Week of December 16-20

Happy Friday 5DL Families!

Well, December flew by!  I cannot believe we have arrived to winter break!  Make sure to have a wonderful time off with your child and make lots of memories.  I will see all of them again on Thursday, January 2nd, 2020!!!

Math

-We began our unit with divisibility rules

-All practiced the steps to traditional division

-Some students are working with one digit divisors, others with two

-Pairing students up has been beneficial for motivation

-I’m proud of their growth mindset in this unit!

Literacy

-We discovered a lot of non-fiction text structures

-Students worked together on a text structure scavenger hunt

-Reading has primarily been high interest non-fiction books

Science

-Students worked in pairs to research how our universe is set up and then created a poster about it

Lauren Barney read a book about Type 1 Diabetes to the class.  The students (myself included) had lots of questions for her! She answered them beautifully!  We all have a better understanding of T1D and what Lauren does each and every day! Thank you Lauren!!!!  See pictures below.

Wolfpack Assembly

-We had a whole school assembly on Tuesday afternoon and the fifth grade ran it.  Avery and Lauren spoke on behalf of 5D to remind the whole school about our Assembly Expectations.  They did a wonderful job. This whole assembly was about gratitude. We shared gratitudes, sang a song about having a gratitude attitude and then enjoyed a fun baby shark activity.  The 5th graders were role models to all and should be proud of themselves.

As a class we said goodbye to Avery!  Avery will be attending Newfields Elementary School after the vacation!  Until we meet again, Avery….. at CMS!!!!!! We will miss you tons!  

Goodbye Avery!!!

Gabriel and Avery hug it out!

Lauren reads to the class!

Holiday Craft

Text Structures

WE LOVE LONG DIVISION!!!!

Shannon

Week of December 2-6

Happy Friday 5DL Families!

We had a successful eek back getting into the routine and December is already underway! Here's a glimpse into our shortened week....

Math

-We reviewed multiplication of whole numbers and decimals

-Students assessed on Friday

-Division is coming!

-Students should be fluent in all math facts up to the 12s

Literacy

-We began our non-fiction unit

-We discovered lots of different text features

-Students completed a scavenger hunt around these

-We are reading an amazing non-fiction book about animal defenses

Science

-We continue our earth and space science unit

-Students are placing earth in our universe

Book Fair Times

-The fair ends on Monday

-Students can still buy

Transitions

-In 5D, we have been working really hard at transitioning in a timely and safe manner

-Any support you can give at home to help your child transition would be greatly appreciated

-I’ve done a lot of work around focusing students to work down a checklist to completion

-THANK YOU for any help!  This will greatly help them in their future!

5D is helping a family in need (in lieu of any teacher holiday gifts, please)

Elisa Barney and Lisa Lombardi will be contacting you about an 8 year old in need.  I will be sharing a document that we share with two other classes to help out the mom/dad of this family.  Please sign up for any item you’d like to get. All items are due by 12/19 UNWRAPPED. Your child can bring them to me and I’ll keep them safe until then.  THANK YOU!!!! You have no idea how much this means to me!

Shannon

Week of November 18-22

Happy Friday 5DL Families!

Even though November has a lot of interrupted days, the students have truly worked hard in all facets of their day!  Check out some of their learning…

Math

-Kids are working hard on multiplication of decimals

-We worked on estimating to find a reasonable answer

-Students visually drew decimal by decimal multiplication

-Students played games to support their learning

-Edpuzzle videos have been a fun addition too!

Literacy

-Students are finishing up book club books

-Ask your child about the book as they should be reading nightly

-5DL worked to brainstorm people/things we are thankful for

-They brainstormed what it is about those people/things

-We will be working to write a thoughtful piece about this

-Explode a Moments went home (there have been some printing issues)

-If your child’s writing didn’t come home, please ask them to show you in their Google docs at home

Special Guest Reader!

Check out the picture of this amazing first grader, Declan (Jackson’s little bother) who bravely read an Elephant and Piggie book to all the students in 5DL!

Science

-We began our earth and space science unit

-We’ve looked into our essential questions to see what we already know

-We’ve already come up with questions of topics we want to learn about

-We read a book about how incredibly large the solar system is!

-As we learn this unit, students will then work on an inquiry around a researchable question they have

Book Fair Times

-5L will go on Monday, December 2nd to the fair

-5D will go on Tuesday, December 3rd

-Send in money if you’d like your child to purchase

-Kids can shop in the mornings as well

Choose Love

-We are now working on Gratitude

-Gratitude helps us be happier

-Students have been thoughtful in sharing what they are grateful for

Geo Bee

-Congratulations to Beckett Hickey from 5D and Madeline Ralabate from 5L for making it to the school Geo Bee!

Schedule for November :)

-11/27-11/29 Thanksgiving Break (Gobble Gobble!)

Also, check out this picture as the students enjoy some music at dismissal time… 

We’ve been busy crafting up for the Thanksgiving holiday as well!  Enjoy the pictures!

Enjoy your weekend and your Thanksgiving next week! :)Shannon

Week of November 4-8

Happy Friday 5DL Families!

Even though November has a lot of interrupted days, the students have truly worked hard in all facets of their day!  Check out some of their learning…

Math

-We finished +/- Decimals

-Kids worked in partners on a real life challenge to buy the most Halloween Candy with $100

-We pre-assessed our next unit- Multiplying whole numbers and  decimals

-I would love kids to master all math facts through this unit (I promise it will help them throughout their years in math)

Literacy

-Explode a Moments are complete and we will do a small share out in class

-Book Clubs are continuing

-Students are comparing their two books they’ve read so far

-Everyone should be reading nightly, whether for book club or pleasure

Wolfpacks and Veteran’s Day

5DL students made cards for the Veteran’s Day assembly on Friday! 

Emery’s grandfather was our Master of Ceremonies and he did a fantastic job sharing stories of courage!  

Guidance Lessons with Mrs. Eitler

-Mrs. Eitler came in to do a lesson on empathy and guessing how people may feel.  The students worked in pairs to get to know one another then guess how their partner might feel in a situation.

Schedule for November :)

-11/11 Veteran’s Day

-11/14 Early Release for Conferences (Dismissal at 11:50)

-11/27-11/29 Thanksgiving Break (Gobble Gobble!)

Have a great, long weekend!

Shannon

Social Studies

We have been working hard on projects of our choosing to showcase our learning about early exploration!  Check out what the students have done in collaborative groups. We have game shows, TV shows, Kahoots, live presentations, poster board presentations as well as a puppet show.