What we are doing the week of December 2-6, 2019
*We always appreciate donated tissues and hand sanitizer. The students go through them quickly!
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Writing with Ms. McNeil (planner/agenda book says "Language Arts")
*This week, we will write our creative journal entry on Monday and share it. Students will practice language mechanics skills in their DEUILI warm-up on Tuesday and begin their next on-demand writing. On Wednesday, students will define and analyze the root FAC/FACT, then work on their on-demand. On Thursday, students will complete their narrative warm-up, and then finish their on-demand. On Friday, students will differentiate between figurative and literal language.
*Work ethic grades are earned by the level of completion, neatness, effort, and correctness. If a student does not receive a 100 on a work ethic assignment, he/she is encouraged to read the comments that I write on the paper, complete the assignment as directed, and turn the assignment back in to be regraded. Journals and writings are assessed on the amount of critical and creative thinking, the details and feelings included, and the use of effective vocabulary, transitions, sentence structure, grammar, mechanics, and spelling.
*This year in writing we focus on letters, articles, and narratives. We will improve our vocabulary and focus on writing complete, interesting sentences. I will be encouraging students to use their "voice" in their writing, while including as much detail, feeling, and evidence as possible to back up their opinion or main idea.
Reading with Mrs. Schlimm
This
week in reading class students will continue reading different plays, while
also focusing on inferring the theme of a play. Students will practice an
extended response question where they must support his/her answer by using
evidence from the text. On Thursday students will have class time to go to the
library and shop at the Scholastic Book Fair! For more information about the
book fair visit the library page on the district website, or use the link
below!
https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bookfairs/cptoolkit/homepage.do?method=homepage&url=waltonveronamiddleschool1
This week’s homework will be “Ice Can Scream.” Homework is assigned on Monday
and due Friday, however late work is always excepted, but points will be taken
off. Extra copies of homework are in the absent folder in the front of the
classroom, or homework can also be found on Google Classroom.
Follow Mrs. Schlimm on Twitter to see what is happening in our 5th grade
reading classroom! @WV_MrsSchlimm
Math with Mrs. Heinrichs
This week we will be MAP
testing.
Science
In
Science, we are learning about shadows and constellations. No quiz this
week.
Social Studies
This week we’re finishing up our Native American unit –
focusing on using resources to meet needs and conflict/compromise from scarcity
of resources. We’ll also be continuing our Explorer Unit focusing on why
the need to seek new ideas and technology.
Monday we’ll share our Native American Google Slide projects
in small groups of 3 or 4 students. Friday we’ll allow 5-10 students show
their project to the class should they volunteer.