Dear Fifth Grade Students and Families,

Welcome to fifth grade!  We are looking forward to teaching you many new challenging and exciting activities and topics this year!

In Science, we will be exploring and building different projects in the Project Lead the Way units.  In Math, we will be continuing place value, multiplication and division, area and fractions. We will also be exploring decimals, volume and coordinate geometry.  In Social Studies, we will learn about geography, government, ancient civilizations and cultures of the western hemisphere.  As for ELA, we will continue working with the Teacher's College Reading and Writing Project, exploring both narrative and informational genres.

Enjoy the rest of your summer!

Warm Regards,

Mrs. Dessi

Mr. Regan

Mr. Regan

5th Grade

jregan@brewsterschools.org

Web Sites for Oceans in Trouble:

 http://www.noaa.gov/resource-collections/ocean-pollution

http://www.ducksters.com/science/environment/water_pollution.php

http://www.seaweb.org/resources/briefings/toxic.p

http://eschooltoday.com/pollution/water-pollution/what-is-water-pollution.html

http://www.noaa.gov/resource-collections/ocean-pollution

http://www.conserve-energy-future.com/causes-and-effects-of-ocean-pollution.php

http://oils.gpa.unep.org/facts/wildlife.htm

http://wwf.panda.org/about_our_earth/blue_planet/problems/pollution/

http://www.grinningplanet.com/2005/09-06/water-pollution-causes-article.htm 

http://www.grinningplanet.com/2006/12-05/water-pollution-effects.htm 

http://www.grinningplanet.com/2005/07-26/water-pollution-facts-article.htm 

http://na.oceana.org/en/our-work/stop-ocean-pollution