GRADE 5

The fifth grade has finally come into the last months of their time at P.S. 79. It is certainly a time of joy, jitters
The State Exams are over but school is certainly NOT! We certainly can breathe a sigh of relief about no more
The rest of the month is the kick off of our Graduation Trips! Spirit Week takes place during the month of May

MAY CELEBRATIONS

INQUIRING
MINDS
May is also
TeacherWANT
Appreciation Month. So give it a whirl, tell your teacher how much you appreciate
On MayTO
8th,EXPLORE!
the world celebrates CLEAN UP YOUR ROOM DAY. Show your parents or guardians how

Most importantly May 10th is Mothers Day, everyone should show how much we appreciate the woman

May 2015

OTHER MAY DAYS:

PEACE DAY May 16th Wear purple to show how important it is to maintain a peaceful environme

BIKE DAY May 20th Ride your bike all around or parents save gas and take a bike to work!

A NEW DAY

UPCOMING EVENTS:

May 25th: MEMORIAL DAY School Closed. Please honor those who gave all for our country.
May 26th:
Science
Center
I sitLiberty
on my porch,
in the
still Trip, (Early Arrival).
June 10th:
Rye
Play Land Trip
of the
darkness.
June 15th:
Drill Team Flag Day Performances.
So quiet, so still, so calm is
June 16th:
Aquarium Trip, (Early Arrival)
the night.
June 19th: Senior Dance Verdis
The sounds of the air seem
June 22nd: Graduation
to change.

So subtle, so clear, so slight.

As I try to stretch my eyes
and see in front of me.
I notice in the distance of
my stare.
The ever brightening of the
horizon.
So grand, so colorful,
somehow, somewhere!
Than the birds begin to fill
my ears with song.
The night turns into day.
All that darkness turns to

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MAY GOALS

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Reading Social Issues: Applying Analytical Lenses Across Literature and

Informational Texts

CCLS: Analyze multiple accounts of the same event or topic, across fiction and nonfiction,
noting important similarities and differences in point of view they represent
Goals:
Compare and contrast two or more characters, settings, or events in a story or
drama, drawing on specific details in the text
Determine the theme of the story using text details to summarize and reflect on
a text
Find insightful similarities and differences in both main concepts and details of
the text and explain the interactions between two or more individuals, events,
ideas or content in nonfiction text based on specific information
Writing Writing Researched Based Argument Essays

MAY
GOALS

CCLS: Write arguments to support claims using reasoning and evidence

Goals:

Write opinion pieces supporting point of view with reasons and information
Gather and critique information from multiple written texts and digital resources
State and maintain a claim using text evidence to support thinking
Draw evidence from multiple texts and resources to support analysis, reflection and
research
Math Geometry/Data/Measurement

CCLS: Understand concepts of measurement, volume, data interpretation and two/three

dimensional figures. Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.
Goals:
Classify two-dimensional figures based on properties/attributes
Recognize volume as an attribute of solid figures and understand concepts of
volume measurement
Make and analyze data graphs to display and understand information such as a
line plot graph, bar graph, and circle graphs to record and interpret data
Convert units of Measure like measurements within a give measurement system
(customary and metric)
Apply & represent real life situations in multi-step math problem solving
Science Food & Nutrition
Essential Question: How do food ingredients and nutrient groups contribute to healthful
nutrition?
Goals:

Identify, observe and investigate food properties.

Use indicators to test for acid, vitamin C, sugar and fat in foods
Become informed consumers by gathering information about food products.
Use scientific thinking processes to conduct investigations and build explanations:
observing, communicating, comparing, organizing and relating.

Social Studies Canada

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