November 4-8

Reading: This week we will be reading about Paul Revere and how he aided the Patriots in the fight for freedom.  As usual, Students will have both spelling and reading worksheets.  Our spelling test will be on Thursday and our reading test will be on Friday. Students will continue with stations and book clubs. This will be the last week for the book clubs that the students are currently in. We will be switching into new book clubs next week.  Our skill and strategy this week are author’s purpose and background knowledge.

Writing: The whole 5^th grade will be participating in a writing themed week. The 5^th grade teachers will rotate to the different classes and teach a lesson to the students. We are having a big kickoff event on Monday to get the students excited for the week. We will be focusing on different writing traits.

Math: We have been working on fractions throughout Unit 5. We will be continuing fractions this week. The students will be working on taking fractions and converting them into decimals, renaming fractions as decimals, rounding decimals, and prime factorization. Remember that the Everyday Math website also has helpful information and more practice.

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: This week we will be doing a teambuilding activity. The students really enjoy getting to work together and build skills that will help them in years to come. After the activity, the class will have a debrief session where we will discuss the importance of teamwork.

Special Announcements: We have several events happening over the next few weeks. Please look below for a list of the events.

Our 5^th grade Music Program will be this THURSDAY. The students must report to our classroom at 6:45 pm. The show will start at 7 pm. There will be a reception in the Cafeteria after the show. We look forward to seeing you on Thursday!

Craftapolooza-Forms for Craftapolozza were passed out last week. Do not forget that if your child signed up, they will be participating on November 13. This will be set up similar to the “Time with a Teacher” activities where parents will pay a small amount for students to do crafts with a parent.

Our class will be participating in the Book Fair this year. On Monday, November 11, we will have a chance to preview what books will be sold. On Tuesday, November 12, we will have a chance to go and purchase books.

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