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.