ESS 5TH GRADE NEWSLETTER

1. October 2018 “PANDA PRIDE” ESS 5TH GRADE NEWSLETTER • Homework Reminders : • Read each night for 20 minutes • Math homework is assigned Monday, due Friday each week • Come to class prepared with pencils, notebooks etc… • Upcoming events: Happy Fall! It was great to see so many parents at our Back-To-School Night in September. We have some parents signed up for November conferences, but would really like to meet everyone in November. If you haven’t signed up yet, please look for a sign-up sheet that will be sent home soon from your child’s homeroom teacher. . We hope that everyone has seen the information regarding the learning goals by Measurement Topics for Math, Reading and Writing as well as the new skills for Science and how the thinking and academic success skills are incorporated for the first quarter. 10/5 Grade 5 Town Hall Mtg. 10/5 ½ Day Early Release Day (1:20 pm) 10/8 Open House 9:25 -11 am 10/10 Walk to School Day 10/17 Picture Day 10/25 Strathmore Fieldtrip We are looking forward to our field trip In this Issue: Mrs. Cheatham’s Math News Ms. Eggleston’s Science & Social Studies Updates Ms. Jack’s Read All About it! How to read measurements topics for Reading & Math Things to Know Happy Birthday to our October “Pandas”! Contact us at: 240-740-0620 carol_d_eggleston@mcpsmd.org rashanda_jack@mcpsmd.org Amanda_cheatham@mcpsmd.org

2. Reading In September, students read and analyzed adventure stories, Students will be able to demonstrate flexibility as they adapt ideas, questions and strategies during the reading process. We began the marking period examining the characteristics of adventure stories and describing the impact of a narrator’s point of view. Students were able to accurately quote text when drawing inferences and used details to determine the theme of a story. Students focus on reading traditional stories, specifically tall tales and legends. Students will examine the characteristics of tall tales and the use of figurative language, specifically hyperbole, to recount the story. Key details are then synthesized to determine theme. Students analyze elements of plot, with emphasis on the exposition, rising action, climax, and falling action, and look at how the narrator’s point of view influences events. The majority of reading instruction is provided during small-group instruction. Guided reading provides an opportunity for students to develop skills and strategies while reading instructional level text. Sample learning tasks may be used or modified for small group instruction.

3. Math– Believe it or not we are now almost half way through the first quarter. In Math 5 we have completed multiplying whole numbers using the Standard Algorithm, and finding the volume of a rectangular prism. We will finish the quarter by evaluating numerical expressions, and using decimal numbers (add, subtract, multiply, and divide) using picture models. • In Math 5/6 we have been working on multiplying fractions and whole numbers using different models to represent problems. We will now focus on finding the area of rectangles (using fractions), creating line plots (using fractions), and adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing with decimal numbers.

4. Science and Social Studies with Ms. Eggleston SCIENCE- New Generation Science Standards Students will be learning a “new” Science curriculum this year for Unit 1. We are very excited to incorporate two new units of study which include Matter and its Interactions, and Energy, Waves and their applications. Our continuing study of the Earth’s place in the universe and Life Sciences unit which includes Ecosystems, Heredity and Biological evolution will be taught in quarters 3 and 4 In Social Studies we will continue our discussion of the concepts of “conflict vs. compromise”. After visiting the formation of the 13 colonies, our discussions will include how issues and concerns of the colonists led to the causes of the “Revolution” and a new nation of democracy.