Tuesday, March 12, 2024 Homework
We have been practicing for Stations of the Cross with the lead of Mr. Showstead as 5th grade is in charge of the production. We will be performing the Stations of the Cross this Thursday, March 14th at 12:30pm in Church. Please join us.
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Math - None (Today we worked on finding parts of a number by using models. Example: what is 2/3 of 15... we would draw three boxes because the denominator tells us how many boxes. Then we figure out how 15 would be divided equally into 3 boxes. Each box would have a 5 in it. Then we ask ourselves how much is 2/3 of 15 by added the numbers of two boxes = 10. They also had to do an IXL lesson.)
Science - None-Schiff Only (Today we started creating our study guides for our upcoming test on this Friday for Chapter 4. We were working on creating your study guide by writing all the vocabulary and definitions from pages 181 & 183 in spiral notebook and the main topics and bullet points from each of the 4 lessons in this chapter from page 185. We also did the review pages 186 & 187 in our text book to get us one step closer to being prepared for our Science test this Friday. Miss Bubis's class did this yesterday.)
Social Studies - None (Today we 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 is in agreement about something. What conclusion can you draw from the fact that George Washington was elected by a unanimous vote?... maybe he was a popular guy or people thought he would do a good job. Here is a great 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. )
Reminders:
- I offer office hours Monday - 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 google meet link.
- I offer afterschool Math group ENRICHMENT on Thursday's of every week until 3:15pm. Some weeks we review and some weeks we go ahead and learn the next lessons. We will also work on strengthening our math facts in multiplication. It is $30 per week if you'd like to join. You can come and go from week to week, but it is very beneficial. Contact me with any questions.
- Amazon wish list, if you can donate to our classroom... https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3RS691H76HBK0?ref_=wl_share
Upcoming events:
~ Field Trip on May 2nd to Kenosha Public Museum to learn about Native American tribes that lived in Wisconsin and also dissecting Owl Pellets. We also have another Field Trip on May 22nd to the Civil War Museum in Kenosha. More info to come for chaperoning by our Room Parent's. Field Trip forms to come home in April. So excited for these opportunities of enrichment.
~ After much research on my end, I have decided to end this year in Science with a bit of Biology. I surprised the students and told them that we will be dissecting a crayfish and an earthworm in May sometime. I would say 99% of them were so excited about this. A couple were not thrilled with the idea. Please know that this will not be graded, nor would I make any student do something they do not want to do or feel comfortable doing. This is strictly for fun and is totally optional. If they choose to not participate, they can come to the Science lab with us and read a book in the hallway. I'm very excited about this opportunity for the students.
