Lucy V. Barnsley Elementary School5th Grade Center Weekly Newsletter

January 16, 2018

Week at a Glance

Homeroom Literacy: Students are reading a true story in the book, We Were There, Too, about a young girl working in a sweatshop during the Industrial Revolution. They are summarizing the circumstances of her life as a window into the changes Americans experienced during this period in history.

Students are researching and drafting the story for a graphic text biography of a significant historic figure.

Math: Students are modeling division with fractions. They are applying percentages to word problems.

Science : Students will be sharing the info-graphics they created to highlight how devices utilize wave technology. 

Social Studies:Students are researching a delegate who served in the Constitutional Convention. After gaining this perspective, they will participate in a mock Convention.

Language and Literacy:Students are comparing and contrasting how information is presented in two formats of informational text; a graphic non-fiction text, and one text based selection. Students will then analyze how the use of graphics impacts the way the story is interpreted by the reader.

Supporting Your Child at Home:Many assignments require our students to conduct effective research. For example, they are writing graphic biographies, and the stories should be factual. Helping your child to locate and understand sources is important. A trip to the local library helps tremendously.You may also enjoy pointing out real world problems that apply percentages and division of fractions and solve them together.

IMPORTANT DATES Tuesday, January 16

Barnsley Instrumental and Choral Concert at Rockville High School, 7:00 p.m.

Performers should arrive at 6:30Instrumental Dress: white shirt on top of black shirt,

black pants, black shoes; Chorus only – black shirt, black pants, black shoes

January 24Barnsley Spelling Bee 7 pm.

Thursday, January 25Early release day

End of Marking Period 2Friday. January 26

No SchoolProfessional day for teachers

Cold Temperature ReminderPlease remind your student to bundle up each day

for school. We will have indoor recess and P.E. during extreme cold, but we travel to and from other

portables and the main building each day. Teacher Contact

Information:

Please contact us with any questions you may have throughout the year! The best way to communicate with us is through email. We will get back to you within 24 hours unless we are out of the building. If there is a last-minute dismissal change, please contact the office at the number below. Email : Jennifer_L_MacNeil@mcpsmd.org Lynn_A_Camacho@mcpsmd.org Julie_Philips@mcpsmd.orgSchool Address: