Math:
No new homework, but be advised that we continue to practice our 2 times tables. That, and 20 minutes of reading should form a daily habit.
Writing:
At this stage of Grade 5 writing, students should be writing topic sentences at the beginning of each paragraph. Each sentence should have periods and capitals, and I'm looking for a reasonable length... a paragraph should consist of no fewer than 3 sentences, but to adequately describe the student's thoughts, one or two more sentences would usually be better.
Suggestions for good books:
I asked the class today to recommend books they have really liked for other Grade 5 students. As you can see, there are lots and lots of really good books out there. You might have a conversation with your child around titles they might like to try; the object here is to enlarge the number and kind of novels they read. As you can imagine, the more the better, but sometimes finding a book that you really like can be hard. Try one of these, then:
Title Author
Everest Gordon
Korman
Order of the Phoenix J.K.
Rowling
Warriors Erin
Hunter
Swindle Gordon
Korman
Stranded Jeff
Probst
The 14th Goldfish Jennifer
L. Holm
Charlie Joe Jackson's Guide to Not Reading Tommy
Greenwald
The Magician’s Nephew C.S.
Lewis
The Fire Within Chris
D. Lacey
The Phantom Tollbooth Norton Juster
Deep Trouble R.
L. Stine
The Hogwarts Express J.K. Rowling
Owls in the Family Farley Mowat
The BFG Roald
Dahl
House of Hades Rick Riordan
The Dork Diaries Rachel Renée
Russell
Strider Beverly
Cleary
The Cupcake Diaries Coco Simon
A
Series of Unfortunate Events Lemony
Snicket
White
Fang Jack
London
Fire
Bug Connection Jean
Craighead George
