November
5th Grade News
We are thankful that we have the opportunity to bond with your children. We must remember that academic success is important, but the most important thing is family and everyone’s well-being.
It is now time for the second marking period to begin! This is a chance for everyone to have a fresh start with new goals for personal growth.
Mrs. Barrios, Mrs. Calabretta, Mrs. Finn, Mrs. Hogan, Ms. Maloney
November Curriculum Connections
Reading / Writing
Grade 5 Benchmark Curriculum
Reading: Students have started reading fiction texts and analyzing perspectives and character relationships. In this unit, students will learn to write summaries, identify parts of a plot, make inferences, compare character traits, learn context clue strategies to understand vocabulary, and author’s point of view.
Writing: Students will examine fiction texts to write a narrative of their own. In this process, students will learn 1st versus 3rd person perspectives, they will learn to use richer vocabulary to describe small moments in detail, they will learn to develop a plot that has appropriate pacing and a clear beginning, middle, and end. Students will also learn character development.
Enriched Literacy Curriculum
We will begin our second marking period by discussing and recording our reading and writing goals.
Reading: We start off talking about perseverance and persistence. We will utilize Junior Great Books selections and Jacob’s Ladder selections to discover how authors write about persistence and perseverance. Through these instructional resources, students will continue to develop their close reading and analytical skills, participate in discussion models, and respond to text in writing. As part of reading, we also will focus on building vocabulary skills by analyzing root words and suffixes.
Writing: We will continue our research about the Chesapeake Bay. Students will use various resources to find information about an issue they selected in Week 8 of MP 1.
Math
We will continue Module 2: Multi-Digit Whole Number and Decimal Fraction Operations. We are starting Topic F: Partial Quotients and Multi-Digit Whole Number Division. We will then continue on multi-digit decimal division and end the module with measurement word problems. Be sure to ask your child about the homework helpers found in the succeed book that corresponds with each lesson. These are a great resource for self-help and to monitor your child’s progress. You can access parent tip sheets digitally from the Great Minds Website
Grade 5 / 6 Compacted Math
Grade 5 Module 5 covers Addition and Multiplication with Volume and Area. Topic C- In this topic students will find the area of rectangles with fractional side lengths. They will also multiply mixed number factors, and relate to the distributive property and the area model. Topic D- In this topic students will analysis the properties and defining attributes of quadrilaterals.
Science / Social Studies
Students will be exploring the structure and properties of matter.
Hands-on experiments will reinforce the scientific method to test the Law of Conservation of Matter.
Social Studies
In Unit 2, students will use social studies literacy and thinking skills to learn about how different perspectives of people living in America led to increased tensions. They will answer the unit question: How do people respond to social, economic, and political uncertainty?
We will begin the unit by describing the various motives for westward expansion and how the people of American Indian Nations and Mexico responded to it. We will also explain the impact of the transcontinental railroad on Westward Expansion and how Westward Expansion led to increased conflict between the North and the South over enslavement.
Calendar Reminders
- November 1 No School for Students
- November 7 PTA Fundraiser Chipotle 5-9pm
- November 9-20 Parent / Teacher Conferences
- November 10 Veteran's Day / Open House
- November 20-21 Early Release Days
- November 22-24 No School
Get to Know the Teachers
What's your favorite Thanksgiving dish?
Mrs. Barrios, Mrs. Calabretta, and Mrs. Hogan:
stuffing
Mrs. Finn
mashed potatoes and gravy
Ms. Maloney:
sweet potatoes with pineapple and marshmallows
How to Contact Us
Mrs. Calabretta: Anne_K_Calabretta@mcpsmd.org
Mrs. Finn: Kirsten_Finn@mcpsmd.org
Mrs. Hogan: Kerri_E_Hogan@mcpsmd.org
Ms. Maloney: Kristen_M_Maloney@mcpsmd.org