Welcome back!
Reminders:
The weather is changing! Make sure your scholar brings an extra layer for mornings and recesses. It's better to have it and not need it than need it and not have it!
English Language Arts:
This week, we read through "The Voyage of the Dawn Treader" Chapter 6. Next week, we will continue the adventure with Caspian, Eustace, and the Pevensies to see what they do next!
**This book is a "Classics to Keep" book. Each student should have their own copy to read from and annotate in.
For Poetry, we have started working on "The Bells" by Edgar Allen Poe. We will recite it at the end of the quarter.
Math:
Hello Spartan Family!
We have completed Unit 3 on fractions this week! Next week we will spend a great deal of time reviewing key concepts in preparation for our Unit 3 test.
Sincerely,
Mr. Dorazio
History:
We've started fresh this quarter with a new unit on the Reformation. This week we focused on Martin Luther and the spread of Protestantism. Next week, we'll move on to reform within the Catholic Church.
Science:
This week, we started learning about living things--how to tell if something is living by how it interacts (or doesn't!) with its environment. We will continue this subject next week, with an assessment at the end of the week.
Grammar/Writing:
In Grammar, we've started working with predicate nominatives. Students should be getting familiar with the definition of a predicate nominative, finding them in the sentence, and reviewing the linking verbs that often help to distinguish a predicate nominative from a direct object. Next week, we will continue working with both of those parts of speech and will end the week with a Ch. 5 quiz on Friday.
In Writing, we'll continue practicing descriptive writing. We will also start to practice telling the difference between details and main ideas.
Specials link: https://ghwhspecials.blogspot.com/
5th Grade Contact Info:
5A Lead – Mr. Craig Swanson; craig.swanson@greatheartswesternhills.org
AT – Ms. Kate Wall; katharine.wall@greatheartswesternhills.org
5B Lead – Mr. Vinny Dorazio; vincent.dorazio@greatheartswesternhills.org
AT – Ms. Kate Wall; katharine.wall@greatheartswesternhills.org
5C Lead – Ms. Hannah Harkness; hannah.harkness@greatheartswesternhills.org
AT – Mr. Daniel Coronel; daniel.coronel@greatheartswesternhills.org
5D Lead – Mr. Travis Chisholm; travis.chisholm@greatheartswesternhills.org
AT – Mr. Daniel Coronel; daniel.coronel@greatheartswesternhills.org
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