5th Grade in May

WHEN: Last Day of School, May 26th 8:30-10:30AM

WHERE: Knowles MPR (hallway walk @ 8:30)

WHAT:

Come celebrate your 5th grader, as they walk the stage on the last day of school! This day is an early release day at 11:45! 5th graders will start their day walking the halls of Knowles, as the rest of the staff and students come out to celebrate them!

Ceremony starts at 9:00AM in the MPR, followed by refreshments!

HOW CAN YOU HELP: We are needing donations of COOKIES/TREATS, JUICES, or WATER BOTTLES. 5th graders will have a celebration in the courtyard following their slideshow and ceremony.

BONUS: This year, we are blending our talent show with our graduation ceremony! FUN! :)

Last Monday:

Creative day - drawing, coloring, creating together!

Last Tuesday

Class kickball tournaments and outdoor games!

Last Wednesday

Bring your favorite board games or favorite pass time (no electronics). We will have a game field class building day!

Last Thursday (early release at 11:45):

Promotion Ceremony Day

May 2 - May 6; Teacher Appreciation Week

Wednesday, May 4th - Early Release @ 1:25

Friday, May 6th - Challenge Day and FIELD DAY

Tuesday, May 10th - MATH STAAR

Thursday, May 12th - READING STAAR

Tuesday, May 17th - SCIENCE STAAR

In this unit, students continue their study of multiplication and division of fractions and whole numbers.Students have many different opportunities to review and extend their strategies for solving contextual and non-contextual problems involving multi-digits as well as fraction division. There is a consistent focus throughout the module on partitive and quotative—or sharing and grouping—division.

Students review and extend their understanding of number and operations in base ten. In particular, they examine and discuss the effects of multiplying and dividing whole numbers and decimals by powers of 10.

Lastly, students move from multiplying whole numbers by fractions to multiplying fractions by fractions. Students use a various models to solve simple combinations such as 1/2 × 1/4 and 1/4 × 1/4, and then learn to make sketches to model and solve problems.

Students continue their study of fraction-by-fraction multiplication throughout this unit, by refining the use of rectangular arrays to model, solve, and think sensibly about combinations and story problems.

In this unit, students participate in a study of fantasy and legends as they explore the theme of grit and perseverance. They read, discuss, and analyze literary text elements gaining insight into themselves through the experiences, perspectives, and cultures of others. Students write a fantasy story of their own that incorporates the elements of fantasy. Students continue to develop habits of authentic reading and reflective writing while explicitly engaging in a test-taking as a genre study via a grit and perseverance lens. They are expected to recognize test taking strategies as a life skill and should develop an approach to standardized test taking. Test-taking as a genre continues in the first unit of the fourth nine weeks to help students prepare for the demands of the STAAR reading assessment.

In this unit, students engage in Project Based Learning (PBL) and are asked to take on the role of environmental engineers using the Engineering Design Process (EDP) to design a process for cleaning up an oil spill in a river. Students will use their background knowledge of environmental systems to investigate the relationships and cycles within a river ecosystem. They will compare the structures and functions of organisms and explain how they affect their ability to survive in their environment. Students will refine their understanding of inherited traits and learned behaviors and differentiate between them. They will investigate the interdependence of living and nonliving components of an ecosystem and how they are impacted by changes.

Friction between the Northern and Southern states developed as the two regions differed more and more in their viewpoints on crucial issues. Conflicts between the regions resulted in the secession of the Southern states and, eventually, the U.S. Civil War. The rural way of life in the South and the industrial way of life in the North led to sectionalism, or intense loyalty to one part of the country. After the war, Lincoln understood the importance of reconstructing the South to bring it back as part of the Union. As a part of Reconstruction, the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments to the Constitution granted rights to slaves.