Hello 5DL families!
Thank you for attending our open house last night! The students did a wonderful job leading it. You should be proud of your child! Remember if you have any questions about curriculum you can find it all right on our SMS website.
Here’s a glimpse into the last two weeks….
*Math
-We have worked hard on math menu with student choice and voice
-Students are through with grade 4 review
-We pre-assessed our first unit on Decimal Place Value
-Students were introduced to their first tracking sheet for self-progress
-Students were introduced to Edpuzzle
-Students learned about exit tickets and how to use them
-We had our first of many “problem solving Fridays” where students had to
persevere through a difficult math problem with a partner
*Literacy
-Students are all in book clubs
-We have looked at character’s internal and external traits
-Character problems have been discussed as well as what we can learn from
struggles
-Students looked at the Protagonist and Antagonist relationship in their
Books
-We began learning about exploding a moment in our writing
-Students picked a snapshot moment and worked on brainstorming descriptions through the five sense about that moment
-We then practiced exploding that moment in a descriptive way
*Social Studies
-Looked at America before Columbus
-REviewed continents
-Talked about the THree Worlds involved in exploration
-Identity and perspective
-Practiced quality note taking
*Guidance Lessons with Mrs. Eitler
-Mrs. Eitler has been in twice so far
-The first week she talked about mindfulness
-This week, she focused on active listening and the importance of doing so
*Choose Love:
-We began our first lesson from the Choose Love program
-We created our journals
-We discussed the four components of the program: courage, gratitude,
forgiveness and compassion
-Learned how to do a brave breath
*Important Dates
-Early Release, October 11th DISMISSAL AT 11:50
-SHP 5th Grade Team Building on 10/18 (permission slip coming soon)
-Picture Retakes: October 24th
-Fall Conference dates are 11/7 and 11/14 (Sign up will be coming in the near future)
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