5th Grade Happenings
Happy
Thanksgiving! It was a pleasure to meet
with each of you over the last few weeks.
I am really lucky to have such a wonderful class and such supportive
parents. So thank you!!!
Upcoming events:
1. State
Report: We are going to be choosing our states on Tuesday. Our first
assignment will be writing business letters to the Department of Tourism for
our states. We will be sending home two calendars for our state report, one for
parents and the second for your child’s binder.
Please keep one posted at home as a daily reminder to stay organized.
2. Language Arts: We have wrapped up persausive writing for the
first part of the year and are moving on to summary writing. We will also be learning how to format and
write a business letter to the Dept. of Tourism for our states. We are continuing to read the Sign of the
Beaver. This coming of age novel takes place in early colonial America and
goes along with our studies in history.
3. Social
Studies: We are studying European
Explorers. We are will be starting Chapter 4.
Our next project is on a European Explorer of their choice. Please help
your child review by using an on-line tutorial at http://tutorial.teachtci.com/. We are also continuing to memorize our
States and Capitals. We will be having a test on the states and capitals Tuesday, December 18th.
4. Science: Water Planet - We are now focusing on weather
and meteorology. Please watch a weather
forecast with your child to point out different terms such as high pressure,
low pressure, offshore winds, . . .
5. Field trip: DeAnza
College – Fujitsu Planetarium Thursday, Dec. 6th
we
leave at 9:00 and arrive back by lunch
time
5. Winter Concert: Dec 14th at 1:00 P.M.,
please remember to dress appropriately for our concert.
6. Outside
Reading for the 2nd Trimester is due March
1, 2013
A
= 3000 pages Please check for requirements.
B
= 2000 pages
C
= 1300 pages
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