The Anne Sullivan School
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P.S. 238
5th Grade Newsletter
Classes 5-319 & 5-321
November Events at P.S.
238
This month, P.S. 238 will be having a Scholastic
Book Fair where students will be able to
purchase their favorite books. 5-319 is
scheduled to attend on Thursday, November 6
Period 3 and 5-321 is scheduled to attend on
Friday, November 7, Period 3.
School will be closed on Tuesday, November 4th
in observance of Election Day, and Monday,
November 11th in observance of Veteran’s Day.
Parent Teacher Conferences will be held on
Thursday, November 20th in the afternoon from mental division strategy, use the
12:20-2:20 and in the evening from 5:30-8:00. partial-quotients division algorithm,
Students will be dismissed at 11:20.
School will be closed on Thursday, November
27 and Friday, November 28 in
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observance of Thanksgiving. We wish all Letter for Unit 4 to help your child
a happy holiday!
Reader’s Workshop
Our emphasis for November is on reading
realistic fiction chapter books and social
studies informational books. Encourage your
child to read at least two realistic fiction
books as possible that are on his/her “Just
Right” reading level in celebration of Pizza
Hut’s Book It program. Ensure that your child
reads for a minimum of 30 minutes and
completes their Reading Log entry every night.
Please make sure that your child is responding
to what they are reading by using the 50
Sentence Leads for Reading Responses. Your
signature is required on the Reading Log.
Encourage your child’s comprehension by
asking him/her to restate, summarize, and
make connections to what he/she has read.
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Writer’s Workshop
In November, the fifth grade will continue to write
a realistic fiction story using the Writing Process
that engages the reader; establishes a situation,
plot, point of view, setting and conflict; makes use
of appropriate writing strategies, such as dialogue,
tension, or suspense; includes sensory details and
concrete language to develop plot and character;
and provides a sense of closure to the writing.
Mathematics
ovember, the fifth grade will focus
We will cover Unit 4 of Everyday
Math which focuses on division. We
will review division facts, learn a
estimate and calculate quotients,
and interpret remainders in division
number stories. Use the Family
learn the math vocabulary and to
review your child’s Study Link HW.
Social Studies and Science
The fifth grade will continue to prepare
for the Social Studies State Exam which
will be held on November 11-12. Day 1
consists of 35 multiple choice questions
and several short answer questions. Day
2 consists of several documents based
questions that the students must read
and answer. The students will be given a
question they must answer in a well
thought out essay using these
documents.
This month in Science, the fifth grade will
continue to learn about Earth Science with an
emphasis on the three types of rocks, the
rock cycle, and how rocks and soil form.