Author: emachuga

5th Grade News

October 25, 2013

Upcoming Events
Swimming has started (Wright and McKenna class). Please bring suit and towel on A days
October 31st: Fall Celebration
November 6th: PE Fun Night 5:30—7:00pm
November 11th: No School—Veteran’s Day
November 13th: November Book Order due
Nov. 21, 22: ½ days, dismissal at 11:05, Parent/Teacher Conferences
Nov. 27-29: NO SCHOOL, Thanksgiving Break

ELA: Mrs. Wright lwright1@cscsd.org
This week in English language arts, students continued to work in module one, unit two. This module work is designed to focus on the novel "Esperanza Rising." Students discussed several chapters this week and looked at many topics within each chapter.
The "Esperanza Rising" mid unit assessments have been scored and given back to your student. Please look this over, sign and return it as soon as possible.
Next week students will continue to work in the "Esperanza Rising" unit. Please make sure to check and sign reading logs nightly as they will always have reading homework. Kindly remember to check my website at toolbox.org for updates.

Math/FOSS: Mr. McKenna jmckenna@cscsd.org
In Science we are finishing up our 1st investigation: If substances are mixed together, can they be separated? The students will be writing an essay where they make a claim related to this topic and provide evidence collected through our experiments. Next week we start Investigation #2: How can solubility and saturation be used to identify an unknown material?
In math we started multiplying decimals by whole numbers. The students examined this process through place value chips, area models, and the standard algorithm. Next week we use all of these methods to divide decimals. I encourage you to investigate these lessons through the website engageNY. Just look for common core curriculum, math, then 5th grade module 1!
Next Thursday we are going to have a Fall Celebration (October 31st). The students will be going from one 5th grade class to another to complete educational, but fun Halloween themed activities! I will supply the treats!!

Special Education-Mrs. Taft dtaft@cscsd.org
This week in the resource room, we have been concentrating on the re-teaching of the Math Modules. Last week we took a mid-module assessment in math and we are now re-teaching the areas of the assessment that we needed a little more help with. We have also been working on our individual goals.
I would like to congratulate the students who have been working hard on completing their ELA homework each night. I understand the book is difficult and I appreciate the help that the parents/guardians at home are providing.