Week 15

Happy New Year! I hope you all had a wonderful holiday with those you love! 2018 is sure to hold lots of good times for our class - I know I am excited to learn more about this awesome bunch of 5th graders.

A few reminders:

• We will begin outlining our exhibition papers this week. Each student will be logging on, and using their own google (school based) accounts to share and edit documents with group members and myself. This means that work on this project, even as a group, can continue from home.
• No school on Monday, 1/15 in observance of Martin Luther King Jr Day
• Report cards go home in Tuesday folders on 1/16
• Mark your calendar! The 5th grade dance show, “Dancing through the Decades,” will take place Feb. 15 at 6:30pm. More info from Mrs. Rojas is to follow in the next blog post.

Math: Input/output functions. Students will identify a “rule” or “function” based on either additive or multiplicative patterns, then create linear graphs based on the information from those rules.

• Multiplication Division One Step Equations
• Create a Rule from a Table
• Create a Graph from a Rule

ELA: We will be working with synonyms and beginning our fantasy unit (fairy tales, fables, myths, tall tales). Students will take a look at commonly known fantasy stories and compare the different versions from cultures around the world.
Spelling & Quizlet quizzes will take place on Friday, 1/12.

Science: Earth science – the rock cycle and constructive vs destructive landforms
Study Jams - Go to “Landforms, Rocks, & Minerals,” watch the “Weathering & Erosion” and “Landforms” video. For fun - Bill Nye erosion episodeQuiz over weathering, erosion, and deposition on Thursday, 1/11

Social Studies: 1500-1800 Review. There will be an open notebook quiz on Thursday, 1/11 (newspapers may not be used)