Fifth Grade Newsletter
Miss. Knight's class
January
Important Dates:
January 27: Monday Night @ Moe's
January 29: Spirit day- Western
February 3: Skate Party
February 11: Kindest Kansas Citian Essays Due (optional)
February 11: Classroom Valentine Parties
February 12-14: Parent-Teacher Conferences
Febraury 17: No School
February 28: ETC- Colonial Day
Spelling Bee Contestant
Lauren Vanlerberg
Recess
Selfies :)
Spelling Bee Contestant
Declan McCaslin
Social Studies
Colonization 1600s-1760s
Compelling questions we will be discussing throughout this unit:
1. What were the consequences of colonizing the New World?
2. Why might individuals agree to give up their rights to become indentured servants in the New World?
3. What factors led to the development of differing ideas about government between Great Britain and the American colonies?
4. Why did Britain's relationship with the American colonies deteriorate over time?
5. How did geography affect the development of Colonial America?
During this unit, students will:
- Research a colonial region (New England, Middle, South) and identify how the geography affected the development of Colonial America.
- Research a famous colonist, create and perform an interview with this colonist
- Create a persuasive piece describing why one colonial region would make a better place to settle than the others
ELA
We are learning to:
- Describe how a narrator's or speaker's point of view influences how events are described
- Analyze multiple accounts of the same event or topic and note important similarities and differences in the point of view they represent
- Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience
- Interpret figurative language
- Draw on multiple sources to locate an answer or solve a problem
Math
Topic 8: Algebra
- Use variables to write expressions
- Order of operations
- Simplify expressions
- Add, subtract, multiply, divide expressions
- Patterns: extending tables
Parent Information
* Students will need to buy a lock for their locker. We will be practicing with these to get the kids ready for middle school. The lock must have a dial on it. I will have the students give me the code for backup in case they forget it! Please have your child bring those in ASAP so that they can get as much practice as possible.
* If you have not returned the Report card note for your child, please do so as soon as you can. if you are not sure if you ever recieved the note, please email me so that I can send another form home with your kiddo!
* If you have seen your child's report on class dojo and it shows that they have recieved negative points for no homework and you have a question about the assignment, please do not hesitate to email me and ask. The agenda is posted with all homework assignments each day. I have only recently started marking kids down for late work to try to emphasize the importance of turning things in. This is a skill they will need to have in middle school!
* Your kids are awesome! I love having each and every one of them in my class :)