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*Important Summer Reading Information*

At the end of next week you will be receiving a letter providing you with your child's current/final reading level for 5th grade.  Please use this level to guide your child's selection of summer reading material. Remember to watch for an email from North Middle School with information about summer reading requirements.  The Great Neck Public Library has leveled reading material and the staff there can help you select the appropriate books once school is closed.

 

READER'S WORKSHOP 

Current Read aloud:  Gregor the Overlander

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Unit 6

FANTASY BOOK CLUBS 

One of the primary goals of this unit is to pump up the volume and passion for reading some pre-adolescents might have lost on their way toward the end of the school year. Another goal, and perhaps the most overarching one, is for students to learn how to read expecting to deeply interpret texts, all texts, by learning to identify and understand some of the hallmarks of the literary canon, using seemingly frivolous fantasy books as their jumping off point. The work you will do in this unit will set up your students for the demands of middle school reading and lay foundations that they will build upon throughout the rest of their academic careers.

The class has some previous knowledge of this genre due to the fact that one of our earlier read alouds was A Wrinkle in Time!

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Some ways you can help your child with  this unit at home include:

  • Ask your child to share their "Student Notes" folder  on Google Drive with you where you will find charts and articles that you can use together during homework.

  • Help your child remember that there are often multiple ideas in one text by guiding them to figure out several important main ideas in a text.

  • Talk to your child about "life lessons' or themes that come up in their texts.

  • Encourage your child to be an "active reader" who stops and thinks, jots and talks about the text.

  • Work with your child on ways he/she can figure out the meaning of "tricky vocabulary" by using context clues. (ask your child to share their "Figuring Out Unknown Words" mini-chart.

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**Please visit the Online Resources page of this website for additional downloadable activities, and websites that will help you help your child at home!

CURRICULUM UPDATES

Writer's Workshop

 BE A SUPER WRITER!

Unit 6

From Essay and Narrative to Memoir 

In this unit of study children will use their notebooks to research their lives, and collect entries and idea based writing. Students will research and write about a topic or issue that they know and care about, an issue around which he/she has strong feelings. They will then write an opinion or argument text in which they will will write an opinion or claim and tell reasons why they feel that way. When you doing this, they will be asked draw on everything you know about essays, persuasive letters, and reviews.

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Ways to Help Your Child at Home:

  • Read a variety of genres in the form of books, short texts and articles.

  • Discuss the memorable moments in your child's life and how those moments have shaped their opinions.

  • Read mentor texts such as "Eleven" and "When I Was Your Age" together.

  • Review conventions and grammar.

  • Ask your child to show you parts of the text that relate to his/her life or that are meaningful.

  • Discuss synonyms for words that seem to be overused to lift the level and quality of writing

 

*Please  visit the curriculum resources page of this site to find activities, and websites that will help you help your child at home!

Math

KNOWLEDGE IS POWER

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Math in Focus Chapter 11

Graphs and Probability

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 In this chapter students will learn:

 

  • making and interpreting double bar graphs

  • plotting coordinates

  • graphing an equation

  • probabilities and outcomes

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Ways You Can Help At Home

  • Use your child's  "Student Notes Folder" on Google Drive for "Anchor Charts," Example Problems, and Video Links that will help them review these topics while completing homework and before tests!

  • Continue to review and practice memorizing single digit multiplication facts. If he/she needs extra practice, access IXL for skill and drill work.

  • Problem solving is a major part of the 5th grade curriculum and although it is practiced and discussed daily in school, please take some time at home to review any word problems on the homework with your child.  We encourage all students to represent their work with a bar model whenever possible and to explain how they reached their solution.

  • There are many great sites available for you and your child to practice bar modeling.  They are available on the iPad by using various Thinking Blocks Apps or by visiting the link below:

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http://www.mathplayground.com/ThinkingBlocks/modeling_tool.html

SOCIAL STUDIES

THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE

Economics & Government

Students will learn about and study about the economics and governments of the countries that make up North America.  We will use a variety of resources such as books, articles, videos and online materials to study these topics. Then, students will complete organizers to aid in note taking and study skills.  They will also create their own Quizlets and use Kahoot! to study for quizzes throughout these units. 

These are all skills that will help prepare them for the rigors of Middle School. 

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