The fifth grade teachers have prepared instructional materials for use at home. The following materials will be sent home in the event that they are needed:
- Ready NY Math practice workbook
- Envisions workbook
- Independent Reading Books
- ELA (Reading & Writing) Genre Packets
- Please check here for assignments as usual!
Students can also reference the following websites for additional practice:
www.prodigy.com
www.pearsonrealize.com
www.Kahnacademy.com
www.readtheory.com
www.readworks.com
Google Classroom- Please check for updates!
As always, please feel free to reach out to your teachers via class dojo or email. Please check weebly websites for instructional updates.
Thank you,
The Fifth Grade Team
March 12, 2020
1. ELA Multiple Choice- Talking with Artists pg 1-4
2. ELA Finish short responses Cesca's Reward/Roy's Secret
3. Math Ready NY book pgs. 1-30 due Monday. Use zip grade bubble sheet!
4. Read up to book club goal.
March 11, 2020
1. Read up to book club goal and jot
2. Math sheet (use scrap!)
3. ELA- Finish the extended response question you started in class.
March 9, 2020
1. Read up to book club goal and jot.
2. Math sheet- Converting Units of Measure Quiz tomorrow (use your review sheet to prepare!)
3. ELA - Read Mrs. Majeska's lost gloves and answer questions.
February 27, 2020
1. Math sheet- Topic 9 tests signed.
2. Read 40 minutes 5/7 nights. Response due Friday.
* What is the theme of the story? What is the evidence that supports the theme?
* Name a character that changed in the story. What caused the change to happen?
* Compare this book to another book you've read. How is it the same and different?
February 26, 2020
1. Math sheet- Topic 9 tests signed.
2. Read 40 minutes 5/7 nights. Response due Friday.
* What is the theme of the story? What is the evidence that supports the theme?
* Name a character that changed in the story. What caused the change to happen?
* Compare this book to another book you've read. How is it the same and different?
February 25, 2020
1. Math sheets- Topic 9 tests signed.
2. Read 40 minutes 5/7 nights. Response due Friday.
* What is the theme of the story? What is the evidence that supports the theme?
* Name a character that changed in the story. What caused the change to happen?
* Compare this book to another book you've read. How is it the same and different?
February 24, 2020
1. Math sheets- Topic 9 tests signed.
2. Read 40 minutes 5/7 nights. Response due Friday.
* What is the theme of the story? What is the evidence that supports the theme?
* Name a character that changed in the story. What caused the change to happen?
* Compare this book to another book you've read. How is it the same and different?
February 13, 2020
1. Read, log, jot 5/7 nights. Logs collected Friday
2. Math Sheet- test Friday
3. Flip Grid- Debatable Issues due Friday
February 12, 2020
1. Read, log, jot 5/7 nights. Logs collected Friday
2. Math Sheet- test Friday
3. Flip Grid- Debatable Issues due Friday
4. StoryWorks- Reread The Big One Setting and Main Idea sheets due tomorrow!
February 11, 2020
1. Read, log, jot 5/7 nights. Logs collected Friday.
2. Math sheet- Test Friday
3. Chocolate Milk Essays- make corrections
4. Flip Grid due Friday!
February 10, 2020
1. Read, log, jot 5/7 nights. Reading logs will be collected Friday.
2. Math sheet- Test Friday
3. Chocolate Milk Essay due tomorrow
4. Flip Grid due Friday- Work on drafts tonight!
February 6th, 2020
Wear pajamas! Try to include the color red for heart health awareness!
1. Read, log, jot 5/7 night
2. Topics 1-8 online Benchmark assessment due Monday, February 10th.
3. Use the peer feedback from today to revise your chocolate milk essay. Type on Google Classroom- Due Tuesday February 11th.
February 5, 2020
1. Read, log, jot 5/7
2. Topics 1-8 online Benchmark assessment due Monday, February 10th.
3. Reading- Finish researching to answer your questions. Add to your thinking map to be ready to debate!
February 4, 2020
1. Read, log, jot 5/7 nights
2. Math sheet
3. Topics 1-8 online Benchmark assessment due Monday, February 10th.
February 3, 2020
1. Read, log, jot 5/7 nights
2. Write or type a letter to Ms. Romina and Mr. Jonathan from the Pure Food Kids Workshop. Be specific about what you learned and what you enjoyed! Sign the letter with your first name only.
January 30, 2020
1.Read log jot 5/7 nights
2.Topic 8 online assessment due friday
3.Fidget spinner article and questions
January 29,2020
1. Read, log, jot 5/7 nights
2. Math sheet SHOW ALL WORK
3. Math Topic 8 ONLINE Assessment due Friday- Test Friday
January 28,2020
1. Read, log, jot 5/7 nights
2. Math sheet SHOW ALL WORK
3. Math Topic 8 Assessment Friday
4. Reading- Be sure that you have evidence to support BOTH sides of your debatable issue!
January 27, 2020
1. Read, log, jot 5/7 nights
2. Math sheet 5-12 even, 13, 15, 18 USE SCRAP PAPER
3. SS sheet due tomorrow
4. Research for reading topics -Use padlet
5. Go back to the padlet to get more details about your evidence in your chocolate milk essay!
January 23, 2020
1. Read, log, jot 5/7 nights
2. Math sheet
3. SS sheet due Tuesday
4. Research for Reading Topics-use padlet due Tuesday
January 22, 2020
1. Read, log, jot 5/7 nights (keep research in its own section )
2. Math sheet evens only
3. Reading- Choose 1 source from the padlet about your research topic and take notes in your reading notebook. Be sure to write the source #.
4. Reading Challenge permission slip signed.
5. Math tests signed and returned
January 21, 2020
1. Read, log, jot 5/7 nights
2. Math sheet
3. Please read it over and turn your MLK response into a paragraph.
4. MLK packet
5. Sign and Return Math Test
January 16, 2020
1. Read, log, jot 5/7 nights
2. In your WRITING NOTEBOOK take notes about the 2 videos on Google Classroom. Be sure to follow the instructions for the assignment.
3. Fill out survey on Google Classroom
4. Practice Musical Theater Songs!!!
January 15, 2020
1. Read, log, jot 5/7 nights
2. In your WRITING NOTEBOOK take notes about the 2 videos on Google Classroom. Be sure to follow the instructions for the assignment.
3. Math sheet- Topic 7 Assessment tomorrow
January 14, 2020
1. Read log, jot 5/7 nights
2. Math sheet
3. Read 2 articles about Antarctica. Complete the sheet outlining the claims, reasons, and supports.
4. Type up your response to the MLK, Jr. quote you chose.
5. Literary Essay Final Revisions due tomorrow!
Jan. 13, 2020
1. Read, log, jot 5/7 nights
2. Math sheet
3. Storyworks - reread I Live in a Refugee Camp and complete close reading sheet.
4. Literary Essay Final Revisions due Wednesday
January 9, 2020
1. Math sheet
2. Revise your literary essay. Work on your transitions and taking out any "I think..., OR "My thesis is..." statements. Type in Google if you haven't already. Essays should be revised and in Google by tomorrow.
3. Makeup HW assignment due Friday.
4. Read, Log, Jot 5/7 nights (jots should be about motif and theme in you FICTION books)
January 8, 2020
1. Math sheet - show ALL work
2. Revise your introduction to your literary essay in your notebook OR on the computer. (see Google for more info on what should be in the introduction!)
3. Read, log, jot 5/7 nights
4. Makeup HW assignment due Friday!
January 7, 2020
1. Math sheet
2. Flash Draft Literary Essay on Classroom OR in Writing Notebook. Due tomorrow! Use your plan from class!
3. Read, log, jot 5/7 nights
January 6, 2020
1. 1/2 pg. to full page jot about the motifs in your independent reading book. Use the motifs to help you think of the strongest theme statement.
2. Math page #s 5-8, 14, 19,20
3. Read, log, jot 5/7 days
January 2, 2020
1. Toddler photo, t-shirt order form, and t-shirt designs due tomorrow!
2. Literary Essay- Panyee Football club due tomorrow
3. Math sheet
4. Due next Tuesday- 1/2 pg. to full page jot about the motifs in your independent reading book. Use the motifs to help you think of the strongest theme statement.
5. Read, jot, log 5/7 days.
Tuesday, Dec.17
1. SS Natural Wonder project due Wednesday (Google Classroom)
2. Read, log, jot 5/7
3. Literary Essay typed in Google is due Jan. 3rd.
Thursday Dec. 12
1. Read, log, jot 5/7
2. SS Natural Wonder project due Wednesday (see Google Classroom)
3. Math practice topic 6 Assessment 1-18 only. Test Monday
Wednesday Dec. 11
1. Read, log, jot 5/7 nights
2. Read the story FOX on Google Classroom. Use the prompts to help thing of possible thesis statements for a literary essay about the story.
3. Solve these math problems on a sheet of looseleaf. Show all work.
Tues. Dec. 10
1. Read, log, jot 5/7 nights
2. Math - Finish Topics 1-4 Online Benchmark Assessment
Monday Dec. 9th
1. Read, log, jot 5/7
2. Math- finish classwork
3. Reading research projects due tomorrow
Thursday Dec. 5
1. Math Sheet . 1-12 and 20-21
2. Storyworks- Read How to Save a Baby Orangutan and sheet
3. Read log jot 5/7
4. Work on typing your Feature Article if its not finished! Due on Friday!
Wednesday Dec. 4
1. Math sheet 1-8, 13, 15
2. Read, log, jot 5/7 nights
3. Work on typing your feature article!
Tuesday December 3rd
1. Math sheet evens only
2. Read, log, jot 5/7 nights
3. Put finishing touches on your inventor infographic.
Monday, December 2nd
1. Research and find at least 3 interesting facts about your inventor (write down your sources- you may NOT use Wikipedia as a source!) How does their invention make your life better? How might you change their invention to help you even more? (Reading Notebook)
2. Math sheet evens only- Math Test signed and returned
3. Read, log, jot 5/7 nights
Tuesday Nov. 26th, 2019
1. Work on your projects!
2. Read StoryWorks The Day the Worms Moved In. Answer close reading questions.
3. Read, log, jot 5/7 nights
Monday Nov. 25, 2019
1. Topic 5 online Assessment - Test tomorrow
2. Work on reading research project!
3. Read, log, jot 5/7
4. Start working on your family interview
Thursday Nov. 21, 2019
1. Math pg. 293-294 Topic 5 Assessment Tuesday
2. Do some work on your research project- take notes, watch video, get more sources
3. Infographic signed
Tuesday Nov. 19 2019
1. Read, log, jot 40 min 5/7 days
2. math sheet
3. Infographic signed and returned
4. Get resources for your research project!
Monday November 18, 2019
1. Read, log, jot 40 minutes 5/7 days
2.Math sheet
3. Resources for your research project
4. Math decimal project due tomorrow!
Wednesday ,Nov. 13th.
1. Read, jot, log 5/7
2. Nonfiction article summary due tomorrow! You may type of hand write.
3. Math sheet evens only
4. Math decimal project due Tuesday Nov. 19th .Each student must submit a slide, and have written calculations. Instructions are on Classroom.
5. Start gathering sources for your NF research topic!
Nov. 12
1. Read, jot, log 5/7
2. Nonfiction article summary due Thursday- you may type or hand write.
3. 2 typed news articles due tomorrow articles must have headlines! / Flipgrid due tomorrow!
4. Math decimal project due Tues. Nov. 19th. Each student must submit a slide, and had written calculations. Instructions are on Classroom.
November 7th
1. Read NF - In your reading notebook, write about how your NF text is structured and give examples. Be ready to share with your reading partner.
2. 2 news articles typed on Google- Due Tuesday Nov. 12th. Each article must have a headline!
3. One news article recorded on Flipgrid due Wednesday November 13th.
4. Revise math HW - use a pen
November 5th
1. Topic 4 online Assessment due tomorrow. Topic 4 assessment tomorrow
2.Type up your news article about your interview with your classmate.
3. Read, log, jot 5/7 nights
4. Complete NF reading topic survey
5. SS test signed and returned
November 4th
1. Math sheet
2. Math online Assessment Topic 4 due Thursday. Topic 4 Assessment Thursday
3. Reread the 2 news articles you want to publish. Work on making them sounds "newsy". Helpful hints will be posted on Google Classroom to help you!
4. Read/log/jot 5/7 nights.
5. Read NF book- jot down at least 3 new vocab words and what you think they mean!
6. Complete Google Classroom survey
Nov. 1
1. SS test Monday
2. $75 final payment Percy Jackson trip due Monday
3. Math-HW optional!
4. Read, log, jot 5/7 nights!
October 30, 2019
1. Math sheet
2. Read, log, jot 5/7 nights
3. Reading HW- Identify 2-3 main ideas in your NF book, take notes using boxes and bullets. Due Thursday!
4. Reading logs to be handed in Tomorrow!!
5. SS TEST Monday
October 29, 2019
1. Math sheet- problems we circled in class only
2. Read, log, jot 5/7 nights
3. Reading HW- Identify 2-3 main ideas in your NF book, take notes using boxes and bullets. Due Thursday!
4. SS Review sheet - Test Monday
October 28, 2019
1. Math- solve 4 math problems from class. Use box method and standard algorithm.
2. SS Review sheet due Wednesday. Test Monday Nov. 4th
3. Reading Sheet- read Non fiction
4. Read, log, jot 5/7 nights.
5. Reading response signed and returned.
October 24, 2019
1. Reading response due 1) Unlike when you are adding or subtracting decimals, line up the digits rather than the decimal points. You can annex zeros as needed.
2) Multiply as you would whole numbers.
3) Count the decimal places in the factors.
The product will have the total decimal places of the factors.
4) Put the decimal point in the correct place in the product. !
2. Ice Age webquest due Monday
3. Read, log, jot 5/7 days
4. Math sheet
October 23, 2019
1. Reading Response due Friday
2. Read, log, jot 5/7 nights
3. SS Ice Age Webquest due Monday. DO NOT FORGET TO WRITE YOUR NAME!!
STAR STUDENT ASSEMBLY TOMORROW! WEAR RED SHIRT!
October 22, 2019
1. Reading- Nonfiction In your reading notebook, write at least one new and interesting thin you learned. Also write about the structure of the book.
-chronological, cause and effect, problem solution, compare and contrast or question and answer
2. Math sheet
3. Topic 4 test signed and returned
October 21, 2019
1. Math sheet
2. Read, log, jot 5/7 nights
3. Reading response due Friday!
October 17, 2019
1. Math Topic 3 online Assessment. Topic 3 Assessment tomorrow.
2. Read, log, jot 5/7 nights
Work on your Reading Response!
October 15, 2019
1. Math sheet
2. Read, log, jot 5/7 nights
3. Prepare for your book club debate. In your Reading Notebook-
* state your opinion
* provide evidence that supports your opinion
*try to prepare a rebuttal (response to what the other group might say!)
October 11th
1. Math sheet- Practice box method and standard algorithm
2. Read, log, jot 5/7 nights
3. On lined paper, write a persuasive essay. Make an argument for a change you want to see in school.
October 10th
1. Read up to book club goal. Read, log, jot 5/7 nights
2. Math sheet
3. Storyworks Read Nugget Nation and Mac and Cheese Mania and complete close reading questions.
October 8th
1. Read up to book club goal. In your Reading Notebook, write about what you think is the strongest theme so far. Include evidence from the text.
2. Writing- Use the feedback from your writing partner to finish and revise your draft.
3. Math sheet
October 7th
1. Read up to book club goal- log and jot
2. Math sheet
3. Topic 2 math assessment signed and returned
October 4th 2019
1. Read, log, jot 5/7 nights
2. Read up to book club goal. Write in your reading notebook about how your ideas are connecting or changing to form a larger truth or life lesson in the story.
3. SS Map sheet
Oct. 3, 2019
1. Topic 2 ONLINE ASSESSMENT on Pearsonrealize.com. Topic 2 assessment tomorrow
2. Read up to book club goal, be sure to stop and jot
3. Finish drafting or re-drafting your personal narrative. Skip lines!
Oct. 2, 2019
1) Read 40 min jot, log 5/7 nights. Be sure you're up to your book club goal and are prepared! Come up with one big idea about your book!
2) Math sheet- Topic 2 Assessment Friday
Sept. 27, 2019
1. Read 40 min jot, log 5/7 nights. Be sure you're up to your book club goal and are prepared!
2. Math sheet
3. Persuasive Essay on Google
Sept. 26, 2019
1. Math tests signed and returned
2. .Math sheet- you only need to use models where they are pictured.
3. Read up to book club goal and jot
4. Computer HW due Wed. 10/2. Essay or slides- include pictures. See Above
Sept. 25, 2019
1. Read 40 min. Be up to book club goal. Make sure you stop and jot to be prepared for your club tomorrow.
2. Math sheet
3. Math tests signed and returned
Sept 24, 2019
1. Read 40 min. Choose a jot to write off of- long and strong! Include your thougths and ideas about the story.
2. Math sheet
Sept. 23, 2019
1. Read, jot, log 5/7 nights
2. StoryWorks sheet
Sept. 20, 2019
1. Read, jot, log 5/7 nights
2. Math Topic 1 Online Practice Assessment Topic 1 Assessment is Monday.
3. Using the feedback from your reading partner, write about the book you are reading trying to do even better having thoughts and ideas as your read.
Sept. 19, 2019
1. Read, jot, log 5/7 nights
2. Math sheet- Topic 1 assessment Monday
3. Reading - writing off of your post it due tomorrow. See instructions below and on Dojo.
Sept. 18, 2019
1. Read, jot, log 5/7 nights weekly
2. Write long and strong off of your post-it from class. Your work should show your thinking/ideas (should not be a summary or retell!). Include evidence from the text to support your thinking!!! Use the prompts in your reading notebook and the example on Class Dojo to help you. This is due Friday.
3. Math sheet Topic 1 test- Monday
September 17, 2019
1.Read, jot, log 5/7 nights weekly
2. Math sheet
3. Writing- write one entry - use an idea from your list or any other idea you have
4. StoryWorks sheet due tomorrow
Sept. 16, 2019
1. Read, jot, log 5/7 nights
2. Math sheet
3. Storyworks- Read "Our Beautiful Town is Gone". Sheet due Wednesday.
Sept. 13, 2019
1) Reading 5/7 nights
2) In your writing notebook, finish the story you began in class/ try out another story idea!
3) Bring PS 46 folder
Sept. 12, 2019
1) Read 40 min stop and jot and log 5/7 days
2) Writing- generate more story ideas
3) Math sheet
September 11, 2019
Complete Google survey if you haven't already
1) Read 40 minutes and stop and jot
September 10th, 2019
1) Math page
2) Read 40 minutes and write a jot that is meaningful and you are proud of
September 9th, 2019
PARENT HW:
1)If you haven't already, please complete blue card. Link is on our website homepage.
2) Fill out and return school forms
3) Join class Dojo
4) Send in planner money
5) Sign Google permission slip
STUDENT HW:
1) Decorate writer's notebook if you haven't already
2) Read 40 min and log 5/7 days
3) Math sheet
September 6th, 2019
PARENT HW:
1)If you haven't already, please complete blue card. Link is on our website homepage.
2) Fill out and return school forms
3) Join class Dojo
4) Send in planner money
5) Sign Google permission slip
STUDENT HW:
1) Try and log into Google and join our class. Let me know if you have any issues. Compete the survey if you are able. All Google account issues will be resolved next week.
2) Decorate Writer's Notebook and write one entry about something you did this summer
September 5th 2019
PARENT HW:
1)If you haven't already, please complete blue card. Link is on our website homepage.
2) Fill out and return school forms
3) Join class Dojo
4) Send in planner money
STUDENT HW:
1) Try and log into Google and join our class. Let me know if you have any issues. 1st assignment is due on Monday! :)