5TH GRADE NEWS
November 18th - 22nd
IMPORTANT DATES
Friday, 11/22 -- French Food Contest (Optional)
Monday, 11/25 - Friday, 11/29 -- Thanksgiving Break
Friday, 12/6 -- Field Trip to the High Museum
Friday, 12/20 -- Class Holiday Party
Monday, 12/23 - Friday, 1/3 -- Winter Break
Monday, 1/20 -- MLK Jr. Day - No School
ASSESSMENTS
Thursday, 11/21 -- Reading Quiz: Summarizing & Theme (Fiction)
THIS WEEK'S CONTENT & SKILLS
ELAGSE5RL2: Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text, including how characters in a story or drama respond to challenges or how the speaker in a poem reflects upon a topic; summarize the text.
GRAMMAR
ELAGSE5L2b: Use a comma to separate an introductory element from the rest of the sentence.
ELAGSE5L2c: Use a comma to set off the words yes and no (e.g., Yes, thank you), to set off a tag question from the rest of the sentence (e.g., It’s true, isn’t it?), and to indicate direct address (e.g., Is that you, Steve?).
WRITING
ELAGSE5W2: Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.
SOCIAL STUDIES
SS5H3: Explain how the Great Depression and New Deal affected the lives of millions of Americans.a. Discuss the Stock Market Crash of 1929, Herbert Hoover, Franklin Roosevelt, the Dust Bowl, and soup kitchens.
SS5E2c - Describe the bank function in providing checking accounts, savings accounts, and loans.