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At conferences I mentioned that I had found a website that would be able to help parents with the Common Core math concepts.
Here is the website: http://www.lpssonline.com/site5523.php We will be starting Module 3 this coming week. Have a nice Thanksgiving! Mrs. Pezzimenti ELA:
- Students have finished writing and editing their personal narratives. They have started to type them up - Persuasive writing is something we have been focusing on this week. Students formed opinions, and supported their opinions with reasons, about if we should save the tigers from the Scholastic News. As a class, we have written about persuading the rest of the school to spread kindness. Finally, the students started writing a piece persuading me to pick them (or not) from the pumpkin patch. - Conjunctions and commas Math: - Multiplying multi-digit numbers and numbers with decimal fractions - Using estimation to check that an answer is reasonable - Converting from larger common units to smaller common units (years to days, yards to feet) - Reviewing rounding and place value from Module 1 Science: - Characteristics of our Solar System - Comparing and contrasting planets in our Solar System - Asteroids, meteoroids, dwarf planets and comets Religion - the 7 Sacraments General Announcements - Book Buffet Projects were due on 10/19/16. They turned out GREAT! - Science test will be 11/2/16 - Spelling words for next week: word, nerve, squirt, verse, surf, lurk, work, stern, spurts, lurch, blurt, thirst, spur, learning, shirt, midterm, return, squirm, swerve, yearns - Religion mini project will be assigned next week - Ask your child about the Kindness Chain we have started in our classroom. - Book Orders are due 10/28/16 . Directions for ordering online can be found here: http://mrspezz5thgrade.weebly.com/scholastic.html *** Monday (10/24/16) is a $1 dress in RED dress down day to kick off Red Ribbon Week *** Have a great weekend! Mrs. Pezzimenti 1. We are still in need of donations for our Spa themed basket for the Popcorn Ball. Item suggestions are lotion, bath robe, infused socks, candles, shampoo, conditioner, body wash, facial masks, etc...
2. We are also collecting items for All Babies Cherished. Diapers, wipes, body wash, etc. are all welcome. 3. The students have a Social Studies Quiz on Friday. This quiz will cover weeks 1-3 newspapers. We are reviewing today in class. The students will be helping to create questions for the quiz. A document with the questions will be on Google Drive (through your student's account). 4. Math and Science tests are in your student's hands. They have until next Friday (10/21/16) to complete test corrections. Corrections need to be completed on a separate sheet of paper with an explanation WHY this is the correct answer. For math this may just be showing the calculations done correctly. 5. Book Buffet project is due next Wednesday (10/19/16) Thank you for all of your continued support! Mrs. Pezzimenti Grades are being put into eSchool. The eSchool server has been extremely slow which has delayed grades being entered.
**Generally, I update eSchool every two weeks ** Have a great weekend, Mrs. Pezzimenti A few of the students are responsible for creating the weekly newsletters. Last week they created this newsletter. Here is an update on the tests that will be coming up in fifth grade.
ELA: Weekly spelling tests will be on Friday unless otherwise noted. Math: Module 1 test was tentatively scheduled for 9/29/16 . The test is rescheduled to 10/3 Science: Test is Tuesday, 9/27/16 . We will be reviewing in class on Monday, 9/26/16. This test will cover lessons 1-7 in our Astronomy Unit. Students have the Lesson Reviews to look over, as well as the booklet we work out of in class. Sincerely, Mrs. Pezzimenti ** SPELLING WORDS WILL BE UNDER THE SPELLING TAB**
Spelling Words:jut, nick, tenth, shrug, stuff, sense, damp, cot, fling, notch, gush, scan, batch, rough, stump, tough, laugh, guess, lead, dove Vocab Words: afford, loan, profit, prosper, risk, savings, scarce, wages * We are also working on words with the root "astr" (star)* The first week of school is now over. We had a wonderful time getting to know each other and the routines of the classroom.
As you may have heard, we do not have assigned seating in our classroom. Students are encouraged to try out different spots these first few weeks of school to see what spot works best for them. We will be sending out biweekly newsletters that the students will be composing. The newsletters will be sent home every other Friday, as well as posted on this classroom website. Thank you to those of you who have emailed me or wrote a note telling me about your child in a million words or less. If you have not done this, there is still time! I would love to hear about your child! Furthermore, there are some students who have not brought in the $6 that was put in the supply list. If possible, please have your child bring in the money this week. I need the money in order to order the Social Studies magazines we will be using this year. Feel free to email me or fill out the "Contact Me" side bar to the right with any questions, comments or concerns. I look forward to seeing you at Meet the Teacher Night ! Mrs. Pezzimenti |
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