Friday, November 2, 2012

The Week of November 5th, 2012

Dear Parents,

No School - Monday, November 5th
No School - Monday, November 6th

THIS WEEK IN MISS TREFONAS'S 5th GRADE CLASSROOM:

SPELLING:  None this week!

SCOOPer Reading:  We have set our second quarter goals!  Your child has a four day weekend and hopefully get some quality reading time..... I am expecting to see some book activities completed soon! 

READING: 
 We will be sharing our completed Bio-Poems.  We will be concluding our historical fiction unit doing a couple additional activities  related to the Holocaust and WWII.

ENGLISH:  A poetry activity "Turkey Triplets"

SOCIAL STUDIES:  Trade Fair - Wednesday, November 14th!!  Your child will be given explicit directions this Wednesday with a sheet that needs a parent signature.
Lesson 2 We will be learning about colonial cities, towns, and farms.

SCIENCE:  Ocean Floor Project due Wednesday.  The students were given the rubric to self check their diagram prior to it being turned in for a grade. 
Chapter 12 Lesson 2 - "How Does Ocean Water Move" We will be reading about waves and currents.

MATH:
Chapter 6 Lesson 3 Estimate Sums - Wednesday
ISAT Practice with Decimals - Thursday
Chapter 6 review - Friday
Chapter 6 Quest - Tuesday, November 13th