5th Grade Communication 4/28/23

5th Grade Communication 4/28/23

Friday, April 28, 2023

Hello Fifth Grade Families,

We’ve had another great week! Thank you for sharing all your wonderful recipes and food, and attending Student Let Conferences last night. It was a huge success. Below you will find some announcements and will learn what we have been working on this week!

Announcements:

*Continuation: Thursday, June 1st, 9:30 a.m. More information coming soon!

*Balarat Form and Money: Due on Wednesday, May 3rd

*Field Trips:

We will provide more information as the field trip date nears.

  • May 4 - Rockies Game - STEM Day -More detailed information next week!
  • May 11-12 - Balarat (DPS -Outdoor Education)

If you have any questions, feel free to contact us at:

jennifer_baker@dpsk12.org

steven_altenburger@dpsk12.org

Literacy: EL Modules: Module 3: Promises to Keep (How Jackie Robinson Changed America)

  • “Newspaper” Opinion Writing based on our study of Jackie Robinson.
  • Language: verbs/adverbs, commas, context clues
  • Spelling: Compound words, sentences, and narrative story
  • Istation practice

Next Week:

  • Final Istation Literacy Assessment on Monday, May 1st!
  • Ordering books from the $500 grant we received.
  • Mural painting on Tuesday! Be sure to drive by Asbury and Marion to see the progress!
  • Starting our final literacy unit!

Math: This Week

  • Continued our learning about Hierarchy of triangles and quadrilaterals
  • Create art only using triangles and quadrilaterals.
  • Fractions review

Next Week:

  • Performance Task - Fractions
  • Graphing Checkpoint

Science: This Week - Amplify Curriculum - Modeling Matter

  • Unit Question: What happens when two substances are mixed together?
  • Chapter 3 Question: Why can salad-dressing ingredients separate again after being mixed?
  • Emulsifiers

Upcoming Weeks:

  • What happens when two liquids separate?
  • What happens when you add an emulsifier?

Have a Great Weekend!!!

The Fifth Grade Team



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