A Week in Review
We had another busy week, full of learning! It is hard to believe that there are only TWO weeks left before Winter Break!
Virtues Awards:
Isabelle E. for showing JOYFULNESS and FRIENDLINESS!
Isabelle always has something nice to say and a smile on her face! She makes
Room 210 a friendly place!
Linnea L. for showing DILIGENCE and EXCELLENCE! Linnea is prepared and ready to learn each day! Her commitment
to her learning is impressive!
Sarah Z. for showing KINDNESS to her classmates every day!
Thank you Sarah for remembering the “Golden Rule” and treating others as you’d
like to be treated!
Report Cards:
Report
cards were sent home with your students today! I have met with each student to review their report card and explain their grades. If you have any questions, first ask your student, then feel free to send me an e-mail. Please read a message from the District regarding scoring (a copy of it is included in the report card envelope):
Reading:
We read Storm Warriors by Elisa Carbone in our Journeys curriculum. We used the target skill "drawing conclusions" to extrapolate evidence from the text that helped us understand the main character, Nathan. We used the evidence to make predictions about him. We also focused on using Greek and Latin roots in our Vocabulary Strategies lesson. Students worked to figure out the meaning of unfamiliar words using the roots: tele, rupt, photo, and scrib.
Math:
There was more 'fraction action' this week! We worked to understand equivalent fractions and how to use a multiplier to "unsimplify" them (and use division to simplify them). The SMART Board was a great avenue for learning with this concept as actually taking the same size "wholes" and transposing one on top of the other to show how two-fourths and one-half are the SAME SIZE of the whole!
Science:
This
week concludes our Landforms Unit of study for Science. Students worked
diligently to complete the content assessment that included questions such
as: “What word is given to the process that forms deltas?” and “Where
does the soil material in a river delta come from?” My favorite question asked:
“Explain the reasons for why you think stream tables with steeper slopes
produce results different from stream tables without slopes?”
Up Next: Unit #2 – Mixtures and
Solutions
Social Studies:
Unit #7 – Comparing the
Colonies is full speed ahead this week! Students have been researching,
reading and learning all about distinguishing between the New England, Middle
and Southern Colonies (we’re focusing on 6 of the 13 Colonies this unit; Massachusetts,
Rhode Island, New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland and Georgia). Students
broke into small groups this week to begin creating a billboard advertisement
to promote the favorable aspects of their colony. Not only do they need
to list key features of their chosen local, but convince the class to “buy”
their advertisement billboard! We’re continuing to take copious notes;
utilizing Cornell Notes strategy (something widely used throughout high schools
and colleges around the nation. As we teachers returned from our visit
from Chinook last week, we also noticed Cornell notes used by students across
curricular areas; so we’ve added this as a goal area to utilize this strategy
as much as possible in 5th grade!
Virtues:
Our Virtue Parents, Karyn and Gina led our class in a lesson on the Virtue of the Month, COMPASSION. Students viewed the news story of the NYPD officer who bought shoes for a homeless man in need. We talked about how the police officer showed compassion and reflected on how we've shown compassion in our own lives. Then, students watched a video on the Ronald McDonald House and learned how this organization provides housing for families who have children receiving treatment at Children's Hospital. The video made me reflect on just how fortunate I am to have two healthy toddlers at home. Students created holiday cards for the children and their families to bring them cheer. We are also accepting donations for pantry items for the House, please send non-perishable items to school with your student and help us support the Ronald McDonald House!
Here are the links to the videos:
No Weekly Reports this week
because Report Cards were sent home today.
Happy Weekend and GO SEAHAWKS!
~ Mrs. Hatlestad
Upcoming Events:
12/14 Field Trip to Chinook (at Ringdall) for the Band/Orchestra/Choir concert
12/22 - 1/6 Winter Break
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