Whitehaven Elementary STEM Academy
Mr. Tommy Elliott, Principal
Fifth Grade Weekly Newsletter
Ms. A. Cheers, 5-01 Mrs. E. Davis, 5-02 Mrs. J. Heevner 5-03
Weekly Vocabulary Words
“Unit 2 Review”
Become familiar with these words:
Reading
Affixes Comparative Conjunctions
Hyperbole Idiom Implied
Clause Interjections Main ideas
Metaphor Narrative Onomatopoeia
Preposition Prompt Personification
Simile Citations Superlative
Math
Algorithm Divisibility Exponent
Formula Inequality Justify
Round Variables Order of Operation
Science
Conduction Convection Core Crust
Dissipate Fault Earthquake
Gravity Parasite Radiation
Social Studies
Abolitionists Aviation Annex Bias
Civil Rights Civil War Debt Credit
Integration Immigrant Region Union
“Unit 2 Review”
Become familiar with these words:
Reading
Affixes Comparative Conjunctions
Hyperbole Idiom Implied
Clause Interjections Main ideas
Metaphor Narrative Onomatopoeia
Preposition Prompt Personification
Simile Citations Superlative
Math
Algorithm Divisibility Exponent
Formula Inequality Justify
Round Variables Order of Operation
Science
Conduction Convection Core Crust
Dissipate Fault Earthquake
Gravity Parasite Radiation
Social Studies
Abolitionists Aviation Annex Bias
Civil Rights Civil War Debt Credit
Integration Immigrant Region Union
Reading:
**Distinguish among various literary genres (e.g., poetry, drama, letters, ads, biographies and autobiographies)
**Identify setting, characters, plot, and theme.
**Identify the author’s purpose (i.e., to inform, to entertain, to share feelings, to describe, to persuade)
**Identify similes, metaphors, personification, and hyperbole in context.
**Determine the correct use of Nouns and Verbs.
**Compare and Contrast two or more characters, setting, or events in a story.
Math:
**Multiplying Decimals by 10, 100, or 1,000.
**Multiplying a Decimal by a whole number.
**Dividing Decimals by 10, 100, and 1,000
**Dividing a Decimal by a whole number
Science:
** To compare geological events responsible for the earth’s major geological features.
Social Studies:
**To describe the Constitution of the United States and the Tennessee State Constitution in principle and practice.
**To understand the causes, course, and consequences of the Civil War.
**Distinguish among various literary genres (e.g., poetry, drama, letters, ads, biographies and autobiographies)
**Identify setting, characters, plot, and theme.
**Identify the author’s purpose (i.e., to inform, to entertain, to share feelings, to describe, to persuade)
**Identify similes, metaphors, personification, and hyperbole in context.
**Determine the correct use of Nouns and Verbs.
**Compare and Contrast two or more characters, setting, or events in a story.
Math:
**Multiplying Decimals by 10, 100, or 1,000.
**Multiplying a Decimal by a whole number.
**Dividing Decimals by 10, 100, and 1,000
**Dividing a Decimal by a whole number
Science:
** To compare geological events responsible for the earth’s major geological features.
Social Studies:
**To describe the Constitution of the United States and the Tennessee State Constitution in principle and practice.
**To understand the causes, course, and consequences of the Civil War.