Q1W8 September 29 - October 2

Character Dress Up Day is coming on October 24th.  Forms are going home with your scholar on Monday, 9/29.  Kindly return forms for teacher approval no later than October 22nd. Approved forms will be returned with a stamp.  Your child's teacher will reach out to you via email if any feedback or adjustments are needed.  

This Week at a Glance: 

Spalding - words. Quiz on Friday. 

Literature - Continuing to read Secret Garden Chapters 13-16.  "Road Not Taken" poem by Robert Frost.  Quiz on on Friday over the first stanza. 

Math - Chapter 2 Review: word problems using the four operations with larger numbers. Test on Wednesday. 

Science - Properties of Matter. 

Grammar - Identifying and diagramming predicate adjectives. Open Notes quiz on Friday.

Writing -  Final draft of personal narrative due Tuesday.

Q1W7 September 22 - 26

Literature - Reading Secret Garden through Chapter 12.  Seminar on Wednesday and Ch. 1-12 quiz on Thursday.

Grammar - Diagramming Predicate Nominatives.  Open notes quiz on Friday.

Writing - Expository Writing. Essay due Friday.

Spalding - Section T words.  Test on Friday.

Math - Division word problems using two and three digit numbers. 

Science -  Properties of Matter

History -  Fall of the Aztec and Inca Empires.  Seminar on Wednesday. 

Q1W6 September 15-19

 

Individual pictures will be taken Wednesday, 9/17.  Photos may be ordered online here: 

https://inter-state.com/FlyerEntry/0078GCF 

 

Grammar:    Direct Objects and Predicate Verbs. Quiz on Thursday over direct objects. 

Writing:        Summarizing a Narrative

Literature:    Secret Garden through Chapter 11.  Jabberwocky quiz on Friday.

Spalding:     Section T words.  Spelling and phonogram test on Friday.

Math:            Multiplication and division of two-digit numbers in word problems. 

Science:        Properties of Matter.  Mystery Metals Lab results for a test grade on Thursday.

History:        Mesoamerican Civilizations.  Essay due Friday for a test grade. 

Q1W5 September 8-12

 This Week in 5th Grade:

 Math - Order of Operations.  Quiz Friday, 9/12.

Science - Properties of Matter

History - Mesoamerican Civilizations: Maya and Aztec

Grammar - Predicate verbs and direct objects

Writing - Preamble and Constitution in honor of Freedom Week

Literature - The Secret Garden through chapter 7

Spalding - Section T Words. Test on Friday, 9/12

 

Special Event: 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony on Thursday.

Graded work will be sent home with your scholar every Tuesday.  Kindly return any work requiring a parent signature with your scholar.