Fifth Grade Newsletter
Miss. Knight's Class
March
Important Dates
March 7: Beauty and the Beast, Mill Creek Fieldtrip
March 12: $10 due for 5th Grade Farewell
APRIL 2ND & 3RD - ELA STATE ASSESSMENT 9:00 - 10:30
APRIL 10TH & 11TH - MATH STATE ASSESSMENT 9:00 - 10:30
April 17: Mill Creek Online Enrollment (at HE)
April 21: Parent Information Night for MCMS and MTMS
April 29: Middle School Student Tours
May 19: 5th Grade Farewell
May 20: End of Year School Assembly
May 21: Field Day
May 22: Last Day of School
Nik and Karissa
Gwyneth
Sam
Social Studies
Road to Independence 1750s-1770s
Compelling questions we will be discussing throughout this unit:
1. What were the consequences of colonists resisting British policies?
2. How were the rights of colonists different from those of citizens living in Britain?
3. How did Enlightenment shape the idea of government in the American colonies?
4. How did the French and Indian War change the relationship between colonists, American Indians, and the British government?
5. How did the deteriorating relationship between Great Britain and the American colonies impact both countries?
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 9 and 10:
- Multiples and Factors
- Simplest form
- Sums and Differences of Fractions
- Finding Common Denominators
- Improper Fractions and Mixed Numbers
- Adding and Subtracting Mixed Numbers
Parent Info
* Your child should be able to access any word document that they work on here at school, on a computer at home. Go to USD232.org homepage and go down to the bottom of the page. There is a blue button name Portal. The will take you to a page where they can login using the same login and password that they use at school. Once they are logged in, they should be able to open Microsoft word 2010 and access any of their documents.
* If your child is having trouble on a math assignment at home, please encourage them to try watching the tutorial videos on the envision website. I am always willing to help them here at school, but I would rather them try it first!!
* If you still want to sign up to get something for our classroom, here is the link!! http://www.hetigerspta.com/
Dinner Table Talk
Tell me about the Boston Tea Party. Do you think the colonists were justified in their actions?
Who do you think was at fault during the Boston Massacre?
Why did the colonists refer to the event as a "Massacre"?
Give me an example of personification.
Where can you find examples of personification?
Explain the following writing traits... Organization, Conventions, Ideas, and Voice.