5th Grade Newsletter
Greetings Families! Quarter 2 is underway and our Bucknell Bulldogs are being challenged more and more every day. Please continue supporting us by motivating students to continue showing up each day to give their best and by reinforcing school expectations at home.
Important Dates & Reminders
- 12/12: iReady Reading Test
- 12/13: iReady Math Test
- 12/12-16: Spirit Week & FEL Learning
- 12/16-1/2: Winter Break!
Please remember students should be reading at least 30 minutes every night at home. Students may log onto ST Math and Myon to get math and reading practice daily. Weekly homework packets are sent home for daily practice. Parents please show any strategies you may have learned. Math is practice, practice, practice!
Language Arts
What are we learning?
- Narrative Non-Fiction Text
- Students will participate in Book Clubs
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 Computation
- Fraction Computation
- Decimal and Fraction Word Problems
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, composition of earth's crust and Layers, connection between Virginia’s history and fossil evidence
Home/School Connection
Practice each night daily with a weekly homework packet sent home.
Social Studies
What are we learning?
Geography of Greece and Rome
Home/School Connection
Practice each night daily with a weekly homework packet sent home.