Week of November 16

Hello 5th Grade Families,

All of the fifth grade educators would like to wish you a relaxing and wonderful Thanksgiving Holiday with your family!

What's Happening Around TCE?

NO SCHOOL NOVEMBER 19-23

As a reminder, there will be no school the week of November 19th in observance of the Thanksgiving Holiday.

5th grade lunch will begin at 12:15 on 11/30

A Look Inside Our Classrooms 

Vocabulary Review 

ADI in Science 

Curriculum Updates:

Math: After the break, we will continue our unit over personal finance. The learners will analyze financial records and learn to balance a budget. In addition, we will discuss the differences between credit cards, debit cards, and checks. We will also continue discussing the following vocabulary words: income tax, payroll tax, sales tax, property tax, gross income, net income, electronic, payment, financial records, budget, expenses, and income.

Science: This week, in science, we will be wrapping up our ADI. The learners will be finishing their reports and doing a blind peer review. After, they will write their final copy. Once we finish our ADI, we will start our unit over Earth's changing surface. The learners will start this unit by exploring how fossil fuels are made. 

Language Arts: In reading, students will begin a new unit covering nonfiction. Learners will have a chance to explore a wide range of high interest non fiction texts thanks to our fabulous PTO!

In writing, learners will begin a new unit on expository writing. Students will participate in a series of mini lessons covering the different parts of an expository text (introduction, conclusion, development of ideas, etc.)

In grammar, learners will be able to properly identify and write adverbs.

In spelling, learners will be able to properly spell base words with affixes.

Social Studies: This week in Social Studies, learners will begin a new unit over the Constitution. Students will study the Articles of Confederation, Preamble, and the Constitutional Convention. 

Week of November 12th

Hello 5th grade families!

Than you so much for everyone who came and supported our Veteran's Day Ceremony this morning. Our 5th graders had the opportunity to share their reflections and did a fabulous job!  As always Thank you for taking the time to read our blog.

What's Happening Around TCE?

No School November 19-23

As a reminder, there will be no school the week of November 19th in observance of the Thanksgiving Holiday

PTO 

• If you have not, please sign up to receive PTO emails. You can sign up at tcepto.com or by clicking the link. 
• PTO is hosting a spirt night at Urban Air Thursday, November 15th from 4-8
• PTO is looking for volunteers for Dad's Club, Green Team, and the Spring Book Fair. Please go to tcepto.com to volunteer

A Look Inside Our Classrooms

Comparing and Contrasting Themes in Literature 

Collecting Data 

Veteran's Day Ceremony 

Curriculum Updates

Math

This week in math, we will wrap up our unit over decimal operations. The learners will take their post test on Tuesday. They will be required to multiply and divide decimals with algorithm. They will also be required to recognize pictorial representations of multiplication and division problems.

Optional Math Homework

Science 

This week in science we will be wrapping up our Argument Driven Inquiry over potential and kinetic energy. The learners will be creating an argument based on the data they collected and presenting their findings. They will then write an investigation report about the entire process they went through.

Language Arts

In reading, we will close up our unit on comparing and contrasting themes across pieces of literature. Students will also finish up their book clubs and celebrate their success as a team!

In grammar, we will be focusing on identifying and writing correct prepositional phrases.

In spelling, we will spell words with long to short vowel changes. As a reminder, the we will have our class spelling bees on December 4th.

Social Studies

This week, we will wrap up our unit on the American Revolution. Students will be assessed on the causes and effects of the American Revolution.

Week of November 5th

Hello, TCE families. We had a day full of learning about how to be healthy during the Health Expo. The learners learned all about drug safety, peer pressure, CPR, yoga, and more!

Thank you for taking the time to read our 5th grade blog!

What's Happening Around TCE?

Veteran's Day Program
We will hold our annual Veterans Day Program on Friday, November 9th at 9:00AM in the TCE gym. We are excited to continue this tradition of honoring our TCE family and friends that are veterans.

Sky Ranch 2nd Payment is coming up; information about the payment options can be found here. 

The second payment of $50 will be due on Thursday, November 1st. You may pay by cash, check, or credit card. If you choose to pay by check, please make your check out to Town Center. If you choose to pay by credit card, you may access this link to make your payment. 

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to email your homeroom teacher and ask. We are more than happy to help!  

The Spelling Bee will take place in December, so your learners can begin to study words now. :) In the link below, there is a letter explaining the bee and its details. 

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1C1BaUwQRkU5cSi6PqehoqSQDF7_JeM6R1XL1rN2nbTU/edit


Schoology: The learners complete many activities and assessments in Schoology. Please use the following link to read more about how you can use Schoology to follow along with what your learner is doing inside the classroom. https://www.coppellisd.com/domain/3059 

A Peek Into Our Classrooms:

Spooky Science

Eye Spy Adjectives

New Books!

Curriculum Updates: 

Math: Optional Homework Link - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1AL4V2CBQs1kKhGBKO_t8Ib6AQKlhNSaHJsGlkSELDEc/edit?usp=sharing

This week in math, we will wrap up our unit over decimal operations. The learners will take their post test on Tuesday. They will be required to multiply and divide decimals with algorithm. They will also be required to recognize pictorial representations of multiplication and division problems.

Science: This week in science the learners will participate in their first ADI (Argument Driven Inquiry). Through this scientific process, students will take hold of creating the methods and data collection for their experiment based on background knowledge and new information. They will then get to collect data, write and share about their evidence. We are look forward to our first ADI!

Language Arts: In reading, we will begin to wrap up our fiction unit by learning how to compare and contrast themes across texts. We'll focus on looking at how characters, character problems, and the lessons they learn are the same and different across different texts. We'll also analyze how different characters in the story are more connected to the theme.

In grammar, we will focus on using adjectives and adverbs to write more descriptively.

In spelling, we will spell base words and words with suffixes. As a reminder, we will have our Class Spelling Bees on December 4th.

Social Studies: This week the students will continue to learn about the effects of the American Revolution including the Treaty of Paris, Founding Fathers, and the impact of allies during the war.