November Updates!

The past few weeks have been busy in 5B! We have just finished "Where the Mountain Meets the Moon" in reading. The students loved this book. Today in class we are wrapping it up with a book discussion in class. Next week, we will be beginning a book review on the two half days. What isn't finished, will be an at home project. Students will be given graphic organizers, a rubric, and explicit instruction to get started.

In math students are working hard in division and complex multiplication! They recently completed a topic 1-4 review to reflect on the term and content that was learned.

In science, students have been honing their structural engineering skills. They have built card structures and tested them, and are currently making structures with spaghetti and marshmallows. They test these structures and redesign using the process many engineers use!

In social studies, we are learning about the Early English Colonies. We learned the mystery of the lost colony of Roanoke. This week have been learning about the Jamestown Colony. Students learned about the struggles the colony faced and what led it to be successful. We are currently working on researching two important people to Jamestown, John Smith and Pocahontas. Students are creating Google slide presentations on their chrome book accounts.

Finally in writing we have been writing persuasive pieces on current issues happening in the world, mostly using our Time For Kids subscriptions as resources. Ask your students their views on Fair Trade, Diamond Mining in Africa, and honoring our Veterans.

There are two half days next week due to conferences, I look forward to meeting with you!

Virtual Jamestown

www.historyglobe.com/Jamestown


Students who would like to access the virtual Jamestown activity we did in class today can do so through this link.