Calendar of Events-Thursday, September 19 Interims

-Tuesday, September 24 – Parent/Teacher Conferences 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Resource ScheduleMonday - GuidanceTuesday - MusicWednesday - LibraryThursday - ArtFriday - P. E.

***Reminder: Wear appropriate shoes on Friday for P.E.

Scholastic Book OrdersScholastic Book Order forms are being sent home today in the Monday folder. Please return all orders forms and a check made out to Scholastics by Friday, October 4.

5th Grade Happenings

September 16, 2019

News from Mrs. Thompson

Word Study -SOL focus:5.8j Use correct spelling.5.4c Use knowledge of roots to determine the meaning of new words.

Students received new words in class today. Homework:Monday- Sort and write wordsTuesday - Sort words. Then organize the words in ABC order under each header. Finally, write the words in ABC order in the notebookWednesday- Write each of your words in a complete sentence. Remember all sentences begin with a capital letter and end with the correct punctuation marks. Underline the spelling word. Make sure your sentences make sense.Thursday - Remember vowels are a, e, i, o , u, and sometimes y. Sort and write your words.  Once you have written you words, circle all vowels red!Friday - No homework

Reading -SOLs:5.5 f Identify genre5.5c Describe Character Development (Character Traits)5.5j Make inferences about character traits5.5 m Use reading strategies (make confirm, and revise predictions)On Monday, students were introduced to their new novel study. Other reading activities for this week include reading to improve fluency, using context to clarify the meaning of unfamiliar words, and finding  the theme of a story.Homework: Read 20 minutes each night. Check agenda each night for additional assignments.

Writing – The student will 5.7 a Engage in writing as a process5.7 c Use a variety of pre-writing strategiesThe students are working on a personal narrative unit.

5.8 h Edit for fragments and run-on sentences5.8 j Use correct spelling of commonly used words 5.8 k Use coordinating conjunctions.

Science –SOL focus: 5.7e Changes in the earth’s crust due to plate tectonics 5.7 a Rock Identification5.7 b Rock Cycle and How Transformation OccursHW: Quiz Thursday on Plate Tectonics and Continental DriftCheck agenda for additional homework.

US History I –SOL focusUS1.3a Archaeologists/ Cactus Hill USI.3b locating where the American Indians lived, with emphasis on the Arctic (Inuit), Northwest (Kwakiutl), Plains (Lakota), Southwest (Pueblo), and Eastern Woodlands (Iroquois)HW: Unit I (US1.2) test will be on Tuesday, September 17. Study your study guide.

News from Mrs. CarterMath SOLs:  5.19 The student will a) investigate and describe the concept of variable b) write an equation to represent a given mathematical relationship, using a variable; c) use an expression with a variable to represent a given verbal expression involving one operation d) create a problem situation based on a given equation, using a single variable and one operation.  

IXL Skills:  Fifth Grade V.1, V.2, V.4

Quiz on Order of Operations on Wednesday, September 18, 2019

In the Spotlight!

A Note from the TeachersIf you have a question or need to contact a teacher, please do not hesitate to call us at the school: Temperance Elementary at 434-946-2811. You may also email us atMrs. Thompson dthompson@amherst.k12.va.usMrs. Carter mmcarter@amherst.k12.va.us