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5B Specials
Monday--STEM
Tuesday-Library
Wednesday-PE, Spanish
Thursday-Art, STEM
Friday-Music -
Contact Info
e-mail jvolinski@stbenedictohio.com
school office 216-662-9380 x175
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Welcome to Fifth Grade -
Look forward to Math homework Monday through Thursday nights:)
Don't forget to sign up for a Hospitality Weekend. You can find the particulars in the Wednesday folder online.
Congratulations to Hailey Bauman for being chosen Student of the Month. Good for you, Hailey!
Ask your student about decimals. All should be able to add, subtract, multiply, and divide them soon.
Welcome back on the 6th! Let's hit the ground running.
Fifth Grade NewsNow that fifth graders have a good handle on adding and subtracting decimals it is time to move on to multiplying and dividing them. Where to place the decimal in these different operations is the key to finding the correct answers. Our latest SOLE lesson was on finding volume. Students researched how to find volume, and even made a board game, items to measure, and worksheets for students to complete to see if they understood what was presented. It was a learning experience for all.
The new focus in Religion class is on celebrating the Eucharist. Our goals are to be more familiar and prepared for active participation at Mass. Students will be able to tell the order of the Mass and have a deeper understanding for the Mass to be more meaningful. We started by discussing the liturgical calendar with its seasons and colors. The fun part of class is when the new servers share their new found knowledge and how it applies to the Mass and what we are studying.
In Reading class we are beginning our study of the novel "Island of the Blue Dolphins" by Scott O'Dell. We began by considering the most essential items for survival, reflecting on the effect of the setting on the characters, and understanding important events within the story. We are continuing to work on our daily comprehension using a variety of reading formats and strategies.
In Language Arts we are continuing to work on research writing. We are continuing to learn about the fundamentals in research writing. It is interesting researching the things that interest us most. Fifth graders are researching food, the White House, dogs, animals, famous people, and many other topics. Students are learning about how to identify and correctly utilize subjects and predicates in a variety of sentence formats and within their own writing. Fifth grade continues to develop and expand in the use of the grammar skills that they are learning in class.In Science, we are finishing up the unit weather patterns, and what factors in the atmosphere affect our weather, what causes severe weather, what factors determine our climate, and the different types of clouds that happen on a day to day basis. We will have a big unit test after the winter break. In STEM we completed our SOLE project on why different areas have different weather and we had two classes to practice some coding in STEM class with Ms. Chandler and DASH the robots.
In Social studies, we have taken a break from learning about Native Americans since the Christmas season is upon us. We have been studying how other places celebrate the Christmas Holiday season. We wrote a paper on a country of our choice and how the people of that country celebrate Christmas. We will be finishing up our Native American unit after the winter break.