5th Grade Newsletter
Important Dates & Reminders
- 1/9- Reading VGA
- 1/11- Math VGA
- 1/16- Student Holiday
- 1/25- End of Quarter, Early Release
- 1/26- Student Holiday
- 1/27- Student Holiday
Language Arts
What are we learning?
- Narrative Non-Fiction Text, Book Clubs
- Fantasy Writing
Home/School Connection
Practice each night daily with a weekly homework packet sent home. Log onto Lexia, myON, and ST math
Math
What are we learning?
- Decimal & Fraction Computation
- Addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division word problems with decimals and fractions.
Home/School Connection
Practice each night daily with a weekly homework packet sent home. Log onto Lexia, myON, and ST math
Science
What are we learning?
Landforms
- Rock Types, the composition of earth's crust and Layers, the connection between Virginia’s history and fossil evidence
4th Grade Animal Adaptations Review
- Physical and Behavioral Adaptations
- How animals adapt to their surroundings in order to survive
- Students will be working in groups to complete a mini project
Home/School Connection
Practice each night daily with a weekly homework packet sent home.
Social Studies
What are we learning?
Geography of Greece, Rome, Asia, and Africa
Home/School Connection
Practice each night daily with a weekly homework packet sent home.