Coming up, so plan accordingly: May 19th - 23rd

• Monday, May 19: PJ

• Tuesday, May 20: Sports/Jersey Day

• Wednesday, May 21: Wacky Wednesday

• Thursday, May 22: Beach/Hawaiian Day

• Friday, May 23: SPIRIT DAY DRESS DOWN

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:

~ We 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 this enrichment opportunity. 

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 - pgs 805 & 806 w/ ruler  (optional: IXL lesson MHR...look it up by clicking the search button, typing MHR, and then selecting the 5th-grade lesson). (Today, our unit in measurement has started, and we worked on measuring with a ruler to the closest 1/4 inch and 1/2 inch. Please continue practicing multiplication flashcards at home, as we will do a lot of multiplication and division in the next few weeks.)

Science - None - Bubis Only (Today, we focused on the question...What is climate? We learned concepts like climate, latitude, and elevation.  So, what is climate?... Climate describes the pattern of weather conditions over a long time, at least thirty years.  What area of Earth does the sun's energy hit most directly?... The tropical zone.  Name three factors that can influence climate?... Latitude, elevation, and distance from water. My classroom will be doing this assignment tomorrow.)

Social Studies- None (We are now entering the unit on the Civil War. Today, we started reading pages 395 - 410 in our textbooks about the causes of the Civil War. We learned words like: abolitionists, Civil War, Confederacy, secede, sectionalism, Underground Railroad, and Union. Some questions to ask.... What was the root cause of the Civil War? - The root cause of the Civil War was a dispute over slavery. What crop was popular to plant and harvest by many plantation owners? - Cotton  What was the purpose of the Underground Railroad? - It helped many people make the arduous journey from slavery to freedom and abolitionists were the ones who organized the escape system.)

Coming up, so plan accordingly: May 19th - 23rd

• Monday, May 19: PJ

• Tuesday, May 20: Sports/Jersey Day

• Wednesday, May 21: Wacky Wednesday

• Thursday, May 22: Beach/Hawaiian Day

• Friday, May 23: SPIRIT DAY DRESS DOWN

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 11 - Measurement (one lesson per day) 

• Monday - Chapter 11, Lesson 1 - Hands On: Measuring with a ruler (learning objective: measure length to the nearest half inch and quarter inch)
• Tuesday - Chapter 11, Lesson 2 - Convert Customary Units of Length (learning objective: Convert measurements of length within the customary system)
• Wednesday - Field Trip
• Thursday & Friday - Conversion worksheets

Science: Chapter 5 on Water Cycles (one lesson per week) 

• We will read the next lesson, asking us to focus on the question, “What are erosion and deposition?”
• How does melting ice cause erosion?
• Learning objective: 
• Students will construct an evidence-based argument that erosion and deposition can change the Earth’s surface
• Key Vocabulary in this lesson: erosion, deposition, and sand dunes

Social Studies: The Civil War

• We will start the Civil War by reading in our textbooks for this unit

• Lesson 20 - The Causes of the Civil War

• What factors helped drive apart the North and the South in the mid-1800s?

• Learning objective: 

• Identify key events that led to the Civil War
• Solve a series of six visual puzzles to reveal key images about the causes of the Civil War
• Discuss critical thinking questions about the causes of the Civil War
• Key Vocabulary: abolitionist, Civil War, Confederacy, secede, sectionalism, Underground Railroad, Union 

• Lesson 21 - The Civil War

• What factors contributed to the outcome of the Civil War?

• Learning Objective:

• Analyze primary source images of the Civil War to discover the factors that enabled the Union to win the war.
• Appreciate the role of historical artifacts in creating historical memory and a sense of shared nationhood.
• Key Vocabulary: draft, Emancipation Proclamation, technology

• On Friday, we will focus our learning on a key person during the Civil War - Abraham Lincoln
• Weekly D.O.G. (Daily Oral Geography) passed out on Monday and will be due on Friday

*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 played iReady math games or the Prodigy math game as a treat for ending the unit with a great math test yesterday. We will start Chapter 11 on Measurement on Monday. Please continue practicing multiplication flashcards at home, as we will do a lot of multiplication and division in the next few weeks.)

Science - None  (Today, we watched random Science videos and answered questions on Brain Pop for fun.)

Social Studies- None (Today, we worked on a Westward Expansion Cloze worksheet where they had to pick which answer was correct in each sentence...like multiple choice options. This ends our unit on the Gold Rush and Westward Expansion.)

Coming up, so plan accordingly: May 19th - 23rd

• Monday, May 19: PJ

• Tuesday, May 20: Sports/Jersey Day

• Wednesday, May 21: Wacky Wednesday

• Thursday, May 22: Beach/Hawaiian Day

• Friday, May 23: SPIRIT DAY DRESS DOWN

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 - Practice Test for your Group  (optional: IXL lesson 8KV...look it up by clicking the search button, typing 8KV, and then selecting the 5th-grade lesson). (Today, we worked on our Practice Test in class and will also take another one home for homework. The test is on Thursday, April 24th. Please continue practicing multiplication flashcards at home, as we will do a lot of multiplication and division in the next few weeks.)

Science - None - Bubis Only (Today we started the next lesson in our book, which asked us the critical question, How do clouds and precipitation form? You might want to ask questions:  Is it possible to have hail fall when the air temperature is above 0 degrees Celsius?.. Yes, because the wind and freezing temperature at the top of the clouds is what forms hail, not the temperature of the Earth.  What form of precipitation does most rain start as?... Ice Crystals   Types of clouds?...Cirrus, Cumulonimbus, Altocumulus, Stratus, Fog. My class had their monthly visit from Ms. Han & Mrs. Walsh today, plus we did this lesson yesterday.)

Social Studies- None (Today, we explored the history of the Gold Rush with packet #2 of facts and questions. All packets will go home on Friday for parents to view.)

Coming up, so plan accordingly: May 19th - 23rd

• Monday, May 19: PJ

• Tuesday, May 20: Sports/Jersey Day

• Wednesday, May 21: Wacky Wednesday

• Thursday, May 22: Beach/Hawaiian Day

• Friday, May 23: SPIRIT DAY DRESS DOWN

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 - Practice Test for your Group  (optional: IXL lesson 8KV...look it up by clicking the search button, typing 8KV, and then selecting the 5th-grade lesson). (Today, we worked on our Practice Test in class and will also take another one home for homework. The test is on Thursday, April 24th. Please continue practicing multiplication flashcards at home, as we will do a lot of multiplication and division in the next few weeks.)

Science - None - Schiff Only (Today we started the next lesson in our book, which asked us the critical question, How do clouds and precipitation form? You might want to ask questions:  Is it possible to have hail fall when the air temperature is above 0 degrees Celsius?.. Yes, because the wind and freezing temperature at the top of the clouds is what forms hail, not the temperature of the Earth.  What form of precipitation does most rain start as?... Ice Crystals   Types of clouds?...Cirrus, Cumulonimbus, Altocumulus, Stratus, Fog. Miss Bubis's class will read this tomorrow.)

Social Studies- None (Today, we explored the history of the Gold Rush with packet #1 of facts and questions. All packets will go home on Friday for parents to view.)

Coming up, so plan accordingly: May 19th - 23rd

• Monday, May 19: PJ

• Tuesday, May 20: Sports/Jersey Day

• Wednesday, May 21: Wacky Wednesday

• Thursday, May 22: Beach/Hawaiian Day

• Friday, May 23: SPIRIT DAY DRESS DOWN

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: Conclusion of Chapter 10 on Multiplying and Dividing Fractions (one lesson per day) 

• Chapter 10 differentiated Practice test was done twice in class on Tuesday and Wednesday
• The same Chapter 10 differentiated Practice test was done twice as homework on Tuesday and Wednesday night, giving us four times as much practice before taking the real test.
• Chapter 10 differentiated Math Test on Wednesday, April 24, 2025 

Science: Chapter 5 on Water Cycles (one lesson per week) 

• We will read the next lesson, asking us to focus on the question, “How do clouds and precipitation form?”
• How does water move through the environment?
• Learning Objective: 
• Students will classify precipitation and investigate the relationship between precipitation and other weather conditions.
• Key Vocabulary in this lesson: hail, precipitation, and sleet

Social Studies: Gold Rush/Westward Expansion and Wonders of the World Presentation Project…

• We will have packets on the Gold Rush to work on on Tuesday and Wednesday. This week, we will end this unit.
• We will also play Oregon Trail and have fun after the packet work is done.
• Thursday, we will focus on the Westward Expansion with a webquest packet
• Friday, we will start our presentations of our Wonder that was created in Canva

• Learning Objective of the Gold Rush:

• Why and how the Gold Rush began
• What life was like during the Gold Rush 
• What lasting effects did the Gold Rush have on California's people and land
• Students will also better understand the Gold Rush's incredible impact on California's history.

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

Math - None  (optional: IXL lesson GXY...look it up by clicking the search button, typing GXY, and then selecting the 5th-grade lesson). (Today, we rested our minds and played Prodigy or iReday math games. Both games have the students solve many equations to reach the next levels. Please continue practicing multiplication flashcards at home, as we will do a lot of multiplication and division in the next few weeks.)

Science - None (Today, we continued to read and finish our Climate Change books. We focused on chapters 11, 12, and 13. Then, they completed the correlating pages in their comprehension packets for these chapters.)

Social Studies - None (Today, I showed them some Wonders of the World projects from last year that were created on Canva. This was to give them ideas for layouts and designs. Then, they continued to research their own Wonder of the World that they picked. Once the research is completed, they could create it on Canva.)

Coming up, so plan accordingly: May 19th - 23rd

• Monday, May 19: PJ

• Tuesday, May 20: Sports/Jersey Day

• Wednesday, May 21: Wacky Wednesday

• Thursday, May 22: Beach/Hawaiian Day

• Friday, May 23: SPIRIT DAY DRESS DOWN

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 11 enrichment worksheet  (optional: IXL lesson GXY...look it up by clicking the search button, typing GXY, and then selecting the 5th-grade lesson). (Today, we continued to divide unit fractions by whole numbers in our books. It was another continuation of the lesson from yesterday, and came easily to the entire class. Please continue practicing multiplication flashcards at home, as we will do a lot of multiplication and division in the next few weeks.)

Science - None (Today, we continued to read in our Climate Change books. We focused on chapters 8, 9, and 10. Then, they completed the correlating pages in their comprehension packets for these chapters.)

Social Studies - None (Today, I showed them some Wonders of the World projects from last year that were created on Canva. This was to give them ideas for layouts and designs. Then, they continued to research their own Wonder of the World that they picked. Once the research is completed, they could create it on Canva.)

Coming up, so plan accordingly: May 19th - 23rd

• Monday, May 19: PJ

• Tuesday, May 20: Sports/Jersey Day

• Wednesday, May 21: Wacky Wednesday

• Thursday, May 22: Beach/Hawaiian Day

• Friday, May 23: SPIRIT DAY DRESS DOWN

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 10 on Multiplying and Dividing Fractions (one lesson per day) 

• Chapter 10, Lesson 9 - Division with Unit Fractions (learning objective: Divide whole numbers by unit fractions using models)
• Chapter 10, Lesson 10 - Divide Whole Numbers by Unit Fractions (learning objective: Use bar diagrams to divide whole numbers by unit fractions)
• Chapter 10, Lesson 11 - Divide Unit Fractions by Whole Numbers (Learning objective: use bar diagrams to divide unit fractions by whole numbers)
• Math Review packet on Thursday

Science: Chapter 5 on Water Cycles (one lesson per week) 

• We will read the next lesson, which asks us to focus on the question, “What is weather?”
• Learning objective: 
• Students will analyze data and use evidence to identify the factors that determine weather.

• Key Vocabulary in this lesson: barometric pressure, humidity, and weather 

Social Studies: Wonders of the World Presentation Project…

• We will work in Canva (program) creating our interactive poster boards, brochures, pamphlets, etc…
• Students will be researching the questions I require to fulfill their rubric scores.
• Learning Objective of Canva:
• Develop proficiency in using the platform's tools and features to create visually engaging and effective designs, including presentations, social media graphics, and other visual content. 

*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.*

Thank you to all the Grandparents that blessed us with their prescence today. Hope they enjoyed the day built for them. xoxo

Math - None (optional: IXL lesson QH2...look it up by clicking the search button, typing QH2, and then selecting the 5th-grade lesson). (Today, we worked on a math packet that reviewed multiplying fractions. Please continue practicing multiplication flashcards at home, as we will do a lot of multiplication and division in the next few weeks.)

Science - None (Today, we worked on the last two of the four spheres on Earth in a packet. We read in detail about them and then answered questions.)

Social Studies - None (Today we continued to read about the Gold Rush in chapters 8 & 9. These chapters were called Boomtowns and Mining Gets Harder.. Some questions to ask.... Why were gold rush towns nicknamed Boomtowns?...They were small towns that seemed to spring up overnight and they were very populated and full of activity.  What nickname was San Francisco known by?...Golden Gate   What is ore?...It is hard rock with gold veins in it.  What were two dangers the miners faced while tunneling for ore?...1- cave-ins on the miners  2- explosions and poisonous gases in a tunnel)

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!!