5TH GRADE NEWS
February 3rd - 7th
IMPORTANT DATES
Tuesday, 2/11 -- Progress Reports (Sent home in Tuesday Folders)
Friday, 2/14 -- Valentine's Day Party & House Competition (Wear Pink or Red!)
Monday, 2/17 -- Presidents' Day - NO SCHOOL
Saturday, 2/22 -- Speakeasy Gala & Auction
ASSESSMENTS
Wednesday, 2/12 -- Social Studies: WWII Quiz (Causes & Major Leaders)
THIS WEEK'S CONTENT & SKILLS
ELAGSE5RI5: Compare and contrast the overall structure (e.g., chronology, comparison, cause/effect, problem/solution) of events, ideas, concepts, or information in two or more texts.
GRAMMAR
ELAGGSE5L1a: Explain the function of conjunctions...and their function in particular sentences.
WRITING
ELAGSE5W1: Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons.
SOCIAL STUDIES
SS5H4: Explain America’s involvement in World War II.
d. Identify Roosevelt, Stalin, Churchill, Hirohito, Truman, Mussolini, and Hitler.
b. Describe major events in the war in both Europe and the Pacific; include Pearl Harbor, Iwo Jima, D-Day, VE and VJ Days, and the Holocaust.
e. Describe the effects of rationing and the changing role of women and African Americans or Blacks; include “Rosie the Riveter” and the Tuskegee Airmen.