Fabulous Fifth Grade
Dove Elementary School 2022-23
Week 9 of 3rd Nine Weeks: March 6- 10
Has your child been keeping Track of their READING MINUTES?
Homework For the Week of March 6th - 10th
Readworks:
A Food Discovery
Halmoeni's Cooking Show
IXL:
U.4 Write variable equations: word problems
U.8 Complete a table for a two-variable relationship
** Students in Mrs. Cotter's Class : Puppet Biography Presentations will be held on Thursday, March 9th and Friday, March 10th. Parents are invited to the library from 11:30 a.m. to 12:40 followed by lunch. If you plan to join us, please email or send a note to Mrs. Cotter to ensure your child's presentation is set during the time you are attending.
Phase 1 for Tutoring Continues until MARCH 10th!
Phase 2 For Tutoring Starts March 20th!
What Fifth Graders are Learning This Week:
5.6.G The student is expected to evaluate details read to determine key ideas;
5.6.H The student is expected to synthesize information to create new understanding;
5.6DThe student is expected to create mental images to deepen understanding
5.10EThe student is expected to identify and understand the use of literary devices, including first- or third-person point of view;
5.7FThe student is expected to respond using newly acquired vocabulary as appropriate;
Small Group Reading:
5.4C use appropriate fluency (rate, accuracy, and prosody) when reading grade-level text.
5.7 (A) listen actively to interpret verbal and nonverbal messages, ask relevant questions, and make pertinent comments; (B) follow, restate, and give oral instructions that include multiple action steps;(D) work collaboratively with others to develop a plan of shared responsibilities(E) interact with sources in meaningful ways such as note taking, annotating, free writing, or illustrating; 5.5 self-select text and read independently for a sustained period of time
Word Building:
- 5.2A.ivThe student is expected to demonstrate and apply phonetic knowledge by: decoding words using advanced knowledge of the influence of prefixes and suffixes on base words
- 5.2B.vThe student is expected to demonstrate and apply spelling knowledge by: spelling words using knowledge of prefixes and suffixes;
Spelling Words:
willful, finally, proudly, merely, entertainment, wonderful, eventually, mostly, suddenly, commitment, bountiful, happiness, meaningless, employment, statement, shyness, peaceful, helpless, loveliness, briskly
Writing:
- 5.12.C The student is expected to compose argumentative texts, including opinion essays, using genre characteristics and craft;
- 5.11Bi The student is expected to develop drafts into a focused, structured, and coherent piece of writing by: organizing with purposeful structure, including an introduction, transitions, and a conclusion;
Grammar:
5.11.D.vThe student is expected to edit drafts using standard English conventions, including: conjunctive adverbs;
Social Studies
5.4E Explain the effects of the Civil War, including Reconstruction and the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments to the U.S. Constitution.
5.23B Analyze information by applying absolute and relative chronology through sequencing, categorizing, identifying cause-and-effect relationships, comparing, contrasting, finding the main idea, summarizing, making generalizations and predictions, and drawing inferences and conclusions.
Math:
5.4 Algebraic Reasoning. The student applies mathematical process standards to develop concepts of expressions and equations. The
student is expected to:
(B) represent and solve multi-step problems involving the four operations with whole numbers using equations with a letter standing for the unknown quantity.
(D) recognize the difference between additive and multiplicative numerical patterns given in a table or graph.
Science:
(5.6) Force, motion, and energy. The student knows that energy occurs in many forms and can be observed in cycles, patterns, and systems. The student is expected to
- (B) demonstrate that the flow of electricity in closed circuits can produce light, heat, or sound;
Self Initiating Learning
Up Coming Events!
March 9 & 10th: Biography Puppet Presentations
March 13-17: Spring Break
March 20: Phase 2 Tutorials begins
March 31: Play it Safe During Specials
April 7: Bad Weather Day- No School
April 10: Bad Weather Day- No School
April 19: Early Release (11:45am) *Teachers work on doors for OSOB
April 20: OSOB (One School One Book) REVEAL and Kick Off!!
April 25: STAAR Reading (3rd-5th grade)
April 27: STAAR Science (5th grade)
May 9: STAAR Math (3rd-5th grade)
May 19: Field Day
May 15: Career Day
May 25: 5th grade Success Ceremony and Last Day of School! Early Release @ 11:45am
Fifth Graders Have a Mission to Complete!
Behavior Expectations for Fifth Graders
Dove Expectations
1. Be Ready to Learn
2. Be Respectful
3. Be Responsible
4. Be Safe
School Contacts
School Phone: 817-251-5700
Lisa.Cotter@gcisd.net ext: 3537
april.martinez@gcisd.net ext: 3536
Kristen.terrell@gcisd.net ext: 3519
ashley.mitchell@gcisd.net ext: 3562