Grade 5

5th grade is working on measurement in math.  Do you know how many inches are in a foot?  Do you know how many quarts make up a gallon?  5th graders will use the story of King Gallon to remember. Here is the story: There once was a king named gallon.  He had four queens. Each queen had two princes.  Each prince had 2 children and each child ate 8 onion rings. This way you remember that 4 quarts make up a gallon.  Two pints make up a quart.  2 cups makes up a pint.  Each cup has 8 ounces.  In reading, we are reading stories about the pioneers moving west.  We will begin a story about a family that settled in California from Mexico.  Students have been able to play the game Oregon Trail that replicates what it is like to ride in a covered wagon across the United States in the 1800s.  Fifth graders are also working on predicting the weather and identifying weather patterns in their science unit Weather the Weather.