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 check the grade book to ensure you do not have any Ms and complete any overdue assignments. Please log in to USA Test Prep and ensure that you have completed all of your TGAs.

Literature assignments on the Daily Plan

Quarter 4 Literature:

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

Catch Up- April 8-12-Completed

Unit 19 Novel Study- You Need to Make a Choice- April 15-26-Completed

Unit 29 Novel Study- You Need to Make a Choice- April 29- May 10

Preparing for Novel Unit 29

Please take a moment to go through the book list for Unit 29. It is the same list, so you only need to open one. You will need to choose two books (don’t select them yet on the list) and make sure you can obtain a copy of the book. They are not provided by K12. You can check online to see if there is a free version, your local library, a family or friend, or buy the book. If you cannot obtain a copy of the books, you may need to select a different book. Once we begin the unit you will select the book on the list and start reading. You will also work through the lessons in the Daily plan (these will load once the book is selected). If you have any questions, please let me know.

Riddle Answer:

What do you call a lazy kangaroo?

Answer: A Pouch Potatoe

Thank you, Joshua Gass, 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 Hailey Malia!!!

What did the dog say to his classmate?

We are starting Unit 9 this week.

Check your gradebook for "M"s. Make sure you have completed all TGAs.

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE GREEN TEAM MEMBERS!!!

A. Thull

H. Tancreto-Malia

J. Roberts

L. Opie

G. Mills

G. Maldonado

E. Leibson

E. Garver

N. Eubanks

J. Carney

G. Braddock

Z. Bennis

I. Bennis.

F. Bagayoko

I. Behan

Looking Back -

It was an intensive week of review of our topics from both semesters for our STAAR preparation, and I was impressed at the students’ ability to use their knowledge and good logic to break down the sample questions that we viewed and narrow down choices to the one best answer. We will continue our review next week with general science process topics.

Looking Ahead –

In this last week of preparation, we want to look at questions on the STAAR that don’t target a science topic but instead test the students’ skills at understanding what makes good science. Why are experiments designed the way that they are? How do scientists reach conclusions from data? This has been a great year of discovery, and the students should be able to show off what they have learned.

Continue to devote one hour (or two 30 minute sessions) to Stride Science lessons each week.

Science News for the Week:

Here’s a quick video of my favorite ninja species in the Australian wild. It’s a reminder that the quickness of some animals is often their best defense.

Hello 5th graders,

This week we are continuing with unit 9 – Modern Times. We will meet on Tuesday to discuss the free enterprise system and the major changes in the American economy in recent years.

Last week during class we practiced reading a population map and a cartogram. We completed a TGA in GoFormative. If you have not already completed the TGA please see the link and code below.

Please complete these 3 lessons in unit 9 this week:

• Lesson 10: The American Economy
• Lesson 11: A Global Economy
• Lesson 12: Government and the People

I will see you in class on Tuesday!

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.)

I update the gradebook on Friday afternoons. Check the gradebook on Monday morning to see your updated Music grade.

Happy Friday!!!

You are working so hard getting your missing TGAs completed. I am very proud of yall.

If your grades seem lower than expected please check your TGAs. For PE please make sure you have been marking your weekly lesson complete. If you are missing a PE TGA please email me to let me know if you have been doing your daily activity each week.

I will keep the Health Activity Book attached so 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!!!

1/28 Unit 6 Furniture Model X 2 (SLO#2)

https://tinyurl.com/5th-2-18-Art

3/18: Still Life/Portrait-I would like to see you create something using 2 mediums and 2 techniques. Email a picture of yours to me. (SLO#3)

https://tinyurl.com/5th-4-8-Art

https://tinyurl.com/5th-4-29-Art

https://tinyurl.com/5th-grade-Health-TGA-1-14

https://tinyurl.com/5th-Health-TGA-2-4

https://tinyurl.com/5th-Health-TGA-2-25

https://tinyurl.com/5th-3-25-Health

https://tinyurl.com/5th-4-15-Health

https://tinyurl.com/5th-PE-TGA-1-21

https://tinyurl.com/5th-PE-TGA-2-11

https://tinyurl.com/5th-PE-TGA-3-4

https://tinyurl.com/5TH-PE-TGA-4-1

https://tinyurl.com/5th-PE-4-22

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