Language Arts/Writing (McFarland) Science/ Social Studies (McFarland) A Peek at This Week in… Mrs. McFarland’s Class Week of January 7th Reminders AR points are due Thursday, March 7th. The points are as follows: Group 1 - 6 pts; Group 2- 7 pts; Group 3 - 8 pts; Group 4 - 10 pts. We are starting the Hall of Presidents project today! This project has become a rite of passage of sorts for fifth graders! Please read the parent letter coming home today. Sign and return the paper attached to the letter. Math (Wernsing) Review of decimals Multiplication/division of decimals Reading (McFarland) Unit 3 Theme Question: How was America founded? Focus Question: What was life like for Native Americans before new settlers arrived? Skills/Topics Covered: Ask and answer questions, compare/contrast, connotation/denotation, prefixes meaning “with” or “together” (co-, col-, com-, con-, and syn-) Weekly assessment on Friday Thank you to the Eldridges and the Kusturins for making our Christmas party a success! Our class appreciated it very much! Spelling (McFarland) Homophones (20 words this week) Test Friday. Language Arts/Writing (McFarland) Upcoming Events Daily Language Review Finishing New Year’s Resolution cube from last week Tuesday, January 8: PTO meeting Wednesday, January 9: Report cards sent home Monday, January 21: MLK Day NO SCHOOL Tuesday, February 5: School Counselor Day Science/ Social Studies (McFarland) Science: No assignments Social Studies: Introduce Hall of Presidents project; start research using books