Field Day update

     Due to the weather, our field day this Friday, 5/18 will be indoors, but still lots of fun!  Students will not need a change of clothes, but should wear their team colors. 

     Our class team assignments are:

 RED TEAM: Marien, Sa’nii, Nehemiah, Ella Bea, Max, Marielle, Jian

BLUE TEAM:  Juliana, Jameson, Cauwaine, Kaylie, Remy, Abby, Nazihir

GREEN TEAM:  Christopher, Alexis, Vrishabh, Seth, Cat, Jack, Oviya, Demi

Update on in-class projects for May

Dear Parents,

We have so many fun projects coming up (in addition to other 5^th grade activities) that I wanted to send a specific email, solely about the projects:

1. The Math project will be due on Tuesday, May 15^th. This involved your student planning a “fake” end of the year party. They were given measurements of tables, a budget, an opportunity to buy food, etc.  This is strictly an in-class project and everything they need to make the proper calculations is included in the project packet. This will be considered a test grade for Math.
2. The Nations Project, also known as, “It’s a Small, Small World” is coming up as well.  I will attach a rubric and exemplar PowerPoint. This will be a test grade for Literacy Centers.  Students have been placed into small groups and they are researching one country. All work is due May 15^th and the students will present their information on May 15^th, 16^th, 17^th.  Each group will present at one table and pretend that they are travel agents representing their country. Each group should have 1 flag taped to the front of their table. This could be a flag that is drawn on poster board or the actual flag. Also, I have encouraged them to be as creative as possible. Some have decided to wear matching “uniforms” and have a welcome name tag and a fictitious name that is popular in that country.  Some have decided to create a commercial and have that ready to present when guests come by their table.  One thing to note is that we do not have access to technology in class right now. We should have our tablets back next week, but, in case we don’t, students may need to do a good amount of research AT HOME, which means you might need to coordinate with the parents of your students’ groups so that they can get together in the evenings and on weekends.  I will also attach a list with the groups and countries that each student have been assigned.  While we don’t have technology, the students are being encouraged to work on their script, work on the flag, basically work on any aspect that they don’t need to look something up to complete. It might help if they do some research and print out things to bring in and work on.  The final item that they’re turning in is a “travel guide” with all of the components on the rubric. I told them that it could be done by stapling paper together, placing all of the components on poster board, or by creating a power point. The only issue with making a power point is that we don’t know what the technology situation will be like on those days. They may be safer to actually make a booklet to turn in. There will not be any supplies provided by the classroom. Please buy everything that you would like your student to have included at their travel table.
3. The students have alsao been assigned a Civil War project. They are allowed to work alone or in a group of up to 4. They may pick any topic within the Civil War and present it in any way that they would like (small skit, poster board, power point, song). It should fully explain whatever topic they pick, for example, if they choose “Lincoln-Douglas Debates”, the audience should know what those are, what they entailed, and why they connect to the Civil War, by the end of their presentations. The presentations should be 5 minutes or less and we will start presenting them on Friday, May 11. These will count as a test grade.

This concludes the presentations for the rest of the year.  Please email if you have any questions.

Update for 04/30

          Dear Parents,

          The weeks are flying by and are packed FULL of events!  The highlights for this week are:  quiz on the Civil War this WED, middle school visits this THURS, and our Electricity and Magnetism test will be next MON, 5/7.  The quiz this week will be open book so students can use their notes and textbook to help them.  For the middle school visits, please make sure your child is in uniform and remind them to be on their best behavior so they represent Spalding well.  Science textbooks are coming home today so that students can work on the Chapter 4 Review (pages 226 & 227) to get prepared for Monday's test.

         As always, please let me know if you have any questions or concerns!

:)  Jenny M-G

Standard     SS5H1 The student will explain the causes, major events, and consequences of the Civil War. Element   SS5H1 e. Describe the effects of war on the North and South.

S5P2. Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information to investigate electricity.
a. Obtain and combine information from multiple sources to explain the difference between naturally occurring electricity (static) and human-harnessed
electricity.
b. Design a complete, simple electric circuit, and explain all necessary components.
c. Investigate and test common materials to determine if they are insulators or conductors of electricity.
S5P3. Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information about magnetism and its relationship to electricity.
a. Construct an argument based on experimental evidence to communicate the differences in function and purpose of an electromagnet and magnet.
(Clarification statement: Function is limited to understanding temporary and permanent magnetism.)
b. Plan and carry out an investigation to observe the interaction between a magnet and a magnetic object on opposite sides of various materials such as
wood, paper, glass, metal, and rocks.

Update for April 16

       Dear Parents,

      Thank you in advance for sending your students to school well rested and having had a good breakfast for the Milestones this Monday and Wednesday and next week on Monday and Tuesday!

       I'm sure you have seen the many field trip forms coming home.  The 5th grade will  be visiting Georgia State University on April 25th from about 8:45 to 1:00.  Our Sandy Springs Charter Middle School and Ridgeview Charter Middle School field trips will be on May 3rd.  If you have not already, please check your student's backpack and return the forms this week.  :)

      In math, we have been reviewing standards from throughout the year with a good bit of attention focused on adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing DECIMALS.  These skills are not only important for Milestones, but the 6th grade math teachers have let us know that students need to be strong in these concepts going into 6th grade math.

      In Science and Social Studies, we are finishing up our Electricity/Magnetism and 1975 to Present units.  Please let me know if you have any questions about the information I have sent out on Remind!

        Thank you for your support!

        Jenny M-G

MGSE5.OA.1 — Parentheses MGSE5.NBT.1 — Place Value MGSE5.NBT.2 — Multiplying/Dividing by 10 MGSE4.NBT.5 — Four digit multiplication MGSE5.NBT.6 — Multi-digit divisors MGSE5.NBT.7 — Operations on Decimals S5P2. Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information to investigate electricity. a. Obtain and combine information from multiple sources to explain the difference between naturally occurring electricity (static) and human-harnessed electricity. b. Design a complete, simple electric circuit, and explain all necessary components. c. Plan and carry out investigations on common materials to determine if they are insulators or conductors of electricity. SS5H7 Trace important developments in America from 1975 to 2001. a.          Describe the collapse of the Soviet Union, including the role of Ronald Reagan. b.         Describe the events of September 11, 2001, and analyze their impact on American life. c.          Explain the impact of the personal computer and the Internet on American life.

 

Update for March 26

         Dear Parents,

         Can you believe we are in the last week before spring break/!  I know all of us, especially the students, are looking forward to it.  :)  Of course, we have a wonderful week of learning still to go so please make sure your students are getting to bed and school on time and be on the look out for signed papers and homework.  When we return from the break on April 9th, the Study Jams science and math review sign off sheets will be due!  We have been giving the students some time in class as well to help them review all the related standards.  If you have any interest in donating nonperishable snack items (pretzels, Goldfish, granola bars) in sealed packages for the Milestones testing days, you can send them in this week or the week of April 9th.  Thank you in advance!

         In Math, we are finishing our unit on Volume and will have a test this Friday, March 30th.  A study guide for homework will go home today.  In Science, we are continuing our exploration of physical and chemical changes and will have a related quiz this Friday.  In Writing, we are working on an Extended Constructed Response (ECT) where the students will be prompted to write the own story based on the narrative story they have been given.

       Thank you as always for your support!

       :)  Jenny M-G

   Math: 

MGSE5.MD.4 Measure volumes by counting unit cubes, using cubic cm, cubic in, cubic ft, and improvised units. MGSE5.MD.5 Relate volume to the operations of multiplication and addition and solve real world and mathematical problems involving volume. a. Find the volume of a right rectangular prism with whole- number side lengths by packing it with unit cubes, and show that the volume is the same as would be found by multiplying the edge lengths, equivalently by multiplying the height by the area of the base. Represent threefold whole-number products as volumes, e.g., to represent the associative property of multiplication. b. Apply the formulas V = l × w × h and V = b × h for rectangular prisms to find volumes of right rectangular prisms with whole-number edge lengths in the context of solving real world and mathematical problems.  c. Recognize volume as additive. Find volumes of solid figures composed of two nonoverlapping right rectangular prisms by adding the volumes of the non-overlapping parts, applying this technique to solve real world problems. Science:

S5P1. Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information to explain the differences between a physical change and a chemical change. a. Plan and carry out investigations of physical changes by manipulating, separating and mixing dry and liquid materials. Prioritized b. Construct an argument based on observations to support a claim that the physical changes in the state of water are due to temperature changes, which cause small particles that cannot be seen to move differently. c. Plan and carry out an investigation to determine if a chemical change occurred based on observable evidence (color, gas, temperature change, odor, new substance produced). Prioritized

Designing levees in the STEM lab

Our engineering teams did a wonderful job of budgeting their money in choosing what supplies to buy to build their levees, working together to build and revise their levees, and discussing their successes and failures in withstanding the storm surge!  Great job, 5th graders!!

Update for March 9

Tiger Time UNIT 6 Prioritized Standard:MGSE5.MD.5.c: Relate volume to the operations of multiplication and addition and solve real world and mathematical problems involving volume. Recognize volume as additive. Find volumes of solid figures composed of two non-overlapping right rectangular prisms by adding the volumes of the non- overlapping parts, applying this technique to solve real world problems. Understand concepts of volume and relate volume to multiplication and division. This standard calls for students to extend their work with the area of composite figures into the context of volume. Students should be given concrete experiences of breaking apart (decomposing) 3-dimensional figures into right rectangular prisms in order to find the volume of the entire 3-dimensional figure. Vocabulary: -Volume -area -decompose -cubic units * Activities in Red specifically address prioritized standard Songs: ·         https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZxXUb9iAZc ·         https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEwheYZX1-s Videos: ·         https://learnzillion.com/lesson_plans/9043/ (cubic) ·         https://learnzillion.com/lesson_plans/6483/ ·         https://learnzillion.com/lesson_plans/22594/ ·         https://learnzillion.com/lesson_plans/22727/ ·         https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jht_0IduRPc (l x w x h) ·         https://learnzillion.com/lesson_plans/7934/ ·         https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uo0bwDjg12E ·         https://learnzillion.com/lesson_plans/22589/ ·         https://learnzillion.com/lesson_plans/3120/ ·         https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQH1KL0xCfc ·         https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPwXYnBQLoQ ·         https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYmM33t6J1o (non-overlapping) Figures Broken Down: https://illuminations.nctm.org/activity.aspx?id=4095 https://msu.edu/~stemproj/simulations%20-%20volume.html Games: https://www.splashmath.com/geometry-games-for-5th-graders https://www.ixl.com/math/grade-5/volume-of-cubes-and-rectangular-prisms https://www.mathgames.com/skill/5.120-volume-of-cubes-and-rectangular-prisms http://www.xpmath.com/forums/arcade.php?do=play&gameid=118 https://www.math4children.com/Grade4/quizzes/Geometry/volume%20of%20cube/Geometry%20-%20Volumes/ https://www.onlinemathlearning.com/volume-games.html Activities: -Use cubes to create rectangular prisms with class. Have students count the cubes and record their dimensions -Bring in different everyday boxes(cereal box, pudding box, oatmeal box, etc) and have students find the volume of the figures - Worksheets: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/5th-Grade-Volume-Practice-Worksheet-1711883 https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Measuring-Volume-Mass-Understanding-Volume-2-Cubic-Units-1-3165333 https://www.mathworksheets4kids.com/volume/customary/counting-cubes-large.png https://www.mathworksheets4kids.com/volume/customary/lblock-large.png https://www.mathworksheets4kids.com/volume.php Extensions: https://mattcoaty.com/2015/05/02/exploring-volume/ http://love2learn2day.blogspot.com/2014/04/explore-volume-with-mini-block-cities.html Anchor Chart: