1/7 Newsletter

January 7, 2019

Dear Parents and Students,

Welcome back! I hope everyone had a fun Christmas break.

Students will be participating in a special kind of science fair called the Invention Convention. The mission of the Invention Convention is to inspire curiosity, critical thinking and creative problem-solving skills in our students.

Students will invent a new product or develop a new method for doing something. Instructions and a grading rubric have been handed out in class. A copy is also available on this 5B website. Inventions are due Friday, January 25th. They will be displayed in the hallway for Catholic Schools Week.

Math:Chapter 6, Multiply & Divide Decimals

Mr. Schreck

Chapter 6, Multiply and Divide Decimals

Monday: Lesson 8, Multiplication Properties

Tuesday: Lesson 9, Estimate Quotients

Wednesday: Review Lessons 6-9

Thursday: Quiz Lessons 6-9

Ms. Semandiris

Chapter 6, Multiply and Divide Decimals

Jan 8 – L. 5, Multiply Decimals

Jan 9 – Check My Progress Quiz

Jan 10 – L. 6 Multiply Decimals by Powers of Ten

(Thursday and Friday there will be no math class as we are doing a STEM Project for during the first two class periods!)

Reading: TBA

Social Studies: Chapter 7, Compare the Colonies

Description: In a Problem Solving Groupwork activity, students create a billboard for one of six British colonies and then try to persuade other students to settle in their colony.

Essential Question: How were the three colonial regions alike and different.

Science: Students will look at microbes (volvox, blepharisma, and vinegar eels) under the microscope. They will learn the characteristics of each.

Students will take a quiz on these organisms based on the notes they have taken in class on Friday, January 18th.

Religion:Students will explore God’s healing power in the Sacrament of Annointing of the Sick. They will take a short quiz on Chapter 15, Forgiveness and Healing, next Thursday.

Language Arts: tba

Have a great week!