Week 17

Happy holidays to you and your family! This semester has flown by, and I am so thankful for my fifth graders who have made the year so special! I am looking forward to all the exciting things 2017 will bring, and wish you the very best in the new year!

Here are a few reminders about our last week before the break:

• Houston Food Bank field trip this Wednesday. Please have your child wear their red Roberts t-shirt, closed toe shoes, and jeans.If possible, please also bring a nonperishable food item to donate. The most needed items are:

-        Canned fruit in water or light syrup

-        Whole grain macaroni, linguine, or spaghetti

-        Canned tomatoes; reduced sodium or no salt

-        Canned tuna or chicken in water

-        Canned green vegetables, reduced sodium or no salt

-        Canned beans; reduced sodium or no salt

• Holiday Party: Thursday from 1:30-2:30pm.

• All “correct and return” assignments due Friday!!!!

Math: Area, Perimeter, and Volume. Here are a couple of videos on how to calculate volume - Volume as Base Area times Height, Understanding Volume as Cubic Units

Go Math 9.1-9.4 and 12.2 (NO problem of the day quiz this week!)

ELA: Inferences and Exhibition paper writing/editing. (NO spelling or quizlet this week!)

Science: Review properties of matter and discuss the law of conservation of mass

Social Studies: 1500-1800 review (week 8 newspaper)

Week 16

Reminders:

• IOWA testing will take place this Monday through Thursday. Please have your child to school on time and ready to begin. A good night’s rest and a healthy breakfast is always helpful!
• This year's Spelling Bee qualifier will take place on Wednesday, December 7th. All students who were interested in participating received a study list last week.
• Food Bank field trip on December 14th. Each child must turn in the HISD permission slip, Houston Food Bank Waiver, and $6.00 fee. Also, a donation of non-perishable food item(s) would be greatly appreciated!
• Our class Holiday Party will be on December 15th.

Math:

Customary and Metric Conversions, Go Math 13.3 - 13.6

Problem Solving Quiz on Friday.

Reading:

Our main focus this week will be on writing our Exhibition 5 paragraph essays. We will also begin inferencing through our class novel, Breaking Stalin’s Nose.

Quizlet and spelling quizzes on Friday.

Science:

We will be exploring the question: How does energy affect matter and how does matter affect energy?

Social Studies:  

We did not get to the Bill of Rights project last week due to our busy schedule... we will begin those this week!