1. 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 pts; Group 2- 7 pts; Group pts; Group 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