TOPS 5th Grade Weekly Newsletter

I hope you had a fabulous week! Before we all take off for the weekend, I wanted to send out an overview of what to expect next week, some resources to help you, and a fun riddle!

Preparing for next week:

Please make sure you go through the grade book and make up any Ms. If you have any grades that are lower than you would like, please work through the lesson again to improve your grade. Remember you can take your TGAs multiple times (this is a great way to expand your comprehension, practice your skills, and increase your grade). If you have any questions or need help checking the grade book, please let me know.

Literature assignments on the Daily Plan

On your Daily Plan once you complete the open Literature unit, it will list your Literature assignment as the 19. You Need To Make A Choice unit. please DO NOT do this unit. We will do our Novel Units later in the year. If you have any questions, please let me know.

Quarter 3 Literature:

Literature (8) Unit7 Early American Lives Lessons 1-9 January 10-25 -Completed

Literature (9) Unit 8 Stories of Washington Irving Lesson 1-7 January 28-February 8

*After you complete Unit (9) Unit 8 in Literature please do not move on.

Literature (10) Unit 9 Passing Moments Lesson 1-5 February 12-22

Reading Benchmark In USA TP- February 25-March 1

Literature: (17) Unit 13: I Didn't Know That: Lesson 1-6- March 4-22

Last Week's Riddle Answer:

What runs in your yard but has no legs?

Answer: A Refrigerator

Thank you, Areebuddin Syed, for an amazing riddle!

Weekly Riddle:

Each Friday I will send out a Riddle. Please come to class the following week with your answer.

This week's riddle is courtesy of Amazing 5th Grader Jelissa Roberts!!!

What do people use more than you?

Please send me your answers or share in class next week! If you have a riddle you would like to share in the newsletter, please email it to me.

Have an amazing weekend!

We are finishing Unit 11 this week. Be sure you are logging in 3 times every week to practice in Math Facts Pro. If you have a M, you can double up on your practice and practice 6 times instead of 3. As always, if you have any questions or need help, please be sure to reach out.

Looking Back -

This week was an exploration of two very odd and interesting topics – magnetism and static electricity. Understanding them clearly gives us a firm foundation to move on to investigating how magnetism and electricity can be harnessed and used in all the different ways that we have come to depend on it.

Looking Ahead –

Using our knowledge of what creates electric charge in atoms, we can begin to explore how we create electric circuits that power our lives every day. With a better idea of where this electric power comes from and where it goes as we use it, we can become more informed about its importance and what we can do to conserve and use it wisely.

Special Note: You will see two more Stride Science lessons on your weekly schedule. Try to devote one hour (or two 30 minute sessions) to these lessons each week.

Science News for the Week: Since we are studying electricity, let’s investigate one use of electric power that is very popular today. Electric cars are being produced in greater numbers, but this is not a new idea. In this radio segment from ScienceFriday, you can hear about the history of electric cars from 100 years ago.

Hello 5th graders,

This week we will continue with unit 5 in our Social Studies 5 TX. During class on Wednesday, February 6th, we will be learning about westward expansion in the U.S. and explain the reasons people wanted to move west. We will trace the routes settlers used.

Please complete these 3 lessons this week:

• Lesson 9: The Age of Jackson
  

• Lesson 11: From Ocean to Ocean

• Lesson 12: A Growing Nation

I’ll see you in class on Wednesday!

Every week you will check the grade level newsletter to see which Music Studio lessons to complete. Just open Unit 1, Lesson 1 in the OLS and click the link to take you to Music Studio! (This is why everything in the OLS for Music EXCEPT for Unit 1, Lesson 1 has been marked skipped.)

Happy Friday!!!

I hope everyone has had a wonderful week. Stay warm, have fun!!!

I have also attached the Health Activity Book that you use with some of your OLS lessons.

Recording directions for TGAs in gradebook:

https://tinyurl.com/Gradebook-TGA-directions

The Hive:

We will continue to have Kahoot in the main room. Thank you LCs that have helped monitor chat and the rooms this week. I know it is wild in there but, it's recess. I hope everyone has had a blast!!!

Email: bwatt@texasonlineprep.org
Phone: 682.593.1514
Twitter: @TOPSMrsWatt