5th Grade Red House
Ms. Mitchell's Classroom Newsletter: 2020-2021
WEEK TWENTY-SEVEN: MARCH 8TH - 12TH
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Leader of the Week: Tareni Moorty
Our Leadership Quality of the week is Fortitude
LEEdership Quality of the Week:
strength of the mind that enables a person to encounter danger or bear pain or adversity with courage
A lesson in Leadership:
If someone in the class wins aa game or does something well, we will congratulate that person. If you win or do well at something, do not brag. When you lose, do not show anger.
Lee Quote of the Week:
“He who knows others is wise. He who knows himself is enlightened." - Lau Tzu
WHAT WE ARE LEARNING
READING & WRITING
Reading this week, we started our new read aloud, The Thief of Always. Learners are enjoying the mystery about Harvey and his new friend Rictus. We also began our unit on Fantasy, learners selected novels of their choice and now are apart of book clubs. In Writing, we worked on a creative writing activity about the Heaviest Mantle of Bees.
Math
In Math, we are classifying two-dimensional figures in a hierarchy using graphic organizers based on their attributes and properties.
SCIENCE
In Science, we continued our Earth Science Unit. This week we compared the attributes of the Sun, Earth, and Moon.
SOCIAL STUDIES
In Social Studies this week, we learned about economics. Learners were able to demonstrate their learning by creating either a game board, shark tank proposal, or keynote vocabulary lesson.
Important Information
Istation: At the beginning of every month, learners will take their monthly Istation assessments. They know the routine for this - there are 4 parts to this assessment - Vocabulary, Spelling, Comprehension (reading a story & answering questions), and Fluency. It is very important that you DO NOT assist your learner with this assessment.
Schoology: As we continue with virtual learning, Schoology is a very important tool during this time. We know some of our learners are using the app, but it is best for them to use the web-based version: https://schoology.coppellisd.com/
Learners need to make sure they are completing and submitting all of their work for each course since that is how we are taking attendance. In addition, although online learning is taking place at home, learners should be starting and finishing their work on their own as they would in-person at school.