5th Grade Weekly Newsletter
August 17-21
Reading & Writing (ELAR)
Students will begin exploring personal narratives, focusing on how authors use their own experiences to tell meaningful stories. Students will develop ideas from their own lives and work on organizing their writing with clear details and events.
Phonics
Students will focus on vowel teams, learning how two or more letters can work together to represent vowel sounds. They will apply these patterns when reading and spelling words
Math
Students will work on adding and subtracting decimals through the thousandths place, using place value understanding and strategies to solve problems accurately.
Science
Students will wrap up their learning about relative density and begin investigating thermal and electrical conductors and insulators. They will explore how different materials respond to and transfer thermal and electrical energy.
Social Studies
Students will begin studying early European exploration and colonization, including St. Augustine and Roanoke. They will also begin a Jamestown DBQ, using historical sources and evidence to investigate the experiences and challenges of the Jamestown settlers.
💙 We’re excited for another week of exploring, thinking, and growing across all subject areas!
September 4th - No School for Students
September 6th-Spirit Wear Order Deadline
September 7th - No School for students
September 17th - Wear Purple to support Goutong
September 25th - House Assembly
Chaperones NEEDED!
Dear Parents and Families,
We are excited to announce that our students will be traveling to Sky Ranch from Monday, November 2, through Wednesday, November 4!
We are looking for parent chaperones who would be willing to join us for this exciting trip and help supervise and support our students throughout the experience. The cost for each chaperone is $210, which covers the Sky Ranch experience and accommodations.
If you are interested in being a chaperone, please let us know as soon as possible by emailing jlkinard@prosper-isd.net. We will provide additional information regarding transportation, expectations, and payment once our chaperones have been selected.
Thank you for considering joining us! We truly appreciate your support in helping make this trip a memorable experience for our students.
Thank you,
Jodi
