Homework this weekend: Work on log cabin and November reading project.
December 12: Log cabins are due. Please do not bring them to school any earlier than 3:40 p.m. on Friday, December 9. I will be here Monday, Dec. 12 by 7:40 a.m. if you would prefer to drop it off before the start of the school day.
December 13: 5th grade spelling bee begins. We will have our first round of the Scripps Howard National Spelling Bee in the afternoon. Any fifth grader who would like to participate is welcome to do so. The top 12 spellers will advance to the next round.
December 16: Friday, December 16 will be Eloquence Day. All fifth graders are expected to dress up for this event. We will be dining at the Café de Eloquence here in Hamilton. There is no cost for this event, as we will be using our read –a – thon money.
Christmas Party: The Eloquence Day lunch is considered our Christmas party. We will not have a gift exchange. More information will be sent home soon regarding a way in which you can honor teachers and classmates.
Feel free to contact me if you have questions.
MATH:
We began our unit on fractions and have learned about fractions as division, fractions as part of a set and part of a region, and improper fractions and mixed numbers.
READING:
We continue reading Sign of the Beaver, and work on vocabulary in context, context clues for comprehension, finding descriptive detail, and author techniques. We will also be reading some non-fiction pieces to continue to practice those skills needed for this type of text.
WRITING:
We have discussed persuasive techniques, examples of using persuasion, and read persuasive pieces. We also reviewed friendly letter form. Students began writing persuasive letters to either their parents or Santa.
SPELLING:
Our skill this week is prefixes.
SCIENCE:
We have been performing activities showing balanced and unbalanced forces. We have played tug-of-war, arm wrestled, and made balloon rockets to show these forces.
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