Author: Valerie Hughes

Atkinson
Elementary

Dear Parents,
Welcome to 2016! Thank you for helping your children to complete their daily homework and check their agendas.
MATH
5NF1 Students will be able to add and subtract fractions and mixed numbers
5NF2 Students will be able to solve real world problems using addition and subtraction of fractions.
This month we are continuing our unit on Fractions, learning to add, subtract, multiply, and divide fractions with unlike denominators. As we become proficient in using these operations, we are practicing how to apply these skills when solving word problems. Feel free to ask your child the GCF or LCM of a set of numbers. They should be able to answer! Our continued thanks for your support in seeing that your child completes his/her nightly math homework. This extra practice is very beneficial in helping them to master the skills we teach in class.
SCIENCE
S5P2 Students will explain the difference between a physical change and chemical change.
S5P1 Students will verify that an object is the sum of its parts.
In science, students are investigating matter. They are using their senses to find and describe the physical properties of matter. Students will also be conducting experiments with mixtures, solutions, physical and chemical changes. This unit is filled with lots of hands-on learning activities that will certainly keep your student engaged and excited about science. This unit should be completed by the end of the month at which point students will begin their social studies unit focusing on the Cold War.

In Other News...

Parents,
We are working very hard to prepare your children for middle school and know that it takes all of us working together to do this. We appreciate your help and support in helping your children become the best they can be. We see so much potential!
Planning time for daily reading at home will help tremendously in preparing them for GMAS and students should be reading at least 20 min. daily. Students should also be practicing skills using IXL math and language at home.
We are excited for this new year and are resolved to do all we can to help your children succeed! Happy New Year!
The Fifth Grade Team

Dental Van
Report Cards Home
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Spelling Bee @ PAC
Spirit Night @ Starlite
STEM Day!
14
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Lego Robotics Meet
Martin Luther King
Holiday
K-Kids Club Mtg.
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Academic Bowl
21
Decades Dance
29
Father/Daughter Dance
Feb5

Important Dates This Month...

What we are working on in January...

FABULOUS FIFTH

January 5, 2016

Volume 1, Issue 6

FABULOUS FIFTH!

LANGUAGE ARTS
ELACC5RI1:
determine inferences & support w/evidence from text, text structure
ELACC5RI4: determine word meaning, including figurative language ie. idioms
ELACC5RI9: compare & contrast in same genre
ELACC5RF3: fluency
ELACC5RF4: author’s purpose & understanding
ELACC5W2: Informational writing
ELACC5W9: draw evidence from text to support reflection
LANGUAGE ARTS
This month students will finish up their unit on flight; completing the novel, The Wright Brothers, and competing in our 1st Flight Challenge!
Students will then move right into our Fantasy Unit as we continue to focus on reading skills such as Main Idea/Details and Theme. Our fantasy fiction novels are filled with figurative language and imagination. Besides figurative language, we will focus on other comprehension and fluency skills such as inference, fantasy elements, and main idea/details. Students will practice writing through Constructed Response and are excited to continue charting their fluency growth.

STUDENTS!!!
READ EVERY NIGHT
AT LEAST
20 MINUTES!!!
IXL…
Students can now log on to practice math AND language skills!