Two field trip forms came home last week. They can be paid together in cash or on one check made out to St. Joseph Catholic School. They are due back as soon as possible. Thank you!

Math - None (Today, we worked on an IXL math lesson AHX on what we did yesterday in class: finding parts of a number using models. For example, what is 2/3 of 15? We would draw three boxes because the denominator tells us how many boxes there are. Then, we figured out how 15 would be divided equally into three boxes. Each box would have a 5 in it. Then we asked ourselves how much 2/3 of 15 is by adding the numbers of two boxes = 10. Please keep practicing multiplication flashcards at home, as we will do a lot of multiplication in the next few weeks.)

Science - None - Schiff Only (Today, we learned what a water cycle is.....evaporation, condensation, and precipitation. What three states can water exist in? Ice/solid, water/liquid, or water vapor/gas. We also took the lesson 1 quiz simultaneously, using our books for guidance. Miss Bubis's class did this yesterday.)

Social Studies - Finish reading chapters 10 & 11 in the Declaration books and the corresponding pages in the packet if not finished in class...DECLARATION BOOK PACKET IS DUE TOMORROW (We read chapters 10 & 11 in our Declaration books and did the corresponding pages in the packet to these chapters. We are off to a great start as they already love this book and all the information it shares with us.)  

Reminders:

- I offer office hours Monday through Thursday if your child needs me to reteach something in Math, Science, or Social Studies. Please email me for assistance, and we will meet via the Google Meet link. 

Upcoming events:

~ Field Trip to Feed My Starving Children on January 30th, during Catholic Schools Week. This will be the 5th grade service project for the year. The room parents will email the chaperone information as the date approaches. Permission forms will be sent home soon.

~ Field Trip on April 30th to Kenosha Public Museum to learn about Native American tribes living in Wisconsin and dissect Owl Pellets. We also have another Field Trip on May 21st to the Civil War Museum in Kenosha. More info is to come for chaperoning by our room parents—field trip forms to go home in April. I am so excited about these enrichment opportunities. 

If you are interested in helping out with our classroom needs:

If anyone would like to donate wish list items to our classroom, please use this Amazon link: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3RS691H76HBK0?ref_=wl_share

Thank you all so much in advance for your continued support. It truly makes a difference in our school community!!

Two field trip forms came home last week. They can be paid together in cash or on one check made out to St. Joseph Catholic School. They are due back as soon as possible. Thank you!

Math - pgs 711 & 712 - the IXL lesson for this lesson will be done in class tomorrow (Today, we worked on finding parts of a number using models. For example, what is 2/3 of 15? We would draw three boxes because the denominator tells us how many boxes there are. Then, we figured out how 15 would be divided equally into three boxes. Each box would have a 5 in it. Then we asked ourselves how much 2/3 of 15 is by adding the numbers of two boxes = 10. Please keep practicing multiplication flashcards at home, as we will do a lot of multiplication in the next few weeks.)

Science - None - Bubis Only (Today, we learned what a water cycle is.....evaporation, condensation, and precipitation. What three states can water exist in? Ice/solid, water/liquid, or water vapor/gas. We also took the lesson 1 quiz at the same time, using our books for guidance. My classroom will do this tomorrow.)

Social Studies - Finish reading chapters 7, 8 & 9 in the Declaration books and the corresponding pages in the packet if not finished in class (We read chapters 7, 8, & 9 in our Declaration books and did the corresponding pages in the packet to these chapters. We are off to a great start as they already love this book and all the information it shares with us.)  

Reminders:

- I offer office hours Monday through Thursday if your child needs me to reteach something in Math, Science, or Social Studies. Please email me for assistance, and we will meet via the Google Meet link. 

Upcoming events:

~ Field Trip to Feed My Starving Children on January 30th, during Catholic Schools Week. This will be the 5th grade service project for the year. The room parents will email the chaperone information as the date approaches. Permission forms will be sent home soon.

~ Field Trip on April 30th to Kenosha Public Museum to learn about Native American tribes living in Wisconsin and dissect Owl Pellets. We also have another Field Trip on May 21st to the Civil War Museum in Kenosha. More info is to come for chaperoning by our room parents—field trip forms to go home in April. I am so excited about these enrichment opportunities. 

If you are interested in helping out with our classroom needs:

If anyone would like to donate wish list items to our classroom, please use this Amazon link: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3RS691H76HBK0?ref_=wl_share

Thank you all so much in advance for your continued support. It truly makes a difference in our school community!

Two field trip forms are coming home today. They can be paid together in cash or on one check made out to St. Joseph Catholic School. They are due by March 17th, please. Thank you!

Math - Practice Test worksheet - Chapter 9 test on Friday - (Today, we worked on a Practice test in class, and I provided another one as homework. This means they have practiced three times before our test tomorrow. Please keep practicing multiplication flashcards at home, as we will do a lot of multiplication in the next few weeks.)

Science - None (Since we are ahead a bit for Science, I did more Social Studies in class today with a First President's packet lesson. They learned vocabulary words such as Electoral College, inauguration, Cabinet, and political party. Some questions you might want to ask during dinner talk... What does unanimous mean? All electors voted the same way, or everyone agrees about something.  What conclusion can you draw from the fact that a unanimous vote elected George Washington?... maybe he was a popular guy, or people thought he would do a good job.  Here is an excellent inference question for this lesson... How did George Washington influence later governments?...he started the tradition of having a presidential cabinet to consult with him on different issues.)

Social Studies - D.O.G. is due by Friday (We read chapters 5 & 6 in our Declaration books and did the corresponding pages in the packet to these chapters. We are off to a great start as they already love this book and all the information it shares with us.)  

Reminders:

- I offer office hours Monday through Thursday if your child needs me to reteach something in Math, Science, or Social Studies. Please email me for assistance, and we will meet via the Google Meet link. 

Upcoming events:

~ Field Trip to Feed My Starving Children on January 30th, during Catholic Schools Week. This will be the 5th grade service project for the year. The room parents will email the chaperone information as the date approaches. Permission forms will be sent home soon.

~ Field Trip on April 30th to Kenosha Public Museum to learn about Native American tribes living in Wisconsin and dissect Owl Pellets. We also have another Field Trip on May 21st to the Civil War Museum in Kenosha. More info is to come for chaperoning by our room parents—field trip forms to go home in April. I am so excited about these enrichment opportunities. 

If you are interested in helping out with our classroom needs:

If anyone would like to donate wish list items to our classroom, please use this Amazon link: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3RS691H76HBK0?ref_=wl_share

Thank you all so much in advance for your continued support. It truly makes a difference in our school community!

Math - Adding mixed fraction worksheet (optional IXL lesson FHD...look it up by clicking on the search button and typing FHD and then pick 5th-grade lesson) - (Today, we worked on adding mixed numbers with like and unlike denominators. This was a challenge, but we will keep on practicing. Please keep practicing multiplication flashcards at home, as we will do a lot of multiplication in the next few weeks.)

Science - Schiff Only (We worked on review pages in the book for our Chapter 4 test on Wednesday, March 12th. Miss Bubis's class did this yesterday.)

Social Studies - D.O.G. is due by Friday (Today I passed out their "What Was the Declaration of Independence" books and comprehension packets. We read chapters 1 & 2 and did the corresponding pages in the packet to these chapters. We are off to a great start as they already love this book and all the information it shares with us.)  

Reminders:

- I offer office hours Monday through Thursday if your child needs me to reteach something in Math, Science, or Social Studies. Please email me for assistance, and we will meet via the Google Meet link. 

Upcoming events:

~ Field Trip to Feed My Starving Children on January 30th, during Catholic Schools Week. This will be the 5th grade service project for the year. The room parents will email the chaperone information as the date approaches. Permission forms will be sent home soon.

~ Field Trip on April 30th to Kenosha Public Museum to learn about Native American tribes living in Wisconsin and dissect Owl Pellets. We also have another Field Trip on May 21st to the Civil War Museum in Kenosha. More info is to come for chaperoning by our room parents—field trip forms to go home in April. I am so excited about these enrichment opportunities. 

If you are interested in helping out with our classroom needs:

If anyone would like to donate wish list items to our classroom, please use this Amazon link: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3RS691H76HBK0?ref_=wl_share

Thank you all so much in advance for your continued support. It truly makes a difference in our school community!

Math - Adding mixed fraction worksheet (optional IXL lesson FHD...look it up by clicking on the search button and typing FHD and then pick 5th-grade lesson) - (Today, we worked on adding mixed numbers with like and unlike denominators. This was a challenge, but we will keep on practicing. Please keep practicing multiplication flashcards at home, as we will do a lot of multiplication in the next few weeks.)

Science - Bubis Only (We worked on review pages in the book for our Chapter 4 test on Wednesday, March 12th. My class will do this tomorrow.)

Social Studies - Jefferson and Great Compromise packets if not finished in class AND D.O.G. is due by Friday (I am introducing the students to a few topics that we will start discussing. We worked on a Thomas Jefferson American Hero packet & The Great Compromise of 1787 packet. They will receive the Declaration of Independence books tomorrow, as we start that unit next.)  

Reminders:

- I offer office hours Monday through Thursday if your child needs me to reteach something in Math, Science, or Social Studies. Please email me for assistance, and we will meet via the Google Meet link. 

Upcoming events:

~ Field Trip to Feed My Starving Children on January 30th, during Catholic Schools Week. This will be the 5th grade service project for the year. The room parents will email the chaperone information as the date approaches. Permission forms will be sent home soon.

~ Field Trip on April 30th to Kenosha Public Museum to learn about Native American tribes living in Wisconsin and dissect Owl Pellets. We also have another Field Trip on May 21st to the Civil War Museum in Kenosha. More info is to come for chaperoning by our room parents—field trip forms to go home in April. I am so excited about these enrichment opportunities. 

If you are interested in helping out with our classroom needs:

If anyone would like to donate wish list items to our classroom, please use this Amazon link: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3RS691H76HBK0?ref_=wl_share

Thank you all so much in advance for your continued support. It truly makes a difference in our school community!

Math: Chapter 9 on Adding and Subtracting Fractions (one lesson per day) 

• Chapter 9, Lesson 12 - Subtract Mixed Numbers (learning objective: subtracting fractions with the same whole, including cases with unlike denominators) 
• Chapter 9, Lesson 13 - Subtract fractions with renaming (learning objective: Students will use fraction equivalence to subtract with renaming)
• Chapter 9, Review Pages in the book - We will review all the class lessons.
• Chapter 9 differentiated Math Practice tests will be done about 3 times before the test on Wednesday and Thursday.
• We will have the Chapter 9 Math Test on Friday, March 14, 2025

Science: Chapter 4 - Ecosystems (one lesson per week)

• Chapter 4 on Ecosystems - creating a study guide on Monday with essential vocabulary, too
• We will do some review guide pages in the book as well
• On Wednesday,  the students will have their Chapter 4 test using open notes and open book

Social Studies: The Declaration of Independence

• We will do packets on Thomas Jefferson- an American Hero and The Great Compromise on Monday.
• On Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday- I will pass out their Declaration of Independence books and comprehension packets - we will be reading chapters 1 through 6 throughout this week and answering the questions that go along with these chapters.
• On Friday, we will have a packet on Jefferson and the Louisiana Purchase and learn about the First Presidents.

First President’s

• Analyze the role of George Washington in creating the first cabinet and executive branch of the federal government
• Compare and contrast the opinions of the Federalists and Democratic-Republican parties regarding issues such as the national bank
• Summarize the events of John Adams’s election as second president and the events that led to the Alien and Sedition Acts

Jefferson and the Louisiana Purchase

• Summarize the causes and effects of the Louisiana Purchase
• Describe the role that Daniel Boone, Lewis & Clark, Zebulon Pike, and John C. Fremont played in the westward expansion of the United States
• Explain the importance of the Lewis and Clark expedition

Learning Objectives of the Declaration of Independence:

1. Analyze the philosophy of government expressed in the Declaration of Independence, with an emphasis on government as a means of securing individual rights 
2. Analyze the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution and the success of each in implementing the ideals of the Declaration of Independence. 
3. Evaluate the significant debates that occurred during the development of the Constitution and their ultimate resolutions in such areas as shared power among institutions, divided state-federal power, slavery, the rights of individual states, and the status of American Indian nations under the commerce clause.  
4. Enumerate the powers of government outlined in the Constitution and the fundamental liberties ensured by the Bill of Rights. 
5. Describe the basic law-making process and how the Constitution provides numerous opportunities to monitor and influence government. 
6. Understand the functions and responsibilities of the free press.

*Please note that The Week at a Glance is very broad. Please check my nightly Edlio posts to read about what we did in class that day.*

Math - None - (Today, we continued practicing adding and subtracting “unlike” fractions - denominators with different numbers. We also had to take them down to simplest form. We worked out many examples. Please keep practicing multiplication flashcards at home, as we will do a lot of multiplication in the next few weeks.)

Science - None (We worked on a Scholastic News Magazine today related to YouTube…a subject many students know. We learned some amazing facts and information at the start of YouTube. We then answered a packet of comprehension questions and a short quiz on the articles in the magazine.)

Social Studies - None (Today, we ended the Constitutio unit with a Timeline Quiz cut and paste activity and a Bill of Rights quiz. The timeline had dates on which they had to pick the correct one that happened on that date. Bill of Rights was one of the first 10 amendments, and they had to match it to the law.)  

Reminders:

- I offer office hours Monday through Thursday if your child needs me to reteach something in Math, Science, or Social Studies. Please email me for assistance, and we will meet via the Google Meet link. 

Upcoming events:

~ Field Trip to Feed My Starving Children on January 30th, during Catholic Schools Week. This will be the 5th grade service project for the year. The room parents will email the chaperone information as the date approaches. Permission forms will be sent home soon.

~ Field Trip on April 30th to Kenosha Public Museum to learn about Native American tribes living in Wisconsin and dissect Owl Pellets. We also have another Field Trip on May 21st to the Civil War Museum in Kenosha. More info is to come for chaperoning by our room parents—field trip forms to go home in April. I am so excited about these enrichment opportunities. 

If you are interested in helping out with our classroom needs:

If anyone would like to donate wish list items to our classroom, please use this Amazon link: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3RS691H76HBK0?ref_=wl_share

Thank you all so much in advance for your continued support. It truly makes a difference in our school community!

Math - Check My Progress packet - (Today, we worked on a Check My Progress packet going through everything from Lesson 1 to Lesson 9 in this unit. It just shows me what areas need more attention. Please keep practicing multiplication flashcards at home, as we will do a lot of multiplication in the next few weeks.)

Science - Ecosystem packet if not finished in class (We are continuing our journey on Ecosystems. We read short passages on Ecosystems and then had to answer some comprehension questions about what we read. )

Social Studies - D.O.G. is due tomorrow (Today, we learned about another key person of the time of the Constitution…James Madison. We read articles on him and answered questions, and then they watched a short, kid-friendly video I assigned about him in Google Classroom Social Studies.)  

Reminders:

- I offer office hours Monday through Thursday if your child needs me to reteach something in Math, Science, or Social Studies. Please email me for assistance, and we will meet via the Google Meet link. 

Upcoming events:

~ Field Trip to Feed My Starving Children on January 30th, during Catholic Schools Week. This will be the 5th grade service project for the year. The room parents will email the chaperone information as the date approaches. Permission forms will be sent home soon.

~ Field Trip on April 30th to Kenosha Public Museum to learn about Native American tribes living in Wisconsin and dissect Owl Pellets. We also have another Field Trip on May 21st to the Civil War Museum in Kenosha. More info is to come for chaperoning by our room parents—field trip forms to go home in April. I am so excited about these enrichment opportunities. 

If you are interested in helping out with our classroom needs:

If anyone would like to donate wish list items to our classroom, please use this Amazon link: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3RS691H76HBK0?ref_=wl_share

Thank you all so much in advance for your continued support. It truly makes a difference in our school community!

Math - Adding and Subtracting unlike fractions packet if not finished in class - (Today, we worked on adding and subtracting unlike fractions as additional practice. Practice makes progress! Please keep practicing multiplication flashcards at home, as we will do a lot of multiplication in the next few weeks.)

Science - None (Today, we did our Lesson 4 Quiz for the week and were able to use our books to help guide us for answers.)

Social Studies - What is the Constitution book test if not finished in class and D.O.G. is due Friday (Today, we worked on a test based on the book we just finished reading. They could work in partners or small groups and use Chromebooks to research answers. It is homework if not completed in class.)  

Reminders:

- I offer office hours Monday through Thursday if your child needs me to reteach something in Math, Science, or Social Studies. Please email me for assistance, and we will meet via the Google Meet link. 

Upcoming events:

~ Field Trip to Feed My Starving Children on January 30th, during Catholic Schools Week. This will be the 5th grade service project for the year. The room parents will email the chaperone information as the date approaches. Permission forms will be sent home soon.

~ Field Trip on April 30th to Kenosha Public Museum to learn about Native American tribes living in Wisconsin and dissect Owl Pellets. We also have another Field Trip on May 21st to the Civil War Museum in Kenosha. More info is to come for chaperoning by our room parents—field trip forms to go home in April. I am so excited about these enrichment opportunities. 

If you are interested in helping out with our classroom needs:

If anyone would like to donate wish list items to our classroom, please use this Amazon link: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3RS691H76HBK0?ref_=wl_share

Thank you all so much in advance for your continued support. It truly makes a difference in our school community!

Math- Lesson 7 enrichment worksheet and optional IXL lesson VSP - you must hit the search button, type in VSP, and then pick the 5th-grade lesson (In Math today, we practiced subtracting "unlike" fractions and taking them down to simplest form. They did a great job on this lesson, but we will continue practicing throughout the week to make it a more straightforward concept. Please keep practicing multiplication flashcards at home, as we will do a lot of multiplication in the next few weeks.)

Science - None - Schiff Only (Today, we read in our textbooks and learned about how humans impact our ecosystems and environments. Miss Bubis's class did this yesterday.) 

Social Studies- Constitution packets are due by Wednesday, and D.O.G. is due by Friday (Today, we learned about another key person during the time of the Constitution...Alexander Hamilton. We read about him and answered questions, too. Then I assigned a short, kid-friendly about him to watch on Google Classroom Social Studies.)

- I offer office hours Monday through Thursday if your child needs me to reteach something in Math, Science, or Social Studies. Please email me for assistance, and we will meet via the Google Meet link. 

Upcoming events:

~ Field Trip on April 30th to Kenosha Public Museum to learn about Native American tribes living in Wisconsin and dissect Owl Pellets. We also have another Field Trip on May 21st to the Civil War Museum in Kenosha. More info is to come for chaperoning by our room parents—field trip forms to go home in April. I am so excited about these enrichment opportunities. 

If you are interested in helping out with our classroom needs:

If anyone would like to donate wish list items to our classroom, please use this Amazon link: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3RS691H76HBK0?ref_=wl_share

Thank you all so much in advance for your continued support. It truly makes a difference in our school community!

Math: Chapter 9 on Adding and Subtracting Fractions (one lesson per day) 

• Chapter 9, Lesson 6 - Use models to subtract unlike fractions (learning objective: use visual fraction models to represent the problem)
• Chapter 9, Lesson 7 - Subtract unlike Fractions (learning objective: subtract fractions with unlike denominators by replacing given fractions with equivalent fractions in such a way as to produce an equivalent sum or difference of fractions with like denominators)
• Chapter 9, Lesson 9 - Estimate sums and differences (learning objective: use equivalent fractions as a strategy to add and subtract)
• Check My Progress worksheets on lessons 1 - 9…making sure we understand what has been taught so far
• Chapter 9, Lesson 10 - Use models to add Mixed Numbers (learning objective: using visual models of fractions to represent and solve the problem)

Science: Chapter 4 - Ecosystems (one lesson per week)

• Chapter 4 on Ecosystems with Lesson 4
• How do humans impact ecosystems? (learning objective: students will define a problem relating to human impact on ecosystems and will analyze the consequences of how people can affect the environment.)
• How do living things interact with their environments?
• On Wednesday, we will do our Words to Know Lesson 4 quiz using our books as a guide to find answers, as always. 
• The students will have Ecosystems packets they will work on in groups on Thursday.
• On Friday, we will enjoy a Science Spin magazine article
• Key words.... conservation, non-native species, and pollution

Social Studies: The Constitution

• On Monday - Read chapters 8 & 9 of "What is the Constitution?" book along with pages 8 & 9 in our comprehension packets that go with the books.
• On Tuesday - Timeline activity on Constitution and Bill of Rights Quiz
• On Wednesday - we will learn about Alexander Hamilton and his role during the events of the Constitution. The students will also be assigned a short video about him on Google Classroom.
• On Thursday, we will learn about James Madison and his role during the events of the Constitution. The students will also be assigned a short video about him on Google Classroom.
• On Friday, we will be taking a test on the "What is the Constitution" book we just finished reading, and they will be allowed to use their packets as notes for the test.

Learning Objectives of The Constitution: 

After this lesson, students will be able to:

1. explain the origins of the Constitution
2. describe the three branches of government and how they function
3. apply understanding of the Constitution to the classroom

*Please note that The Week at a Glance is very broad. Please check my nightly Edlio posts to read about what we did in class that day.*