October 1st

PICTURE DAY TOMORROW!

Bring your best smile.

We have been working hard this week.  We started our memior unit. We have been reading a variety of memiors in the classroom and studying their characteristics.  We noticed that all memiors have external and internal moments. We have been reading a lot of memiors from Marshfield Dreams by Ralph Fletcher.  We have decided our favorite is Eating the World.  Ask your fifth grader about this memior.  We started writing our own memiors about a special person or pet.  We are focusing on one memory with our special individual.

We have also been building our reading stamina and really getting into our books.  We get upset when Mrs. Athan and Mrs. Faley ask us to put our books away.  

In science, we learned more about Pluto and New Horizon (the satellite that was sent to Pluto).  We did some research on why Pluto is a dwarf planet.  We formed our own opinions on whether or not Pluto should or should not be a planet.

In social studies, we have been learning more about the Native American regions.  This week we focused on the Indians of the Southwest Desert.  We have been learning about their environment, food, transportation and shelter.  

In math, we have been working on volume.  We found two formulas for volume.  They are length x width x height or base x height.  We are getting into the routine of homework.

We played a lot of kickball in PE with Mr. Cox.  We enjoyed playing outside in the field this week.