5th Grade in May
Our LAST Month Together!
Promotion Ceremony
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 Week!
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
Important Dates in May:
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
Snapshots of Great Learning!
Fantasy Stories
Fantasy Writing!
Ecosystem Interactions
CURRICULUM of the MONTH
Math
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.