Fifth Grade Parkside Elementary
January 26th - February 2nd, 2017
Dates to Remember...
Jan 27 Art Contest Deadline Jan 27 School Store Open Feb 4 Father/Daughter Dance Feb 4 NLC School Choice Fair Feb 6 Report Cards Go Home Feb 6 - 10 Book Fair
Father / Daughter Dance!!
The deadline to turn in money for the Father/Daughter Dance has been extended to Tuesday, January 31st.
An evening out with just their Dad or father figure
is a special night many little girls look forward to all year.
Make it a date to remember!
Saturday, February 4th
5 Pm – 8 Pm
Literacy/Reading
Things aren't always what they seem... This week we listened to the story Faithful Elephants and found the theme of the story. We also practiced using historical sources to distinguish fact from fiction in our Historical Fiction books.
Next week, we will continue to practice discussing and writing out answers to questions about our novels.
Math
This week we are working on adding and subtracting fractions with like and unlike denominators. Your students have learned how to change a mixed number to an improper fraction as well as an improper fraction to a mixed number. We are working on methods for finding common denominators as we add and subtract fractions.
Next week we will continue with our fraction unit as we practice adding and subtracting fractions. We will spend quite a bit of time on fractions in the third quarter.