Snowshoeing

We will be snowshoeing Friday, February 21st from 9:20 to 10:05.  Students should be prepared with snow pants, boots, coats, mittens and hats.  Please join us!

5V News

Happy Valentine's Day!  We had a busy week in 5V even though we missed a day and had a delayed opening!  Here are some of the things we've been up to:

• Measured angles in pattern blocks
• Calculated the total amount of degrees in a triangle, quadrangle, pentagon, hexagon and heptagon
• Played "Polygon Capture" during math
• Began our nonfiction writing unit by writing for 50 minutes on a topic we know about
• Listed topics we know well and subtopics to brainstorm for our nonfiction writing unit
• Determined which subtopics need more information by writing about them
• Observed and discovered how particles move in hot and cold water
• Looked at narrative nonfiction texts and how they are different from other nonfiction texts
• Practiced taking notes on both videos and short texts
• Began reading Harris and Me by Gary Paulsen during read aloud 

Ask your child to log in to Google Drive, IXL, Kidblog, Science Companion and Newsela to see more of what we are doing in class.  Everything the students have access to at school they have access to at home!  

Have a great weekend!  

Snowshoeing

5V will be snowshoeing during PE on Thursday, February 13th from 9:20 to 10:05.  Students will need boots, snow pants, hats and gloves.  Parents are welcome to join!

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Curriculum topics:

• Reading nonfiction
• Types of angles
• Writing persuasive 
• Properties of matter

Some activities we did this week:

• Categorized angle types
• Played "Angle Tangle" in math
• Learned about the types of triangles
• Finished our persuasive essays!  
• Practiced using a pan balance
• Explored the density of materials in relation to water
• Calculated the densities of several different materials using the formula D=M/V
• Formed theories and grew our ideas in reading by discussing
• Noticed how authors use pictures in nonfiction text to support the reader
• Read a Newsela article on obesity and fast food in our country and had a thoughtful and engaging class discussion 

Notes and reminders:

• We will exchange Valentines next Friday, February 14th 
• 5th grade vs faculty basketball game is Thursday, March 6th 

Enjoy the weekend!