Welcome to 5th Grade!
What We’re learning
Reading Core: We are almost through with our first Expeditionary Learning Unit on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). 5th graders have been becoming experts on the Articles within the UDHR, while learning some tough vocabulary words. Ask your child what his/her favorite article is. Engage in a discussion about if the UDHR is being upheld or challenged in today’s society? We will be moving to a novel study using Esperanza Rising by Pam Munoz Ryan to dig deeper into how the UDHR was upheld and challenged during the Great Depression.
Science: 5th grade is in full force learning about “Why Matter, Matters.” Be prepared over the next two weeks that your child may need help making up a way to display mixtures/solutions and showing a chemical change or physical change to the class. Because the nature of Project Based Learning (PBL) is student driven, there will be many choice based opportunities to display learning. Also the PBL Project completion week is scheduled for September 28th—October 4th. Please sign up on our Sign-Up Genius if you would like to volunteer during those days. Also the exhibition is scheduled for October 5th from 10:15-11. Please call all experts in the science field to come hear what our students have to say about “Why Matter, Matters.”
Math: Mrs. McConnell and Ms. Runyon’s students have been working with place value and the meaning of “moving the decimal.” When making a number larger, the power of 10 increases using multiplication. When making a number smaller, the power of 10 decreases using division.
Mrs. Archibald’s students have been working with comparing numbers through ratios. Students have been expressing their ratios through ratio tables, double number lines, and graphing. Students will begin to move ratio concepts into rate problems. For example, if the car can travel 75 miles in 3 hours, the car is traveling 25 mph.
Writing: Next week students will be publishing a personal narrative for their first writing grade. In class, students will choose one of the narratives we have been working on “A time I was challenged” or “A time I was embarrassed” to edit, revise, and publish. Please review your child’s narrative with them. We have been focusing on vivid verbs, prepositional phrases, and using clauses to transition sentences.
A Message From The Teachers
Our Balarat dates have been assigned! Mark your calendars for December 4th-5th. More information will come as we get closer to the date. Please start getting any overnight med forms into Nurse Patty so we don’t have any last minute emergencies. Basically if the medical release form for any medication OTC or Prescribed, is not on file with the school, we cannot administer to your child.
The Fall Festival is around the corner as well. Please, please, please help us out! You can volunteer for the Haunted House through our Sign-Up Genius or donate candy apples for us to sell. We appreciate all of your help with the success of the Fall Festival. The funds made go towards classroom supplies and goodies at the end of the year.

Edison Elementary Grade 5

September 2017
Volume 1, Issue 1

Important Dates
Friday, September 22nd. The 2nd Annual Eagle Run-A-Thon. During 5th grade specials from 8:50-9:30am. (See PTA Sign-up Genius if you would like to volunteer)
Friday, September 29th. Picture Day.
Thursday, October 5th. “Why Matter, Matters” Exhibition 10:15-11am.
Friday, October 20th. Fall Festival and 1st Box Tops Collection date. Volunteers needed to set up the haunted house during the day, collect tickets, and take down afterwards.
Thursday & Friday October 26th-27th No School for Students.
Wednesday-Thursday November 1st-2nd. Parent Teacher Conferences. Be on the lookout for scheduling.

Edison Elementary Grade 5
Did you know Mrs. McConnell is traveling to Utah this weekend in an attempt to qualify for the Boston Marathon? If you see her, giver her a high-five and wish her luck.
Mrs. Archibald will be spending the last days of summer paddling on her new paddle board. If you have any good spots you recommend, let her know!
Ms. Runyon will be busy every weekend cheering on Auburn University as they play out their football schedule. Celebrate with her if they win. Hug her if they lose. Give her a hard time if your university is playing them.

How You Can Help At Home

Reading: 1.) Read with your child each night or set up a quiet space and routine for your child to read and be ready to meet their AR goals in class. 2.) Audio Files for Esperanza Rising located at these links. Part I—https://youtu.be/ed7ZT_45A4A, Part II—https://youtu.be/txj6rcabkd0, Part III—https://youtu.be/1igH2b7wf7A, Part IV—https://youtu.be/egX0IAzZtKU
Math: 1.) Encourage your child to use www.ixl.com and www.kahnacademy.org to help if homework is difficult. Students can log-in and practice skills at their level. 2.) Some videos to watch if needed, Patterns in Powers of 10 https://youtu.be/YJdCw2fK-Og Multiplying Decimals in Powers of 10 https://youtu.be/mV0RxDZG05A Dividing Decimals in Powers of 10 https://youtu.be/W_VhVHRal6o Part:Whole Ratios https://youtu.be/UK-_qEDtvYo Intro to Rates https://youtu.be/qGTYSAeLTOE Solving Unit Rate Problems https://youtu.be/Zm0KaIw-35k
Volunteer: bit.ly/5thvolunteer Please sign-up for whatever suits your needs!

Edison Elementary Grade 5
Jenn Archibald Jennifer_Archibald@dpsk12.org
Elise McConnell
Elise_McConnell@dpsk12.org
Ashley Runyon
Ashley_Runyon@dpsk12.org