This Week’s Message!
Assignment Link
Hello 5th graders,
We are so close to celebrating your graduation to middle school! We are so excited for you and your families.
This week, we will continue working with the novel, A Long Walk to Water. Our book club conversations will focus on the end of the story and what Salva is currently doing to better his home country of Sudan. His story is inspiring and
we can’t wait to hear what you think.
Sincerely,
Your Friendly ELA Teacher
**For enrichment activities, please see
slides 14-18. These activities can be completed throughout the week, along with your assigned reading activities whenever you have extra time.**
DATES:
June 8 - June 12
This Week’s Message!
Assignment Link
Hello 5th graders,
Can you believe it’s June already?! We officially have 2 ½ weeks left of school and then you are all off to middle school! So exciting!
We will continue to work with the novel, A Long Walk To Water. We will analyze the characters and follow their struggles while trying to survive in their country. We are also looking
forward to our book club discussions starting
again this week!
Sincerely,
Your Friendly ELA Teacher
**For enrichment activities, please see
slides 13-17. These activities can be completed throughout the week, along with your assigned reading activities whenever you have extra time.**
DATES:
June 1 - June 5
This Week’s Message!
Assignment Link
Hello 5th graders,
We hope you had a great long weekend and took some time on Memorial Day to remember the heroes who sacrificed their lives for our country!
We will begin a new novel this week titled, A Long Walk To Water. The book is based on a true story and shares the lives of two determined survivors who endure unbelievable hardships, but
still find the future they always hoped for. We
can’t wait to discuss the characters and events
Together!
Sincerely,
Your Friendly ELA Teacher
**For enrichment activities, please see
slides 12-16. These activities can be completed throughout the week, along with your assigned reading activities whenever you have extra time.**
DATES:
May 26 - May 29
This Week’s Message!
Assignment Link
Hello 5th graders,
We hope you had a great weekend! We have officially finished reading Tuck Everlasting! You will work on a culminating activity to celebrate the classic novel. For writing, we are going to stir our creative juices by completing a choice activity where you will think about the time you have spent in quarantine over the past
few weeks. We are excited to see what you
write!
Sincerely,
Your Friendly ELA Teacher
**For enrichment activities, please see
slides 11-15. These activities can be completed throughout the week, along with your assigned reading activities whenever you have extra time.**
DATES:
May 18 - May 22
This Week’s Message!
Assignment Link
Hello 5th graders,
We hope you had a great weekend! Please click on the link to the right to access the daily activities. You will see tabs on the right-hand side that will take you directly to the daily assignments. For reading, we will use a character from Tuck Everlasting to complete a project. For writing, we will read articles and complete a
R.A.C.C.E.R. response.
Sincerely,
Your Friendly ELA Teacher
**For enrichment activities, please see
slides 10-14. These activities can be completed throughout the week, along with your assigned reading activities whenever you have extra time.**
DATES:
May 11 - May 15
This Week’s Message!
Assignment Link
Hello 5th graders,
For reading this week, please click
on the link to the right to access the daily activities. For reading, we will continue to analyze Tuck Everlasting, by Natalie Babbit and engage in book club conversations about the story. For writing, we will draft our opinion letter about our virtual field trip choice.
Sincerely,
Your Friendly ELA Teacher
**For enrichment activities, please see
slides 9-13. These activities can be completed throughout the week, along with your assigned reading activities whenever you have extra time.**
DATES:
May 4 - May 8
This Week’s Message!
Assignment Link
Hello 5th graders,
Welcome to another week of remote learning!💻We hope you had a great weekend! Starting this week, we will be following the new schedule for ELA/SS (Mon.& Thurs.) and Math/Science (Tues. & Fri.). This means your book clubs will meet Mondays (TODAY) and Thursdays.
We will continue to read and analyze Tuck Everlasting in reading📖. In writing✍🏼, get ready to
take a virtual field trip to gather details for an
opinion letter to a person of your choice!
Sincerely,
Your Friendly ELA Teacher
**For enrichment activities, please see
slides 8-12. These activities can be completed throughout the week, along with your assigned reading activities whenever you have extra time.**
DATES:
April 27 - May 1
This Week’s Message!
Assignment Link
Hello 5th graders,
We hope you had a great weekend! For ELA this week, please click on the link to the right to access the daily activities. For reading, we will continue with our read aloud, Tuck Everlasting, by Natalie Babbit and continue to engage in book club conversations about the story. For writing, we will be working on an opinion piece based on a few articles that discuss debatable topics. Also,
take a moment to think about what you do to
save our environment each day! It’s Earth Day
Sincerely,
Your Friendly ELA Teacher
**For enrichment activities, please see
slides 7-11. These activities can be completed throughout the week, along with your assigned reading activities whenever you have extra time.**
DATES:
April 20 - April 24
This Week’s Message!
Assignment Link
Hello 5th graders,
We hope you had a great Spring Break!🌷 For reading this week, please click on the link to the right to access the daily activities. You will find that the slideshow includes activities for both reading and writing. For reading, we will kick off our new read aloud, Tuck Everlasting, by Natalie Babbit and engage in book club conversations about the story. For writing, we will draft our
conclusion and revise/edit our literary response
on The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe.
Sincerely,
Your Friendly ELA Teacher
**For enrichment activities, please see
slides 6-10. These activities can be completed throughout the week, along with your assigned reading activities whenever you have extra time.**
DATES:
April 13 - April 17
This Week’s Message!
Assignment Link
Hello 5th graders,
For reading this week, please click
on the link to the right to access the daily activities. We will continue to learn about the impact of the Constitution on our government. We will review the Bill of Right, Constitutional Democracy, and Activism by citizens. Please do not
complete all the slides at once. Follow
the dates in the slides.
Sincerely,
Your Friendly ELA Teacher
**For enrichment activities, please see
slides 5-9. These activities can be completed throughout the week, along with your assigned reading activities whenever you have extra time.**
DATES:
March 30 - April 3
This Week’s Message!
Assignment Link
Hello 5th graders,
For reading this week, please click on the link to the right to access the daily activities. We will be learning about The Constitution this week. After the Revolutionary War ended, delegates met to discuss how they could organize their newly independent nation. These lessons will review the events that helped lead to our democracy. Please do not complete all the slides at once. Follow the dates on the
slides.
Sincerely,
Your Friendly ELA Teacher
**For enrichment activities, please see
slides 4-8. These activities can be completed throughout the week, along with your assigned reading activities whenever you have extra time.**
DATES:
March 23 - March 27
This Week’s Message!
Assignment Link
Hello 5th graders,
For reading this week, please click on the link to the right to access the daily activities. We will Continue to learn about poetry this week. We will analyze poems by well-known authors and review the crafts they use in their poems. Please do not complete all the slides
at once. Follow the dates on the slides.
Sincerely,
Your Friendly ELA Teacher
**For enrichment activities, please see
slides 3-7. These activities can be completed throughout the week, along with your assigned reading activities whenever you have extra time.**
DATES:
March 17 - March 20
Enrichment Activities BELOW
Enrichment Activities Always Include:
Time for Kids
* Keep your completed work in Google Drive or in your folder. (if paper copy)
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*After the article is read, complete the corresponding activities
PBLs
*Make sure you MAKE A COPY of the assignment sheet for yourself! Save it to your I&E folder in your drive!
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