Thursday October 31st

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

MATH

Barber- CFP 2:2 Multiplication and decimals.

Brazier- CFP. Halloween Activity.

Kornas - CFP 2.2 No homework tonight...have fun!

SWITCHES

Reading: (Teacher - Mr. Brazier): Art in Reading: Drawing a key scene from the “movie in your mind.”

Science: (Teacher - Mrs. Kornas): How Much Do You Weigh on Another Planet?

HW - KORNAS CLASS - Super Science if you did not turn it in today.

Spelling: (Teacher - Mrs. Barber):  Review word patterns within the required word list.  Discuss the new spelling sorts and how to use the notebook.  

Social Studies: HW DUE MONDAY 11/4: read chapter 3.7 & 3.8

WRITING WORKSHOPS

BARBER:  No writing today.  :(

BRAZIER: Using the Personal Narrative Checklist for self-assessing and goal-setting

KORNAS:  Independent Reading today...the calm before the storm :-)

Wednesday October 31st

MATH

Barber- Decimal multiplication with area. Homework: Class review problems on area (found in student notes).

Brazier- Paper-and-Pencil Decimal Multiplication. DPP due tomorrow. CFP tomorrow.

HOMEWORK FOR SELECT STUDENTS: PAGE 254

Kornas - Multiplying Decimals HW-PAGE 253 #2-5 (COMPACT METHOD AND ESTIMATE ON GRAPH PAPER).

SWITCHES

Reading: (Teacher - Mr. Brazier): “Readers use context clues to infer the meaning of words with which they’re unfamiliar.” In-class assignment

ASK: “What word(s) did you come across today in your independent reading text whose meaning(s) you’re unsure of? What did you guess that it/they likely meant? Why?”

Science: (Teacher - Mrs. Kornas): PARENT HW - ASK YOUR SON/DAUGHTER ABOUT: REVOLUTION, ROTATION, AXIS, DOES THE SUN MOVE ACROSS THE SKY? STUDENTS SHOULD STUDY NEW VOCABULARY WORDS AND CONCEPTS.

Social Studies: (Teacher - Mrs. Barber): Chapter 3 sections 3.7-3.9.  

***SPELLING( with Barber):  Starts Thursday.

WRITING WORKSHOPS

BARBER:  Students used laptops to work on typing their PN final draft.  Work with partners to re-read PN and edit final piece.

BRAZIER: “Writers work hard to craft strong endings.”

ASK: “What are you doing to make the ending of your published personal narrative work?”

KORNAS:  Studied subjects and predicates, proper capitalization and punctuation

Tuesday October 29th

MATH

Barber- Decimal multiplication practice worksheet.  Students worked independently to practice using compact or partial product and decimals.  

Brazier- Multiplying Decimals With Area. DPP due on Thurs. CFP on Thursday.

HOMEWORK: SG PAGE 251, 2-16 (EVEN-NUMBERED PROBLEMS ONLY)

Kornas - Learn how to write neatly and space math problems appropriately so that work can be easily read and checked. HW-PAGE 55 #35-38 (COMPACT METHOD AND ESTIMATE ON GRAPH PAPER).

HOMEWORK FOR ALL: WEEKLY REVIEW. DUE TOMORROW.

SWITCHES

No Switches on Tuesdays

Reading: (Teacher - Mr. Brazier):

ASK: “What word(s) did you come across today in your independent reading text whose meaning(s) you’re unsure of? What did you guess that it/they likely meant? Why?”

Science: (Teacher - Mrs. Kornas):

Social Studies: (Teacher - Mrs. Barber):

WRITING WORKSHOPS

BARBER:  Writers use drawings to assist in adding details to writing.  Students used laptops to work on typing their PN final draft.  

BRAZIER: “Writers vary the length of their sentences.”

ASK: “What are you doing to make your published personal narrative work?”

KORNAS:  Studied a personal narrative written by a 5th grade student.  Evaluate the lead, transitional words/phrases and the conclusion using the 5th grade rubric.

Monday October 28th!

MATH

Barber- Partial product and compact methods with decimals.

HW: page 250 #7 A-D ( do compact method).

Brazier- Multiplying Decimals With Area. DPP packet due Oct. 31. CFP on Thursday.  

Kornas - PAGE 55 #22-25 SOLVE ALL PROBLEMS USING THE COMPACT METHOD (REFER TO NOTES IN BINDER).  DO AN ESTIMATE FOR ALL PROBLEMS TO MAKE SURE YOUR PRODUCT IS REASONABLE.

HOMEWORK FOR ALL: WEEKLY REVIEW. DUE WEDNESDAY.

SWITCHES

Reading: (Teacher - Mr. Brazier): “Readers use context clues to infer the meaning of unfamiliar words.”

ASK: “What word(s) did you come across today in your independent reading text whose meaning(s) you’re unsure of? What did you guess that it/they likely meant? Why?”

Science: (Teacher - Mrs. Kornas):  Hand back Solar System test today.  Get peer evaluation of Solar System paper model.

Social Studies: (Teacher - Mrs. Barber): 3.5 & 3.6 organizer & Interactive Notebook pg 16-17.

WRITING WORKSHOPS

BARBER:  Writers use drawings to add details.

BRAZIER: “Writers use storyboards.”

ASK: “What is a detail that you’ve chosen to leave out of your personal narrative because it’s not necessary?”

KORNAS:  H.W. FINISH TYPING YOUR PERSONAL NARRATIVE ON GOOGLE DOC

Friday October 25th

MATH

Barber- CFP2:1

Brazier- CFR (Check for Retention) #1.  Math games. Computer lab visit.

Strand 2 DPP packet due on October 31.

Kornas - Take CFP2.1 Retake, LOGICAL REASONING PROBLEMS #3 AND #4, REFLEXMATH.COM

HOMEWORK FOR ALL: WEEKLY REVIEW. DUE WEDNESDAY.

SWITCHES

Reading: (Teacher - Mr. Brazier): Goal Checkpoint: Are you consistently meeting the mini-goal you set last week?

Science: (Teacher - Mrs. Kornas):  Barber and Brazier’s class:  Super Science - Main Idea

Kornas’ class - Evaluate Scaled Paper Model of Solar System: LB, NT, GB.

HOMEWORK for ALL: RECORD WHAT THE MOON LOOKS IN YOUR PLANNER.

Social Studies: (Teacher - Mrs. Barber): Work in groups to determine the important parts of 3.4 & 3.5 and share our organizers.  

WRITING WORKSHOPS

BARBER:  On Demand and free write.

BRAZIER: “Writing CFP:” A 45-minute “on demand” writing prompt.

ASK: “What did you do as a writer on today’s prompt that you didn’t do on your first attempt?”

HOMEWORK: UPDATE THE ELECTRONIC VERSION OF YOUR PN.

KORNAS: On Demand Personal Narrative Writing Assessment  H.W. FINISH TYPING YOUR PERSONAL NARRATIVE ON GOOGLE DOC

Thursday October 24th

MATH

Barber-  Review for Friday’s CFP.  Practice estimating, partial product and compact methods.  

Brazier- CFP (Check for Progress) #2: Compact Multiplication.

Strand 2 DPP packet due on October 31. CFR (Check for Retention) #1 tomorrow.

Kornas - Hand back CFP2.1.  STUDY FOR CFP 2.1 RETAKE TOMORROW.

SWITCHES

Reading: (Teacher - Mr. Brazier): “Readers vary the pace of their reading.” In-class assignment completed in one’s reading notebook.

Science: (Teacher - Mrs. Kornas):  Barber and Brazier’s class: Evaluate Scaled Paper Model of Solar System: LB, NT, GB.  Kornas’ class - watched SS presentations

HOMEWORK for ALL: RECORD WHAT THE MOON LOOKS IN YOUR PLANNER.

Social Studies: (Teacher - Mrs. Barber): Work in groups to determine the important parts of 3.4 and share our organizers.  HOMEWORK: read 3.5

WRITING WORKSHOPS

BARBER:  Writers use strong endings.

BRAZIER: “Writers help readers get to know their personal narrative characters.”

*ASK: “What do you want your readers to know about you, the main character of your own personal narrative?”

KORNAS: Work on Hot Air Balloon

Wednesday October 23rd

MATH

Barber-  Compact Method practice.  Word problem work.  HW: worksheet practice due Thursday.

Brazier- “Compact” Multiplication Practice. The Handshake Problem.

OPTIONAL HOMEWORK: “MORE MULTIPLICATION PRACTICE (12 MORE PROBLEMS).”

Strand 2 DPP packet due on October 31. CFP #2 tomorrow.

Kornas - Took CFP 2-1 today. No homework :-)

SWITCHES

No switches on Late Start Wednesdays.

Reading: (Teacher - Mr. Brazier):

Science: (Teacher - Mrs. Kornas):  HOMEWORK: RECORD WHAT THE MOON LOOKS LIKE EACH NIGHT IN YOUR PLANNER.

Social Studies: (Teacher - Mrs. Barber): HOMEWORK:  READ 3.4 BY THURSDAY.

WRITING WORKSHOPS

BARBER:  Students work with partners to assess personal narratives.

BRAZIER: “Writers act out their narratives [to make sure their writing sounds the way they want it to sound].”

ASK: “With whom did you act out your personal narrative? What did the experience teach you about your writing?”

KORNAS: Use checklist to work on editing PN, some students conferred with Mrs. Kornas