5TH GRADE NEWS
February 25th - March 1st
IMPORTANT DATES
Tuesday, 2/26 -- Progress Reports Go Home in Communication Folders
Thursday, 2/28 -- House Competition (Wear College Spirit Wear)
Friday, 3/8 -- House Huddle @ 7:40 AM
Thursday, 3/14 -- House Competition (Wear Green for St. Patrick's Day)
Friday, 3/15 -- End of 3rd Nine Weeks
Monday, 3/18 -- No School
Wednesday, 3/20 - Friday, 3/22 - Mary Poppins Musical
ASSESSMENTS
Tuesday, 2/26 -- District Benchmark Assessment in Social Studies
Tuesday, 3/5 -- Social Studies: WWII Test
Friday, 3/8 -- Reading: Comprehension Test
Monday, 3/11 -- STAR Reading Assessment
Tuesday, 3/12 -- Write Score Assessment: Opinion Writing
Wednesday, 3/13 -- ELA: Commas & Titles Quiz
THIS WEEK'S SKILLS & CONTENT
5RI7: Draw on information from multiple print or digital sources, demonstrating the ability to locate an answer to a question quickly or to solve a problem efficiently.
Writing
5W1b. Provide logically ordered reasons that are supported by facts and details.
c. Link opinion and reasons using words, phrases, and clauses(e.g., consequently, specifically).
Grammar
5L2d: Use underlining, quotation marks, or italics to indicate titles of works.
Social Studies
S5H4f: Explain the role of Eleanor Roosevelt and the U.S. in the formation of the United Nations.
S5E1a: Describe opportunity costs and their relationship to decision-making across time (e.g., decisions by individuals in response to rationing during WWII).
TUTORING
IB EXHIBITION
Students will continue to research their key concept questions this week.