5th Grade Newsletter

On Monday, we continue with lesson 3: The New Kid. This lesson focuses on the essential question: What are some ways we can handle difficult situations?

Students will focus on the following skills:

• How to make an inference using background knowledge and text details
• How to quote directly from the text to support an inference
• Understanding the challenges of moving to a new place and dealing with difficult situations
• Justify thinking with peers in small group and whole class discussions

Thursday, we move on to 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 3

convince

environment

identical

shrinks

shrinking

topple

toppling

unconvinced

volunteers

volunteered

We will begin our lesson 4 list on Thursday

LESSON 4

chanting

deflate

deflated

embarrass

embarrassed

graduate

graduation

slumps

startled

startling

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

We are moving on to 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.

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

We will focus on the standards: 5.NBT.5

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

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

This month, we are focusing on INTEGRITY. We can model integrity by:

Doing the right thing, even when it is hard or no one is watching

Being honest

Being prepared

Brainstorm at home: What are some ways we can demonstrate integrity?