Updates and Other Points of Interest

This week we will be studying:

In Math: Finishing up our division unit and moving on to fractions
Click HERE for an EXCELLENT overview of fractions the COMMON CORE way

In ELA: Continuing Who Was Steve Jobs, along with informative writing and text structure

In Science: Mrs. Dant continues instruction in Earth Science

In Social Studies: Finishing up Explorers and moving on to California Missions. There will be a quiz on Explorers this Wednesday. Use the link in the upper right hand corner to log on to your  Pearson OLE Social Studies  page (using the same username and password as Pearson Realize-Math) for assignments to help you study

In Art: Continue our study on creating texture using lines to create Power Hands!

Thank you for contributing to our Donors Choose project. 

We have secured 4 Chromebooks and 6 iPearl covers!

You are the best!

We are SO grateful and appreciative!

The 3rd and final phase will include 2 more Chromebook and a storage center! That will be coming soon!

GLOBAL THINKING

Ethiopian Pen Pals

We are in the process of writing back our Ethiopian Pen Pals and creating a video to show our life in West Hills. We are even learning how to write some Amharic phrases in Fidel! Pretty impressive!

Students are brainstorming ideas and we may need your help in capturing photos and very short videos of your child engaged in their everyday activities like dance and sports.

A video they shared with us of their Wolitic traditional dance

We are in need of tissues, paper towels, and white copy paper in the classroom

Thank You!

Our New Way to Divide

Today we learned a really cool way to divide. Here are examples for students who need help remembering, and for their parents!

Click HERE for Division Homework Help Video Explanation (This uses a 2 digit divisor and we are only using a one digit divisor) 

What's Ahead For The Week

In Language Arts...

We will be focusing on the long i and its spelling patterns for phonics. Our vocabulary words are: endless, realistic, sensible, protested, paralyzed, and display. Vocabulary books are due every Friday, first thing in the morning.

Sample of a Vocabulary Book correctly completed!
The 4th square is "teacher's choice" and was supposed to be empty last week. 
This week the 4th square should contain one antonym and one synonym for each word.

We will be focusing on character traits, distinguishing between implicit and explicit characteristics. Determining what is directly stated and what is inferred. Please practice this at home, too.

In Math...

We will continue focusing on mental math, properties of addition, rounding, adding and subtracting. 

In Science...

We have learned so many interesting things about magnets. Ask us about the forces of attraction and repulsion! We will continue on our quest for magnetic knowledge.

In Social Studies...

We remain focused on latitude and longitude, hemispheres, and the regions of California. As you know, your student picked an exact location in the state of California. They will be researching information specific to their unique location, as they are exposed to to concepts in class. Toward the end of the week, look for criteria for a California Region project to come home. This project will be completed in class, however, students are asked to bring in items of their choice to develop this creative representation!

September 19th from 11am-10pm is Restaurant Night at Pizza Rev! Look for the flier in your child's backpack on Monday!

How To Access Textbooks Online

The following sites can ALWAYS be accessed using the links to the left.

MATH

Pearson Success Net

https://www.pearsonsuccessnet.com/

From the main menu, you can click on OPEN BOOK. You can also check out the video animations of each Topic by clicking on the "TO DO LIST." You can take quizzes and print worksheets as well. This is great to use as a review or as pre-teaching tool.

READING

Treasures Program at ConnectEd 

http://connected.mcgraw-hill.com/connected/login.do

You can read the book and use the Glossary to complete the Vocabuary Book. You can also check out the "TO DO LIST" and find fun videos and lessons on comprehension and phonics.

SCIENCE

If you have an iTunes account on your PC or Mac, iPhone, or iPad, you can download the Science book through iTunes University. Download the iTunes University App first. From the store search the keyword "FOSS" and you will find many resources. Add them to your course manager to listen to the audio of the textbook.

• You can also access the FOSS Website and do fun activities, listen to the audio version of the textbook, see the vocabulary words, view recommended books, and much more! Go to http://www.fossweb.com/home and use the Username ScienceRoom20 and the password Science4

SOCIAL STUDIES

At this point, there is no online access to the Oh, California textbook/workbook.

STUDENTS WILL RECEIVE AN UPDATED PASSWORD CARD THIS WEEK! THEY WILL BE GLUING IT IN THEIR PLANNER AND BRINGING ANOTHER ONE TO KEEP IN A SAFE PLACE AT HOME.

CST Math Prep PowerPoint

Instead of wasting paper, I have created a PowerPoint for you to practice the released questions for the Math CST Test.

It includes hints, explanations, and some links. 

I hope you like it and it helps!

Note: 

For those of you who want to see the answer choices, click. 

For those who don't, don't click and figure out the problem independently!

Click on the link to open the PowerPoint and download to enable the teaching animations!

5th Grade Cst Math Prep Key Standards with hints and explanations by Wendie Zeff Breitenfeld Slezinger

Reviewing Operations with Fractions

Click HERE to Play a Team Jeopardy Game to Review Fractions!