With Thanksgiving around the corner, we would like to take some time to reflect on different things we are thankful for, including: an extended weekend away from school, time spent with people we love, turkey, friends, family, sweet potatoes, pilgrims and football (especially the Buffalo Bills). Wherever you may be next week, be sure to tell the people you love that you are thankful for them. Take some time and give someone you care about a hug. Remember that it's not where we are, but who we're with that truly matters the most around the holidays. We are grateful for being surrounded by loving families and friends, as well as a special class full of amazing students during this special time.
Classroom News!
Today there is a letter being sent home in reference to the end of the year, 5th grade field trip. Please read this letter carefully. The cost of the field trip is consistent with past years, $55/student. If you are unable to make a one time payment, there are specific instructions in the letter for establishing a payment plan. No one wants to think about money at this time of year, but the further in advance that you know about this cost, the more time you have to prepare. We are available to field any questions about the field trip. Again, email is the best way to reach us.
Be Subject Savvy
Social Studies - Our living museum was a huge success! Some of the members that were present included; Abraham Lincoln, Jefferson Davis, Dred Scot, Harriet Tubman, Ulysses S. Grant, Robert E. Lee and General William Sherman. The students portrayed these leaders perfectly and learned a lot about each one of them. By the end of the day, parched, tired and out of breath, each student displayed a deep understanding of how some important Americans affected the Civil War.
Science - The holiday season is the best time to celebrate! In light of the season, we are cell-ebrating with a unit about cells and organisms. Students will be looking through microscopes for differences between plant and animal cells, exploring the organelles inside a cell and building there own edible cell. I don't know about you all, but my idea of a perfect snack is a cell wall, smothered with cytoplasm and topped with vacuoles, a nucleus, mitochondria and top it off with some sprinkles of chloroplast - Yum!
Math - Fractions. You name it, we'll do it - add them, subtract them, multiply and divide them. We'll also reduce them, simplify them, find equivalents for them and explore what they mean. This is arguably the most difficult math unit we will teach this year. Please look over your child's homework and reinforce what they are doing in school with some support at home.
Reading
- Do it - Every night.
Thanksgiving you some football advice...
The Buffalo Bills and New England Patriots are playing this Sunday night. The Pats are undefeated and the Bills are on a recent streak. No one likes to see a team dominate every game they play, put on your Blue and Red, deep fry some hot chicken wings and smother them in Buffalo
sauce. While you are watching the game and eating your wings, remember to stand up and yell, "The Bills make me wanna shout" followed by a "Let's go Buffalo" chant every time the Bills charge down the field and score on the Pats.
Thanksgiving you some important dates:
There is no school from Wednesday November 21 – Friday November 23. Enjoy your time off!
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