Week of October 31-Nov. 4

With conferences behind us, second quarter is in full swing. Now that we know the routine, 5th graders may notice the pace pick up a bit.  We  are encouraging them to focus between classes to get where they need to be with the needed materials on time.  We are also working on transitioning in class and between classes with minimal talking.

We return to a normal schedule this week.
5th Grade Language Arts:
  Spelling:  Normal spelling this week.  The pretest will be on Monday, pages and final test on Thursday.  Second quarter words are posted on this blog under spelling. We are working on pages  58-61.
Grammar:  We will continue with our skills on Nouns this week.  The weekly proofreading page will be assigned Thursday on Google classroom and the weekly assessment will be Friday.

Literature:  We are beginning new Lit Books on Monday.  Each student will be assigned to read 1 of the 5 book choices.  They will be reading with a small group.  We will fill out a calendar on Monday, with all the chapter assignments and due dates posted.  Your child will have a copy of that on Google Classroom.  You may always read with your child!!  Each group will have journal assignments, vocabulary words and quizzes that will be done in class, but assignments may need to be completed at home.

5th Grade Social studies:  
We completed the sunken ship activity last week in class.  On Monday, we will use our notes from this activity to fill out the study guide.  There will be a quiz on chapter 4 on Tuesday.  It will be all multiple choice with no essay questions.  We will review exactly what is on the quiz on Monday, and students should bring home their study guide to review Monday night.
We will then go into chapter 5 that studies specific explorers.  Each student will eventually be choosing an explorer to study and we will work through the process of researching and writing about them together.  I will send information home when we are ready for this project. 

6th Grade Literature:
Students received their new books last week.  We spent the first class creating a calendar of assignments, that is on Google Classroom.  Each group  knows exactly what pages or chapters are due each time, and other assignments that will be given.  They should refer to that calendar to make sure they have read the correct chapters each time.  We will do some reading in class like first quarter, however some chapters will need to be read at home as well.  All 5 books are great choices, and students have the option to also read the other books at any point in time.  

It was wonderful to touch base with many of you during conferences last week.  If you were unable to attend, and still need to meet, please send me an email to set up a time.
Thanks for working closely with your student as they progress through this year.

Have a blessed week,
Mrs. Brown