Readers Workshop

This month, students will be reading more complex, challenging non-fiction. Students will draw on all they have learned about how to read complex non-fiction in order to research and make arguments about debatable issues.

Throughout this unit, students will focus on the following priority standards:

Main idea and supporting details/summary

Analyzing parts of a text in relation to the whole

Analyzing perspective

Cross-text(s) synthesis

Writers Workshop

Students are writing argument essays. These are structured essays in which students make and support claims by analyzing and incorporating

evidence.

The following standards will be addressed:

Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons and information

Introduce a topic or text clearly, state an opinion, and create an or-ganizational structure in which ideas are logically grouped to support the writer's purpose

Provide logically ordered reasons that are supported by facts and

details

Link opinion and reasons using words, phrases, and clauses (e.g.,

consequently, specifically)

Provide a concluding statement or section related to the opinion

presented

Literacy

Fifth Grade January 2020

Students will begin working on Chapter 6, Adding and Subtracting Fractions with Unlike Denominators The following standards will be addressed:

Solve word problems involving addition of fractions referring to the same whole, including cases of unlike denominators, e.g., by using visual fraction models or equations to represent the problem

Solve word problems involving subtraction of fractions referring to the same whole, including cases of unlike denominators, e.g., by using visual fraction models or equations to represent the problem

Use benchmark fractions and number sense of fractions to estimate sums and differences of fractions

Finding equivalent fractions of fractions with unlike denominators by finding common denominators

Add and subtract fractions with unlike denominators by finding common de-nominators

Add and subtract mixed numbers with unlike denominators by finding equiva-lent fractions with like denominators

Subtract fractions and mixed numbers with unlike denominators by renaming

Identify, describe, and create numeric patterns with fractions

Solve word problems involving addition and subtraction of fractions referring to the same whole, including cases of unlike denominators by using visual frac-tion models or equations to represent the problem

Add fractions and mixed numbers with unlike denominators

Science During the month of January, students are continuing their investigations in their second unit, The Earth System. Students are focusing on the in-teractions between humans, the water cycle, and how our actions affect the hydrosphere. The following concepts will be addressed: the cause and effect relationship between humans and earth systems interdependent relationships in ecosystems how pollution affects the water cycle ways to conserve water and make it accessible for all

Math

Social Studies

Students are exploring the causes of westward expansion from the 1700s to 1900s. During this unit, students will learn about:

the settling of the Northwest Territory (Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Illinois)

the Louisiana Purchase

the Manifest Destiny

the Transcontinental Railroad

Student Council

Our Student Council has been busy! In December, Student Council sold and

delivered candy cane o’grams. Thank you to everyone who participated. Every student in the school received a candy cane o’gram! In addition, we raised over $300! This money will be used for school-wide events and activities.

Door Decorating Contest

In December, Student Council sponsored our 6th Annual Door Decorating

Contest. Congratulations to our winners– Classes 404 and 507. They will receive pizza parties!

Buddy Program

Once a month, several fifth grade students visit P.S. 255. P.S. 255 is a school which educates students with Autism and it is located in the P.S. 7 main

building. Our students visit during the social skills class and assist with

various activities including games, partner reading, and arts and crafts.

Beautiful Me

This month, fifth grade girls will have the opportunity to participate in a program called “Beautiful Me...the Emma, Alyson, and Katie Hance Project.” This program is designed to help enhance participants’ self esteem, increase positive body awareness, improve problem solving skills, and build healthy re-lationship skills. This program provides meaningful character education op-portunities to further develop students’ tolerance and respect for others, as well as enhance self-esteem and dignity.

Students of the Month

Congratulations to our November Students of the Month. They were cele-brated at a special assembly during December’s Family Thursday.

Fourth Grade Students of the Month

Class 401: Leon Metaj, Sara Tahiyah

Class 402: Joshua Garcia, Vivianna Sanchez

Class 403: Tenzin Sangpo, Jayla Treamvicharnkul

Class 404: Ivan Chen, Kayli Dugllay

Class 405: Bryant Sosa, Ariana Galvez

Class 406: Leanna Lin, Shree Patel

Class 407: Jeremy Castro, Anabia Anjam

Class 408: Anthony Gomez, Khloe Garcia

Class 409: Lizbeth Morelos

Fifth Grade Students of the Month

Class 501: Bryant Frane, Nuzima Shara

Class 502: Charles London, Breeana Bernabe

Class 503: Hagen Chahjono, Mayiesha Zithne

Class 504: Prapti Paudel

Class 505: Jia Hong Ni, Nicole Fernandez

Class 506: Keesha Pevidal , Su Pyae Moe

Class 507”: Sandra Flores, Giana Eduave

Class 508: Farrah Young, Stephanie Romero

Class 509: Cristofer Medrano

Upcoming Events

January 13-15,2020: Dr. Smiles visits The Academy

January 16,2020 Family Thursday and Student of the Month Assembly

January 20,2020 Martin Luther King Jr. Day, no school

February 15– 23,2020: Mid-winter Recess

New York State Testing Dates

March 25-27,2020: New York State English Language Arts Exam

April 21- 23,2020 New York State Math Exam

April 6-May 15,2020: Testing window for NYSESLAT Speaking

May 4-May 15,2020: Testing window for NYSESLAT Listening,

Reading, and Writing

May 18– May 29,2020: Testing window for Grade 4 Science

Performance Test

June 1,2020: Grade 4 Science Written Exam

My Reading goals for this unit are:

Main idea and supporting details/summary

Analyzing Parts of a Text in Relation to the Whole

Analyzing perspective

Cross-text(s) Synthesis

Other_______________________________________________

My Writing goals for this unit are:

Introduce a topic or text clearly, state an opinion, and create an organizational struc-ture in which ideas are logically grouped to support the writer's purpose

Provide logically ordered reasons that are supported by facts and details

Link opinion and reasons using words, phrases, and clauses (e.g., consequently, specifi-cally)

Provide a concluding statement or section related to the opinion presented

Other________________________________________________

My Math goals for this unit are:

Solve word problems involving addition of fractions referring to the same whole, in-cluding cases of unlike denominators, e.g., by using visual fraction models or equations to represent the problem

Solve word problems involving subtraction of fractions referring to the same whole, including cases of unlike denominators, e.g., by using visual fraction models or equa-tions to represent the problem

Use benchmark fractions and number sense of fractions to estimate sums and differ-ences of fractions

Finding equivalent fractions of fractions with unlike denominators by finding common denominators

Add and subtract fractions with unlike denominators by finding common denominators

Add and subtract mixed numbers with unlike denominators by finding equivalent frac-tions with like denominators

Subtract fractions and mixed numbers with unlike denominators by renaming

Identify, describe, and create numeric patterns with fractions

Solve word problems involving addition and subtraction of fractions referring to the same whole, including cases of unlike denominators by using visual fraction models or equations to represent the problem

Add fractions and mixed numbers with unlike denominators

Other: ______________________________________________________