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Attention all parents and guardians, on Friday, December 15th, our 5th-grade students will be treated to a Christmas movie while enjoying hot chocolate and cookies. We need your help to make this event possible and memorable for our students. Please bring all the necessary items, such as hot chocolate and cookies, by Wednesday, December 12th, so that we may distribute them to the team. Your contribution and support are greatly appreciated. Thank you!

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The WME Read, Deed, Run Club is hosting a food drive to help our community during the holidays from November 29th to December 12th.

Items can be brought to school each day during the food drive.

You may drop off donations during car rider pick-up on December 12th.

You may also drop off donations until 4:30 p.m. at the car rider pick-up location on December 12th.

Questions: Contact Mrs. Tyrrell at HillaryETyrrell@katyisd.org

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Please ensure your child dresses appropriately for recess.

Heat Guidelines:

94 degrees or heat index above 99: 25 minutes max outside.

Above 100 degrees or heat index above 105: No outdoor activities.

Cold Guidelines:

Below 32 degrees or wind chill below 30: 25 minutes max outside.

Temps below 20 degrees: No outdoor activities.

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Please get headphones for your student as soon as possible. We only have 6 that are given to us by the school and many students don't have them. We use our Chromebooks every day and students need headphones.

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Unit 5, Week 4: TCI Lesson 13: The American Revolution

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Unit 5, Week 4: TCI Lesson 13: The American Revolution

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Week Summary: Students will read and explore the factors and challenges that Great Britain faced in fighting so far from home and the support the colonies received from European allies.

Social Studies TEKS:

5.2(A) analyze the causes and effects of events before and during the American Revolution, including
the taxation resulting from the French and Indian War and the colonist response to taxation such
as the Boston Tea Party
5.2(C) summarize the results of the American Revolution, including the establishment of the United
States

5.2(B) identify the Founding Fathers and Patriot heroes, including John Adams, Benjamin Franklin,
Thomas Jefferson, the Sons of Liberty, and George Washington, and their motivations and
contributions during the Revolutionary period

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Other (10%):

Lawrence/Spaulding - Exit Ticket - citizenship sentence

Schmid - working in groups to explain the constitution. Monday 12/4

Major (40%):

Lawrence/Spaulding-Group Project

Minor (50%):

Lawrence/Spaulding -Community Member Nonfiction Writing

Schmid - presenting on interpreting the Declaration of Independence. Monday 12/4

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The week before Thanksgiving break and this week we worked on simplifying expressions using order of operations. This week the students were able to describe key attributes of a coordinate plane, describe the first number in an ordered pair, and describe the x and y axes. Next week we will apply that knowledge to generate a number pattern when given a rule and graph that data on a coordinate plane.

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Module 4 - Wild West

In this module, students will listen to, read, and view a variety of texts and media that present them with information about the people who settled the West.

A genre focus on informational texts provides students with opportunities to identify central ideas, text structure, and author's craft techniques in order to better understand unfamiliar texts. Students will also encounter personal historical fiction to build knowledge across genres.

As students build their vocabulary and synthesize topic knowledge, they will learn about the settlers' varied experiences.

MODULE 4 ESSENTIAL QUESTION: What character traits were needed in people who settled the West?

LEARNING MINDSET: Grit - Hard work leads to success.

SOCIAL STUDIES CONNECTION: Westward Expansion

WEEK 2 ESSENTIAL SKILLS

VOCABULARY:

Critical Vocabulary: employed, celestial, sacrifice, complaint, homestead, primary, domain, residence, ideology

Vocabulary Strategy: Homophones/Homographs

Generative Vocabulary: Prefix trans-, Suffixes -ous, -ious

READING WORKSHOP:

Monitory and Clarify

Central Idea

Text Structure

Media Techniques

FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS:

Decoding: VCCCV Syllable Division Pattern

Spelling: Words with VCCCV Syllable Division Pattern

Fluency: Accuracy and Self-Correction

COMMUNICATION:

Research and Media Literacy: Interpret/Analyze Media

Making Connections

WRITING WORKSHOP:

Informational Writing: Letter

Grammar Minilessons: Subject and Object Pronouns

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This week we are reviewing for our Campus Based Assessment for the Unit of Landforms. The Assessment will be on Thursday, December 7th. Remember, that your child can always practice on See Saw! I have our notes for landforms attached below.

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Other (10%): Workshop Rubric Dec 8

Major (40%): Algebraic Relationships Test Dec 7th

Minor (50%):

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Other (10%):

Week 3 Station Work

Major (40%):

Minor (50%):

Module 4 Letter

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Parents, please see below for information on the upcoming Katy Advanced Placement (KAP) session to help you decide on advanced course placement for your rising 6th grader! The attachment has questions and answers on this topic as well!

When: Dec. 7 at 6:30 pm

Where: Katy ISD Education Support Complex

6301 S. Stadium Ln.

Room 1200

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Other (10%):

Major (40%): Campus Based Assessment on Landforms. Thursday, December 7th

Minor (50%):

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This PDF shows ways that you can support your students' learning at home:

Discuss with your student the module topic and the module's Big Idea Words.

I highly encourage your student to read at home and talk about books together

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Check here for the latest happenings @WestMo!

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https://drive.google.com/drive/search?q=science%20penguin%20landforms

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5th Grade STAAR Practice Simplifying Expressions and Order of Operations (5.4F - #5)

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Students are ONLY allowed to have CLEAR water in class.

During snack time, students have a chance to refuel and recharge. We give them a quick 5-minute break to enjoy a healthy snack. Please send your student a tasty, nutritious snack to keep their energy up and their minds ready to learn.

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5th Grade STAAR Practice Graphing on the Coordinate Plane (5.8C - #10)