Welcome to the 5th Grade webpage! Please take the time to read this month’s highlights below. You will find important information pertaining to your child’s curriculum for the month of November.
Math – 5th Grade
For the month of November, 5th grade will focus on the following concepts:
· Adding and Subtracting Fractions with Common Denominators
· Short Division, Divisibility by 3, 6, and 9
· Writing Quotients as Mixed Numbers Part 2, Adding and Subtracting Whole Numbers, Fractions, and Mixed Numbers
· Measuring Lengths with a Ruler
· Classifying Quadrilaterals
· Stories About a Fraction of a Group
· Simplifying Mixed Measures
· Reading and Writing Whole Numbers in Expanded Notation
· Solving Two-Step Word Problems
· Finding an Average
· Organizing and Analyzing Data
· Multiplying by Two-Digit Numbers
· Naming Numbers Through Hundred Billions
· Perimeter, Measures of a Circle
· Dividing by Multiples of 10
· Multiplying by Three-Digit Numbers
The homework each night will consist of 29 problems, and the students are expected to show all work. Please encourage your child to take the time to complete his/her math homework – the paper should be folded into three columns, it should be written neatly in pencil, and it should show all of the student’s work. There will also be a test after Lesson 45, Lesson 50, and Lesson 55.
Math – 6th Grade
For the month of November, 6th grade will focus on the following concepts:
· Finding a Percent of a Number
· Renaming Fractions by Multiplying by 1
· Equivalent Division Problems, Missing Number Problems with Fractions and Decimals
· Simplifying Decimal Numbers, Comparing Decimal Numbers
· Dividing a Decimal Number by a Whole Number
· Writing Decimal Numbers in Expanded Notation, Mentally Multiplying Decimal Numbers by 10 and 100
· Circumference, Pi
· Subtracting Mixed Numbers with Regrouping, Part 1
· Dividing by a Decimal Number
· Decimal Number Lines (Tenths), Dividing by a Fraction
· Displaying Data
· Rounding Decimal Numbers
· Mentally Dividing Decimal Numbers by 10 and 100
· Decimal Charts, Simplifying Fractions
· Reducing by Grouping Factors Equal to 1, Dividing Fractions
· Common Denominators, Part 1
The homework each night will consist of 30 problems, and the students are expected to show all work. Please encourage your child to take the time to complete his/her math homework – the paper should be folded into three columns, it should be written neatly in pencil, and it should show all of the student’s work. There will also be a test after Lesson 45, Lesson 50, and Lesson 55.
Math – 7th Grade
For the month of November, 7th grade will focus on the following concepts:
· Using Formulas, Distributive Property
· Repeating Decimals
· Converting Decimals to Fractions, Converting Fractions to Decimals, Converting Percents to Decimals
· Division Answers
· Dividing by a Decimal Number
· Unit Price, Rate, Sales Tax
· Powers of 10
· Fraction-Decimal-Percent Equivalents
· Adding Mixed Measures
· Unit Multipliers and Unit Conversions
· Creating Graphs
· Scientific Notation for Large Numbers
· Order of Operations
· Multiplying Rates
· Ratio Word Problems
· Average, Part 2
· Subtracting Mixed Measures
· Negative Exponents, Scientific Notation for Small Numbers
· Line Symmetry, Functions Part 1
· Adding Integers on a Number Line
· Fractional Part of a Number Part 1, Percent of a Number Part 1
The homework each night will consist of 30 problems, and the students are expected to show all work. Please encourage your child to take the time to complete his/her math homework – the paper should be folded into three columns, it should be written neatly in pencil, and it should show all of the student’s work. There will also be a test after Lesson 45, Lesson 50, Lesson 55, and Lesson 60.
Math – 8th Grade
For the month of November, 8th grade will focus on the following concepts:
· Proportions with Mixed Numbers, Using Proportions with Similar Triangles
· Ratio Word Problems
· Using Ratio to Compare
· Percent Word Problems, Visualizing Percents Less Than 100
· Absolute Value, Adding Signed Numbers
· Rules for Addition of Signed Numbers
· Powers of Fractions, Roots of Fractions
· Graphing Inequalities
· Right Circular Cylinders
· Inserting Parentheses, Order of Addition
· Implied Ratios
· Multiplication with Scientific Notation
· Percents Greater than 100
· Opposites
· Simplifying More Difficult Notations
· Increases in Percent
· Multiplication and Division of Signed Numbers
· Evaluation with Signed Numbers
· Rate Problems as Proportion Problems
· Formats for Addition Rule, Negative Coefficients, Properties of Equality
The homework each night will consist of 30 problems, and the students are expected to show all work. Please encourage your child to take the time to complete his/her math homework – the paper should be folded into three columns, it should be written neatly in pencil, and it should show all of the student’s work. There will also be a test after Lesson 68, Lesson 72, Lesson 76, Lesson 80, and Lesson 84.
*Math Test Studying Tips:
It is very important for your child to take time to study for his/her test. Some tips to prepare for their test include the following:
· Study class notes – look at example problems and definitions/terms
· Review lessons – skim pages and look over important concepts (bold printed text)
· Go over old homework assignments – review strategies on how he/she solved homework problems
Religion – 5th Grade
For the month of November the fifth graders will continue to explore the celebration of Baptism. They will learn that water is an importation sign of Baptism, and the baptized begin their new life as children of God. Furthermore, they will learn that throughout the liturgical year we remember and celebrate the life of Christ. We will begin our study of the liturgical year by understanding that Ordinary Time is a special season to learn about the life of Jesus and his followers. There will be a test after Chapter 5 and a Unit 1 Test after Chapter 7. Please encourage you child to study the chapter review that is completed in class at the end of each chapter (students work on it independently, we check it together, and they take it home to use as a study guide for the test).
Vocabulary – 5th Grade
For the month of November, the fifth graders will cover Unit 5 and Unit 6. For the first 4 – 5 days of the Unit(s), they will be expected to complete the activities from the book for homework. All Vocabulary homework should be completed in ink and written in cursive. After completing the pages from each unit, they will be asked to make flashcards of the vocabulary words (word on one side and definition on the other), make their own sentences for the vocabulary words, and complete their Vocabulary Words Chart (they must fill out the word, definition, 2 synonyms, 2 antonyms, and an illustration). Additionally, they will write a composition about a given topic that uses at least 6 vocabulary words (they will be graded with a rubric that will be handed to them the day the writing project is assigned). Lastly, they will have their spelling test on all 12 vocabulary words. Spelling tests are given every two weeks on Fridays. Students must be able to identify the given word by listening to the definition as I read it orally and writing it down (spelled correctly). I encourage you to help you child study and prepare for the spelling test. Some suggestions are using the flashcards and/or practice giving him/her the test so he/she can identify the words he/she needs to work on.
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