November 19-22

Reading: We are in between our reading selections this week. That means that we will not have a vocabulary or spelling page for this week. We will also not have a spelling test.  We will be focusing on a book called Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson. This book focuses on one man’s mission to help build schools in remote parts of Pakistan. The students and teachers will be exploring the book and learning about life in Pakistan and how Greg Mortenson has helped make an impact. This novel will be read by every fifth grader this year in the whole BCSC. There will not be too much reading of the book outside of class. However, the students still need to read 20 minutes a night. 

Writing: We are finishing up our Personal Narratives this week. The students will have their first piece of published work on Friday. We will begin the peer editing process on Tuesday.   

Math: We have started Unit 6. This unit focuses on different types of graphs, finding personal measurements and finding landmarks such as mean, median, mode, maximum and minimum.  

Physical Science: We have switched science classes. Please contact Mrs. Pfister for an update on this subject.

Social Studies: Please contact your child's Social Studies teacher for an update on this subject.

Bully Lesson: There will not be a bully lesson this week. Instead, we are using that time to focus on our novel Three Cups of Tea.  

Special Announcements:

Slips were sent home on Monday for the number of points that your child has in Reading Counts. Each student must have 30 points by December 16. The students are assigned 20 minutes of reading each day. Please encourage them in making sure that they get this done.  

 

As always, if you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact us!
We hope you have a great week.
Mrs. Pfahler and Miss Scott