#HaLa5 Happenings!
Oct. 8-12, 2018 Habermacher and LaCombe's Classes
Upcoming Dates
Monday, Oct. 8-Tuesday, Oct. 9
- No school
- Staff Development
Tuesday, Oct. 24-Wednesday, Oct. 25
- Jog-a-thon
- Collect donations!
Thursday, Oct. 25
- PTA Back to School Picnic--rescheduled date!
- 6 PM
Back Row: Abbey Larremore, Karen LaCombe, Jennifer Mackie
Front Row: Melissa Reagan, Reagan Habermacher, Melinda HooverHere's what's happening in 5th grade this week:
Math
What's Happening This Week?
- Subtracting Fractions with unlike denominators
- Introducing simplifying fractions using the GCF
- Adding Fractions with Unlike Denominators
- Finding Equivalent Fractions using Factors, Products, and Multiples
- Comparing and Ordering Fractions
- Connections between Fractions and Decimals
Reviewing
Homework: Homework is given daily Mon-Thurs. Please check their agenda for the daily assignments.
*If your student forgets their math student book, it can be found on my website under the math tab at the very bottom.
Science
Exploring Earth Systems
- Sun, Moon, and Earth- How do they compare to each other? How are they different?
Language Arts
- Book Clubs
- Non fiction text features, main ideas, and summaries continued
- Flocabulary-- vocabulary words
- Writing Process
- Flocab and Spelling Test Wednesday, Oct. 24 (see list below)
Reading Homework: Read 120 minutes a week, record minutes you read each day in your agenda each night!
abolish
banquet
concept
immense
miniature
negative
perish
petrified
solitary
wilderness
Spelling Words: (tested for correct spelling)
mountain
caught
bought
would
wood
yourself
seam
seem
hair
hare
Test Wednesday, Oct. 24!
Social Studies
- Tension in the Colonies
- Northeast States and Capitals - study each night (see my website and/or Google Classroom for games, maps, & songs to use to practice)
- The NE States and Capitals test will be in Oct. 12, 2018. Students will have a word bank, and spelling/capitalization will count. Students need to know the shape of the state, the capital, and the state name.
Look in Agendas daily for homework assignments and for what we are doing in class!
Click on the link below to study the NE States and Capitals Quizlet!!
5th Grade Lunch and Recess
Lunch: 12:55-1:25
Click below to find passwords for Databases and Ebooks!
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Mrs. Habermacher = @RHabermacher
Mrs. Hoover = @Hoover5th
Mrs. LaCombe = @LaCombesclass
MRs. Larremore = @Larremoreclass
Mrs. Mackie = @jnymackie
Mrs. Reagan = @M_Reagan5th
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