1. Am I being kind and Helpful in this moment? Am I using positive self talk? Do I recognize the human in everyone? Am I focusing on solutions instead of problems?

2. AzMerit Test– March 28-March 31 Math, Reading, and Writing Smarter Balance http://sbac.portal.airast.org/ Arizona Department of Education http://www.azed.gov/assessment/azsampleassessmentitems/azmerit Typing Practice Students will be required to type their responses for the Writing portion of AzMerit. The more practice students get the better! I have a variety of typing games and practice links on my website! Please encourage your student to utilize these resources. We will practice at school as well!

3. ELA Quarter 4 EMILY MILES

4. Quarter 4 ELA Reading Skill Focus:  Author’s Purpose  Main Idea and details  Drawing Conclusions  Generalizing  Making Inferences  Theme  Figurative Language Writing Focus:  Explanatory/Informative Writing  Research Paper  Quick writes will continue  Poetry

5. ELA Continued  Students should be reading for 40 minutes every night. I will keep tracking this through Accelerated Reader.  Each month I take the average of all AR tests taken over that month and enter it into the gradebook as an AR grade. Many students are ending up with zeroes because they are not taking AR tests.  Monthly book reports will continue AFTER AzMerit Testing!  Words Their Way is done at school. Students can request an extras list if they want to practice at home.

6. Mathematics Quarter 4 EILEEN GEWARGIS

7. Scope and Sequence  Module 5 Addition and Multiplication with Volume and Area Area of rectangular figures with fractional side lengths Drawing, Analysis, and classification of two-dimensional shapes  Module 6 Problem Solving with the Coordinate Plane Coordinate systems Patterns in the coordinate plane and graphing number pattern from rules Drawing figures in the coordinate plane Problem solving in the coordinate plane Multi-step word problems

8. Essential Learnings  Drawing, Analysis, and classification of two-dimensional shapes  Patterns in the coordinate plane and graphing number pattern from rules  Drawing figures in the coordinate plane  Problem Solving in the coordinate plane  Multi-Step Word Problems

9. Math Resources  Videos that teach how to solve problems. Broken down by skill. http://www.learnzillion.com  Geometry http://www.adaptedmind.com/pemailmouse.php?utm_expid=33853517- 86.WFje7SP5QdWpQQbXa8sPjg.1&tagId=1122&utm_referrer=http%3A%2F%2F www.adaptedmind.com%2Fgradelistv3.php%3Fgrade%3D5

10. Science/Social Studies Quarter 4 MIKE MILLER

11. Social Studies We are studying the United States Constitution. We will also study the Western Expansion of the United States. 13 Colonies Play will be rehearsed and performed (TBA) We are still working on current events via CNN Student News We are following the results of the 2016 Presidential Election

12. Science  Continue utilizing Foss Science and the topic for the fourth Quarter is Mixtures and Solutions.  It wouldn’t hurt to start brainstorming ideas for the Science Fair! Every 5 th grade will be required to participate! The science fair is tentatively scheduled for May 4 th.