Welcome back to Great Hearts and welcome to the Fifth Grade Blog! We are looking forward to a fantastic school year! Our first week back has been successful, and as we all become more familiar with technology things will go even more smoothly moving forward. We will be updating every Friday to keep you informed!
Important Dates and Information:
Reminder: Each day starts at 8:00 a.m., when we look
forward to seeing all of you sitting scholarly and ready for our Homeroom Zoom
meetings!
Google Classroom Clarification: In all of your google
classrooms your scholar should be enrolled in TWO classes. One is your
student’s homeroom, the other should be their grade level specials class. If
you do not see both classes please reach out to one of your specials teachers
via email to let them know so that they can add you to their class.
Grimm’s Fairy Tales Clarification: There has been some confusion about the correct IBN number for this book. For now we will provide PDFs when we pull a story for students. We apologize for the confusion, and when we figure out the misconception we will let you know as soon as possible.
English Language Arts:
This week we began to review Spalding and began reading Grimm's Fairy Tales, as well as practiced annotation. Next week we will begin reading The Secret Garden by Frances Burnett.
- Ms. Harkness
Math:
Hello 5th grade Spartans!
This week in math we reviewed very large numbers and how to work with them. We started with place value, going from the ones place all the way to the billions place. We also learned how to work with very large numbers using the four operations with our number sense, instead of using the standard algorithm. This will be a great benefit to when start dealing very large multiples of ten next week!
-Mr. Dorazio
History:
Aug. 12-14
This first week of History was about
getting up to speed academically. Students watched videos about class
expectations and having a scholarly mind-set at home, accompanied by a short
lesson on Cornell notes. Print outs of the Cornell notes template might be
helpful for some students to see and feel, beyond the representation of those
notes in the video. Students also reviewed “The Pledge of Allegiance” using a
fill-in-the-blank version of Cornell notes. Now they’re set to recite it each
morning during their Homeroom Zoom meetings!
Aug. 17-21
In the coming week, we will discuss
Spatial Sense in two parts. First, understanding maps, globes, and other
geographic tools. Then, later in the week, discussing Climate Zones, Time
Zones, The Arctic and Antarctic Circles, The Mercator Projection, Conic Projection,
and other projection techniques.
Be well,
Mr. Swanson
Science:
-Mr. Chisholm
Highlights:
What a unique start to the school year! Now that the first
week of school and Distance Learning are successfully under our belts, we look
forward to the lessons to come, both in and out of the classroom.
Specials link: https://ghwhspecials.blogspot.com/
5th Grade Contact Info:
5A Lead – Mr. Craig Swanson; craig.swanson@greatheartswesternhills.org
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– Ms. Kate Wall; katharine.wall@greatheartswesternhills.org
5B Lead – Mr. Vinny Dorazio; vincent.dorazio@greatheartswesternhills.org
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– Ms. Kate Wall; katharine.wall@greatheartswesternhills.org
5C Lead – Ms. Hannah Harkness; hannah.harkness@greatheartswesternhills.org
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– Mr. Daniel Coronel; daniel.coronel@greatheartswesternhills.org
5D Lead – Mr. Travis Chisholm; travis.chisholm@greatheartswesternhills.org
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– Mr. Daniel Coronel; daniel.coronel@greatheartswesternhills.org
If you need us, we’re here! Please do not hesitate to reach
out with questions, comments, or concerns.
