Homework for April 27th/Week 32

HOMEWORK for April 27-May 4/WEEK 32

1. Word Search

2. Daily Language Review

3. Daily Academic Vocabulary
a. represent, representative, symbolize, symbol, symbolic

4. Daily Paragraph Editing
a. Science Article: Roving the Red Planet

5. Daily Handwriting Practice

6. Daily Word Problems

7. Daily Math Practice

8. Daily Geography
a. A Tourist Map: Florida

9. Tic Tac Math

10. Crossword
a. Totem Poles

11. Reading Log

12. Essay: What do you think 5th grade will teach you? What do you think you will experience in 6th grade? Write FOUR paragraphs. Explain and elaborate.

End of the Year Schedule

This is a tentative schedule for the upcoming months for 5th grade activities. Please look them over and take note of the dates. Thank you, parents, for your generous donations!


5th Grade Schedule for May and June

9:30-2:00 Mt. Lake Park ALL SCHOOL PICNIC

9:30-10:30 Monday June 1st 5th Grade Fruit Parfait Breakfast
1:40-2:40 Autographs

1:00-2:40 Wednesday June 3rd Graduation

9:45-1:40 Friday June 5th Baker Beach Picnic

1:30-2:40 Monday June 8th Fruit Smoothie Party

Homework for April 20/Week 31

HOMEWORK for April 20 to April 27/WEEK 31

1. Word Search

2. Daily Language Review

3. Daily Academic Vocabulary
a. represent, representative, symbolize, symbol, symbolic

4. Daily Paragraph Editing
a. History: “The Pull of the Pole”

5. Daily Handwriting Practice

6. Daily Word Problems

7. Daily Math Practice

8. Daily Geography
a. Sharing the Colorado River

9. Tic Tac Math

10. Crossword
a. The Tin Lizzy

11. Reading Log

12. Essay: You have already written about what you will miss about Sutro School. Now write a six paragraph essay on why you will miss ROOM 11. What are some of the things you will miss most about your class? Your classroom? Your grade? Be specific and write from the heart.

Donations for the End of the Year Activities

Donations have been trickling in all week, and I'd like to thank the parents of Room 11 for their generosity and help in funding the graduation and other 5th grade activities that are coming up soon. Your donation, big or small, makes a difference! THANK YOU!

Homework for April 13/Week 30

HOMEWORK for April 13-20/WEEK 30

1) Spelling List

2) Daily Language Review

3) Daily Academic Vocabulary

4) Daily Paragraph Editing

5) Daily Handwriting Practice

6) Daily Word Problems

7) Daily Math Practice

8) Daily Geography

9) Recipe for Multiplication

10) Vocabulary and Social Studies

11) Reading Log

ESSAY: Please write SIX paragraphs on “The Importance of Reading.” Give examples of how reading has helped you. What about reading do you enjoy most? What is your favorite type of book and why?

What They Should Know by the End of 5th Grade

By the end of fifth grade you can expect your child to:

Be generally truthful and dependable

Develop increasing independence

Improve problem-solving skills

Acquire more advanced listening and responding skills

Enjoy organizing and classifying objects and ideas

Be able to read and concentrate for long periods of time

Read complex text fluently and with good comprehension

Research a topic using a variety of sources and use the features of books (e.g., index, glossary, appendix) to find information

Identify conflict, climax and resolution in a story

Write an organized, multi-paragraph composition in sequential order with a central idea

Use problem-solving strategies to solve real-world math problems

Add and subtract fractions and decimals

Identify and describe three-dimensional shapes, and find their volumes and surface areas

Use long division to divide large numbers by multi-digit divisors (86,554 / 392)