Red House 5th Grade
MS.MITCHELL'S CLASSROOM NEWSLETTER 2020-2021
Week Nineteen: January 11th -January 15th
Red House famiLEEs, here is our last weekly newsletter of 2021, it's filled with news you can use!
LEEder of the Week: Kennedi Bell
Our Leadership Quality of the week is "Honesty."
CHARACTER TRAIT OF THE WEEK
LEEdership Quality of the Week:
Honesty- truthfulness in words and actions
Lee Quote of the Week:
“Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom” -Thomas Jefferson
Lesson in Leadership:
No matter what the circumstances, always be honest. Even if you have done something wrong, it is best to be honest.
WHAT WE ARE LEARNING
READING & WRITING
Reading and writing this week, we continue to read our class book, My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George and our units of study on argument and advocacy.
Math
In Math, learners began unit 6 on coordinate planes. They were able to describe key attributes of a coordinate plane and graph ordered pairs in the first quadrant.
SCIENCE
In Science, learners explored the process that forms sedimentary rocks.
SOCIAL STUDIES
In Social Studies this week, we learned about the inventors of the 19th century and their significance in the U.S.
Schedules:
Important Times
- Morning Meeting 7:50-8:10
- Specials: 8:30-9:15
- Recess: 11:30-11:00
- Lunch: 1:00-1:30
Conference Time:
- Daily: 8:30-9:15
Specials Rotation
- Day 1 - P.E.
- Day 2- Music
- Day 3 - Design
- Day 4 - P.E.
- Day 5 - Art
- Day 6 - Create