The document provides an overview of the 5th grade curriculum at Cowlishaw Elementary School for the month of December. It highlights the focus areas in literacy, mathematics, social studies, science, and writing. It also lists spelling and accelerated math units. The document concludes with announcements of upcoming 5th grade events including picture retakes, a chorus concert, progress reports, a holiday shop, winter room party, and winter break dates.
The document provides an overview of the 5th grade curriculum at Cowlishaw Elementary School for the month of December. It highlights the focus areas in literacy, mathematics, social studies, science, and writing. It also lists spelling and accelerated math units. The document concludes with announcements of upcoming 5th grade events including picture retakes, a chorus concert, progress reports, a holiday shop, winter room party, and winter break dates.
The document provides an overview of the 5th grade curriculum at Cowlishaw Elementary School for the month of December. It highlights the focus areas in literacy, mathematics, social studies, science, and writing. It also lists spelling and accelerated math units. The document concludes with announcements of upcoming 5th grade events including picture retakes, a chorus concert, progress reports, a holiday shop, winter room party, and winter break dates.
Literacy: Ongoing grammar study Mathematics Issue 4
Focus Skills/Strategies Incorporate technology Focus Drawing Conclusions Conferencing December 2010 Grade 5 Adjusting Reading Rate Book Review Unit 4-Division Summarize & Para- Social Studies Unit 5– Fraction, Deci- Fifth Grade Team: phrase Focus mals, and Percents Jan Kelly: Use Context to Clarify Spain Builds an Empire jan_kelly@ipsd.org Word Meaning The Struggle to Found Accelerated Math Ryan Klein: Prefix, Suffix, and Colonies Unit 5—Geometry: Con- ryan_klein@ipsd.org Roots Science gruence, Constructions, Christi Grezlik: **Please remember to read christi_grezlik@ipsd.org Focus and Parallel Lines with your child using the Electricity and Magnet- Tamela Williams: tam- weekly fluency sheets. ela_williams@ipsd.org Writing: ism Spelling Julee DeGeus: Focus julee_degeus@ipsd.org Revising and Editing Focus
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tory Paper Weekly spelling units The weather is getting colder. Please make sure your child has on appropriate cold weather gear for Fifth Grade Happenings outdoor recess.
Dec. 1- Picture Retakes Dec. 11– Holiday Shop
10 am– 2 pm Dec. 2 – Chorus Concert 7:00 Dec. 21 – Winter Room Party 2:30—3:15 Dec.3 – Progress Reports Students whose current grade Dec. 22– Jan. 4—No School is a C or lower will receive a Winter Break progress report. Jan. 5—School resumes