Riverside's Fifth Grade Blog: March 2017

O'NEILL & ROST Fifth graders are learning to write in response to their reading. Annotating as we read helps students read to learn and teach, adding information to their schema (background knowledge). Additionally, students are learning to note the types of facts the author includes and pay attention to how the author is trying to make the reader feel. This helps readers determine the author's point of view or bias.

Target Learning Goals: Readers of informational text/ nonfiction read differently by...

... stopping, thinking and jotting when we...

... come to an unknown word.

To figure it out, we can read around the word and use text features.

... are bursting with curiosity.
... learn new information.

To reflect on new information, readers can think/ write, "I used to think _____, but now I know ______" and "This is important because... "

... consider the emotion the author is trying to evoke to grow ideas about their point of view.

To do this, we used emojis to identify the emotion. Then we considered emotion and text structure to synthesize the text/ author's point of view.

... cloud and star evidence that supports the author's point of view.

TLGs in Action:

MEZAN We've begun our unit on reading nonfiction/ informational text. Fifth graders are learning that readers of nonfiction read differently than readers of fiction. Because nonfiction can be complex and very factual, we're learning that we read with a pen, annotating to help us process information and break text down into manageable pieces. When your child reads their 30 minutes, encourage them to read nonfiction, using codes to break down the text and make sense of it (see anchor chart for codes).

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Target Learning Goals (TLG): Readers of informational text/ nonfiction read differently by...

... previewing texts using H.I.V.E..

we consider: Headings, Interest, Visuals & Vocabulary, and Engagement

... gathering our schema (background knowledge) to ready/ warm up our minds.
... coding text to break it down and make sense of it.

TLGs in Action:

Above students are playing Word Study Match Up. This requires students to match a word study word with its synonym and antonym. Ask your child for one of the words they had today. Have them tell you its synonym and antonym.

Homework:

Enjoy your weekend! :)

Reminders:

Baby pictures: At your earliest convenience, please send in a baby picture. We're collecting them for fifth grade graduation.
White shirts: At your earliest convenience, please send in a white shirt that can be tie-dyed for our DC trip.

Upcoming Dates:

Third Quarter Ends: Today is the last day of the third quarter. Check Edline post.
Band Day: Tuesday, March 28
Early Dismissal: Friday, March 31 (next Friday) is an early dismissal.
Strings Day: Tuesday, April 4

Thank you,

Mrs. O'Neill

In math we are now multiplying and dividing fractions. As we focus more on dividing fractions, your child will be learning how to interpret a fraction as division of the numerator by the denominator. We will be showing our answers as fractions and mixed numbers.

After students model division of fractions, we will be learning a catchy song entitled "Keep, Change, Flip" to help remember the steps.

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