Keenoy Koala News 2-24-17
We are moving right along with our
year! It is so hard for me to believe
that March is so quickly approaching. My
son Caleb has his first soccer tournament this weekend. We love taking the family to his games and
the kids are looking forward to soccer season starting back up. This sport keeps our weekends VERY busy in
the spring.
It was great meeting with everyone at
conferences. I loved having the
opportunity to share your child’s accomplishments and hard work. I am confident that they will continue
working hard during our last trimester of elementary school. The last third of the year goes by quickly
and is an extremely busy time of year for 5th graders. Thank you for your continued support and
please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions.
Koala of the Week: Evan
Groman
My
name is Evan and I love my family. I
have six people in my family. My mom
(Kimberly), mama (Jen), dad (Thom), Makenzie (sister), Jersey (sister), and
Kyler (brother). In my free time I like
to build forts outside with the kids in my neighborhood. I also love to read Harry Potter books and
watching the movies. My favorite
book/movie from the series is Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.
Math
Students
took an assessment over topic 10 on Wednesday.
These are graded and should be included in your child’s Friday folder.
For the next couple of
weeks, students will be learning how to…….
* multiply a fraction by a whole number.
* find the product of two fractions.
* multiply mixed numbers.
Writing
I
enjoyed teaching Non-Fiction writing, but I think that it is safe to say that
both students and I are excited about the change in genre. Students will be taking a post-assessment for
Non-Fiction writing next week. Students
will learn information about Harriet Tubman (two articles and one video). Their job will be to organize this information
by planning and writing a five paragraph essay.
I am confident that students will be able to apply the non-fiction
writing strategies learned during this unit.
Our
new writing unit revolves around research based argumentative essays. I view this as editorial writing, with a
little bit more emphasis on research based arguments. The process that we will be following
includes:
*researching the topic by reading/viewing
trusted sources.
*
listing the pros and cons for each side of the argument.
*creating a thesis statement and turning
that into a terrific beginning
*using a plan sheet to organize our
thinking and arguments
*drafting these ideas
Word Study
Our
focus during the last two weeks has been on words with similar ending sounds
(er, ar, and ure). Students took a test
on Thursday over their 10 spelling works. Look for these graded tests in your
child’s Friday folder.
This
week we will be focusing on words that have a silent consonant and become sounded
consonants. Examples of these words
include: muscle, muscular, design, designate, moisten, moist.
Reading
Students
really seem to enjoy the start of our new read aloud book called Tuck
Everlasting, by Natalie Babbitt. I have
modeled and shared several main idea lessons during the last couple of weeks. This week we continued using these strategies
to improve comprehension, but I also introduced cause/effect relationships
within the story. I will continue meeting
with individuals and small groups to support these skills.
Social Studies
We
completed chapter 7 (Pre-Revolutionary War Events) on Thursday. Students seem highly engaged during lessons,
videos, and discussions. I’ve provided
students with a variety of sources to help build background/reinforce main
ideas. Next week we will start diving
into the key details of the Revolutionary War.
Science
A
couple of scheduling changes this week caused our new Matter Unit to be moved
to next week. This is a lengthy unit that
is filled with fun activities and exploration.
Below, I have listed the science standards that we will cover during
this unit.
* Develop a model to
describe that matter is made of particles too small to be seen.
* Measure and graph
quantities to provide evidence that regardless of the type of change that
occurs when heating, cooling, or mixing substances, the total weight of matter
is conserved.
* Make observations and
measurements to identify materials based on their properties.
* Conduct an investigation
to determine whether the mixing of two or more substances results in new
substances.
Sincerely,
Dan
Keenoy
Buddy Classroom Activity! Valentine's Day Fun!
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