Monday September 30th

MATH

Barber- Adding & subtracting decimals.  CFP1-2 Retake on Tuesday. 

Brazier- “Math Olympiad:” A series of challenging math problems, solved in teams. CFP #3 re-take on Wednesday. Strand 1 Test on Thursday.

Kornas- Adding & subtracting decimals.  

HOMEWORK FOR ALL: WEEKLY REVIEW. DUE WEDNESDAY (10/02/13).

SWITCHES

Reading: (Teacher - Mr. Brazier) - “Readers ‘stop and jot’ to help themselves make sense of text.” In-class assignment completed in the reading notebook.

Science: (Teacher - Mrs. Kornas)

-Barber:  Read aloud as class from Earth, Moon and Sun.  Pages 4-8 and discuss.

-Brazier: Read aloud as class from Earth, Moon and Sun.  Pages 4-8 and discuss.

-Kornas: Read aloud as class from Earth, Moon and Sun.  Pages 4-8 and discuss.

Social Studies: (Teacher - Mrs. Barber)

Chapter 2 Criteria was outlined for students and group expectations explained.  Students began the planning process.  Students will have Wednesday, Thursday and Friday to complete this.  Next Monday we will begin presentations.

BARBER’S WRITING WORKSHOP:”Writers use concrete words and phrases” Choosing the topic we want to write about for PN.

BRAZIER’S WRITING WORKSHOP: Work Day: Continue writing/refining a personal narrative or two. CHECKPOINT: All students should have at least two personal narrative story drafts completed in the writer’s notebook.   

KORNAS’ WRITING WORKSHOP: Writing about their weekend. 

TGIF September 27th

MATH

Barber- CFP # 2.  Weekly Homework goes home.  Begin working on Expanded Notation including decimals.

Brazier- Misc. warm up and challenge problems. Review CFP #3. Place Value Game. Comprehensive review of Strand 1. CFP #3 Re-take on Wednesday. Strand 1 Test tentatively scheduled for Thursday.

Kornas- CFP #2  HW - ADDING AND SUBTRACTING DECIMALS

HOMEWORK FOR ALL: WEEKLY REVIEW. DUE WEDNESDAY (10/02/13).

SWITCHES

Reading: (Teacher - Mr. Brazier) - “Readers ‘stop and jot’ to help themselves make sense of text.” In-class assignment completed in the reading notebook.

Science: (Teacher - Mrs. Kornas)

-Barber:  Finish model on paper of Solar System with partner(s)

-Brazier: Finish model on paper of Solar System with partner(s)

-Kornas:  Finish model on paper of Solar System with partner(s)

Social Studies: (Teacher - Mrs. Barber)

We wrapped up Chapter 2 on the First American Indians.  Next week we will begin planning out how to ‘show’ what we learned in Chapter 2. All classes will work in groups to do this.

BARBER’S WRITING WORKSHOP:Free Write Friday.  A time to work on collaborations in our writing and experiment with new genres.  Partnerships.

BRAZIER’S WRITING WORKSHOP: “Writers revise as they work.”  

HOMEWORK: TAKE YOUR “PATIENT” (writer’s notebook) HOME AND PERFORM “PAPER SURGERY” (make corrections and revisions to an existing piece of writing).

KORNAS’ WRITING WORKSHOP: None W.W. today - Instead we cleaned out desks, organized planner binder and finished up “unfinished” projects.

Thursday September 26th

MATH

Barber- Practice CFP 2. Use this as a study guide for Friday’s CFP.  Save the orange packet if you need more time to study the practice test.  CFP #2 Friday!

Brazier- Mini Geometry Challenge. CFP #3.

Kornas-

• CFP (TEST) TOMORROW over rounding decimals, writing big numbers with decimals in standard, written and expanded form - refer to notes and CFP #2 practice sheet.  I had an answer key to the paractice sheets sitting outside my room on the table ifor students to use if they want to check their work tonight to help them prepare.

Strand 1 I CAN statements:

* I can read and write 15-digit numbers.

* I can write numbers of up to 15 digits in expanded notation.

Example: 24,678 = 20,000 + 4,000 + 600 + 70 +8

* I can also write decimals using expanded notation (a.k.a. expanded form)

Example: 24.365 = 20 + 4 + 3 X (1/10) + 6 X (1/100) + 5 X (1/1000)

SWITCHES

Reading: (Teacher - Mr. Brazier) - “Readers reflect on their reading lives.” New Reading Log issued. Reading test on www.linkstolearning.com

Science: (Teacher - Mrs. Kornas)

-Barber:  Sun, Moon and Stars textbook - read and discussed in class today

-Brazier: Sun, Moon and Stars textbook - read and discussed in class today

-Kornas:  Sun, Moon and Stars textbook - read and discussed in class today

Social Studies: (Teacher - Mrs. Barber)

We looked at the ways the American Indians adapted to the four environments in North America. We applied our knowledge to creating a short summary on Ch 2.4.  Ask your child about why they migrated to North American and what are important natural resources needed for adapting.

BARBER’S WRITING WORKSHOP:”Writers use organizers to plan their writing” Personal Narratives. Students looked for the time in their story were they learned a lesson. Began drafting their PN.  

BRAZIER’S WRITING WORKSHOP: “Writers revise as they work.”  

*ASK YOUR FIFTH GRADER: “What do you do well as a writer? What are you working on?”

KORNAS’ WRITING WORKSHOP: WWNB entry - “The First Time You Did Something” - Personal Narrative - Celebrate and share writing that is written like a story rather than a list. :-)

*ASK YOUR SON/DAUGHTER: What did you change in your writing to make it read like a story?

Wednesday Late Start- September 25

MATH

Barber- Rounding up and finding least to greatest decimal numbers.  CFP #2 Friday!

DECIMAL PACKET HOMEWORK TO REVIEW FOR CFP. DUE FRIDAY.

Brazier- SG page 245. Why estimation is particularly useful when adding and subtracting decimals. Practice problems for CFP #3. CFP #3 tomorrow.

Kornas-

• HW.- DO ALL OF PROBLEM #10 ON THE GOLDENROD PAPER.  DUE TOMORROW MORNING BY 8:45.
• There will be a CFP this FRIDAY.
• reflexmath.com 3-4 times every week

Strand 1 I CAN statements:

* I can read and write 15-digit numbers.

* I can write numbers of up to 15 digits in expanded notation.

Example: 24,678 = 20,000 + 4,000 + 600 + 70 +8

* I can also write decimals using expanded notation (a.k.a. expanded form)

Example: 24.365 = 20 + 4 + 3 X (1/10) + 6 X (1/100) + 5 X (1/1000)

SWITCHES

Reading: (Teacher - Mr. Brazier) - “Readers make inferences.”

Science: (Teacher - Mrs. Kornas)

-Barber:  No switches today

-Brazier: No switches today

-Kornas:  No switches today

Social Studies: (Teacher - Mrs. Barber) * NO switches on late start*

-Barber:

-Brazier:.

-Kornas:

BARBER’S WRITING WORKSHOP:”Writers use organizers to plan their writing” Personal Narratives.

BRAZIER’S WRITING WORKSHOP: “Writers make plans.”  

*ASK YOUR FIFTH GRADER: “Which type of plan did you make today? How did it help you?”

KORNAS’ WRITING WORKSHOP: Personal Narrative - Turning an entry into a story instead of a list in paragraph format - continue story from yesterday or try a different one.

Tuesday September 24th

MATH

Barber- Rounding up and finding least to greatest decimal numbers.  CFP #2 Friday!

SG homework page 240 #9, #10, & #11.

Brazier- CFP #2 returned and dissected. SG pages 243-244. Adding and Subtracting Decimals. CFP #2 re-take tomorrow. CFP #3 on Thursday.

Kornas-  Rounding decimals - HW- Pg. 239 #4-5, Page 24O #8-11

FOR ALL: WEEKLY MATH REVIEW DUE TOMORROW

Strand 1 I CAN statements:

* I can read and write 15-digit numbers.

* I can write numbers of up to 15 digits in expanded notation.

Example: 24,678 = 20,000 + 4,000 + 600 + 70 +8

* I can also write decimals using expanded notation (a.k.a. expanded form)

Example: 24.365 = 20 + 4 + 3 X (1/10) + 6 X (1/100) + 5 X (1/1000)

SWITCHES

Reading: (Teacher - Mr. Brazier) - “Readers ask and answer inferential questions.”

HOMEWORK, DUE TOMORROW: QUESTIONS 23-30 FROM “UNDER THE SHADE OF THE TREE.” FOR #23-27, HIGHLIGHT WHERE IN THE TEXT ANSWERS WERE FOUND / HOW INFERENCES WERE MADE.

Science: (Teacher - Mrs. Kornas)

-Barber:  No switches today

-Brazier: No switches today

-Kornas:  No switches today

Social Studies: (Teacher - Mrs. Barber)

-Barber:

-Brazier:.

-Kornas:

BARBER’S WRITING WORKSHOP:”Writers write about a last time” Generating Personal Narratives.

BRAZIER’S WRITING WORKSHOP: Personal Narrative ‘Generating’ Strategy #6: “Think of last times.”

*ASK YOUR FIFTH GRADER: “Which strategies have you used to come up with personal narrative story ideas?”

KORNAS’ WRITING WORKSHOP: Personal Narrative - Turning an entry into a story instead of a list in paragraph format. :-)

Monday September 23rd!

MATH

Barber- Decimals, fractions and percentages.  SG HW pg 242 #9 A-D due Tuesday.

Brazier- CFP #2. SG (Student Guide (textbook)) page 243. Adding and Subtracting Decimals. CFP #3 on Thursday.

Kornas-  HW- DECIMALS: A CLOSER LOOK problems #5-8 due tomorrow at 8:45

FOR ALL: WEEKLY MATH REVIEW DUE ON WEDNESDAY

Strand 1 I CAN statements:

* I can read and write 15-digit numbers.

* I can write numbers of up to 15 digits in expanded notation.

Example: 24,678 = 20,000 + 4,000 + 600 + 70 +8

* I can also write decimals using expanded notation (a.k.a. expanded form)

Example: 24.365 = 20 + 4 + 3 X (1/10) + 6 X (1/100) + 5 X (1/1000)

SWITCHES

Reading: (Teacher - Mr. Brazier) - “Readers ask and answer inferential questions.” In-class assignment.

HOMEWORK, DUE WEDNESDAY: QUESTIONS 23-30 FROM “UNDER THE SHADE OF THE TREE.” FOR #23-27, HIGHLIGHT WHERE IN THE TEXT ANSWERS WERE FOUND / HOW INFERENCES WERE MADE.

Science: (Teacher - Mrs. Kornas)

-Barber:  Paper Solar System Model with partner

-Brazier: Paper Solar System Model with partner

-Kornas:  Paper Solar System Model with partner

Social Studies: (Teacher - Mrs. Barber)

-Barber: Ch 2.3 & 2.4 read aloud and discuss. Interactive notebook page 10.

-Brazier:. Ch 2.3 & 2.4 read aloud and discuss. Interactive notebook page 10.

-Kornas: Ch 2.3 & 2.4 read aloud and discuss. Interactive notebook page 10.

BARBER’S WRITING WORKSHOP:”Writers write about a first time” Sketching and writing about a first time.

BRAZIER’S WRITING WORKSHOP: Personal Narrative ‘Generating’ Strategy #5: “Think of first times.”

KORNAS’ WRITING WORKSHOP - Personal Narrative - Generate ideas by thinking about a special object