Week 11

What’s Coming Up?

Reminder: Fun Run will take place this Friday, Nov. 4th. Please have your child dress appropriately.

Math: Addition and subtraction of fractions with unlike denominators (LCM and GCF) TEST ON FRIDAY- This will cover Go Math lessons 5.3, 5.6, and 5.7

Adding & subtracting decimals - Bar Model

Adding & Subtracting Fractions with Like Denominators

Least Common Denominator (LCD) - Math Antics

Problem Solving Quiz on Friday

Reading:  Work on book club projects, due on Wednesday, Nov. 2.

Grammar - Comparative and Superlative Adjectives

Quizlet and spelling quizzes this week.

Science: Forms of energy. We will be learning that energy is never destroyed or created and also about mechanical energy (potential vs kinetic).

Social Studies: We will be reviewing all week to prepare for our Revolutionary War Unit Test on November 10th.

Week 10

What’s Coming Up?

Math:

• Review multiplication and division with decimal numbers
• Decimal by whole number division
• Modeling division of decimals
• Addition and subtraction of fractions with different denominators.
• Visual Model of Adding and Subtracting Fractions
• Adding and Subtracting Fractions Math Antics

Multiplication & division of decimals test on Wednesday 10/26

Problem solving quiz on Friday 10/28

Math benchmark test on Tuesday, 11/8

Reading:

Historical fiction book clubs finish this Wednesday. We will begin our projects that will involve each student will creating a timeline comparing both the events in their novel and events that occurred in history. Due Friday, 11/4. We will also be covering plot structure and adjectives within our Daily 4 rotations.

• Quizlet and spelling quizzes on Friday.

Science:

Wrap up of natural resources and sources of energy unit - Test on Friday (Science notebooks are an excellent study tool!)

Social Studies:

Leaders and battles of the American Revolution

Reminder: Group work with mentors takes place each Thursday from 1-3pm. Please be prepared to share resources and ideas to make the most of this valuable time!

Week 9

What’s Coming Up?

International Festival: This Friday we have a early dismissal at 12:30pm. The International Festival will begin later that day at 3:00pm. I hope to see you there!

Math: Division of decimals by whole numbers. We will be using area models and pictorial models to show the quotients of decimals and whole numbers - see math notebook notes.

• Problem Solving Quiz on Friday

• There will be a Unit test on Multiplication and Division of Decimals on Wednesday, October 26th.

Reading: Historical fiction novels within our book clubs. We will focus on “types of conflict” in our discussions.

• Author’s purpose quiz on Monday

• Quizlet and spelling quizzes this Friday

Science:  Alternative Energy: Geothermal, Solar, Wind, Biomass/Biofuels, Hydroelectric.  

• Tutorial video: Renewable Fuels

Social Studies: Revolutionary War Heroes

Exhibition: If you have time, visiting your local library and having your child check out books based on their topics would be extremely helpful.

Week 8

What’s Coming Up?

Reminder: Tuesday is early dismissal, and Wednesday is NO school!!!

Exhibition: This past week we met our wonderful University of Houston mentors and began group planning for the exhibition projects! Students will begin conducting research on their topics this Thursday. We will begin with “paper” resources in class, and ask that each student brings in at least 2 items by Thursday. These can be topic-related articles from newspapers, magazines, and books checked out from a local library. If necessary, a resource may be printed from a reliable site on the internet with parent support.

Math:

We are continuing multiplication problem solving of decimals and whole numbers. Please continue practicing multiplication fact fluency. Problem solving quiz on Friday.

Reading:

Continuing our historical fiction book clubs with a focus on author’s purpose.

Grammar: Singular and Possessive Nouns

Quizlet and spelling quiz on Friday

Science:  

Alternative Energy Sources

• Wind energy
• Solar energy

Social Studies:  

Causes of the Revolutionary War

Scholastic Reading Club

Dear Families,

Scholastic Reading Club flyers are now available! If interested, orders can be placed online at https://orders.scholastic.com/Q6ZDY, where you’ll find a wide selection of quality books that are just right for your child’s reading level and interests.

Remember, you help our class earn FREE books and supplies with every order. Thank you for supporting your child’s reading both at home and in the classroom!

Mrs. Moliver

PS: Please let me know if your order includes a gift for your child, and I will contact you when it arrives!

First Time Ordering Online?

• Go to scholastic.com/readingclub
• Enter our Class Activation Code: Q6ZDY
• Shop and submit your child's book order.
• Your books will be delivered directly to the classroom. 

Reading Festival

Please follow link below for information on the Tweens Read Book Festival on October 22nd!

http://www.tweensread.com/index.html

Week 7

What's Coming Up?

Exhibition: Last week we introduced exhibition as a “collaborative, transdisciplinary inquiry process that involves students identifying, investigating and offering solutions to real-world issues.” We brainstormed and discussed topics that they were interested in exploring, and on Friday they selected their top 3 choices. Since this is a group project, I will be assigning their final topic and partners, so please look for the permission slip coming home on Monday. Once topics are set, we will be developing our Central Idea under the transdisciplinary theme of “How We Express Ourselves,” creating our lines of inquiry, and reviewing researching skills in order to get started!  

Math:

Monday-Wednesday: Continue practice with multiplying and dividing whole numbers, quiz on Wednesday.

Thursday-Friday: Multiplication of decimals and whole numbers as well as multi-step problem solving. (We will be going back to the orange Go Math books lessons 3.1 and 3.2) Problem solving quiz Friday.

Note: Your child must have their multiplication facts through 12x12 memorized at this point. All concepts that we work with become much more difficult if they are not fluent in this area. Please continue to work on this at home!

Reading:

Students will receive their next club books and bookmarks on Monday (non-fiction/realistic fiction). We will also be focusing on plagiarism and text features, quiz on Friday.

Grammar: Singular and Possessive Nouns

Quizlet and spelling quizzes on Friday

Science:  

Natural Resources

• renewable vs. nonrenewable resources
• how resources are used by people today
• creation and use of fossil fuels
• Study Jams Videos:
• Natural Resources
• Fossil Fuels
• Renewable Fuels

Social Studies:

We will begin our next newspaper and discuss the French and Indian War as well as causes of the Revolutionary War.