November 11, 2020
5th Grade November 2020 Newsletter
Upcoming Dates:
Nov. 12th--24th- NO ORCHESTRA
Nov. 13th- Mid-Term of Second Quarter
Nov. 16th- Time Circle Party--Movie and a snack--Mrs. Sherratt’s class only
Nov. 20th- All work due to qualify for Workers Holiday
Nov. 24th- Final Day for DARE Essays to be submitted
Nov. 24th- Worker’s Holiday- READ-A-THON- Clean Pillows, Water and snacks allowed
Nov.24th- Maturation Packets sent home
Nov.24th- Guests from the FRONTIER MUSEUM to visit w/ activities
Nov. 25th-27th- Thanksgiving Holiday
Hello Parents-
Please watch for your students print out to come home and see where they are at with missing work and scores.
Students must have no missing assignments and 80% or higher to qualify for our class
READ-A-THON.
Reading MOTIVATION- Please encourage your students to keep up their nightly reading goals and
participate in our Reading Revolution Book Report Challenge by reading different genres of books like
Historical Fiction, Battle of the Books, Poetry, Fiction, Award Winner, Folktales, Mystery, Science Fiction.
It’s Getting COLD OUTSIDE- We need to continue mask breaks through the day. Please send your student
with a warm coat, gloves and a beanie so we can still take breaks outside safely.
Questions or Concerns- Please contact your students teacher.
darcy.little@ironmail,org, valerie,orton@ironmail.org or beverly,sherratt@ironmail.org
November 11, 2020 Class Update:
Reading:
We are currently reading about the Maya,, Aztec, and Inca civilizations. The students have learned
some really interesting things about these civilizations and will soon begin a new informative writing
project based on their new knowledge.
Writing/Grammar:
The students have been learning about subject/predicate, linking verbs, run-on sentences,
and words/phrases that compare and contrast. They’ve also been learning about the prefixes
il-, ir-,
and inter-
The students will soon begin writing a 5 paragraph essay that compares/contrasts the Maya,
Aztec,
and Inca civilizations.
Spelling:
Please help your child practice throughout the week. Interactive practice time between parent and
child can even replace 4 or 5 minutes of reading time each night.
Math:
The students have been working hard and learning how to add and subtract decimals as well as
completing several problem solving tasks. We will begin Chapter 4; Multiplying Decimals next
week.
Social Studies:
We’ve wrapped up the introduction to the Thirteen Original Colonies and have recently been
learning
about some of the events that led to the American Revolution.
Science:
We finished a short unit on bats where the students (and teacher) learned some really neat
facts
about bats. We will soon begin our next science unit--TBA
