Keeping you in the Loop
Waters 5th/6th Grade Newsletter
April 5, 2017
Dear Parents,
During the month of April, both fifth and sixth graders will be working on and completing a book of poetry. In addition, fifth graders will be working on spelling through our Words Their Way program. Sixth graders will focus on punctuation, grammar and proofreading skills through daily language review as well as our grammar book, Thinking Through Grammar, that focuses on a sentence combining approach.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at cspfaendtner@cps.edu.
Carrie Frieswyk
Ms. Hooper (310)
5th and 6th Grade Social Studies
Please take a moment to sit with your child and check out their Google Classroom. Here you can view their quizzes and other classwork that they have been working on.
It's project time!!
The 5th graders are creating their own countries in small groups to practice the geography skills that they learned throughout the year.
The 6th graders have chosen if they would like to teach the class about Ancient Greece or Ancient Rome. In groups of two they will be creating a newspaper and presenting it to the class.
HOMEWORK:
Current Events due 6/9. Understanding due 6/14
-Ms. Hooper
Ms. Cavey (309)- Math
In 5th grade we completed our unit on Probability and are working on finding factors of numbers by playing a factor game and a product game.
In 6th grade we are working on linear equations. We are going to be locating the point of intersection and then delving into Slope in the next couple weeks.
Please do not hesitate to contact me:
Mrs. Del Campo (305)- Science
Topics of Study:
5th Grade:
The students will be solidifying their understanding of the microscope's parts and function as they examine a strand of hair and onion skin. We will then be moving on to our study of microorganisms. Live organisms will be arriving for their viewing. We will also discuss their role in and around us.
6th Grade:
The students will be walking back in time 4.5 billion years to the birth of the Earth. We will be studying Geologic Time, the Eons, Eras, Periods and Epochs that define it. The students will begin the unit by looking back at their own history by making a personal timeline.
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Best,
Mrs. Del Campo
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