Language
Arts:This week, your child will be studying chapter 10 of GYV: Human
Beings: Bodies and Minds
Latin / Greek Word
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Root
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Derivatives
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homo, hominis
(noun: human, man)
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hom
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Homo
sapiens, homicide
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anthrops
(noun: man)
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anthropo
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anthropology,
misanthrope, philanthropy
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andros
(noun: man)
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andro
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android
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Affixes
Suffix:
“-cide“ means “to cut” or “to kill”
Example: insecticide (to kill insects)
Prefix: “mis-“
means “bad” or “wrong”
Example: mislead (to lead someone in the wrong way)
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In Grammar the students will wrap up chapter 9 with
a short quiz on classifying Pattern 3 sentences and using quotation marks in
context. The focus for this week will be on rules for making nouns plural. We
will simultaneously be learning new vocabulary words and analogies, and
practice classifying sentences.
Our writing component will include practicing the varied use of dialogue
in writing. The students will finish up their writing project from last week
(on a conversation between them and their pet) and begin a creative narrative
(also using dialogue).
The students will learn the idiom “read between the lines” today, as well as learn the last few Latin/Greek words to reach 100! The test over words #76-100 will be on Monday, May 20th. The students received a study guide last week. They should also use their cards extensively to practice identifying derivatives, as they will be expected to on the test.
History/Geography:
We are diving into our final history unit of the year! We will spend the next
two weeks studying Native Americans: Cultures and Conflicts. As usual, we will
begin the unit by studying related geography; we will take a look at regions in
which the various Native American tribes lived. The week will continue with
culturally rich lessons fostering the comparing and contrasting of: Indians of
the Great Plains, Indians of the Plateau, Indians of the Plains, and Indians of
the Pacific Northwest. The students will learn about myths, shaman, potlatches,
and totem poles as well.
Please also keep an eye out for the History test on Westward Expansion
after the Civil War to come home Monday. A parent signature and corrections
will be due Friday, May 17th.
Science:
The level of chemistry being covered in fifth-grade is truly remarkable! The
students’ understanding for elements, molecules, and atoms has led them to our
next learning objective: understanding physical and chemical changes. This
week, the students will learn what physical and chemical change are and
participate in guided discoveries of each of these. We will clean pennies on
Wednesday, observe a Mentos and soda explosion on Thursday, and create Oobleck
on Friday. Stay tuned to learn what types of changes occurred during each of
these labs!
