What we are doing the week of January 21-25, 2019
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Mrs. Schlimm
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Writing
We will have a student teacher in our writing class for the next eight weeks. Her name is Hayley Downs, and she is from NKU. We are so excited she is with us, and I am sure the children will enjoy having her in our classroom!
On Tuesday, students will write their journal entry on the topic of their choice and share them, while also identifying subjects and predicates in our sentences. We will complete our DGPs (Daily Grammar Practice sheets) which applies grammar mechanics skills. We will also work in table groups on our DEUILI (bell ringer warmups) and our Latin roots DUC/DUCT. Finally, we will develop an on-demand letter on Wednesday and Thursday. Busy week! We are in the groove! :)
Spelling words
No spelling this week!
Science
In Science, we are learning about the water cycle’s role in the hydrosphere.
Vocab foldable is due tomorrow. The quiz will be next Tuesday. Here’s a link to
the quizlet again: https://quizlet.com/1880440/hydrosphere-water-cycle-flash-cards/
Social Studies
In social studies this week we are continuing our Native
American unit. We’ll focus on different cultural regions of early Native
Americans and how people used different resources to meet their needs based on
what their environment had to offer. Map 1c/1d retakes are this Wednesday
during Bearcat Special time. We’ll also have a couple of days this week
to tweak our research of a famous early American historical figure to fit the
4H speech requirements.
Math
This
week we will be practicing adding and subtracting decimals. We have a homework
assignment that is due.
Reading
On
Tuesday and Thursday students in my core 1 and 2 classes will be using the Read
Assist program to work on reading fluency and comprehension. Students in cores
3, 4 and 5 will spend this time working on their group project to learn more
about one of the countries that is a setting for our class novel. On Wednesday
and Friday students will continue reading our class novel, Letters From
Rifka. While reading students will be looking for evidence of
different character traits, and comparing the settings throughout the story.
Reading
homework policy: Students will be given a homework assignment every Monday, and
it is due on Friday. If a student finishes early he or she may turn it in at
any time. Late assignments will be accepted, however students will lose a point
each week the assignment is late. The title of this week’s homework assignment
is “Kids in the Gold Fields.”
Help our classroom earn FREE books! When you place a Scholastic Book order, our
class gets points to be used towards free books! Students will be given a
brochure with books, or you can browse books atscholatic.com/bookclubs. If you
do not already have an account you can create one for free. Connect your
account with our class by entering the class code TJQDZ.
Follow Mrs. Schlimm on Twitter to see what is happening in our 5th grade
reading classroom! @WV_MrsSchlimm