Dear Parents,
The 5th Grade Field Trip to College of Lake County this Early Release Friday, October 28. Below is the information about the trip. CLC Field Trip Letter
- Return payment of $6.00 cash or check preferred by Monday, October 24
- Chaperone SignUp link for Friday’s field trip – there are still openings: 5th Grade Volunteer/Chaperone SignUp Link
Psimaras Math:
- Completed division problems using traditional method of dividing, multiplying, subtracting and bringing down with 1 digit divisors
- Reviewed how make the remainder into a fraction
- Converted mixed numbers to improper fractions
- Used clock models to solve addition fraction problems
- Next week, we will use solve addition and subtraction fractions using least common multiples and take a checkpoint on adding and subtracting fractions with unlike denominators
Science:
- Researched renewable energies: solar, wind, hydropower, geothermal, and biomass through the lenses of engineers, historians, investigators, and analyzers
- Learned about coal, one of the nonrenewable resources, and the years it takes for it to be developed
- Made habitats for bees using containers and straws and started this month’s green challenge: Leave No Trace
- Next week, groups will create a scrip for a newscast of their assigned renewable resource. We will also see how our campuses around us use renewable practices
ELA News:
- We started a new, spooky, writing project. With this descriptive paragraph, we are working through the different steps of writing, from brainstorming to final draft.
- We continued to read Esperanza Rising and are watching Esperanza begin to grow as a character.
- Next week we will finish our writing project, and start preparing for our first Esperanza Rising comprehension check.
Social Studies News:
- This week we spent time learning about the Salem Witch trials and evaluating the fairness of the trials.
- We also learned about some of the important people that helped to start Rhode Island.
- Next week we will review the New England colonies and begin talking about the middle colonies.
Upcoming Dates:
10/25 – Board Nomination Committee Meeting 3:30 pm Agenda
10/25 – Finance Committee Meeting 6:00 pm Agenda
10/25 – Board Meeting 7:00 pm Agenda
10/28 – Early Release 1:00pm
10/28 – 5th Grade Field trip to CLC 9-11am
10/31 – Halloween parade and parties
11/08 – Election Day – No School
11/11 – Early Release and end of 1st Trimester