5th Grade Homework Newsletter for October 15-19

Why is helping others so important? At Buffalo Trail, we believe in showing generosity to our community and giving back to those with needs. A great way to do this is by collecting spare change for our annual Penny Harvest. We will be collecting throughout the months of October and November. Don’t forget that there will be lots of incentives for classes that donate to this great cause. In addition, if you have any gently used coats that you no longer use, would you please consider bringing them to school to donate them to the Coats for Colorado campaign? We will be collecting coats for the rest of the week. Let’s make sure to represent the 5^th grade and make our school community proud! Thank you!

Report cards will go home Friday, October 19. Information about Powerschool usernames and passwords will be sent home in the Thursday folder next week. Also be on the lookout for information regarding Parent/Teacher conferences, which will take place the week we get back from fall break.

A NOTE ABOUT HOMEWORK: Students should spend no more than 50 minutes of homework each night. If this is not the case, please contact us because students may need extra support in learning concepts or time management skills. Below you will find your homework for the week. Everything is due on Friday so be sure to budget your time accordingly. Please let us know if you have any questions or concerns. Have a great week and a WONDERFUL FALL BREAK! See you November 5! J

Vocabulary: On the back of this page are words that come from the Treasure’s story, The Night of San Juan. Study the definition and the part of speech. The test will be on Friday.

Word Work/Spelling: Each night you will need to study your spelling words for homework. Spelling tests will be on Fridays. This week we will focus on frequently misspelled and high-frequency writing words. Be sure you know how to spell these words correctly in your writing too. Here are your 20 words:

1.       peek                       6. clothes               11.witch                                 16. pair

2.       peak                       7. reign                  12. which                               17. sun

3.       reel                         8. rain                     13. knight                              18. son

4.       real                         9. meet                  14. night                                                19. pour

5.       close                       10. meat                15. Pear                                 20. poor

               

Reading: In order to become a better reader, you must read every day! You should read a book of your choice for at least 20 minutes each night. Short, leveled readers may be sent home for fluency and comprehension practice. 

Writing: In order to become a better writer, you must write every day! In class, we will continue writing the fictional narrative about an adventure at the zoo, which focuses on descriptive writing tools and content organization. Be sure to check out our published work in the hallways!

 

Science: In class, we will continue our FOSS units of study in physical, earth, or life sciences.  For homework, complete worksheet pages 42-43 on plant adaptations. This is due Friday and is for a grade.                                NOTE: These worksheets are taken from a workbook for grades 3-4 in order to review important TCAP concepts.  

Social Studies: In class, we will work on a project called “My Imaginary Island.” Much class time will be devoted to this project; however, if class time is not used wisely it will need to be worked on at home. It is due Friday.  Complete worksheet pages 59/ 70 to practice land use and resource maps. This is due on Friday and will be for a grade.

Math: The Unit 3 test on division will be Thursday.  Math homework will be sent home each night to reinforce concepts from class and a test review will also be sent home.