1/2/23 Monday

No School/New Year's Holiday Observed

1/3/23 Tuesday

Teacher Planning Day

1/4/23 Wednesday

Back to school!

ELA-Review and practice Tropicana 4H Speeches in class; class competition (winner will practice for school competition held on Friday)

Social Studies-Preview chapter 4

Homework: Listen to quick read on SAVVAS (R) App on Classlink

*End of Quarter 2*

1/5/23 Thursday

ELA-Fill out calendar/planner, begin Unit 2 Week 5: preview vocabulary and spelling words, introduce Argumentative Text (anchor chart), Quick read "Let Wild Animals Be Wild," Discuss and analyze base words and endings (p. 388)

Social Studies-Chapter 4, lesson 1, small group readings and lesson questions

1/6/23 Friday

*School Tropicana Speech held in the cafeteria at 9:00 am-Parents invited to attend!*

ELA-9:00 am Tropicana Speech (all of 5th grade will attend); if time remains, we will work in small groups on small group close readings for "Let Wild Animals Be Wild," discuss analyzing Argumentative Texts (p. 384)

Social Studies-Review lesson 1, chapter 4 and complete lesson 2 small group readings and lesson questions if time permits