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 

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• 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.