1. 4th Grade- Chapter 7 (end) 5th Grade- Chapter 7 (end)
5th Grade Times
May 2017
Ms. Grimm Ms. Kellam
Reading and Writing workshop *Students will be using the reading and writing workshop to learn how to research nonfiction topics. *students will have the opportunity to learn how to research history topics they like, and find information about that topic by using different resources. *Students will then take all the information they learned, and write informational essays. *Students will learn how to teach other people about their topic. *The class will learn how to create their own books.
Science
Students will be learning about composting in an urban setting.
Students will create a PowerPoint presentation and poster board to present at a youth conference.
Math
4th Grade- Chapter 7 (end)
Beginning of Chapter 8
5th Grade- Chapter 7 (end)
Students will use what they learned in chapter 6 in order to multiply and divide fractions.
Students will begin to explore multiplication of fractions with a whole number.
Social Studies
Students will learn to compare and contrast how people lived in the past in the Western Hemisphere to today.
Students will explore the geography of the Western Hemisphere.
Upcoming dates and reminders
May 2nd-4th- New York State Math Exam
May 9th- New York Sunworks Youth Conference
May 10th- Class trip “Funtopia”
May 11th- Class trip “Bowling”
May 17th – Open School Night: 4pm – 7pm
Parent Workshop- May 23rd- 2:30pm-3:00pm
May 31st- Class trip “Movies”
Parents in the classroom- May 8:15am
Parent Teacher Association (PTA) Meeting- May