Mr. Ross' Weekly Newsletter
February 6, 2015
"You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think."
Students in Action
What Will We Be Learning This Week?
Math
We will be continuing Unit 5 in Math Expressions, which covers fractions, decimals, and probability.
Language Arts
We will continue reading Blue for the CCS 5th grade Little Read activities.
As we read, we will be focusing on various themes that occur throughout Blue. Growing up and acceptance of differences are two of the important ones that we will focus on, but there are plenty more.
Social Studies
This USA Studies Weekly continues to teach about how the Constitution organizes our government, and also the debate about how states of different sizes should be represented in the Legislative Branch.
We will also be doing a brief overview of World War II to give background for the historical setting of Blue.
Science
We will continue our changes in matter investigation where we explore how various changes to matter affects its properties.
One concept that almost half of the class did not understand prior to this investigation is that the mass of an object is equal to the mass of the sum of its parts. When we built a large cube using snap cubes, many students predicted that the total mass of all of the cubes we used to build it would be less than the mass of the large cube, because they are smaller. They were surprised when we weighed the pieces that the mass turned out to be equal to the whole.
Here is the link to the unit study guide for your reference:
Odds & Ends
Technology in the Classroom
Upcoming Events
February 6 - TA Dance to benefit Kids in Need in Catawba County. (6:00-8:30 tonight!)
February 9-12 - PTO Valentine's Day Sales
February 10 - PDQ Spirit Night (5:00-9:00)
February 11 - Pictures (class/clubs/candids)
Block Schedule
Monday 2/9 - Music
Tuesday 2/10 - Drama
Wednesday 2/11 - PE
Thursday 2/12 - PE
Friday 2/13 - Music
Monday 2/16 - Drama
Tuesday 2/17 - PE
Wednesday 2/18 - PE
Thursday 2/19 - Music
Friday 2/20 - Drama
Contact Info
Email: fletcher_ross@catawbaschools.net
Website: https://sites.google.com/a/ccsk12.net/mr-ross-class/
Location: 4377 West Hwy 10 Newton, NC 28658
Phone: (828) 466-7065