1. Fifth Grade Falcons Week of: September 3 - 7, 2018
Sept. 3 – No School – Labor Day
Sept. 5 - Mini cheer camp – Permission Slips Due
Sept. 11th – 13th – 3:00 – 4:30 Mini Cheer Camp
Sept. 28 – Book Report Due
Decimal Place Value
I can use the RICE strategy to solve word problems.
I can round decimal numbers to the nearest tenth, hundredth, or thousandth.
I can do all decimal skills taught to date.
Mid-Unit Assessment: Friday, September 7th (all decimal skills taught to date)
Novel: The Birchbark House
I can analyze character interactions
I can explain character challenges/responses
I can use text evidence in my response
I can use context
I can explain text structure
I can identify theme
Grade – In class work assignments.
Test – Thursday, Chapters 1-4 of novel
Science: Matter - I can identify chemical and physical changes. I can identify the law of conservation of mass.
Grades will come from in class labs and activities.
Social Studies: Characteristics of Civilizations - I can describe the origins, characteristics, and expansion of indigenous cultures and groups that existed in the Americas prior to European exploration. I can analyze maps and artifacts to determine religious, social, cultural, and political characteristics of the Aztec, Maya, Inca, and Native North American civilizations. I can produce writing to explain why the Aztec, Maya, and Inca are civilizations. Grades will come from in class activities.
Narrative Writing
I can use the writing process
I can understand and write compound sentences
Test folders come home on Wednesdays.
Please make sure your child has needed supplies.