Update 9/30

       Dear Parents,

       We are SO excited for the Rock Eagle overnight trip!  Thank you for all your help in making this a successful trip for our students.  I will be sending out photos from our trip on Remind so be sure and check them out!

       We have finished up our Electricity Unit in Science by creating working circuits in the STEM lab and taking our Electricity quiz.  In Social Studies, we are continuing to explore the topics of WWI and U.S. involvement, the Roaring 20's, and the Harlem Renaissance.  We have been reading about Jazz Greats like Duke Ellington and "the queen of Scat", Ella Fitzgerald, in our Modeled Read and ROAR.  Please send in a poster board with your student by this Thursday, 10/4 since we will wrap up our unit by creating in-class poster projects following the below criteria.

       In Math, we have finished up our Powers of Ten unit in 5.1 and our Number System Fluency unit in 6.1.  In 5.1, we will begin our Adding & Subtracting with Decimals unit next week.  In 6.1, we will begin our Rate, Ration, and Equivalent Fractions unit next week as well.

        In Writing, we have been working on Write Score lessons guiding the students in how to write a Constructed Response using two texts which is very similar to what the students will see on the Write Score assessment and also on the Milestones in April.  The students did a great job taking notes and answering the prompt about Yellowstone National Park and Everglades National Park last week.  This week we will continue to work on constructed responses to informational text. 

       Please let me know if you have any questions and thank you for your support!!

       :) Jenny M-G

5.1 Math standards:
MGSE5NBT.1 Recognize that in a multi-digit number, a digit in one place represents 10 times as much as it represents in the place to its right and 1/10 of what it represents in the place to its left.
MGSE5.NBT.3 Read, write, and compare decimals to thousandths. a. Read and write decimals to thousandths using base-ten numerals, number names, and expanded form, e.g., 347.392 = 3 × 100 + 4 × 10 + 7 × 1 + 3 × (1/10) + 9 x (1/100) + 2  (1/1000). b. Compare two decimals to thousandths based on meanings of the digits in each place, using >, =, and < symbols to record the results of comparisons.
MGSE5.NBT.4 Use place value understanding to round decimals up to the hundredths place.
MGSE5.NBT.7 Add, subtract, multiply, and divide decimals to hundredths, using concrete models or drawings and strategies based on place value, properties of operations, and/or the relationship between addition and subtraction; relate the strategy to a written method and explain the reasoning used.

6.1 math standards:
MGSE6.RP.1 Understand the concept of a ratio and use ratio language to describe a ratio relationship between two quantities.
 MGSE6.RP.2 Understand the concept of a unit rate a/b associated with a ratio a:b with b ≠ 0 (b not equal to zero), and use rate language in the context of a ratio relationship.
MGSE6.RP.3 Use ratio and rate reasoning to solve real-world and mathematical problems utilizing strategies such as tables of equivalent ratios, tape diagrams (bar models), double number line diagrams, and/or equations.
MGSE6.RP.3a Make tables of equivalent ratios relating quantities with whole number measurements, find missing values in tables, and plot the pairs of values on the coordinate plane. Use tables to compare ratios.
MGSE6.RP.3b Solve unit rate problems including those involving unit pricing and constant speed. MGSE6.RP.3c Find a percent of a quantity as a rate per 100 (e.g. 30% of a quantity means 30/100 times the quantity); given a percent, solve problems involving finding the whole given a part and the part given the whole.
MGSE6.RP.3d Given a conversion factor, use ratio reasoning to convert measurement units within one system of measurement and between two systems of measurements (customary and metric); manipulate and transform units appropriately when multiplying or dividing quantities. For example, given 1 in. = 2.54 cm, how many centimeters are in 6 inches?

  

 WWI/ROARING 20’S/HARLEM RENAISSNCE POSTER PROJECT (in class)

       You will choose to research and create an informational poster about either World War I and U.S. involvement, the Roaring 20’s, or the Harlem Renaissance.  Each poster MUST include the following:

TIMELINE

MAP/MAP KEY/COMPASS ROSE

R.A.F.T. WRITING

AT LEAST 3 PICTURES/DRAWINGS

SS5H2 Describe U.S. involvement in World War I and post-World War I America. a. Explain how German attacks on U.S. shipping during the war in Europe (1914-1917) ultimately led the U.S. to join the fight against Germany; include the sinking of the Lusitania and concerns over safety of U.S. ships, U.S. contributions to the war, and the impact of the Treaty of Versailles in 1919.

WORLD WAR I

Was it necessary for the U.S. to enter World War I?

a. Why did the U.S. stay out of World War I for so long?

b. What influenced the U.S. to join World War I?

 c. How did the U.S. fare in the outcome of World War I?

SS5H2 b. Describe the cultural developments and individual contributions in the 1920s of baseball (Babe Ruth), the automobile (Henry Ford), and transatlantic flight (Charles Lindbergh).

ROARING 20’S

What led to the 1920's being known as the “Roaring 20's”?

 a. How did the economy change for U.S. citizens during the 1920's?  What were some of the new inventions and past-times (entertainment)?

b. What cultural changes took place in the 1920's?

c. Were the 1920's a good time for all U.S. citizens?

  

SS5H2 b. Describe the cultural developments and individual contributions in the 1920's of the Jazz Age (Louis Armstrong) and the Harlem Renaissance (Langston Hughes),

HARLEM RENAISSANCE

How did life change for African-Americans or Blacks in the 1920's?

a. What led African-Americans or Blacks to migrate to the cities?

b. How did the Harlem Renaissance affect African-American or Black attitudes of the U.S.?

 c. What experiences influenced artists during the Harlem Renaissance?

RAFT Writing example:

You will pretend that you are a soldier (or you can be the child or wife of a soldier) who came back from World War I. Now you are experiencing the 1920's. Remember or research information for the following topics -

Provide background about WWI:  

Why did you, your father, or your husband go to war?

 Who did you or he fight against, and what was the result?

 Living situation – (describe where you live, what the house/apartment/tenement is like, who you live with)

What items do you or your family own and what do you or your family do for fun?  (Think about the new inventions, cars, listening to music, going dancing, baseball games, etc…)

Add information about what you have or experienced from the Harlem Renaissance - Have you seen, heard, or read Langston Hughes or any of the jazz singers?

ELAGSE5RI7: Draw on information from multiple print or digital sources, demonstrating the ability to locate an answer to a question quickly or to solve a problem efficiently.

ELAGSE5W7: Conduct short research projects that use several sources to build knowledge through investigation of different aspects of a topic.

ELAGSE5W3: Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences.