Wow, another week has come and gone! Here's what we have going on in 5D!
Math and Literacy
- We revisited GROWTH MINDSET to get ready for testing practice
- Kids paired up to tackle both math and literacy questions
- We practiced performance tasks as a class then tried one solo
Fantasy Book Clubs
- I introduced our final reading unit, FANTASY!
- Students were put in book clubs Thursday
- The excitement was ELECTRIC
- Please ask your child about it!
Social Studies
- We continued to read aloud from King George: What was his Problem to build our timeline
- Students worked through ten text sets focusing on different events and perspectives of the war
- Women, children, African Americans, spies, Loyalists, Patriots, Tea Party, Boston Massacre were among some of them
IMPORTANT FOR MONDAY!
SBAC testing begins for fifth graders on Monday. Students need the usual (sleep, a good hearty breakfast as well as a growth mindset). I'm letting kids chew gum during testing if they want to bring some in. They may use mints as well as long as they are quiet about it and it's not distracting to others. We will test for literacy Monday through Thursday. Please let me know if you have any questions. In honor of testing, students will only need to read their Fantasy books for homework.
BOSTON!
More information about the field trip will come home next week, including the itinerary and the cost. I'm taking two parents on the bus with us. Any and all parents are welcome to come down and meet us. Last year, not all parents were allowed into the Boston Tea Party museum due to capacity limits. Some parents chose to come in a little later and meet us on the Common where we have lunch before the Freedom Trail. Then we walk the Freedom Trail together as a big group. Be prepared to run up Bunker Hill monument too! Just kidding. We walk and it's a great time and workout!
IF YOU PLAN ON TAKING YOUR CHILD HOME IN YOUR CAR FROM ANY POINT DURING THIS TRIP, YOU NEED TO HAVE A SIGNED PERMISSION SLIP THAT I WILL SEND HOME WITH YOUR CHILD.
Permission slips and an itinerary went home today with your child. Below is an active link to both.
ITINERARY FOR BOSTON
PERMISSION SLIP FOR BOSTON AND ODIORNE
IF YOU PLAN ON TAKING YOUR CHILD HOME IN YOUR CAR FROM ANY POINT DURING THIS TRIP, YOU NEED TO HAVE A SIGNED PERMISSION SLIP THAT I WILL SEND HOME WITH YOUR CHILD.
Permission slips and an itinerary went home today with your child. Below is an active link to both.
ITINERARY FOR BOSTON
PERMISSION SLIP FOR BOSTON AND ODIORNE
Thank you to Sam for brewing delicious iced tea to share with the class!
Our Text Sets for Revolutionary War
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