Week of December 12-16

Middle School Website: This is the link for the middle school website.   
http://www.hamiltonschools.us/schools/hamilton-middle/    
 
ELOQUENCE DAY:  Last week a note about Eloquence Day was sent home and attached to an email. This week 5th graders will be spending some time practicing proper etiquette and manners for eating, speaking, and behaving at a formal dinner. On December 21st we will go to a restaurant and practice what we have learned. This will be our Holiday Party!

HOMEWORK:                                                                                                                                                     
WRITING:  A few students who are not finished with their first Snowman story know this needs to be completed. 
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  MATH:    The test over Multiplying and Dividing Fractions will be Tuesday. We have been reviewing all concepts in the and especially focusing on word problems, thinking about what would make sense if we put ourselves in the situation, and checking to see if our answers make sense.
 If students receive a 1 or 2 on any standards, we will be reviewing often, and they will have the opportunity to retake those standards. 

LANGUAGE ARTS 
Writing:  Students who want to share their story this week will be able to do so.
  Each student researched charities, chose one they would like to donate to if their name was drawn, and created a slide describing what the charity does to help others.
 
READING: We are reading a variety of nonfiction working on text structure, comprehension strategies, finding and citing text evidence, and vocabulary strategies. Students have received some grades for standards and I have been meeting with students to discuss strategies they need to work on. This coming short week we will be working on grammar concepts and reading picture books to discuss character, theme, and plot.
 
SCIENCE   This past week we investigated magnets and reviewed the concepts of contact and no-contact forces. Students have had the study Stacks to study for over a week and studying these will help with the test on Monday.

Studies:- Mrs. Custer

This week we learned the history of the early Western African empires of Ghana and Mali.  We read a book called Sundiata in order to learn more about the great Lion King of Mali.  The test on Africa will be at the beginning of January.

Word Study  There will be no word test this week as it's a short week.