5th Grade Newsletter

One more day until October!

This week we will continue with lesson 4: Turn it Around, which focuses on the essential question: How can people solve problems with a friend or classmate?

Students will focus on the following skills:

• How to determine character traits based on a character's words and actions
• How to compare and contrast characters in a drama using text details
• Understand how to approach and resolve a problem with a friend or classmate
• Explaining how characters are similar or different

To support students, explore this guide from the Alaska Department of Early Education and Development: https://education.alaska.gov/akreads/5th%20Grade%20Reading%20Family%20Guide.pdf

We are focusing on the suffixes -ed (past tense) and -ing (present tense)

LESSON 4

chanting

deflate

deflated

embarrass

embarrassed

graduate

graduation

slumps

startled

startling

We will be testing on Friday, October 4

While we practice at school, an extra 5 minutes a night can help your student feel more confident!

Monday and Tuesday, we will continue Lesson 4: Multiplying Multi-Digit Numbers.

Students will focus on the following skills:

• Using the Distributive Property to break apart factors in order to solve multiplication problems
• Multiplying three-, four-, and five-digit numbers by two-digit numbers
• Using the standard algorithm to solve multi-digit multiplication problems with whole numbers

To help your student feel more successful, practice those math facts at home! Being able to quickly recall multiplication facts makes this process much easier.

We will take our test for this skill on Tuesday.

The following videos may help you and your student practice at home:

Multiplication Patterns https://youtu.be/geCLU40WGaw

Use Partial Products https://youtu.be/BZPrJZc2uGM

The Distributive Property https://youtu.be/Cd34GOG37_A

Estimate Products https://youtu.be/E_PRVnyVDU8

Multiply by 1 Digit https://youtu.be/Asw8MhljS44

Multiply by Two Digits https://youtu.be/osQzkqBVEng

The remainder of the week will be dedicated to reviewing the division of multi-digit dividends. This is a difficult skill! Extra practice at home may be necessary for some students.

The following videos may help you and your student practice at home:

Relate Division to Multiplication https://youtu.be/DSpOuDnzQ1M

Two Digit Dividends https://youtu.be/TXzxz35lP1g

Division Patterns https://youtu.be/99awoNsOk1M

Estimate Quotients https://youtu.be/pjYBVbjGEDM

Distributive Property and Partial Quotients https://youtu.be/AnPEXmBPvvQ

Divide Three and Four Digit Dividends https://youtu.be/-LPobZWd4h4

Place the First Digit https://youtu.be/2qhM1FyNRF0

Quotients with Zeros https://youtu.be/j41nxuB_yRA

Interpret the Remainder https://youtu.be/T9e_eTb8y64

Vocabulary Review https://youtu.be/n9hf3t_IQBA

We will focus on the standards:

5.NBT.5: Fluently multiply multi-digit whole numbers using a standard algorithm.

5.NBT.6: Find whole-number quotients of whole numbers with up to four-digit dividends and two-digit divisors, using strategies based on place value, the properties of operations, and/or the relationship between multiplication and division. Illustrate and explain the calculation by using equations, rectangular arrays, number lines, real life situations, and/or area models.

Check out the following events. Fliers have been sent home.

During the month of October, we will be focusing on nurturing. We can nurture ourselves and one another by:

Using a growth mindset and positive thinking about our abilities

Speaking kindly to one another

Brainstorm at home: What are some ways we can nurture ourselves and others?