Mrs. Ward's Math)
October 30th: Vocabulary Day (more information to come)
November 3rd: Picture Retake Day
November 16th: Fall Conferences (sign up coming soon)
Pirate Praise
Reading
Practicing Reader's Theater and Caldecott books are a must! Using our voice will help our Kindergarten Buddies to understand how important punctuation and expression are while reading orally. After our class discussions, your students are growing as readers in so many ways and I am so very proud of them!
Next week we will be conferencing on reading logs and our discussions have been extremely honest and goals have been set! Hopefully your child conferred with you as well!
In the next few weeks we are going to be focusing on understanding and interpreting a story and as readers, we will be paying attention to:
* characters: their traits, motivations, relationships, life lessons
* plot: How do events that happen later connect to earlier ones?
* setting: Mood, changes, how does the setting affect characters?
* repeating objects: Why is that object spotlighted? Does it stand for something?
Writing
Next week is our unit three spelling test. Students have five spelling words that are given to the whole class and two words are their personalized spelling words. Please be sure to go over these seven words with your child to prep for next week's next.
Math
We will begin transitioning into our decimal unit next week. Students will start by understanding how fractions and decimals are related. With this, students will explore how to visually show decimals using base ten blocks.
After this unit, students will be able to:
*Add/Subtract decimals
*Compare decimals
*Round decimals
*Model decimals using base ten blocks
*Solve word problems with decimals
Social Studies
Science
Next week students will be wrapping the Ecosystem unit. Students have explored how nature's recyclers ( decomposers, scavengers, producers, and consumers,) all affect the decomposition of organic remains. In addition, they created food chains with consumers, producers, and decomposers. Check back next week for a few pictures of students' food chains.
As we are wrapping up our Ecosystem unit, we will have our final assessment on Thursday, October 22. Here is a link to the study guide that students can use to prepare for this assessment.
Accelerated Math - Mrs. Quick
Pewaukee Youth Levi Leadership Program
What is it?
The goal of the youth program is that as the future young leaders in Pewaukee, students are able to:
- Gain an awareness of the need for community service, civic participation, and philanthropy
- Increase familiarity with areas in Pewaukee beyond your immediate neighborhood and school
- Interact with adult leaders in private, public, and non-profit sectors
- Acquire a network of adult and youth leaders in Waukesha County, forming an excellent basis for your academic and professional success
Extra Details:
Meetings are held at the Pewaukee Public Library from 4:00 - 5:00 on the specified dates below. For more information and sign up, please ask your homeroom teacher for a copy of the application and cover sheet.
January 7th and 21st
February 4th and 18th
March 3rd and 17th
April 7th and 21st
May 5th and 19th