English and Language Arts

Writing and Grammar

Every Tuesday and Thursday will be our Writer's Workshop. We will have 5 minutes dedicated to a quick write, followed my a mini grammar lesson, and a lesson that helps develop their writing. They will be given time in class to work on their essays and the essays will remain in class.

Spelling

In 5th Grade, your student will be expected to do their best, or use their resources to spell correctly on their assignments. In addition, they will be learning Latin and Greek root words and word parts. Their is a heavy emphasis placed on understanding the word and not just how to spell it correctly.

Every Monday, your child will be receiving a vocabulary packet containing 10 vocabulary words. This packet will need to be finished and turned in on Tuesday morning to their homeroom teacher.  To help them study, please check out: www.quizlet.com and search ackiss5.  You will find all the lesson words there and your child can practice their vocabulary! They will test on the 10 vocabulary words on Friday.