Mr. Dan's Grade 5 English Blog

  Grade 5 Winter Homework January 2023   Attention Xinmin scholars!  1. Next semester the school will be taking submissions for the Xinmin Horizons magazine. Students must prepare a short piece of writing 300 - 500 words in length. You may choose any genre or topic you are interested in. Please handwrite the final draft on a piece of lined paper. Make sure your writing is neat and legible .  Hand it in to homeroom teachers. The winning pieces of written work will appear in the magazine! 2. Some reading assignments, writing activities and videos will be set on Savvas Realize for students to complete during winter break.   3. For our global fair , the students have to make a presentation about the UK. They can make a poster, draw a picture, make a labeled diagram, build a model, or write something.  Wishing you a propitious, portentous, and prosperous Chinese New Year break! ***I strongly encourage you to choose a topic that interests you...

Wednesday 01/18 Winter vacation homework was passed out today. You can find the document and some ideas for potential topics here:  https://xinmingrade5dan.blogspot.com/2023/01/winter-vacation-homework-2023.html Tuesday 01/17 Today there was no leveled class due to our school picnic. No homework!  Monday 01/16  Start thinking about your winter vacation homework. 

Frayer Model Slides Thursday 01/12 There is no quiz tomorrow :)  Homework: Make a sentence with W19 words 8-17.  Wednesday 01/11 We did not have leveled class today due to our experience class trip.  Homework: continue to practice your W19 vocabulary Tuesday 01/10 Quizizz vocabulary quiz:  https://quizizz.com/join?gc=38135579 Monday 01/09 Make a Frayer model for W19 Spelling Words 1-7.  You can either do this in your bubble books or in Word/Google Docs/Slides.  I have done the first word for you as an example ;)  

Saturday 01/07  Review spelling words. Friday 01/06 Preview vocabulary. Thursday 01/05 No homework due to exams. Wednesday 01/04 There was no leveled class today due to exams. No homework! Tuesday 01/03  Study for the written exam tomorrow.  Quizizz review:  https://quizizz.com/join?gc=39855595 (If the link takes you to the old quiz, copy and paste 39855595 to go to the new quiz) Here is the format of the written exam :  1. Matching: match vocabulary words to their meanings (10 points; 1 point each)  2. Fill in the blank sentences (10 points; 1 point each)  3. Contractions (10 points; 1 point each)  4. Story questions: 4 multiple choice and 1 short answer for each story (20 points; 2 points each) ***In parts 1-3, answers will be marked incorrect  for spelling mistakes. Be sure to double check your spelling!*** Good luck!!!