Our Week in Fifth Grade! 11-15-19
Advisory Can you give the perfect directions to make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich? That is what the fifth graders tried to accomplish this week. Working in teams, the students created and wrote explicit directions step-by-step to make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. The teachers then read the directions and followed them… literally. At the end of the activity we compared the sandwiches to see which group gave the best directions. Math It was such a pleasure to meet all of you this past week at parent teacher conferences. Last week, 5th grade wrapped up Chapter 2, and this... Read More
Our Week in 5th Grade! 11-1-19
Ah, a full week! It feels so great to get so much learning accomplished! Read on to find out what your fifth grader was up to this week… Advisory: Over the past two weeks in advisory, the students have completed a series of activities that involve following directions closely and attentively. One activity asked the students to follow a series of verbal directions and another gave written directions. We asked the students which one they found easier to follow and discussed the different types of learning styles; visual, auditory, and kinesthetic. The class was then given a “directions test.” Ask... Read More
Our Week in 5th Grade! 9-27-19
What an amazing few weeks of learning and community growth! Read on to find out what your fifth graders have been up to in each class: Important Dates: NO SCHOOL: Rosh Hashana- September 30- October 1 Yom Kippur- October 8-9 Sukkot- October 14-15 Simchat Torah/Shemini Atzeret- October 21-22 Advisory Inspired by last week’s Climate Strike, advisory this week focused on learning more about the... Read More
Our Week in 5th Grade! 9-5-19
We had a wonderful first week of school! Read on to find out more about what we did this week… Important Dates: September 12 (Thursday): NYC Challenge- Students will need to be at school by 7:15 AM and will return at 6:45 PM Permission Slip is due September 6th September 16 (Monday): Back to School Night– 6:45 PM Advisory: This week in advisory we interview our teachers to learn more about them and presented our interviews in fun ways to the rest of the middle school during an assembly. We also worked on organization, learning our expectations, safety procedures and the schedule.... Read More
Welcome to 5th grade
Welcome 5th graders! We can’t wait to welcome you next week! The first few days of school will be dedicated to helping students adjust to being a middle schooler, social skills, expectations and learning about your teachers and classes. T First Day: -You should bring a water bottle and snack -Lunch if you are not getting school lunch -Backpack -We will provide a planner, pencils, accordion binder, and pencil pouch -No tape is allowed in lockers so please bring magnets if you want to decorate! – Classes begin at 8:00. Your child should be at their locker by 7:50. Please... Read More
5th Grade Week of 6/3
What a year! We are happy to share our final 2018-2019 blog post with you for the 5th Grade! Please enjoy our class updates below, and have a wonderful summer! Humanities I am happy to share our final Humanities update with the 5th Grade community! First and foremost, I want to congratulate our students on their amazing work for the China Museum! Their hard work and creativity shone through beautifully on Tuesday, and I’m so proud of them. In addition, we are wrapping up our Revolution is Not a Dinner Party unit with students picking from a few creative writing options.... Read More
5th Grade Week of 5/20
Another successful week in 5th Grade! Our students persevered through the ERB’s and did any amazing job! We also had so much fun with Lag B’omer! Please enjoy our updates below, and enjoy the holiday weekend! Humanities We had an abbreviated, but successful week in Humanities! We continued our study of Revolution is not a Dinner Party, exploring the linked themes of desperation and hope. In Social Studies, we edited our essays for the China Museum and took a pause to explore some aspects of China that we have not been able to study up until now, including the Silk Road... Read More
5th Grade Week of 5/6
Another successful week in 5th Grade! On top of our studies, we went to the Rubin Museum and explored some fascinating Himalayan Art. In addition, we celebrated Yom Haatzmut and Yom Hazikaron with activities, games, and guest speakers. We celebrated the State of Israel while remembering those who help preserve and protect it. Shabbat Shalom! Humanities In Humanities, we continued our unit on Revolution is Not a Dinner Party by diving deep into character motivations and taking on the personas of different characters to explore their points of view during important plot points. In Social Studies, we reflected on our trip... Read More
5th Grade Week of 4/15
Chag Sameach! Please enjoy our 5th grade class updates below, and have a wonderful Pesach! Humanities In Humanities these past couple of weeks, we have been studying our new class text, Revolution is not a Dinner Party, by Ying Chang Compestine. The students are enthralled with this young adult historical fiction book about post-revolution Communist China. Our main focus in the unit is on personal and historical connections, as our students continue to study the theme of identity in its many forms. In Social Studies, our students finished researching for the China Museum. They did a tremendous job, and will... Read More
5th Grade Week of 4/1
Another successful week in 5th grade! Please enjoy our classroom updates below, and have a restful weekend! Humanities In Humanities these past couple weeks, we have been wrapping up our study of Tuck Everlasting. We finished our essays on symbols, and concluded our unit by watching the film version of the text. In Social Studies, we’ve gone all in on our China Museum research, including examining sources from the web, books, magazines, and museums around the city and world. We look forward to the next stage of the project, which will be to write a 5-paragraph essay based on the... Read More