TOPS 5th Grade Weekly Newsletter

I hope you had a fabulous week! Before we all take off for the weekend, I wanted to send out an overview of what to expect next week, some resources to help you, and a fun riddle!

Preparing for next week:

Please make sure you go through the grade book and make up any Ms. If you have any grades that are lower than you would like, please work through the lesson again to improve your grade. Remember you can take your TGAs multiple times (this is a great way to expand your comprehension, practice your skills, and increase your grade). If you have any questions or need help checking the grade book, please let me know.

Literature assignments

On your Daily Plan once you complete the open Literature unit, it will list your Literature assignment as the 19. You Need To Make A Choice unit. please DO NOT do this unit. We will do our Novel Units later in the year. If you have any questions, please let me know.

Quarter 4 Literature:

Literature: (17) Unit 13: I Didn't Know That: Lesson 1-6- March 4-22-Completed

5th Reading _Required STAAR Practice 1- 3/29/19-Completed

5th Reading _Required STAAR Practice - 4/5/19

Catch Up- April 8-12

Unit 19 Novel Study- You Need to Make a Choice- April 15-26

Unit 29 Novel Study- You Need to Make a Choice- April 29- May 10

*After you complete Unit (23) Unit 15 in Literature please do not move on. Remember that the Daily Plan will not show Literature as overdue. It is important that you keep up with when each unit ends.

Preparing for Novel Units 19 and 29

Please take a moment to go through the book list for Unit 19 and 29. It is the same list, so you only need to open one. You will need to choose two books (don’t select them yet on the list) and make sure you can obtain a copy of the book. They are not provided by K12. You can check online to see if there is a free version, your local library, a family or friend, or buy the book. If your can not obtain a copy of the books, you may need to select a different book. Once we begin the unit you will select the book on the list and start reading. You will also work through the lessons in the Daily plan (these will load once the book is selected). If you have any questions, please let me know.

Riddle Answer:

What did the fishing rod say to the boat?

Answer: Canoe help me with my homework?

Thank you, Hailey Malia, for an amazing riddle!

Weekly Riddle:

Each Friday I will send out a Riddle. Please come to class the following week with your answer.

This week's riddle is courtesy of Amazing 5th Grader Sierra Dawson!!!

Why do Bees have sticky hair?

Please send me your answers or share in class next week! If you have a riddle you would like to share in the newsletter, please email it to me.

Have an amazing weekend!

We will continue spend time reviewing for the STAAR test. Please be sure you are practicing in STRIDE Math Academy. This is a great way to review for the STAAR test. I have sent some Review Packets via email as well that are optional practice.

Our GREEN TEAM challenge has been extended to April 12th. Keep practicing! How do you join the GREEN TEAM!? Know all of your multiplication facts. Your report in Math Facts Pro shows all the facts you have memorized (quick recall) in green. Let's make all of your facts green. We will have something special for those students who are on the GREEN TEAM and know all of their multiplication facts.

GREEN TEAM

Looking Back -

We covered so much science content in our exploration of energy - everything from mechanical to chemical and much in between. Now we will continue a look at chemistry fundamentals as we study mixtures and solutions. (See Looking Ahead)

Looking Ahead –

This semester has allowed us to dig into the periodic table to understand atoms and compounds and their unique properties. Now, we will start to discover some of the amazing things that happen when we combine those elements and compounds in mixtures and solutions. Chemistry is so cool!

Don’t forget the opportunities for extra credit in USA Test Prep

There is an extra credit assignment available in USA Test Prep – 5th Extra Credit #2. Read the article (paste the address in your browser) and answer some questions using your own ideas about the topic.

Continue to devote one hour (or two 30 minute sessions) to Stride Science lessons each week.

Science Fun Activity for the Week:

We studied the power of acids this week in our look at chemical energy. Check out this article from Science News for Students to see how an increasing amount of acid in our oceans is affecting oyster populations. Then you can try this experiment to see how ordinary vinegar can eat away the shell of an egg to leave nothing but the inner membrane holding it together.

Hello 5th graders,

This is the week we will begin unit 8 – Difficult Times. During class on Wednesday, April 3rd, we will identify the ways that World War 2 affected the economy of United States. We also look at the role of women during the war and analyze the treatment of Japanese Americans. Please come ready to participate and learn!

Please complete these 3 lessons in unit 8 this week:

• Lesson 6: World War II Begins

• Lesson 10: The Home Front

• Lesson 11: The Road to Victory

I will see you in class on Wednesday!

Every week you will check the grade level newsletter to see which Music Studio lessons to complete. Just open Unit 1, Lesson 1 in the OLS and click the link to take you to Music Studio! (This is why everything in the OLS for Music EXCEPT for Unit 1, Lesson 1 has been marked skipped.)

I update the gradebook on Friday afternoons. Check the gradebook on Monday morning to see your updated Music grade.

Happy Friday!!!

We will continue practicing in Zoom next week in Art. I will keep the Health Activity Book attached so that you use with some of your OLS lessons.

If your grades seem lower than expected please check your TGAs. For PE please make sure you have been marking your weekly lesson complete. If you are missing a PE TGA please email me to let me know if you have been doing your daily activity each week.

I will keep the Health Activity Book attached so that you use with some of your OLS lessons.

Recording directions for TGAs in gradebook:

https://tinyurl.com/Gradebook-TGA-directions

The Hive:

We will continue to have Kahoot in the main room. Thank you LCs that have helped monitor chat and the rooms this week. I know it is wild in there but, it's recess. I hope everyone has had a blast!!!

Email: bwatt@texasonlineprep.org
Phone: 682.593.1514
Twitter: @TOPSMrsWatt