March 17th

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Blog written by the students in room 14.

Reader's Workshop

In Reader's Workshop this week we have been trying to break up large informational text into smaller bite size pieces.  We then look for the important information in each bite size piece.  Mrs. Faley just finished reading "The Honest Truth."  With Mrs. Athan we have been getting into the book "Materminds." We started to realize Serenity is a little screwy.  Ask your fifth grade child about the book "Masterminds."

Writer's Workshop

This week we have been focusing on writing an informational piece about The Boston Tea Party.  In our piece we needed to include a strong introduction, cause, definition and effect.  We also worked on adding nonfiction text features to enhance our writing.

Math

In math we have been working on multiplying and dividing decimals.  We have also been using what we know about multiplying and diving fractions to solve area and volume problems.  We have been working in pairs on multi-step tasks.

Science
In Science we have been working on our unit called Variables.  We have made catapults. In this activity we found the difference between potential and kinetic energy. 

Social Studies
In Social Studies we have been talking about the Revolutionary War.  We have been discussing the advantages and disadvantages of the two sides of the war.  This week we covered many different battles.  We also learned about Valley Forge and the Treaty of Paris.  Ask your fifth grader what they have learned about the American Revolution.


Reminders

• WLE Charity Volleyball Game: Friday, March 18th 6:30 p.m. at Geisler Middle School
• Please remember to turn in the new Permission to Attend camp form as soon as possible.
• Sarah Banks Elective Course Selection sheets are due, Wednesday March 23rd.
• 5th Grade Graduation parent meeting Wednesday, March 23rd at 7:00 p.m. in the Media Center