Class News for Mrs. Scott's Fifth Grade Scholars 2023-2024!!
Welcome to fifth grade!! As we start the year, please look here and in your daily planner for information on daily work and assignments!!
Google Classrooms:
During the first week of school, students will be invited to our shared Google Classroom called Homeroom-Science-Social Studies and my separate ELA Google Classrooms.
I look forward to a fantastic year. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me: [email protected]
December:
Students did a wonderful job with their Feast of Characters and book projects. We will end November by continuing our argument study and looking at debatable topics to research. Students started this until with a book review. Students will also learn about developing a thesis/claim and how to support an argument with evidence. They will read several articles and write an argument piece. Students will also read historical fiction as a means to develop a better understanding of history and the Revolutionary War.
November:
We end October with spooky stories! Students had been working on their narrative writing skills and practicing complex sentences while adding more sensory details to their stories. Our thematic book clubs are coming to an end. Students will work within their club to uncover a theme and write an "I am poem" about their main character. We will also discuss an upcoming independent book project called-- Feast of Characters. As we begin November, we will write book reviews and study argument writing. In social studies, students are presenting in News Teams and will be learning about Loyalists and Patriots.
October:
As we end September, students are writing narratives and learning how stories tend to go both in their novels and in personal narratives. Students began listening to Home of the Brave by Katherine Applegate which is as our mentor text. They have also been practicing different ways to write about reading. This work prepares them for upcoming book clubs on social issues. Social studies has students reviewing geography and examining the varying regions of the original thirteen colonies. Why did colonists choose to live in certain regions? Eventually, studying the regions will lead us to the settling of Colonial America and the tensions that grew between Great Britain and the colonists.
September:
We start our year establishing classroom routines and expectations. Students will be immersed in: read alouds, partnerships, book clubs, and short stories to practice the craft of writing narratives and uncovering themes. I can't wait to learn about their favorite books, first/last times, and to generate ideas for their small moment stories and personal narratives. Students will use Clever as a platform to access: Readworks, Epic, and Storyworks, as well as Social Studies Alive on TCI. Social studies begins with a geography review as well as examining how Great Britain established Colonial America by studying the regions within the thirteen colonies. Students will also do a refresher/practice using Padlets, Jamboards, Blooket and other online platforms--Oh my!!
