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During the first half of the school year, both the 5th and 6th grade students participated in a Fire Safety presentation given by the Glenwood Fire Department.

The 6th grade students had the opportunity to attend a Chicago Wolves game at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, IL, and the Museum of Illusion in Chicago, IL. Additionally, several students went to “Light of the Lake” at Navy Pier to celebrate their hard work on their DreamBox Lessons.

As we move into the second half of the school year, students will be attending ThunderBowl to reward them for their hard work on Study Island.

The 5th graders are scheduled to attend a Chicago Wolves game at the Allstate Arena and the DuSable Museum in February and The Morton Arboretum in the Spring.

The 6th graders will also visit the DuSable Museum and are tentatively scheduled to visit The Morton Arboretum in the Spring.

Students will also compete in another round of DreamBox Challenges with an opportunity to win a field trip to a local Amusement Park.

This month, we are going to continue taking a deeper look at the genre of realistic fiction. We will be focusing on two different stories that both fall under the umbrella of realistic fiction. How Tia Lola Came to Stay is a short story that examines how people from different cultures can learn from each other.

The Rockers Build a Soccer Field is an excerpt from a book that focuses on how children can change the world. We will use these stories as a platform to springboard us into our first novel study, Where the Red Fern Grows, later this month.

In 5th grade ELA, we said “goodbye” to 2022, with a focus on the writing process intermingled with a goal-setting project. Students worked on the first four (4) steps of the writing process, which include: prewriting, drafting, editing, and revising.

Students increased their knowledge about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. through readaloud, EdPuzzle, and BrainPop assignments.