MS. MARTIN'S FUN FIFTH GRADERS
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Fantastic 5th
Week of February 4th2/4/2019 Important Dates
February 5 - Bingo Night at the 406 from 6:00-8:00 Proceeds will go toward a new piece of playground equipment on the big kid side, as our slide was damaged beyond repair and had to be removed. February 8-11 Winter Break February 14 - Valentines Parties in the afternoon February 15 - Box Tops Due February 19 at 8:30am - Spelling Bee February 20 - Class Picture Day Calling all Arrowhead Students to participate in the Arrowhead Science Fair! This is OPTIONAL for all grades, K-5. Friday, March 22 in the Arrowhead Gym. ELA-We are exploring the question, What can you discover when you give things a second look? The literature we will be looking at this week focuses on drama-mystery. For vocabulary we will be using words in context clues. We will focus on the comprehension strategy of ask and answer questions. Our comprehension skill focus will be visualization and point of view. We will use adages and proverbs as a vocabulary strategy. For grammar we will learn about kinds of pronouns. The focus in spelling this week is prefixes. Your child has access to Spelling City at home. Math-The students will adding and subtract fractions and unlike denominators using models, diagrams , or arithmetic. Social Studies-The students will organizing a talk show about explorers. Writing-We will finish an narrative paper. Science- The students are continuing a unit on robots. This is one of the their favorite activities. Week of January 14th1/14/2019 Important Dates
January 21- Book order due January 21 - Geo Bee at 8:30 - 10 qualifying 4th and 5th graders participate February 1 - 406 Jersey Backpack Day-Dress in your favorite team wear February 5 - Bingo Night at the 406 from 6:00-8:00 Proceeds will go toward a new piece of playground equipment on the big kid side, as our slide was damaged beyond repair and had to be removed. February 8-11 Winter Break February 14 - Valentines Parties in the afternoon No PEAK on the following Dates: Thursday, January 17th Friday, January 25th ELA-We are exploring the question, What benefits come from people working as a group ? The literature we will be looking at this week focuses on expository text. For vocabulary we will be using words in context clues. We will focus on the comprehension strategy of ask and answer questions. Our comprehension skill focus will be on main idea and key details. We will use greek roots as a vocabulary strategy. For grammar we will learn about main and helping verbs.. The focus in spelling this week is consonant + le syllables. Your child has access to Spelling City at home. Math-The students will review adding, subtracting, and multiplying decimals through thousandths. This week we will learn more strategies on how to divide decimals and will learn how to divide decimals by decimals. Social Studies-The students will continueorganizing and writing an informative paper on the explorer they have researched. Writing-We will begin writing an expository paper. Science- The students are continuing a unit on robots. This is one of the their favorite activities. Happy 2019!1/6/2019 Important Dates
January 10 PTA Meeting with Superintendent Upham speaking at 6:30pm. January 14 PIR Day - No School January 21- Book order due January 21 - Geo Bee at 8:30 - 10 qualifying 4th and 5th graders participate February 1 - 406 Jersey Backpack Day-Dress in your favorite team wear February 5 - Bingo Night at the 406 from 6:00-8:00 Proceeds will go toward a new piece of playground equipment on the big kid side, as our slide was damaged beyond repair and had to be removed. February 8-11 Winter Break February 14 - Valentines Parties in the afternoon No PEAK on the following Dates: Thursday, January 17th Friday, January 25th ELA-We are exploring the question, Where can you find patterns in nature? The literature we will be looking at this week focuses on expository text. For vocabulary we will be using words in context clues. We will focus on the comprehension strategy of ask and answer questions. Our comprehension skill focus will be on main idea and key details. We will use greek roots as a vocabulary strategy. For grammar we will learn about main and helping verbs.. The focus in spelling this week is vowel team syllables. Your child has access to Spelling City at home. Math-The students will review adding, subtracting, and multiplying decimals through thousandths. This week we will learn how to divide decimals. Social Studies-The students will begin organizing and writing an informative paper on the explorer they have researched. Writing-We will begin writing an expository paper. Science- The students are continuing a unit on robots. This is one of the their favorite activities. Ms. MartinThis is my 13th year teaching in Billings Public Schools. I was born and raised in Billings and attended Billings Public Schools! I love spending time with my family. My daughter graduated from U of M and I love to go and visit her and watch the Grizzly football games. Sorry Cat fans! My son graduated from Billings Public High School and is playing golf for MSU-Billings. If I am not with my family, you can usually find me walking my golden retrievers Lola and Winston.
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