This document provides the homework assignments for 5th grade students from March 14th to March 18th. It includes assignments for reading, math, writing, social studies, and science. In reading, students will practice inferencing skills and bring books to read. The math focus is on fractions with addition, subtraction, multiplication and division topics. Students will study verbs for a test in writing and learn about immigration for social studies, including blog posts and a field trip to Ellis Island. Science assignments are detailed on the teacher's blog. Nightly independent reading is also expected.

1. 5TH
GRADE HOMEWORK
March 14th
- March 18th
Mrs. Geraghty, Mrs. Reader, Mrs. Schmitt
Subject Monday
3/14
Tuesday
3/15
Wednesday
3/16
Thursday
3/17
Friday
3/18
READING
FOCUS: Inferencing
Bring a book to
read! Have a
book for
Spring Break!
MATH
FOCUS: Addition and Subtraction Fractions
Write in
assignment
Write in
assignment
Test on addition,
subtracition,
multiplication,
division
Happy Spring
Break!
Writing
FOCUS: Informational Writing/Verbs
Begin verb
review.
Complete verb
review.
Study for verb
test tomorrow.
Verb test today!
Wordly
Wise
FOCUS: No Wordly Wise this week!
SOCIAL
STUDIES
FOCUS: Immigration
Schmitt only:
Chinese
immigration blog
post
All: study your
immigrant
identity
Blog entry:
Tenement haiku
Study your
immigrant
identity
Ybor City field
trip!
Blog Entry:
Ellis Island –
Getting into
Character
Ellis Island
simulation
today!
SCIENCE/
Discovery
Center
FOCUS:
Check Mr. Shane’s blog for assignments – find it on the science page of the 5th
grade blog
MISC.
**Independent Reading Every Night for your Reading Log**
The sixth log will begin Feb. 4th
and end March 7th. The scale for the sixth reading log is as follows:
* Read 751 or more pages = 4
* 450-750 = 3
* 250-449 = 2
* below 250 = 1