E.E. Week Carpools
I
am working on carpool lists for the ride to camp and back. It looks like we’ll have enough space in the
vehicles of the cabin leaders to transport all the people and luggage to and
from camp. Thank you to everyone who
volunteered to drive. I will contact you
if something changes and we need another car or two, but right now I’m only
planning for the cabin leaders to drive.
Health Screening
The
fifth grade health screening includes a scoliosis check. Since all students will be required to remove
their shirts for this portion of the screening, girls must wear either a bathing suit top or a narrow backed bra to
school tomorrow. Boys and girls will
be separated into different rooms for the scoliosis screening.
Important Dates:
10/9– Health Screening
10/9
– Cabin Leader Meeting (
10/11 –
10/12 – No School!
10/16 – Heritage Writing Assignment Due
Curriculum Notes
Religion: This week we are reviewing the Joyful
Mysteries. Students will be tested on
these five mysteries later this month.
Tomorrow and Wednesday students will create their own study guide for
the upcoming test.
Science: This week we are continuing our study of plankton
focusing on the three primary types: phytoplankton, zooplankton, and meroplankton.
We will also continue to discuss aspects of EE week in preparation for our EE
experience.
Math: This week
fifth graders will continue to work on multiplication, with special emphasis
given to using mental math to multiply.
At the end of the week, we will discuss drawing diagrams to solve
certain problems, and see how that fits into our study of multiplication.
English: We will begin our study of nouns this week. Students will review the definition of a noun
as well as the difference between common and proper nouns. Late in the week, the discussion will turn
toward singular and plural nouns.
Literature: We will not
be reading a new story this week.
Instead, our efforts will focus on writing about our own heritage. Students will be taken through the steps in
the writing process (prewriting, drafting, revising, and editing) with an
emphasis on their ideas. A rubric for the writing trait of ideas was handed out today.
Social Studies: We are putting the finishing touches on our Roanoke
Plays this week. We look forward to
seeing you at the performances on Thursday!