5TH GRADE NEWS
January 6 - 10
IMPORTANT DATES
Monday, 1/6 -- Students Return to School
Monday, 1/6 - Friday, 1/10 -- Cultural Arts Week (South Africa)
Monday, 1/13 - Wednesday, 1/22 -- READ-A-THON
Tuesday, 1/14 -- Report Cards (Sent home in Tuesday Folder)
Monday, 1/20 -- MLK Jr. Day - No School
Wednesday, 1/29 - Friday, 1/31 -- Jekyll Island Field Trip
ASSESSMENTS
Wednesday, 1/8 -- Write Score Informational Post Assessment
THIS WEEK'S CONTENT & SKILLS
ELAGSE5RI3: Explain the relationships or interactions between two or more individuals, events, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text based on specific information in the text.
GRAMMAR
ELAGGSE5L1a: Explain the function of conjunctions, prepositions, and interjections in general and their function in particular sentences.
WRITING
ELAGSE5W1: Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons.
SOCIAL STUDIES
SS5H4: Explain America’s involvement in World War II. a. Describe German aggression in Europe and Japanese aggression in Asia.
*Most of this week will be dedicated to learning about South Africa as it is our Cultural Arts Week. However, we will touch on some of the standards above if time permits.