It's Spirit Week! Your scholar may dress in the following ways:
The Week Ahead (12/8-12/12):
Writing: Folk Tales
Grammar: Types of Sentences
Literature: Voyage of the Dawn Treader through Chapter 11. "Lepanto" Week 2 due 12/12.
Math: Division of Fractions
Science: Phases of the Moon and Seasons
History: Italian Renaissance Patrons and Commissions
Resources
Astronomy Textbook: https://www.coreknowledge.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/CKSci_G5Astronomy_SR.pdf
Renaissance Textbook: https://www.coreknowledge.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/CKHG_G5_B1_RenaissanceAge_SR.pdf
Upcoming Events:
12/9 Grade-level Spelling Bee
12/19 House Poetry War
1/7 - 1/9 Parent-Teacher Conferences
1/22 Voyage of the Dawn Treader Literature Celebration
1/23 Across Five Aprils needed in-class
2/4 Field Trip to the Science Mill in Johnson City
Field Trip Volunteer Sign Up:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040445A4A829A4F85-61044314-field
Student Field Trip Registration:
Happy December!
On Monday our scholar will bring home a list of historical figures that they may research for their Independent Study Project. Please review with your scholar tonight and rank your top ten figures to study. Your scholar will choose his or her historical figure the following day, 12/2. Independent Study assignment packets will be discussed with your scholar and sent home on Wednesday, 12/3.
Upcoming Dates:
12/2 5th graders choose their historical figure to research during ISP week.
12/3 Independent Study Projects are assigned; materials will be sent home.
12/9 Spelling Bee
12/19 House Poetry War
12/19 Last Day of Semester 1
1/7-9 Parent Teacher Conferences; sign up link coming shortly
1/12 Classes Resume; ISP Presentations
Academics at a Glance:
Grammar: Quiz over Plural Nouns on Thursday, 12/4.
Writing: Drafting essays describing a historical figure.
Literature: Voyage of the Dawn Treader essay due Thursday, 12/4. Reading the novel through Chapter 8. Lepanto Week 1 assessed Friday, 12/5.
Spalding: Test on Friday, 12/5.
Math: Reviewing addition, subtraction, and multiplication of fractions.
Science: Introduction to Astronomy with a focus on the components of our solar system and the effects of Earth's revolution and rotation.
History: Continuing to study the Italian Renaissance with a focus on patronage of the arts. For homework on Tuesday, 12/2, students will write a reflection about the impact of Florence on the flourishing of the Italian Renaissance for a quiz grade.
Math: Dividing Fractions
Science: We will describe how to separate a variety of mixtures and solutions using our knowledge of physical properties of matter.
History: Next week we will begin studying the Renaissance! Our class history reader, From the Renaissance to the Golden Age, is available online for free from the publisher in PDF format: https://www.coreknowledge.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/CKHG_G5_B1_RenaissanceAge_SR.pdf.
Grammar: Review and take test over all parts of speech.
Literature: Voyage of the Dawn Treader through Chapter 7.
Spalding: Section T words. Spelling and phonogram test on Friday.
Literature - Voyage of the Dawn Treader Chapters 1-3. Please send your scholar to school with the text if you have not done so already.
Spalding - Section U words. Test on Friday.
Writing - Reliable Sources
Grammar - Conjuctions and compound elements.
Science - Solutions and Separating Mixtures
History - Age of Exploration Chapter 6-10 test on Wednesday.
Math - Chapter Test on Tuesday. Multiplying and dividing fractions.
Secret Garden Celebration on Thursday, November 6th!
Please be sure to send your scholar to school with Voyage of the Dawn Treader by Monday, 11/10.
The Academic Week Ahead
Math: Adding and subtracting mixed numbers with unlike denominators
Science: Test 11/6 over Physical and Chemical Properties of Matter. Study guide given 10/30.
History: Dutch Trade and the Slave Trade. Test on 11/12. Study guide will be given 11/3.
Grammar: Prepositional phrases.
Writing: Expository Writing.
Literature: Secret Garden test Tuesday, 11/4. Study guide was given 10/29. "Lochinvar" Week 3 due 11/7.
Spalding: Section T words. Test on Friday, 11/7.
Math: Adding and subtracting mixed numbers
Science: Reviewing Physical Properties of Matter
History: England Explores and Colonizes
Literature: Finishing Secret Garden. Study guide will be distributed this week on November 4th. Quiz Lochinvar Week 2 quiz on Thursday, 10/30. Please order Voyage of the Dawn Treader now; it is needed on 11/10.
Grammar: Prepositional Phrases
Writing: Expository writing over Harriet Tubman
Spalding: Spelling test on Thursday, 10/30.
Upcoming Dates:
10/31 Academic Field Day
11/6 Secret Garden Literature Celebration
Dawn Treader Celebration Friday, 1/22 8:30-10:30 Volunteer sign up is active now through Thursday, 12/17 at 10PM: https://www.signup...