Our Short Week in Review

A Week in Review

November 19^th – 21^st 



We’ve packed a great deal into these three short days before our Thanksgiving weekend. 

We worked hard this week showing Diligence, Perseverance and Joyfulness  as we “stuffed” 5 days of work into three short days.  I’m constantly amazed at the positivity, the integrity and love for learning.  I’m certainly THANKFUL for all of my amazing students! 

 

Literacy:

We worked diligently this week to revise and edit our memoirs. I was able to have writing conferences with many students as we work to publish our final drafts. As we meet to conference about our writing, we are making sure we've "exploded the moment", used dialogue, and descriptive language. We're almost done and the writing is impressive!

 

Math:

Tuesday marked the beginning of our 5^th Math Unit:  Addition and Subtraction with Fractions.  You’ve probably noticed that we skipped Unit #4 (we’ll return to this Unit of Circles, Polygons and Angles in May).  Room 210 took the Pre-Assessment for Fractions using ourSENTEO Clickers (it’s kind of like our own version of Jeopardy)!  We’ll analyze the results, use the data to drive our instruction and next week…let the Fraction ACTION begin!  Please remember to SAVE all Homework and Remembering for Unit #4 in your booklets. 

Social Studies:

Roanoke, Jamestown and Plymouth…what do these three locations all have in common?  5^th graders dug deep this week starting Unit #6:  Early English Settlements.  To jump start this unit, students wrote a few paragraphs reflecting upon what it might feel like if they moved to a foreign country, spoke none of the language and were unaware of traditions and customs.  They truly tried to put themselves into another perspective and point of view.  Then, kids broke out into small groups to read, research and study one main early settlement.  Students analyzed these locals and determined why the people either thrived or disappeared.  On Wednesday, 5^th graders acted their parts out – portraying a settler who arrived in Roanoke, Jamestown or Plymouth.  We observed some fabulous acting, accents and dramatizations!!  Check with your child to ask which settler they presented and what major key points they recall from their research! 

Science:

This week in our Landforms study, we applied what we have learned about interpreting a topographic map.  We were given a topographic map of an imaginary location, Foss Creek. We identified the highest and lowest points of elevation, the contour intervals and mapped out a trail using the less steep side of the mountain. We also used the Foss Creek map to create a profile of the mountain. Ask your student if they can define the correct name for the top and the bottom of a mountain!

**PLEASE NOTE that NO Weekly Reports were sent home today! 

I hope you enjoy the long weekend and that you find time to relax with your family. Apple Cup football is FRIDAY! I'm hoping for a  Purple and Gold victory!!  GO HUSKIES!!

 

Happy Thanksgiving,

~Mrs. Hatlestad