Math Help

We have started our new unit in math on Place Value with Decimals. Here is an anchor chart that we created in class to show how to write whole numbers with decimals in word form, standard form and expanded form.

Science Game

We are learning about food chains, food webs, and more in our Science Unit about Ecosystems. Click here to play the game to help you review.

Science Game

Social Studies- Immigration

In our Social Studies unit, we are learning about how immigration impacted the United States during the late 1800's and early 1900's. We are learning about how immigrants entered into our country during this time period. One entry place was in New York at Ellis Island. You can explore what these immigrants had to go through in order to come and settle in the United States. Click on the link below to participate in an interactive tour.

Ellis Island Interactive Tour

Westward Expansion

Play the Westward Trail Game

Kid Blog

We will use Kid Blog to post our ideas! You can share things with the class, like your vacations, what you do on the weekend, things you like or don't like.
We will also use this blog to write about what we are reading. You will post your weekly letter on this blog so we can read it.
Click on this link below:

Kid Blog

Welcome to 5th Grade!

I am so excited that you are in my class this year. I believe we all have a great year in store for us. You will want to visit our class blog often as it will have important tools to help you be successful in our classroom. Thanks for visiting our blog! If you came here, will you please leave a comment below describing your first week as a fifth grader? That will help me to know who has visited our blog. Thanks!

Dividing Fractions

We are learning how to divide and multiply fractions in math this week. Here is a fun song that we learned to help us remember the steps to divide fractions.

Dividing Fractions Rap

Engineering Week

This week we celebrated Engineering Week at Fork Shoals. We were all engineers this week because we created our own flashlights! The PTA provided the whole school with supplies to make flashlights to celebrate Engineering Week. Our class loved it and enjoyed showing off their flashlights. When we were finished, we had a little flashlight party in the dark. I am attaching the video for you to watch.

Enjoy the video by clicking on the link below! And we might just have some future engineers in our class!

flashlight movie

Egg Drop Projects

In our science unit about Forces and Motion, we are learning about gravity, inertia, speed, friction and more. Students were given the challenge to use what they have learned about Forces & Motion to create a container that will keep their egg from breaking when dropped from a high place. Check out our student's creativity and knowledge in some of their videos below...I hope you will be as impressed as I was!

 

Madison's Egg Project

Greenville Drive Reading All Stars

Information is coming home this week about this reading program sponsored by the Greenville Drive. Students read books during the month of February and forms are due on March 6th. You may include books that you read as part of the 3rd Quarter Reading Challenge. Let’s have a great participation in our class! Click on the link below the picture to watch the video.



Greenville Drive Reading All Stars

Dividing Decimals in Math

We are learning how to divide decimals! Here are two videos that may help you to remember what we have done in class.

Dividing Decimals Using Traditional Algorithm

Dividing Decimals using models