Week 13!

This week was jam packed with learning!  We started new units of study in all subject areas, and boy were we busy.  Check out some of our highlights below:

*Math:

• Divisibility rules
• Estimating quotients
• Long division of whole numbers
• Turning remainders into fractions or decimals
• Colored ugly sweaters to practice long division
• Created winter holiday houses to practice long division
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

*Literacy:

• Began our informational units in reading and writing (research reports and tackling complexity)
• Learned about five different text structures (description, cause and affect, problem and solution, order and sequence and compare and contrast)
• Practiced writing about a topic through each text structure using specific graphic organizers
• Investigated non fiction passages and determined which text structure the author used to write with
• Brainstormed research topic/subtopic ideas
• Began researching our topics
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

*Science:

• Began our matter unit
• Learned about solid, liquid and gas
• Spent two days in 5L learning about physical and chemical changes
• Did a Smore's Lab to investigate the difference between chemical and physical changes
• Learned about the Law of Conservation of Mass
• Did a Popcorn Lab to investigate the mass of matter and what happens to it during a physical/chemical change
• 5L will visit 5D and 5C next week to learn more about matter!
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

*Science Observations with 2H Buddies:

• We met with our 2H buddies and worked on making detailed scientific observations of nature
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

Have a wonderful weekend!