WEEK OF AUGUST 29th-SEPTEMBER 2nd

In reading our class is continuing our unit of study on the forces of nature by reading, "Eye of the Storm" about Warren Faidley, a storm chasing photographer. Our reading skill focus is "text organization". We watched a brief documentary on youtube to learn about this amazing photographer.

This week in writing we will be learning how to use a timeline planner and a "small moment" focus to enhance our content when doing narratives. 
A Small Moment is:
1. True/Happened to you.
2. Strong Emotion
3. "BTH" Big Thing that Happened
We learn that good writers are able to keep the main thing the main thing! 

In History we will continue our unit of study on Explorers.

In Bridges Math we will be continuing to work with expressions/equations and multiplication. 

See you on Tuesday night for Back to School Night from 7:15-8pm!


HOMEWORK MONDAY
Read Newsela: Pick your poison: Hurricane or tornado?
Plus do Quiz and Google Classroom Activity
Math-Do p. 5+6 in Home Connections Book
Show parents 10 Marks program
Correct and Return Work
Book Orders Due: Tuesday, September 6th
BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT TOMORROW NIGHT at 7:15!

HOMEWORK TUESDAY
Read 20 minutes plus do summary on green sheet
Math-Finish Mathology writing assignment
+ Ten Marks!
Book Orders

HOMEWORK WEDNESDAY
Read 20 minutes plus do summary on green sheet
Math-Do page 6 in student wktk(thick one)
+ Finish 10 Marks (Due tomorrow)
Finish Creating Kahoots + share with mrsweet12
Book Orders

HOMEWORK THURSDAY
Read 20 min+Show parents AR Goal!
Math-finish classwork: p. 13+14 in wktk
Homework Connections wkbk p. 9+10
Study DLR 2
Book Orders

August 22nd-26th

HOMEWORK MONDAY
Read Newsela Article, Take Quiz
Writing-Do google classroom activity on Olympic Article+Turn in
EWSELA INVITE CODE:https://newsela.com/join/#/HNXQFA

HOMEWORK TUESDAY
Read 20 minutes + write a 4 sentence summary on Green Sheet
Math Homework Connection p. 1+2 in wktk

HOMEWORK WEDNESDAY
Read 20 min+Write 1 four-sentence summary on Green Sheet (20-4-1)
Math-Study Times Tables-Download "Math Bingo" on i device/Play
Arcademics Multiplication Practice
Finish BioPoem Final Draft

HOMEWORK THURSDAY
Read 20 min.
Math p. 3 + 4
Study DLR

CLASS UPDATE
We have a wonderful class this year with 28 fifth graders.  They are enthusiastic, focused and fun to teach! If interested, you may sign up for a Parent Volunteer time here on this google doc:
 https://docs.google.com/document/d/134m0MgWvI8ye5ytnu08gSbeXfJWT3R9-udngV2kBXg4/edit

Please let me know if you do not receive an email from me as I entered all of the parent emails into my Comcast acct, but sometimes it glitches. Also, please do not "reply all" unless necessary! After the first couple of emails I will "bcc" the info emails.
ELA- This week our class will kick off our study of "Nature's Fury" by reading a story entitled, Earthquake Terror and focus on "Sequence of Events" as our reading skill. In reading we will be taking our online Star Test to help establish our Accelerated Reader Goals for the first trimester. I will send home the goal sheet this week. We will also be reading nonfiction NEWSELA articles at home.
(RTI does not start until late September)

In writing our class will be starting our Bio Poems and we will be starting Writer's Workshop.

In Math we will start the new district adopted program, Bridges. We are focusing on multiplication, factoring and volume this week.

History-We start our unit of study on the Explorers.

Papers will go home on Mondays and students may correct their mistakes in BLUE pen and return them for better grades. Also, if your child is struggling in any assignment, I am available every day before school from 7:40-7:55 to help, especially in Math!

See you at school!
Mr. Sweet

FIRST WEEK OF SCHOOL

Welcome back to school from the Sweets! I hope everybody had a fun and restful summer because we hit the ground running this Wednesday, August 17th. I can't wait to meet all of you as we begin a new adventure in learning together this year. Make sure to start going to bed earlier to acclimate to early school again!

SUPPLIES that your child will need for the new year: 
* 1 Box of Crayola Markers
* Zippered pencil pouch
* 2 Black Sharpies
* One spiral notebook
* Binder paper 
* 2 Red ballpoint pens 
* 2 Blue ballpoint pens 
* 2 #2 pencils 
* 2 Pencil Sharpeners 

* Low-odor Dry Erase EXPO Markers (for math white-boards)
 OR
* One sock (for erasing the white boards) to 
* Ear buds if you prefer (Headphones will be provided)
NO PENCIL BOXES! 



HOMEWORK WEDNESDAY
Read through parent letter 
Sign and return forms (After School, Parent E-mail Form)From Cubby
GET SCHOOL SUPPLIES BY MONDAY
Login to Google Classroom with code: tc7hzr

HOMEWORK THURSDAY
Get school supplies!
Sign and return Emergency Card/District Forms/After School
Bring in Pictures of your family/cut out pics about you (hobbies, 
interests) from Internet images/or draw in color.
Due tomorrow