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|  | | | | Ms. Thames's Fifth Grade | |  | | Ms. Thames smiles a lot -- unless you don't do your homework! |
Fifth grade is a year filled with hard work and lots of satisfaction.
We push achievement in reading, writing, and mathematics, and do many
projects and lots of homework. We will be doing a lot outside -- we get
to go downhill skiing, and to Belwin Nature Center. We also partner
with a Woodbury class, connect as pen pals, and go on three trips to
Tamarack Nature Center with them.
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HOMEWORK
EVERY DAY fifth graders are expected to do homework -- in fact, somewhere between 45 and 90 minutes four days a week.
Required daily homework is as follows:
Each student should read an AR book outside of school hours at least 30
minutes a day; students not on grade level should read 45 to 60 minutes
a day. If a parent signs the reading log, noting the number of
minutes read, Ms. Thames will give a star -- and ten stars equal
a trip to the treat box.
Students write one journal page each evening. This is not a
diary, but perhaps a list, some noticings, an overheard conversation, a
poem or story, etc.
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Math Isn't All Numbers
Do you know how many pieces are in a tangram set? How about a set of pentominoes? Well, we're working with both and improving our visual-spatial skills. We've also also learned such terms as "slide" and "rotate" to create our own tessellations. |
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