Fifth Grade News

Curriculum Highlights
Literacy: Focus Skills/Strategies Chapter 8: The Road to War Science Focus
Cowlishaw Elementary School

Spelling Bee Focus

Issue 8 May 2012

Connotation/Denotation Compare and Contrast Finding Main Ideas in Non Fiction text Review of previouslytaught strategies

Mathematics Grade 5

Wrap-Up of Small Life Review of Scientific Method

Unit 8: Fractions and Ratios Unit 9: Coordinates, Area, Volume, and Capacity

Fifth Grade Team:

Jan Kelly: jan_kelly@ipsd.org Ryan Klein: ryan_klein@ipsd.org Michelke Hebenstreit: michelle_hebenstreit@ipsd.org Tamela Williams: tamela_williams@ipsd.org Julee DeGeus: julee_degeus@ipsd.org

**Please remember to read Spelling with your child using the weekly fluency sheets. Focus
Writing: Focus

Accelerated Math

Word Study Weekly spelling units

Unit 9: Variables, Formulas. and Graphs Unit 10

Research Skills Poetry Ongoing grammar study Focus

Social Studies Chapter 7: The Fight for the Continent

Fifth Grade Happenings

As we come to the end of May 3-4: Benchmarking May 28: No School-Memorial fifth grade, we have been May 7: Variety Show Tryouts Day reviewing the Rules of May 10: Hill/Still Middle School May 29: Fieldtrip-50 States Thumb. We especially Visit in 60 Minutes want to remind students May 11: PTA Hawaiian Luau May 29: Spelling Bee to continue to be responsiMay 14: No School-SIP Day May 30: Poetry Coffee House ble in completing their May 18: Variety Show May 31: Mini Courses homework each night. May 22: Gym Jam June 1: Last Day of School Thanks for your continMay 25: Fifth Grade Farewell Report Cards go home ued support at home. 10:10 Dismissal

Reminder: We do understand that the month of May is very busy for the fifth graders. We have sent home quite a lot of correspondence about upcoming fieldtrips and school activities. If you have any concerns about these events please do not hesitate to contact your childs teacher.