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Fifth Grade News

Curriculum Highlights
Cowlishaw Elementary School

Literacy:  Incorporate technology Addition and Subtrac- Issue 6


Focus Skills/Strategies  Conferencing tion of Fractions
 ISAT preparation Social Studies: Accelerated Math February 2011
 Making inferences Focus  Unit 6—Number Sys-
 Vocabulary Skills  Colonial Life in North tems and Algebra Con-
cepts
Fifth Grade Team:
 Narrative Elements America
 Jan Kelly:
 Summarizing Science: ISAT PREPARATION:
jan_kelly@ipsd.org
 Synonyms Focus  Test taking strategies
 Ryan Klein:
 Analogies  The Digestive System  Reading/Math drills ryan_klein@ipsd.org

**Please remember to read Spelling:  Extended Response  Christi Grezlik:


with your child using the christi_grezlik@ipsd.org
Focus
weekly fluency sheets.  Tamela Williams: tam-
 Word Study
Writing: ela_williams@ipsd.org
 Weekly spelling units
Focus  Julee DeGeus:
Mathematics: julee_degeus@ipsd.org
 Writing extended Re-
Focus
sponses
Grade 5 Reminder:
 Writer’s workshop
 Unit 6– Using Data:  Please watch for
 Ongoing grammar study important informa-
tion that will be
coming home re-
garding middle
school and parent
Fifth Grade Happenings teacher confer-
ences.
Feb. 3rd-11th — Book Fair
Feb. 21st—No School:
Feb. 9th—Robert Crown Presidents’ Day
Follow-up
Feb. 22nd—No School
Feb. 11th— Friendship Par- Parent Teacher Conferences
ties (Students are allowed to
bring Valentines for the en- Feb. 25th —No School:
tire class) Institute Day

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