TOPS 5th Grade Weekly Newsletter

I hope you had a fabulous week! We are moving right along through December. 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:

Through the next few weeks, you may see "Catch-up" on the calendar for subjects. Please make sure you go through the gradebook 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.

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.

Literature Unit 5 Curious Creatures Lessons 1-10 October 30-December 7

*After you complete Unit 5 in Literature please do not move on.

Last Week's Riddle:

1. What do snowmen take when they are sick? A Chill Pill

2. Where do snowmen go to dance? Snow Ball

3. What do you call a snowman in the Summer? A Puddle

Weekly Riddle:

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

1. What do you call it when a snowman has a temper tantrum?

2. What do you get when you mix a snowman and a wolf?

3. What does a snowman eat for breakfast?

I will share the answer next week in class! If you have a riddle you would like to share in the newsletter, please email it to me.

Have an amazing weekend!

This week your first priority is to complete Math Interim 1in USA Test Prep. It is to be done by yourself. Take your time. The interim covers all the math concepts we have taught in semester 1. It is important to take your time and do your best so we can have an accurate picture of what you have learned and what you still need some extra practice. There are no new OLS lessons this week. Be sure you have checked the grade book and have completed any missing assignments for both OLS lessons and TGAs. Did you complete the Go Formatives assigned last week? The links are below. The rest of the week, I want you to work in Stride Math Academy. You should be practicing at least 20 minutes a day when it is on the daily plan.

We will be working on problem solving during class connect sessions. Be sure to attend class connect live if at all possible. I'll see you in class!

Looking Back –

We managed to do a great review for the Semester One assessment even though we could only meet one time this week. We discussed the primary TEKS that have been covered and practiced some STAAR questions that showed the topics and information for both the semester exam and interim test that will be available between Friday, 12/7 and Friday, 12/14.

Looking Ahead -

To give students more time to complete their interim exams in USA Test Prep, I have only assigned the last two lessons of Unit 7 between now and the winter break which explore the Formation of Fossil Fuels. I will assign an assessment in USA Test Prep to reinforce the reading and questions from the textbook for those lessons. We will also do activities in our Class Connect sessions to put our understanding of these topics into real work applications that are so important.

Special Note: There is an opportunity for extra credit in USA Test Prep. (See TGA's below)

Science of Space for the Week: Since we are studying the moon as our only natural satellite, compare the gravity on the moon to that of Earth. At only 16.5% of the Earth’s gravity, a 100 lb. human would weigh less than 17 lbs. on the moon. What would you weigh on the Moon? Check out this website to find more interesting facts about our moon.

Hello 5th graders, this week we will continue to work in unit 6 – The American Revolution. This week in class on Wednesday, December 12th, we will analyze the painting, Washington Crossing the Delaware, to assess historical accuracy and bias. We will also talk about the difficulties George Washington faced as commander of the Continental Army. Please complete these 2 lessons this week:

• Lesson 3 – Best Friends

• Lesson 4 – Challenges for the Continental Army

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.)

Reminder - Mrs. Bass updates the gradebook every Friday at the end of the day. Check the gradebook on Monday morning to see your up-to-date grade!

TGIF!!! Art/Health/PE TGAs are in one link this week. This is the last one for Quarter 2.

Recording directions for TGAs in gradebook:

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

TGAs are available in the Gradebook. If you are missing any please get them completed.

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