Updates and announcements

I hope everyone had a wonderful and restful Thanksgiving break! I had the wonderful opportunity to host my husband’s family, so my weekend was full of wonderful food and wonderful shopping.

As a whole, we have had a lot of absences in 5A in the past few weeks. It would be incredibly helpful if I could get a quick email letting me know if the absence is planned. Especially with the end of the quarter coming up, we need to stay on top of our make up quizzes and tests so my grades are accurate for writing evaluations, and I currently have 19 missed assessments to administer from the two days of school last week.

The spelling bee will take place on Thursday, November 29^th. Information went home a couple weeks ago.

Our week in learning

This week, students will learn about the idiom “It’s never too late to mend”.

Students will recite “The Snowstorm” on 12/5. We extended the due date due to the complexity of the poem and our Thanksgiving break in the middle. PLEASE NOTE: though it is not long, this is a tricky poem to memorize last minute because it does not rhyme. Students should work a little every night to memorize this beautiful poem.

The roots quiz for last week’s roots will take place on Wednesday. Students will learn about the roots humus, folium, sal, and mare. There will be a roots quiz over these next Wednesday, following the same schedule as last year. Students should expect a similar roots quiz every Wednesday over the roots learned the previous week.

In Literature, we will continue reading “Where the Red Fern Grows”. Students will continue their journal entries. For every chapter, students will write one 5-6 sentence paragraph about a virtue a character showed during that chapter. We will read through chapter 17 by the end of the week. We will be looking out for foreshadowing and figurative language.

In Writing and Grammar, students will learn about dependent and independent clauses. We will pass our their mid-year grammar test study guide this week and their test will be on Tuesday, 12/4. On Friday, we will begin learning about persuasive essays and the difference between fact, opinion, and propaganda.

This week in science, students will have the opportunity to present their science fair projects to their peers. Students are expected to give a 3-5 minute presentation explaining the major components of their project to their class, as well as taking questions from their classmates. We will spend the rest of Quarter 2 studying differents types of cells, which will begin next week. Don’t forget to mark your calendars for the 5th Grade Science Fair, which is December 12th in the Arete Gym from 5:00-6:15PM. It will be a wonderful opportunity for students to showcase their hard work to their family and friends!

This week in History, students will finish their unit on England: Golden Age to Glorious Revolution. We will learn about the rule of Charles II of England, the “Merry Monarch”, and his brother, James II of England, as well as the Glorious Revolution. Thursday will be a review day, with study guides due that morning, and the test will be on Friday.

In math, we will finish our unit on Multiplying and Dividing Fractions. Students will work on word problems that deal with fractions and review for their test on Thursday, 11/29. We will begin our unit on area, perimeter, and surface area on Friday. Please note that we will have frequent quizzes in math. When a “b” quiz comes home for homework, that means there will likely be a quiz the next day. This means there will be frequent, low stakes math quizzes. We will continue our normally scheduled math groups on Wednesday, 8:00-9:15.

Updates and announcements

I apologize for the late blog! I was out sick today, so I am just getting to this.

I hope everyone enjoys their break!

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Our week in learning

This week, students will learn about the idiom “A miss is as good as a milel”.

Students will recite “The Snowstorm” on 11/28. PLEASE NOTE: though it is not long, this is a tricky poem to memorize last minute because it does not rhyme. Students should work a little every night to memorize this beautiful poem.

The roots quiz for last week’s roots will take place on Tuesday, due to the long break. Students will learn about the roots agon, dromos, and mons. There will be a roots quiz over these next Wednesday, following the same schedule as last year. Students should expect a similar roots quiz every Wednesday over the roots learned the previous week.

In Literature, we will continue reading “Where the Red Fern Grows”. Students will continue their journal entries. For every chapter, students will write one 5-6 sentence paragraph about a virtue a character showed during that chapter. We will read through chapter 15 by the end of the week. We will be looking out for foreshadowing and figurative language.

In Writing and Grammar, we will finish writing narratives on a time the students showed courage. They will share their final draft papers on Friday. We will learn about interjections and possessive possessive words. There will be a short quiz on Friday.

This week in science, students will finish our Classification Unit with their unit test on Monday. Science fair essays are due Monday, and poster boards will be due Tuesday. Students will present their projects to the class the week after Thanksgiving break, and should be prepared to give a 3-5 minute presentation that covers all the major components of their project and answer questions from their classmates. We will begin our next unit on cells after Thanksgiving break-stay tuned for updates!

This week in History, students will learn about King Charles I, and Oliver Cromwell, who succeeded him as Lord Protector of England after the civil war. Tuesday will be a catch up day. We will be taking our test on England: Golden Age to Glorious Revolution next Friday, November 30^th. Study guides will be passed out on Friday, November 16^th and are due the day before the test, on Thursday, November 29^th. This will give students an opportunity to get caught up with what we’ve learned in this unit thus far, so they’re not tempted to do homework over our R&R Thanksgiving break. Students will also be given a writing assignment on Monday about King Charles I that is not due (in rough draft form) until Tuesday, November 27^th but, again, they are not expected to work on this over break.

In math, we will continue with our unit on Multiplying and Dividing Fractions. Students will work on word problems that deal with fractions. Please note that we will have frequent quizzes in math. When a “b” quiz comes home for homework, that means there will likely be a quiz the next day. This means there will be frequent, low stakes math quizzes. We will not have math groups this week.

Updates and announcements

I hope everyone had a wonderful three day weekend! I am almost officially done with my classwork, so I rewarded myself with some quilting yesterday. I have so many projects “in progress”, it will be nice to get some finished up.

Our winter concert is this Wednesday! See you there!

Our week in learning

This week, students will learn about the idiom “Make a mountain out of a mole hill”.

Students will recite “The Road Not Taken” on 11/14. PLEASE NOTE: though it is not long, this is a tricky poem to memorize last minute because it does not rhyme. Students should work a little every night to memorize this. The students will learn about “The Snowstorm” and recite this poem on 11/28. The same note applies for this poem, it has proven challenging to memorize in the past, despite being short.

Students will learn about the roots cutis, cor, dorsum, and athlon. There will be a roots quiz over these next Wednesday, following the same schedule as last year. Students should expect a similar roots quiz every Wednesday over the roots learned the previous week.

In Literature, we will continue reading “Where the Red Fern Grows”. Students will continue their journal entries. For every chapter, students will write one 5-6 sentence paragraph about a virtue a character showed during that chapter. We will read through chapter 13 by the end of the week. We will be looking out for foreshadowing and figurative language.

In Writing and Grammar, we will finish writing narratives on a time the students showed courage. They will share their final draft papers on Friday. We will learn about interjections and possessive words. There will be a short quiz on Friday.

This week in science, students will review for their classification test. They will also go over how to write the science fair essay and be given some class time to work on it. Please note the project essay is due 11/19, and the poster board is due 11/20. The classification test is also on the 19th, so to avoid any stressful nights, your students should be studying some each night to prepare.

This week in History, students will continue our study of the Golden Age of England. We will discuss Queen Elizabeth I, England’s defeat of the Spanish Armada, and the English Civil War. Since we have learned about all 50 States and had our location test last week, we will be having regular lessons on Wednesdays going forward.

In math, we will continue with our unit on Multiplying and Dividing Fractions. Students will work on dividing a fraction by a unit fraction, dividing a whole number by a fraction, dividing a fraction by a fraction, and word problems. Please note that we will have frequent quizzes in math. When a “b” quiz comes home for homework, that means there will likely be a quiz the next day. This means there will be frequent, low stakes math quizzes. We will not have math groups this week.

Updates and announcements

The second quarter always feels like it moves so fast! We are already in week 4 and Thanksgiving is only a short 2 ½ weeks away!

Our 50 States Location test is this Wednesday. This site is a great resource for students (and adults ;) ) to quiz themselves: https://online.seterra.com/en 

5A is getting a little less time to work on the poem “The Road Not Taken”, so to make up for that, we will be reciting the poem together every morning before we go to our first special to give them class time to work on it.

The Fall Festival is on Saturday! I hope to see you there!

Our week in learning

This week, students will learn about the idiom “Lock, stock, and barrel”.

Students will recite “The Road Not Taken” on 11/14. PLEASE NOTE: though it is not long, this is a tricky poem to memorize last minute because it does not rhyme. Students should work a little every night to memorize this.

Students will learn about the roots rhinos, cornu, and derma. There will be a roots quiz over these next Wednesday, following the same schedule as last year. Students should expect a similar roots quiz every Wednesday over the roots learned the previous week.

In Literature, we will continue reading “Where the Red Fern Grows”. Students will continue their journal entries. For every chapter, students will write one 5-6 sentence paragraph about a virtue a character showed during that chapter. We will be looking out for foreshadowing and figurative language.

In Writing and Grammar, we will begin writing narratives on a time the students showed courage. Toward the end of the week, we will discuss how we classify and diagram interjections.

This week in science, students will continue their study of classification. We will continue studying the Protist “junk drawer” kingdom, and students will be introduce to the bacteria in Kingdom Monera. On Thursday, students will have a chance to practice hands on with a live earthworm and make observations! It will be a fun chance to see science in action. Please make note of the due dates in the science fair packets-students should be finishing their experiment design and gathering materials this week so they can begin trials. Mark your calendars for Wednesday, December 12th from 5:00PM to 6:30PM, as this will be our 5th Grade Science fair! Students projects will be presented and judged in the gym that night.

This week in History, students will have two tests. Since we need one more day of instruction for the Reformation, our test has been moved from Tuesday to Thursday (11/8). Study Guides are now due Tuesday (11/6), instead of Monday. On Wednesday (11/7), students will be tested on their knowledge of the location of all 50 States. Please encourage your children to study multiple days in advance for each. On Friday, we will learn about King Henry VIII and his multiple wives, in preparation for Unit 5: England: Golden Age to Glorious Revolution.

In math, we will continue with our unit on Multiplying and Dividing Fractions. Students will work on word problems that involve multiplying a fraction by a fraction, divide a fraction by a fraction, and divide a whole number by a unit fraction. Please note that we will have frequent quizzes in math. When a “b” quiz comes home for homework, that means there will likely be a quiz the next day. This means there will be frequent, low stakes math quizzes. We will have math groups this week, Wednesday, 11/7, 8:45-9:45. Note the change is due to our Winter Concert rehearsals.

Hello Archway Arete Parents and Students! It’s once again time for our annual Bard Competition, which means registration starts now! If your student is interested in trying their hand at this artistic form in this exciting and challenging competition,  please have them ask their teacher for a registration form, which must be turned in no later than Monday, November 5^th by the end of the day. Each student who registers will also receive a copy of the Poetry Out Loud judging guidelines to help them refine their performance for the first round of the competition, which will take place across November 16^th and 19^th at 3:05 after the school day. More details to follow. I am so excited for this competition to kick off and see what students we’ll be hearing from this year, so please don’t hesitate to register! If you have any further questions, please email Ms. Arce-Lindsay at carce-lindsay@archwayarete.org. I look forward to seeing our students perform! Happy poem hunting!