Friday, December 13, 2013

Friday December 13th

MATH

Barber- Strand 3 Final Test. Hand out Winter Break Practice Packet.

Brazier- CFP & 5 Hard Problems. Strand 4 DPP packet due on 01/08/14.

Kornas - Took Strand 3 Test.  Study for Strand 1-3 Test that will take place on Tuesday. (Students can study CFPs and unit tests to prepare.)

HOMEWORK FOR ALL: “WINTER BREAK PRACTICE PACKET.” COMPLETE AND CORRECT IT BY WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8, 2014. (ANSWER KEY INCLUDED.)

SWITCHES

Reading: (Teacher - Mr. Brazier):”Readers ‘stop and jot’ to clarify their own thinking [about the character they’re studying].”

Science/Word Masters: (Teacher - Mrs. Kornas): WordMaster (WM) poster.

Spelling: (Teacher - Mrs. Barber): Blue group continues to work on finding a relationship among this weeks sort words.  Yellow groups write 5 amazing sentences using two words/sentence.
Social Studies: (Teacher - Mrs. Barber): Will return to in 2014!

WRITING WORKSHOPS

BARBER: Copy change work on Dog and free write.  HOMEWORK: COPY CHANGE THE POEM ‘DOG’ AGAIN.  DUE MONDAY.  

BRAZIER: “Poets closely observe their world.”     
HOMEWORK: ELECTRONICALLY SHARE WITH MR. B TWO OF THE POEMS YOU MIGHT WANT TO SHARE AT THE POETRY SLAM. AT LEAST 1 MUST BE AN ORIGINAL CREATION (not a copychange). DUE MONDAY.

KORNAS: HW - “The ANIMAL IN ME” poem - DUE MONDAY MORNING.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS: Our classroom Poetry Jams will take place on Wednesday, December 18 from 1:45-2:30. (Please note the NEW new time.) This event will be immediately followed by the Grade 5 Holiday Party in the cafeteria.

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