Happy Friday!!

Hope you all had as a great of a week as we had in 5^th grade!  As second quarter has gotten underway we have hit the ground running! 

In science this week, we finished up a lesson on clouds and precipitation.  The kids did several activities in their stations this week including making models of the different types of clouds with cotton balls and making their very own weather forecast video.  They had so much fun exploring this new material!

In writing, we have started our new unit on information writing.  Students chose a Native American tribe to research and will be working on creating an informational piece with the new information that they gather.  Their enthusiasm for this unit has me very excited about what is to come over the next couple of weeks.

In math, we have been worked on several lessons about long division.  Many of the kids expressed to me that they were not feeling confident with the material so we have been working on practicing these strategies in order to improve.  I continue to encourage the kiddos to practice multiplication and division problems at home.  Practice makes perfect! :) 

In reading this week, we have continued to discuss how we can build bridges between characters in two different texts.  They have done a fabulous job with this.  We are also going to be starting book clubs soon, which the kiddos are very excited about!  We took a vote on which book they want to read and I am looking forward to the conversations that we will have around these books.  The kids are full of such wonderful ideas which makes me confident that they will enjoy this.

In social studies, the kids have started a new project centered on Native Americans.  They will be creating a slideshow presentation for our class, along with a model of the house of the tribe that they chose.  Students will be given time in class to work on their presentation but the model of the house should be done at home.  The due date for this project is projected to be November 5^th or 6^th.  I will keep you updated as the date gets closer.

I am looking forward to seeing you this coming week at Parent Teacher conferences.  Have a wonderful weekend and enjoy the beautiful weather!