Science and Social Studies Update

Due to the increase in math and literacy time, Science and Social Studies will be taught a little bit differently this year.
Originally, only a 1/2 hour of science and social studies was going to be allotted for each day, as opposed to the 50 minutes we've had in the past. As 30 minutes is barely enough time to get the kids in their seats and begin to explain a concept before they'd have to switch to their next class, Mrs. Buell (the social studies teacher) and I have decided to teach science and social studies as follows:

5th grade students will be divided into four groups A, B, C, and D. (Actually I think we're going to use colors, but for the purpose of this explanation I'll use letters) Group A, and B will get math instruction together from Mrs. Vandermei for one hour. Group C will get Science instruction for one hour, Group D will get Social studies for one hour. At the end of that hour we switch.... Group C and D will get math instruction for one hour, and groups A and B will go to either Social studies or Science for an hour. In other words, your student will get an hour of math and an hour of either social studies or science. The following week, if your student had Social studies the previous week, they will then get a week of Science. If your student had a week of science, they will get a week of Social studies.

I know it sounds confusing.... But every student will have math for an hour a day. They will then have within each month, two weeks of Social Studies, and two weeks of science. I will publish a schedule via this blog when I have it available as to which group your student will be in and when!

Have a great Labor Day weekend and enjoy this last free time of summer!