Plymouth Act It Out
Boys’ Night Out/Girls’ Night Out Have a
wonderful week! :o)
News to Know for This Week
BOB!!!
Battle of the
Books is starting up this week! If you
aren’t familiar with BOB, it’s a reading competition where kids are put in teams
and they select books from 10 possible titles to read and comprehend. Come February there will be a competition
where the teams are asked questions about the books and they have to identify
the correct book title and author for each question. We will have a lesson with Mrs. Clark tomorrow
afternoon where she will introduce the 10 book titles available to 5th
graders. I am encouraging everyone to
read as many of the books as they can before the BOB competition in
February. Perhaps you are wondering, How can I help my child succeed in the BOB
competition? Well, here are few
tips!
ü
Encourage
your child to finish the chapter book they are currently reading by this
Friday. We’ve already discussed this in
class.
ü
Encourage
your child to read only ONE BOB book at a time. It can go back and forth each day in their
backpack so they can also read at school.
ü
Ask
your child about the book he/she is reading.
ü
Check
out the books and read along with them!
ü
Remind
your child to write comprehension questions for each book they finish. (These may
be used in the competition!)
ü
Quiz
your child on the book titles and authors as the competition nears.
Everyone
participates in the school competition and those who read at least 7 titles can
take the test to possibly compete in the district competition in the spring!
Parent-Teacher Conferences
Parent-teacher
conferences will be held again tomorrow evening from 2:40-6:00pm. If you have signed up for a conference
tomorrow, please do your best to be on time, so we will have the full 20
minutes to chat about your kiddo and so that I can be sure to answer any
questions you have.
Squanto Movie
Next Tuesday,
we will be showing the movie, “Squanto” to the entire 5th grade in
the library at 9:00am. Kids are
encouraged to bring water, a snack, and a pillow to curl up with during the
movie. This movie fits perfectly with Thanksgiving
and our study of colonization!
If you still
have signed up for Boys’ Night Out or Girls’ Night Out and you are interested,
please let me know no later than this Friday.
In order to participate, please send in at $20 donation. This money goes directly to our
classroom. :o)
Thanksgiving Break
It’s right
around the corner! Next Wednesday-Friday
is Thanksgiving Break!
Here’s what we’re
learning this week!
Math:
We will continue
learning to divide expanding into division with 2-digit divisors and even
decimals!
Social Studies:
We will continue learning about colonization as we study the 3 major
colonial regions, their geography, and their economy.
Word Study: Our
study of correct sentences structure will continue as we explore the use of
conjunctions.
Writing:
The kids will
begin researching a creative thinker in order to compose a feature article.
Reading:
We will be studying story elements as the children read a fiction story
called “Leonardo’s Wings.”
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