5TH Grade Social Studies, Coding, & Physical Education (Gym) Week of April 4, 2022



WEEKLY REMINDER

  • This is the last week before Spring Break! Classes end this Friday April 8. Students return to school April 25.
  • Tuesday, April 5th, students in grade 7 will be hosting Mass at 9 AM for the Feast of St. Vincent Ferrer. Honors Assembly will follow.
  • School tours for parents in my 4th class will be held on Thursday April 7th from 9am-10am
  • Classrooms will be packed up on Friday. Students please make sure to bring in Shopping bags for your books.

5TH GRADE SOCIAL STUDIES
  • Students will begin to wrap up Chapter 4 from our textbooks this week.
  • Vocabulary quiz for lesson 4 will be given on Wednesday and Chapter Test will be given as a take home assignment on Wednesday.
  • There will be one homework assignment assigned on Google Classroom this week. I will also be giving everyone a preview of what we will be doing when we return from Spring Break, for those who want to get ahead of the class.

Digital Technology (Coding)
  • This week in Coding, I will be showing students the basic concepts and skills in robotics using the Sphero EDU app.
  • Students will be learning the basics of computer programming and code sequencing.
  • Students will also be working with Mr. Kevin on their latest coding projects. 
  • Students in grades 3rd-5th will be working on Catch a Ghost: Similar to Hide and Seek, but this project uses a "repeat until" block to make high scores possible. It repeats the game until you lose, then asks for your name if you made a high score.
  • Students in grades 6th-8th will be working on Starfish Disco: Students programmed an app where they spawn characters by tapping a virtual tablet screen, and change the character's size based on location to create an illusion of depth.

Physical Education (Gym)
  • Students will have a regular scheduled gym day on Friday. Please make sure to wear your gym uniforms.

As always, please look towards the plan book for more information on what we will be covering in class this week.


THANK YOU & HAVE A BLESSED WEEK!

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