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Readers Workshop
This month, students will be reading more complex, challenging nonfiction. Stu-
dents will draw on all they have learned about how to read complex nonfiction in order to
research and make arguments about debatable issues.
Throughout this unit, students will focus on the following priority standards:
Main idea and supporting details/summary
Analyzing parts of a text in relation to the whole
Analyzing perspective
Cross-text(s) synthesis
Writers Workshop
Students are writing argument essays. These are structured essays in which stu-
dents make and support claims by analyzing and incorporating evidence.
The following standards will be addressed:
Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons and
information
Introduce a topic or text clearly, state an opinion, and create an organizational
structure in which ideas are logically grouped to support the writer's purpose
Provide logically ordered reasons that are supported by facts and details
Link opinion and reasons using words, phrases, and clauses (e.g., consequently,
specifically)
Provide a concluding statement or section related to the opinion presented
Test Preparation
Everything your child has been learning this year will prepare him/her for the New York
State Exams. In addition, students will begin a formal test prep unit this month. They
will be using Ready books and they should also use i-Ready.
Parent Newsletter
Fifth Grade February 2017
Students are currently working on Chapter 7, Multiply Fractions. The following standards will
be addressed:
Apply and extend previous understandings of multiplication to multiply a fraction or whole
number by a fraction.
Interpret the product as parts of a partition into equal parts
Find the area of a rectangle with fractional side lengths by tiling it with unit squares of
the appropriate unit fraction side lengths
Multiply fractional side lengths to find areas of rectangles, and represent fraction prod-
ucts as rectangular arrays
Interpret multiplication as scaling (resizing) by:
Comparing the size of a product to the size of one factor on the basis of the size of the
other factor, without performing the indicated multiplication
Explaining why multiplying a given number by a fraction greater than 1 results in a product
greater than the given number; explaining why multiplying a given number by a fraction less
than 1 results in a product smaller than the given number
Solve real world problems involving multiplication of fractions and mixed numbers
i-Ready
Students are currently using i-Ready. This online
program provides rigorous individualized instruc-
tion in Reading and Mathematics. It pinpoints
student needs down to the sub-skill level and pro-
vides ongoing progress monitoring. Students can
use i-Ready at home. Visit the website and see
what your child has been learning!
https://login.i-ready.com/
Math
Update on School Events and Activities
Spirit Week Our first annual Spirit Week was a huge success! Visit the Student Council page on the school website
to see more pictures.
Crazy Hair Day Pajama Day
Pajama Day Heritage Day
Blackout Day Dress to Impress Day
Academy Clubs
Friday, January 27th was the last day for clubs during this cycle. During
February, students will share the work they did with their peers during our
Club Showcases. Students will be given the opportunity to select a new club
and our second round of clubs will begin Friday, March 3rd.
Upcoming Events
Family Thursday, PA Meeting and Student of the Month Assembly: Feb-
ruary 16th
P.A. Candy Gram Sale: February 9th &10th
Respect for All Week: February 13th-17th
Jump Rope for Heart: February 13th-17th
Mid-winter Recess: February 20th– 24th
Winter Ball: February 28th 4:00-6:00
New York State ELA Exam: March 28th– March 30th
New York State Math Exam: May 2-May 4th
Congratulations to our Students of the Month
December 2016
These students were celebrated on January 11th, 2017.
Our next Student of the Month Assembly is February 16th.
Fourth Grade
401: Mei Cao, Julian Alvarado
402: Lysa Clores, Jhoan Suconota
403: Samira Ahmed, Riki Lin
404: Jessica Martinez, Tony Tran
405: Melanie Palafox Concha, Jose Vegas
406: Steffie Chen, Sunny Shi
407: Jannatul Jewel, Aniq Masood
408: Shakira Sarker, Kyle Chen
409: Elvis Sanchez
Fifth Grade
501: Tran Tran, Mohammad Haque
502: Gabrielle Buenochillo, Luigi Lomuntad
503: Katherine Chung
504: Gabriella Sepulveda
505: Sabrina Sultana, Nicky Zheng
506: Enxi Chen, Justin Fuentes
507: Damarys Pijal, Mashid Zabir
508: Leyi Wang, Minghao Dong
509: James Lojano
Name:_____________________________ Class: ___________
My Reading goals for this unit are:
Main idea and supporting details/summary
Analyzing Parts of a Text in Relation to the Whole
Analyzing perspective
Cross-text(s) Synthesis
Other_______________________________________________
My Writing goals for this unit are:
Introduce a topic or text clearly, state an opinion, and create an organizational structure in
which ideas are logically grouped to support the writer's purpose
Provide logically ordered reasons that are supported by facts and details
Link opinion and reasons using words, phrases, and clauses (e.g., consequently, specifically)
Provide a concluding statement or section related to the opinion presented
Other________________________________________________
My Math goals for this unit are:
Apply and extend previous understandings of multiplication to multiply a fraction or whole num-
ber by a fraction.
Interpret the product as parts of a partition into equal parts
Find the area of a rectangle with fractional side lengths by tiling it with unit squares of
the appropriate unit fraction side lengths
Multiply fractional side lengths to find areas of rectangles, and represent fraction prod-
ucts as rectangular arrays
Interpret multiplication as scaling (resizing) by:
Comparing the size of a product to the size of one factor on the basis of the size of the
other factor, without performing the indicated multiplication
Explaining why multiplying a given number byu a fraction greater than 1 results in a prod-
uct greater than the given number; explaining why multiplying a given number by a frac-
tion less than 1 results in a product smaller than the given number
Solve real world problems involving multiplication of fractions and mixed numbers
Other _________________________________________________