Book Report: Your book report for May must be a realistic fiction, and the presentation will be on Friday, May 25. The presentation will focus around a T-shirt. When you are finished reading your book, the T-shirt you design should focus around the main character of the book. You should include an illustration and at least 10 descriptive words about your character. You will use your T-shirt to give the class a summary of your book. On a separate piece of paper, you need to tell why each of the descriptive words you stated relates to your character, and you also need to include a summary. If you cannot use a real T-shirt, you can make one out of construction paper.
Math: In math we will start unit 11 which focuses on geometric solids and volume. The first two lessons will focus on geometric solids. Then the students will learn about the volume of cylinders, cones, and pyramids.
Writing: This week in writing we will be using our social studies to create a newspaper of the important events in American history that they learned this year.
Science: We are finished with science.
Social Studies: This week in social studies we will finish chapter 14 which focuses on a nation becoming divided. Our next chapter which focuses on the Civil War will be jigsawed. A jigsaw is where the students take a part of the chapter, learn about the topic, and report back to the class.
Spelling Unit 30:
canyon tornado breeze cafeteria coyote tomato barbecue mosquito
plaza pueblo chili alligator rodeo patio bonanza avocado mesa
burro enchilada burrito yucca hurricane chaps arroyo matador
abalone cargo chocolate guacamole iguana plaza ranch saguaro
sombrero platinum tenement monopoly corporation sweatshop
assembly line
READING INCENTIVE PROGRAM:
To earn the prize, the fifth graders will need to read about 400 minutes for this month. This month's reward is a coupon for a free Culver's ice cream cone.
Important Dates:
Spelling Test Wednesday, May 23
5th Grade Farewell Wednesday, May 23
Social Studies Test Thursday, May 24
Book Report due Friday, May 25
Library Books due Friday, May 25
Read in Friday, May 25
