5TH GRADE NEWS
October 29th - November 2nd
IMPORTANT DATES
Tuesday, 10/30 -- Book Fair Purchasing (Mrs. Akin's Homeroom)
Tuesday, 10/30-- STEAM Truck Experience - Mrs. Akin's Class (finish)
Wednesday, 10/31 -- R.A.D. - Read All Day and Dress Up as your favorite book character
Tuesday, 11/6 -- Election Day (No School)
Wednesday, 11/7 - Wednesday, 11/14 -- Cultural Arts Week (India)
Thursday, 11/8 -- Picture Retakes
ASSESSMENTS
Monday, 10/29 -- English Language Arts District Benchmark
Friday, 11/2 -- Reading Quiz (5RL2, 5RL4, 5RL5)
THIS WEEK'S SKILLS & CONTENT
5RL2 - Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text, including how characters in a story or drama respond to challenges or how the speaker in a poem reflects upon a topic; summarize the text.
Writing
5W2a - Introduce a topic clearly, provide a general observation and focus, and group related information logically; include formatting (e.g., headings), illustrations, and multimedia when useful to aiding comprehension.
5W2b - Develop the topic with facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples related to the topic.
Grammar
5L1a - Prepositions
Social Studies
SS5H3a - Stock Market Crash of 1929