Mr. Burton
5th Grade
Welcome to the Trumansburg Middle School
I am so excited about the 2020-2021 school year. This site will provide information about what is happening in our classroom. I hope that you find it helpful.
Yours truly,
Mr. Andrew Burton
Science
We will be exploring these exciting topics:
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Physical Science- Solar System
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Chemistry-Matter/Mixtures & Solutions
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Biology- Living Systems
Math
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Number and Operations in Base Ten
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Place Value to the Thousandths place
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Perform operations with multi-digit whole numbers and with decimals.
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Fractions
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Equivalent fractions
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Adding subtracting, multiplying and dividing fractions
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Measurement and Data
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Addition and Multiplication with Volume and Area
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Coordinate Planes
ELA
We have an exciting year ahead of us in 5th Grade English Language Arts. We will be working on and applying skills such as the:
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writing process
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reading strategies
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identification and interpretation of historical sources
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grammatical structures
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vocabulary.
Some of the great books we will read in class are:
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Front Desk by Kelly Yang
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Esperanza Rising by Pam Munoz Ryan
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Promises to Keep by Sharon Robinson
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Finding Langston by Lisa Cline-Ransome
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Hatchet by Gary Paulsen
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My Life in Dog Years by Gary Paulsen
Social Studies
What will we study in class this year?
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Early People and Civilizations of the Americas
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European Explorers
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Geography in the Western Hemisphere
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Governments in the Western Hemisphere
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Economics in the Western Hemisphere
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Cultural Diversity
In class we will be using our Google Drives, Docs, Slides, and Classroom quite often for assignments and projects.
It is also a way for you to show your families what we are working on in class!.
