The 5th Grade Weekly

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Important Dates:

02/07     100^th day of school activities

02/08     12:30 dismissal

02/10     Chapter 7 math test

02/13     Open house @ 6:30

02/14     Valentine’s Day party @ 2:00

02/14 or 02/15  Science test

Weekly Memory Verse: Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.  Colossians 3:12

Concepts of the Week:

Religion: Why do most of our worship services begin with Confession and Absolution?  What sins do we confess and to whom?

Math: Divide mixed #’s, problem solving, chapter review and test

Science: Biomes & How ecosystems change

Language Arts: Comprehension Skill:  Graphic Sources

Vocabulary strategy: Context clues

Spelling: Homophones

Writing: Narrative

This week we are reading “Exploding Ants” by Joanne Settel.  We will focus on some vocabulary words in this story.  It would be helpful if you will reinforce the meaning of these words at home with your child.

Spelling Words: cent, sent, scent, threw, through, weather, whether, their, there, they’re, chili, chilly, tide, tied, pale, pail, aloud, allowed, course, coarse, counsel, council, bizarre, bazaar, patients, patience