Monday, May 14, 2018


Lunch: 12-12:25

Related Arts:  Art

                Middle School Parent Night May 17th

NOMS Related Arts paper- due to classroom teacher by May 18th

Monday, June 4th- Fifth Grade Recognition at 6:30

KPREP May 18-25

No School on May 22nd

Please have a basic 4 function calculator for KPREP

 

Math: I can assess my mathematician skills through a cumulative review.

Students will visit each 5th grade teacher and practice skills taught throughout the school year.

 

Social Studies:  I can apply my knowledge of U.S. geography.  I can access prior knowledge in Social Studies.

Students will begin/ continue creating a salt-dough map of the United States and label the main geographic features.  Students will also take a look back on our year of study in Social Studies by assessing content already covered.

 

E.L.A.

I can explain the impact of the Industrial Revolution.  I can discover what happened at Ellis Island.  I can distinguish the historical documents of U.S. History.  I can write an On-Demand.

Students will practice writing various On-Demands using strategies that they’ve been practicing all year.  Students will also take a deeper look into the impact of Industrial Revolution and the events that transpired on Ellis Island.

 

 

Monday, May 7, 2018

Fifth Grade Weekly News  
5/7 - 5/11
Announcements:
  • Lunch Time – 12-12:25
  • Related Arts –technology
  • NOMS Related Arts paper- due to classroom teacher by May 18th
  • MAP math test: Tuesday, May 8
  • Monday, June 4th- Fifth Grade Recognition
  • Thursday, May 10- Fifth Grade Showcase- 9:30-10:30 am in cafeteria
  • Thursday, May 10- Fifth Grade Picnic- see below for more info

Help us celebrate Harmony’s 5th graders on May 10th!  We will have a picnic lunch, play games, sign T-shirts, and have the annual Tug-of-War competition. We need all the help we can get setting up and organizing the events. If you would like to assist the day of the picnic, please sign up here http://signup.com/go/XxHFtMX
On the day of the picnic, each child will need to bring a towel and a sack lunch. Please sign in at the front office and then meet us behind Harmony (locations where buses park) around 10 AM.  Kiddos will arrive around 11 AM.  Activities will continue until 2 PM.

Here’s what we are learning:
ELA Workshop:
I can edit my civil war essay.
While we are continuing with DRA assessments, students will be revising their civil war essays.
Math Workshop:
I can recall the math concepts that I have learned this year.
Students will review fractions, decimals, order of operations and number sense.
Science:
I can describe the effects of gravity.
The students will continue to study the force of gravity on all objects. Then they will be creating a parachute to soften the effects of gravity on an egg.
Social Studies:   
I can apply my knowledge of Kentucky economy and geography.

Students will create salt dough maps of the regions of Kentucky and posters of each region.