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White Station Elementary SchoolFifth Grade Team Weekly Newsletter
Mrs. Cowan, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Williams, and Mrs. Wilson
White Station Elementary School (901) 416-8900 September 14, 2020 Quarter 1, Week 3
Reading Class, Mrs. [email protected]; https://wsevoraciousreaders.weebly.com
Top five Epic! Readers for last week: Koari, Edward, Evan, Ansel, and Arlo. Top AR Students: Charlotte and Benjamin J.
Way to go, readers!!! Fifth grade students, I can’t wait to see what you’re able to accomplish this week!
A Peek at Our WeekReading Skill: Cause and EffectReading Selection: “Camping with the President” by Ginger WadsworthGenre: Narrative NonfictionEtymology Study: BELL (Latin) “war” and PAC/PEAS (Latin) “peace/agree”Upcoming Etymology Test Date: Friday, September 18, 2020
antebellum bellicose belligerence rebellionpacify pacifist pact appease
Homework Tuesday - Choose (4) words from our etymology list, and create a vocabulary video featuring each word.Assignments: Thursday- Read/test on an A.R. book. https://www.getepic.com/students
Writing Class, Mr. [email protected]; https://mrwilliamswse.weebly.com/New school website: https://schools.scsk12.org/whitestation-
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This Week: Sentence diagramming Subjects and predicates Transitional words and phrases Current writing style: Personal Narrative QUIZ ON FRIDAY : spelling words, extinct words, and
grammar skills from this week. Sentence diagramming is not on this quiz.
Spelling List: delicious, increase, manufacture, laughter, biography, orphanage, position, promise, phrase, wonderful, sincerely
Extinct Word List: old, cold, little, tired
Homework Instructions:Write a sentence for each spelling word. Find and write a synonym for each extinct word and use it in a sentence. Homework is due on Wednesday. We will go over what homework should look like on Tuesday. It can be completed in the Class Notebook or in your binder.
Math Class, Mrs. [email protected]; https://wilson5th.weebly.com/
Unit – Multiplicative Patterns on the Place ValueModule – 1, Topic BLessons – 5, 6, 7, and 8Vocabulary – decimal fractions, expanded from, unit form, word form, compare, thousandths, comparisons, round, decimal, vertical number lineUp Coming Graded Assignment – Topic B Quiz, Wednesday, September 16th
Students should complete 45 minutes of I-Ready Math each week.
PRACTICE YOUR MULTIPLICATION FACTS DAILY. THEY WILL HELP TREMENDOUSLY WITH UNDERSTANDING 5TH GRADE MATH.
Science/Social Studies Class, Mr. [email protected]; http://jaycjohnson-education.weebly.com/
September 8 - 11Science: Movements of the Sun, Earth and the Moon
The Galaxy Song
Phenomenon – Daylight Hours & Seasons Why do we have more daylight hours in some
seasons? Earth’s tilt, orbit around the sun How inertia and gravity cause celestial bodies to
orbit one anotherVocabulary Quiz (classwork grade) axis, orbit, gravity, inertia, revolution, rotation, moon, mass, solar system, star
Lab Safety Project due 9/14 Instructions will be placed on Teams and Class Dojo
Happy Birthday, Students!!! We hope you enjoy your special day!
Lauren 9/3 Chandler 9/6 John 9/7 Kenzie 9/7 Noah 9/8 Drew 9/11
Upcoming EventsParent-Teacher Conferences- October 1Fall Break- October 12-16