The Anne Sullivan School
P.S. 238
5th Grade Newsletter
April Happenings
The fifth grade will be going on a trip to the Hall of
Science on Tuesday, March 31.
The fifth grade will also continue to work on specific
math, reading, fluency, writing, science and social
studies GOALS! Make sure that you have a
conversation with your child about their goals for the
month of April!
PARENTS, please make sure that you fill out your
parent survey which was given out last month! Our
goal is 90% participation! Please help P.S. 238 in this
endeavor!
There will no school Thursday, April 9 to Friday, April
17, 2009 in accordance of Spring Break! Please make
sure that your child does all his/her homework that
will be given out on Wednesday, April 8.
The fifth grade will be celebrating Earth Day on
Wednesday, April 22 and Arbor Day on Friday, April
24, with some fun and exciting activities!
P.S. 238 will celebrate Poem in a Pocket Day on
Thursday, April 30th, 2009 in conjunction with Poetry
Month.
Reader’s Workshop
In April, the students will read and
comprehend informational books and
reading passages to develop
understanding and expertise. The
students will learn how to restate or
summarize information into their own
words; relate new information to prior
knowledge and experience; extend their
ideas; and make connections to related
topics or information in this month’s
Reader’s Workshop. Please make sure
that your child is reading for at least 40
minutes a night and is recording this
information on their reading log! Please
make sure that your signature appears in
the correct column.
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Writer’s Workshop
In April, we will continue to work on a Report
of Information of their choosing. The report of
information will be in conjunction with what
the students will be learning in Social Studies.
The students will be learning how to engage
the reader, develop a controlling idea, create
an organized report, include appropriate facts
and details and provide a sense of closure in
their report. Please make sure that your child
goes to the library and selects appropriate
books, magazines, and websites to help them
write a great writing piece!
Mathematics
In April, the fifth grade will continue to work on Unit 12 of
Everyday Math which focuses on Probability, Ratios and
Rates. We will review the meanings and forms of ratios
and will solve number stories involving ratios of part of a
set to the whole set. The fifth grade will find, write, and
solve many number models (equations) for real problems.
Parents, please refer to the Family Letter for Unit 12! After
the Spring break, the fifth grade will work on Unit 9 which
focuses on Coordinates, Area, Volume and Capacity.
We will learn how to plot coordinates on a grid, how to find
the area of a specific shape and find the volume of a
rectangular and right prism. Parents, please refer to the
Family Letter for Unit 9.
Science and Social Studies
This month in Social Studies, the fifth grade will
continue to learn about Latin America and its many
countries.
This month in Science, the fifth grade will continue
to learn about food and nutrition. So far, in Chapter
3, Lesson 1, the students have learned how
important personal hygiene is (having healthy skin,
hair and nails and staying in good health. In
Lesson 2, the students will learn about healthy
teeth and gums. In Lesson 3, the students will
learn how to properly care for their eyes and ears.