5th Grade Newsletter

Lunch: 11:20-11:40

Recess 11:40-12:00

Skill(s):

• Equations
• Solve and Write Addition Equations
• Solve and Write Subtraction Equations
• Solve and Write Multiplication Equations
• Solve and Write Division Equations
• Assessment

Skill(s):

Literature

5.RL.1

Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.

5.RL.3

Compare and contrast two or more characters, settings, or events in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., how characters interact).

5.RL.4

Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative language such as metaphors and similes.

5.RL.5

Explain how a series of chapters, scenes, or stanzas fits together to provide the overall structure of a particular story, drama, or poem.

5.RL.6

Describe how a narrator’s or speaker’s point of view influences how events are described.

5.RL.9

Compare and contrast stories in the same genre (e.g., mysteries and adventure stories) on their approaches to similar themes and topics.

5.RL.10

By the end of the year, proficiently and independently read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poetry, in a text complexity range determined by qualitative and quantitative measures appropriate to grade 5.

Informational Text Through Westward Expansion

5.RI.1

Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.

5.RI.2

Determine two or more main ideas of a text and explain how they are supported by key details; summarize the text.

5.RI.3

Explain the relationships or interactions between two or more individuals, events, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text, based on specific information in the text

5.RI.5

Compare and contrast the overall structure (e.g., chronology, comparison, cause/effect, and problem/solution) of events, ideas, concepts, or information in two or more texts.

5.RI.6

Analyze multiple accounts of the same event or topic, noting important similarities and differences in the point of view they represent.

5.RI.8

Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points in a text, identifying which reasons and evidence support which point(s).

5.RI.9

Integrate information from several texts on the same topic in order to write or speak about the subject knowledgeably.

Skill(s):

AASA Writing Prep

• Introduction Paragraph
• Hook/grabber
• Topic or claim/counter claim (address the prompt)
• Reason
• Closing sentence
• Body Paragraphs (Minimum 2 star ideas paragraphs)
• Transitions
• Topic Sentence
• Details
• Citation information
• Closing Sentence
• Conclusion Paragraph
• Transition
• Restate of prompt
• reason
• Concluding sentence to end essay

Grammar:

• sentence types (Simple, Compound, Complex)
• parts of speech (Noun, Verbs, Adjective, Pronouns, Adverbs, Prepositions, Conjunctions, Interjections)

Writing: State Research

5.W.4 Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.

5.W.6 With some guidance and support from adults, use technology, including the internet, to produce and publish writing as well as to interact and collaborate with others; demonstrate sufficient command of keyboarding skills in order to complete a writing task.

5.W.7 Conduct short research projects that use several sources to build knowledge through investigation of different aspects of a topic and to answer a specific question

5.W.8 Recall relevant information from experiences or gather relevant information from print and digital sources; summarize or paraphrase information in notes and finished work, and provide a list of sources.

5.W.10 Write routinely over extended time frames and shorter time frames for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.

Parts of a paragraph-

• Topic sentence

• “Star Ideas” (supporting details, 3 for now)

• Details to support each Star Idea

• Conclusion sentence

Types of Topic Sentences:

Get Their Attention: Grabs the reader's attention by making an interesting statement.

Power Number: Uses number words like many, several, three, a few.. To present the general topic.

Occasion Position: Uses although, even though, when… with an occasion, and ends with the writer’s position on it.

List Statements: Lists the three star ideas, to tell exactly what the paragraph will be about.

Summarizing fiction: (SWBST)

Somebody- Who is the main character?

Wanted- What did the main character want?

But- What conflict made this difficult?

So- How did the character deal with the conflict?

Then- How did the story end?

Summarizing Non-fiction Text: (IVTB)

Identify text

Verb

Topic

Big Idea

RACE:

R: restate the questions

A: answer all parts of the question in your own words.

C: Cite evidence where you found the detail in the text to support your answer.

E: Explain how your evidence supports your answer.

All lists will be dictated in class and students will use their Spalding Notebooks to study and complete homework assignments. Students will work with the words for 7 days. Students receive their new words on Monday and Tuesday and will practice throughout the week and then test on the following Wednesday.

Monday Home Practice: Root Activity, Words in cursive 1 time on back of worksheet

Tuesday Home Practice: Spelling Practice test done in cursive

Wednesday Home Practice: Root Word Practice- Defining new root sheet

Thursday Home Practice: Root Activity/ words in cursive 1 time each in cursive

Spelling Lists for the Quarter click here

Skill(s):

5.SP1.1 Create and use a chronological sequence of related events to compare developments that happened at the same time.

5.SP1.2 Explain how events of the past affect students’ lives and society.

5.SP1.3 Generate questions about individuals and groups who have shaped significant historical changes and continuities. • Key individuals or groups should represent the time period being studied and be inclusive of the diversity represented in the history of the United States

5.SP2.1 Explain why individuals and groups during the same historical period differed in their perspectives

5.SP3.2 Use distinctions among fact and opinion to determine the credibility of multiple sources. 5.SP3.3 Compare information provided by multiple sources about events and developments in the United States.

5.SP3.7 Construct and present explanations using reasoning, correct sequence, examples and details with relevant information and data.

Skills:

Heredity

Balanced and Unbalanced Forces

Miss Bullock bullock.shannon@cusd80.com

Mrs. Colby colby.corrinna@cusd80.com

Mrs. Frey frey.emily@cusd80.com

Mrs. Tolonen tolonen.katie@cusd80.com

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