Camper Chronicle

September 7, 2018i
Mrs. Brosman bbrosman@triton.k12.in.us
www.mrsbrosman.weebly.com Phone: 342-2355

Math– This week we worked on reviewing for our Topic 2 test which stu- Unit 1.5 Ten Mile Day
dents took yesterday. We have now moved on to Topic 3 which covers multi- Contractions
plying whole numbers. Students should be able to multiply a 3 digit by 2 digit
numbers.
1.they’re
Reading– Our story next week is about the completion of the Transconti-
nental Railroad that linked the west and the east. The workers faced many 2.you’ve
challenges along the way. We will practice the reading skill of cause and ef- 3.weren’t
fect. We will incorporate September 11th texts into the reading block to learn
4.needn’t
the history behind this significant day while working on comprehension
skills. Our Reading test scores have been hit or miss so far. Students are al- 5.there’d
lowed to use their book on the Friday test. They do have the opportunity to 6.they’ve
retest within a week if they receive a D or an F.
7.mustn’t
Grammar– Next week we will learn about main and helping verbs.
8.what’ll
Writing– This week students were introduced to their first writing assign-
ment. They will be writing a Tall Tale by finishing the beginning of one that is
9.doesn’t
given to them. This week students worked on brainstorming their plot ele- 10. hadn’t
ments and then typing up their first draft.
11. could’ve
Spelling- Our list focuses on contraction words. Students can practice 12. would’ve
online at www.spellingcity.com/triton5.
Social Studies– We took our Geography test on Friday of last week, and 13. should’ve
I was very pleased with the scores. You are able to view the online test by 14. might’ve
logging into your child’s Google Drive and looking in their shared with me fold- 15. wouldn’t
er. Students have logins and can walk you through how to access their grad-
ed tests. Our current unit is on Early Americans including Native Americans. 16. who’ve
We are going to be training students how to take good notes. Students will 17. shouldn’t
then be able to use these notes on the unit tests.
18. who’d
Science-This week we read about what types of investigations there are. 19. this’ll
We have already participated in an experiment and a repeated observation.
The only investigation we haven’t used is a model. That will come later in the 20. couldn’t
year. Next week we will participate in another controlled experiment with
measuring.
Challenge Words

1. there’ve
2. mightn’t
3. what’ve
4. must’ve
5. there’ll
 Note From the Teacher:

On September 19, fifth grade enjoys celebrating “International Talk Like a

Pirate Day”. Yes, believe it or not, it is an actual “holiday”. We dress up in our
pirate garb and put a pirate themed spin on each subject. We encourage the
kids to dress up along with us if they have anything (please no hooks). :)

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Have a great weekend!

~Mrs. Brosman

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Upcoming Dates: Star of the Week

September 19: International Talk Like A Pi-
rate Day (more info to come)
September 21: Donuts for Dads
September 24-28: Elementary Book Fair
September 28: Grandparent’s Day
October 5: End of 1st Grading Period
Sadie
Cline
This week we learned that Sadie loves to
skateboard (she wants to be a professional
skateboarder someday), play with Legos
and listen to music. Her favorite subject is
Geography because she likes to learn about
maps.