Friday February 28th

MATH

Barber-  Understanding remainders - day 3. Weekly review.

Brazier- A 3-D Geometry Challenge. Formal Introduction to 2-D Geometry (Strand 6). DPP due on Wednesday.

*ASK: “DEFINE THE FOLLOWING WORDS/PARTS OF WORDS: poly; polygon; regular polygon; geo; geometry; equilateral; equiangular”

HOMEWORK: STUDENT GUIDE PAGES 24 and 99. THIS ASSIGNMENT MUST BE HANDED IN WITH A COVER SHEET.

Kornas- Pretty Pencils worksheet.

GREEN DPP PACKET DUE MONDAY, MARCH 10TH

PURPLE WEEKLY REVIEW - DUE WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5TH

SWITCHES

Reading: (Teacher - Mr. Brazier): Independent  reading

Science: (Teacher - Mrs. Kornas):  Super science magazine articles - reading comprehension, charts, and graphs

Spelling: (Teacher - Mrs. Barber): Personalized Spelling Test (for Brazier’s class only)

Social Studies: (Teacher - Mrs. Barber):  Completed notes on 6.4 and worked on study guide. TEST ON MONDAY (3/3)!

WRITING WORKSHOPS

BARBER:   Essayist use precise words.

BRAZIER: Noticing and naming predictable parts of essays

KORNAS: Free Write Friday!

Thursday February 27th

MATH

Barber- Understanding remainders.  In class worksheet review.  

Brazier- Math Olympiad. DPP due on March

Kornas- EXPRESSION BINGO

SWITCHES

Reading: (Teacher - Mr. Brazier): Independent  reading

Science: (Teacher - Mrs. Kornas):  Water Festival poster - Due Friday, March 7th

Spelling: (Teacher - Mrs. Barber):

HOMEWORK / STUDY ALERT FOR BRAZIER’S STUDENTS: PERSONALIZED SPELLING TEST ON FRIDAY (see planner for the five words)

Social Studies: (Teacher - Mrs. Barber):  Reading further p.80-83 in social studies book. Completed pg. 37 in interactive notebook.

WRITING WORKSHOPS

BARBER: Free write Friday (on a Thursday!) Students can continue to complete research for their persuasive essays.

BRAZIER: Work Day

KORNAS: Autobiography Poem -DUE MONDAY , March 3RD.

Wednesday February 26th

MATH

Barber- Understanding remainders.  In class Student Guide work pages 304-306.  

Brazier- Practice problems from the textbook. Math Olympiad. DPP due on March 5.

Kornas- CFP 4.5.  H.W. -  PURPLE SHEET - TRICK ANSWERS. WEEKLY REVIEW DUE TOMORROW (pink paper).

SWITCHES

No switches on Late Start Wednesdays

Reading: (Teacher - Mr. Brazier):

Science: (Teacher - Mrs. Kornas):  

Spelling: (Teacher - Mrs. Barber):

HOMEWORK / STUDY ALERT FOR BRAZIER’S STUDENTS: PERSONALIZED SPELLING TEST ON FRIDAY (see planner for the five words)

Social Studies: (Teacher - Mrs. Barber):  

WRITING WORKSHOPS

BARBER: Essayists organize their research.  Students should be continuing to gather evidence to support their reasons.  Students may do this research at home.

BRAZIER: “Essayists organize their paragraphs in predictable ways.”

ASK: “WHAT DID YOU LEARN FROM “LEMKE’S LAWS?”

KORNAS: “Essayists organize their paragraphs in predictable ways.”

Tuesday February 25th

MATH

No math today on account of the field trip

Barber- HOMEWORK DUE

Brazier- DPP due on March 5.

Kornas- HOMEWORK: WEEKLY REVIEW IS ON PINK PAPER AND DUE TOMORROW.

SWITCHES

No switches today on account of the field trip

Reading: (Teacher - Mr. Brazier):

Science: (Teacher - Mrs. Kornas):   

Spelling: (Teacher - Mrs. Barber):

Social Studies: (Teacher - Mrs. Barber):  

WRITING WORKSHOPS

BARBER: “Essayists organize their research.”

BRAZIER: “Essayists organize their research, electronically as well as physically.”

KORNAS:

Monday February 24th

REMINDER: Buses leave BLE at 9:15 a.m. tomorrow for the field trip to Clarkston High School.

MATH

Barber- CFP4-3

Brazier- CFP. DPP due on March 5.

Kornas- HW - REVIEW ASSIGNMENT DUE TOMORROW MORNING at 8:45 (copied on white paper) to prepare for the CFP ON WEDNESDAY over mean and median, dividing decimals and order of operations.  WEEKLY REVIEW IS ON PINK PAPER AND IS DUE ON THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27TH.

SWITCHES

Reading: (Teacher - Mr. Brazier): Talking “long and strong” from a jot.

HOMEWORK: READ, JOT & TALK “LONG AND STRONG” WITH SOMEONE AT HOME ABOUT YOUR JOT.

Science: (Teacher - Mrs. Kornas):   Science Test.

Spelling: (Teacher - Mrs. Barber):

Social Studies: (Teacher - Mrs. Barber):  Notes on section 6.3 Jamestown colony & Plymouth

WRITING WORKSHOPS

BARBER: Essayists study other writers.  Students study essays, searching for a claim, reasons and proof.

BRAZIER: Tips for savvier internet searches

HOMEWORK: FIND A NEW EVIDENCE ‘SOURCE’

KORNAS: Timeline for Number the Stars

Thursday February 20th

MATH

Barber-   CFP TOMORROW ON ONE-DIGIT AND TWO-DIGIT DIVISOR DIVISION, FRIDAY 2/21. STUDY!

Brazier- Reducing Fractions OR Math Olympiad. CFP (on reducing fractions) tomorrow.

SUGGESTED HOMEWORK: STUDENT GUIDE PAGES 371-372. ANSWER KEY FOR THESE PROBLEMS HANDED OUT IN CLASS.

Kornas- MORE Practice: Order of Operations, long division, and word problems.  

H.W. TAN PACKET THAT WAS HANDED OUT IN CLASS.  STUDENTS WILL NEED MATH BOOK TO COMPLETE.  STUDENTS MUST SHOW ALL THINKING FOR ALL PROBLEMS.

SWITCHES

Reading: (Teacher - Mr. Brazier): Talking “long and strong” from a jot.

HOMEWORK: READ, JOT & TALK “LONG AND STRONG” WITH SOMEONE AT HOME ABOUT YOUR JOT.

Science: (Teacher - Mrs. Kornas):   SCIENCE TEST TOMORROW. (CIRCULATORY, SKELETAL, MUSCULAR SYSTEMS.  STUDENTS HAVE A BLUE STUDY GUIDE THAT WE HIGHLIGHTED TOGETHER YESTERDAY.  THEY SHOULD ALSO STUDY THE DIAGRAM OF THE HEART (ACTIVITY 4).Textbooks have been available for students check out.

Spelling: (Teacher - Mrs. Barber): None.

Social Studies: (Teacher - Mrs. Barber):  Mrs. P talked to us about old Ireland.

WRITING WORKSHOPS

BARBER: Essayists find a variety of research to support their reasons for their claim. Complete additional research at home if possible.

BRAZIER: “Essayists speak formally...mostly.”

ASK: “WHAT IS AN EXAMPLE OF ‘FORMAL LANGUAGE’ THAT YOU USED TODAY?”

KORNAS: Essayists find a variety of research to support their reasons for their claim. Write the draft of your second paragraph of your essay.  Complete additional research at home if possible for your topic.

Wednesday February 19th

MATH

Barber- Continued work on two-digit divisor division, this time using calculators to help us with multiplication ONLY.  Student assigned problems.  They may use a calculator for multiplication homework.  456/13, 705/19, 6342/16, 3742/21, 4993/18(divided by). Weekly review for our class is due Friday February 21st!  CFP FRIDAY 2/21!

Brazier- Reducing Fractions. CFR tomorrow. CFP (on reducing fractions) on Wednesday.

Kornas- Order of Operations - H.W. - page 130 #6 A,B,C and 7-21 odd numbered problems only.  (I will send notes and example problems via e-mail to refer to if needed.)

SWITCHES

Reading: (Teacher - Mr. Brazier): Talking “long and strong” from a jot.

HOMEWORK: AFTER A ‘JUST RIGHT’ AMOUNT OF AT-HOME READING, JOT DOWN SOMETHING THAT REMAINS WITH YOU FROM YOUR READING (see the sample jot at the top of today’s new log for a first-rate example of a “jot”). THEN, READ YOUR JOT TO SOMEONE AT HOME AND TALK/CONVERSE FOR AS LONG AS YOU CAN ABOUT WHAT YOU WROTE.

Science: (Teacher - Mrs. Kornas):   STUDY FOR THE TEST ON FRIDAY (CIRCULATORY, SKELETAL, MUSCULAR SYSTEMS.  STUDENTS HAVE A BLUE STUDY GUIDE THAT WE HIGHLIGHTED TOGETHER TODAY IN CLASS.  THEY SHOULD ALSO STUDY THE DIAGRAM OF THE HEART (ACTIVITY 4).Textbooks are available for students check out.

Spelling: (Teacher - Mrs. Barber): Spelling tests have been handed back to students.

Social Studies: (Teacher - Mrs. Barber):  Section 6.2, took notes and vocabulary.

WRITING WORKSHOPS

BARBER: Essayists use research to help prove their reasons. Sources and quotes from authors.  

BRAZIER: “Essayists employ parallel structure.”

ASK: “WHAT DOES “PARALLEL” MEAN? WHAT DOES IT HAVE TO DO WITH ESSAY WRITING?”

KORNAS:  Highlight intro. paragraph of persuasive essay in writing workshop trio.  

made a list of persuasive words to use in persuasive writing.