Grade 5 News
Mrs. Smith's Class
November
Postive Theme for the Month
"Do things for others"
Dates to Remember
- November 4th - Early Release Day - Professional Development
- November 5th - No School - Professional Day!
- November 13th - Sturdy Memorial Health Fair - 4th and 5th (new date)
- November 6th - RAPTG Meeting @ 7:00 P.M.
- November 11th - No School, Veteran's Day!
- November 13th - Soup and Cookie Pick Up in Art Room 2:30 to 6:00
- November 19th - Restaurant Night @ Texas Roadhouse, North Smithfield, RI
- November 21st - Half Day! Parent/Teacher Conferences
- November 22nd - Half Day! Parent/Teacher Conferences
- November 16th - Roosevelt Family Night @ Bruins
- November 27th - Half Day 11:25 - Thanksgiving
- November 28th - 29th Thanksgiving
Reading and Writers' Workshop
The students will be reading two books from the mystery genre--The Dead Letter by Betsy Byars. What story elements make up a mystery?
In Writers' Workshop the students are writing a narrative piece traveling back in time to one of the ancient civilizations studied in Social Studies.
Math
In the unit on Area and Volume the students are exploring ways to find the area of rectangles with fractional side lengths. They are also finding the volume of prisms using cubic units and formulas.
Science and Social Studies
Social Studies
Students
- have gained knowledge in and understand the Vikings and their leaders.
- understand and can recognize what Viking structures look like, and that the Vikings were great shipbuilders and fierce warriors.
- will explore the "Sea of Darkness" with the Europeans.
- will search for a sea route to Asia for spices and riches.
Science
Matter and Its Interactions
- The students will create a particle model to explain the common phenomena of gases, liquids, and solids.
- How do changes occur between these three states?
- Does the mass of a substances change when a substance changes state?
- What are physical changes in a substance vs a chemical change in a substance?
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