September 30th

ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Tomorrow is Walk to School Day. A group will gather at 8 a.m. in the CVS parking lot.

MATH

Link to the Student Guide:  http://webcom4.grtxle.com/MTB3/uploads/MTB3_Gr5_SG.pdf

Brazier - Switch 1: Problem Solving Strategy: Using Venn Diagrams

*HOMEWORK OPTION: STAPLE TEST-CORRECTIONS TO THE FRONT OF YOUR STRAND 1 TEST. BE THOROUGH IN YOUR EXPLANATIONS.

Brazier - Switch 2: Adding and Subtracting Decimals Using Grids. Student Guide pages 244-246.

*CFP #3 TOMORROW (to prepare: complete “Practice for CFP 3”)

*STRAND 1 TEST ON FRIDAY

*HOMEWORK: DPP PACKET DUE ON FRIDAY

Martinez - Switch 1: Adding and Subtracting Decimals Using Grids.  Practicing estimation.

*CFP #3 TOMORROW (to prepare: Review “Practice for CFP 3” and the adding and subtracting purple packet)

*STRAND 1 TEST ON FRIDAY (to prepare: Review all previous CFP’s and the pre-test that was handed back today.

*CFP #2 RE-TAKE #2 ON FRIDAY

Martinez - Switch 2: Took CFP #2 and started adding decimals.

*CFP #3 ON FRIDAY

SCIENCE/ SOCIAL STUDIES

Kornas - Switch 1: Began Social Studies Chapter 1.

ASK: Can you name the four hemispheres? (Northern, Southern, Eastern, Western) What divides the hemispheres? (Equator, Prime Meridian)

HOMEWORK: CHAPTER 1 VOCABULARY WORDS (There are 9 words total.)

Kornas - Switch 2: Began Social Studies Chapter 1.

ASK: Can you name the four hemispheres? (Northern, Southern, Eastern, Western) What divides the hemispheres? (Equator, Prime Meridian)

HOMEWORK: CHAPTER 1 VOCABULARY WORDS (There are 9 words total.)

Barber - Switch 1: Wrap up solar system test & begin Social Studies chapter 1.

Barber -Switch 2:  Wrap up solar system test & begin Social Studies chapter 1.

READING WORKSHOP

Barber: “Readers notice the main ideas to help summarize.”

Brazier: Improving the quality of our responses-to-reading. Formal reading assessments begin. Strategy groups in fluency and inference-making continue.

Kornas: “Readers share what they are reading with partners.”

Martinez: “Readers write about their reading.” Formal reading assessments began today.

WRITING WORKSHOP

Barber: Personal Narrative On Demand piece

*HOMEWORK: PUBLISHED PIECE DUE FRIDAY.

Brazier: Revision Strategy #2: Writers “act out” their writing in order to capture true and exact details.

* ASK: “What did Fletcher do during writing time that had the class in stitches? How does it relate to improving your writing?”

Kornas:  “Writers edit and revise to prepare for publishing.”

Martinez: Personal Narrative On Demand (pre-assessment for our upcoming Personal Narrative unit)

* HOMEWORK: READ THROUGH ALL ENTRIES IN WRITER’S NOTEBOOK.  CHOOSE ONE ENTRY TO PUBLISH.  MAKE YOUR DECISION FOR TOMORROW’S CLASS.  YOU MAY ALSO CHOOSE TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS AT HOME BEFORE WE START THE EDITING & REVISION PROCESS.

September 29th

ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Please sign up ASAP for a time for the October 14 and 16 Parent/Teacher Conferences. See the green handout in your fifth grader’s Take Home Folder to read how to sign up. Please only sign up for a conference with your child’s homeroom teacher.

• Wednesday is Walk to School Day (across the country). Meet in the CVS parking lot at 8:00 a.m. if you’re able to walk in with us.

MATH

Link to the Student Guide:  http://webcom4.grtxle.com/MTB3/uploads/MTB3_Gr5_SG.pdf

Brazier - Switch 1: Strand 1 Test

*CFP #3 RE-TAKE TOMORROW

* HOMEWORK: DPP PACKET DUE TOMORROW

Brazier - Switch 2: Adding and Subtracting Decimals Using Grids.

*CFP #2 RE-TAKE TOMORROW

*CFP #3 ON WEDNESDAY

*STRAND 1 TEST ON FRIDAY (to prepare: study CFP, CFP re-takes, and the practice tests)

* REQUIRED HOMEWORK: DPP PACKET DUE ON FRIDAY

* SUGGESTED HOMEWORK: FINISH DAB PAGES 113-118

*ASK: “Did you attend Mr. Brazier’s lunchtime study session? Why or why not?”

Martinez - Switch 1: Adding and Subtracting Decimals Using Grids.  Practicing estimation.

*CFP #3 ON WEDNESDAY

*STRAND 1 TEST ON FRIDAY (to prepare: study CFP, CFP re-takes, and the practice tests)

Martinez - Switch 2: Reviewed homework and prepared for CFP #2.

* CFP #2 TOMORROW (to prepare: study CFP practice page, class notes and worksheets)

*CFP #3 ON FRIDAY

SCIENCE

Kornas - Switch 1: Solar System oral test.  Students work on water festival contest posters.

(All students did not get tested today.)

Kornas - Switch 2: Solar System oral test.  Students work on water festival contest posters.

(All students did not get tested today.)

Barber - Switch 1: Solar System oral test.  Students work on water festival contest posters.

Barber -Switch 2:  Solar System oral test.  Students work on water festival contest posters.

READING WORKSHOP

Barber: Independent reading + reading testing + AIMS Web testing.

Brazier: Independent Reading + AIMS Web testing

Kornas: “Readers get to know each other as partners.” + AIMS Web testing.

Martinez: “Readers reflect upon their reading.”  Students completed their first reading log reflection.

WRITING WORKSHOP

Barber: “Writers plan before they write.”

*HOMEWORK: PUBLISHED PIECE DUE FRIDAY.

Brazier: “Writers use dialogue...sparingly.”

* HOMEWORK: FLESH OUT ON LOOSE PAPER YOUR PIECE-TO-BE-PUBLISHED. DUE TOMORROW.

Kornas:  Personal Narrative Pre-test.

Martinez: “Writers borrow ideas from other writers.”

* HOMEWORK: READ THROUGH ALL ENTRIES IN WRITER’S NOTEBOOK.  CHOOSE ONE ENTRY TO PUBLISH.  MAKE YOUR DECISION FOR WEDNESDAY’S CLASS.  YOU MAY ALSO CHOOSE TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS AT HOME BEFORE WE START THE EDITING & REVISION PROCESS.

September 26th

ANNOUNCEMENTS

• You can now sign up for a time for the October 14 and 16 Parent/Teacher Conferences. See the green handout in your fifth grader’s Take Home Folder to read how to sign up. Please only sign up for a conference with your child’s homeroom teacher.

MATH

Link to the Student Guide:  http://webcom4.grtxle.com/MTB3/uploads/MTB3_Gr5_SG.pdf

Brazier - Switch 1: Strand 2 Pre-test

* STRAND 1 TEST ON MONDAY (to prepare: study CFP, CFP re-takes, and the practice tests)

Brazier - Switch 2: Strand 2 Pre-test

*CFP #2 RE-TAKE ON TUESDAY

Martinez - Switch 1: Strand 2 Pre-test

* HOMEWORK: FINISH PURPLE PACKET.  DUE MONDAY.

*CFP #3 ON WEDNESDAY

*STRAND 1 TEST ON FRIDAY (to prepare: study CFP, CFP re-takes, and the practice tests.

Martinez - Switch 2: Strand 2 Pre-test

* HOMEWORK: FINISH CLASS WORK AND "CFP #2 PRACTICE."

* CFP #2 ON TUESDAY.

*CFP #3 ON FRIDAY.

SCIENCE

Kornas - Switch 1: Solar System test on Monday!

*ASK: What are the 8 planets in order from the sun?

HOMEWORK: STUDY SCIENCE NOTES AND VOCABULARY FOR TEST 1 MONDAY!!

Kornas - Switch 2: Solar System test on Monday!

*ASK: What are the 8 planets in order from the sun?

HOMEWORK: STUDY SCIENCE NOTES AND VOCABULARY FOR TEST 1 MONDAY!!

Barber - Switch 1:Test on planets and vocabulary Monday!

HOMEWORK: STUDY VOCABULARY AND PLANETS.  MONDAY IS TEST 1!

Barber -Switch 2:   Test on planets and vocabulary Monday!

HOMEWORK: STUDY VOCABULARY AND PLANETS.  MONDAY IS TEST 1!

READING WORKSHOP

Barber: “Readers notice when their mental movie gets blurry.”

Brazier: “Readers monitor their progress.”

Kornas: “Readers read for enjoyment.”

Martinez: “Readers read for enjoyment.”

WRITING WORKSHOP

Barber: “Writers write about people they love (or hate)”

Brazier: (No writing today because of The Fun Run)

Kornas:  “Writers channel their creative sides.”

Martinez: “Writers borrow ideas from other writers.”

September 25th

ANNOUNCEMENTS

• You can now sign up for a time for the October 14 and 16 Parent/Teacher Conferences. See the green handout in your fifth grader’s Take Home Folder to read how to sign up. Please only sign up for a conference for your child’s homeroom teacher.

MATH

Link to the Student Guide:  http://webcom4.grtxle.com/MTB3/uploads/MTB3_Gr5_SG.pdf

Brazier - Switch 1: Lab. Practice Test/Study Guide.

* STRAND 1 TEST ON MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 29 (to prepare: study CFP, CFP re-takes, and the practice tests)

Brazier - Switch 2: CFP #3

Martinez - Switch 1: Introduction of adding and subtracting decimals using grids.

HOMEWORK: FINISH PURPLE PACKET.  DUE MONDAY.

Martinez - Switch 2: Practicing rounding, ordering, expanded notation and word form of decimals.

HOMEWORK: FINISH CLASS WORK AND CFP #2 PRACTICE.

CFP TEST ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30.

SCIENCE

Kornas - Switch 1:  Review of yesterdays lab, short videos on solar system and completed Activity 3 sheet

*ASK: What vocabulary words/phrases do you need to use to accurately describe the Earth’s rotation and revolution?

HOMEWORK: STUDY SCIENCE NOTES AND VOCABULARY FOR TEST 1 MONDAY!!

Kornas - Switch 2: Review of yesterdays lab, short videos on solar system and completed Activity 3 sheet

*ASK: What vocabulary words/phrases do you need to use to accurately describe the Earth’s rotation and revolution?

HOMEWORK: STUDY SCIENCE NOTES AND VOCABULARY FOR TEST 1 MONDAY!!

Barber - Switch 1:Complete the Activity 3 sheet. Video review on recent concepts.

HOMEWORK: STUDY VOCABULARY AND PLANETS.  MONDAY TEST 1!

Barber -Switch 2:   Complete the Activity 3 sheet. Video review on recent concepts.

HOMEWORK: STUDY VOCABULARY AND PLANETS.  MONDAY TEST 1!

READING WORKSHOP

Barber: “Readers pay attention- slow down to store important details.”

Brazier: “Readers occasionally ‘stop and jot.’” Complete and reflect, in writing, on the first reading log of the school year.

Kornas: “Readers analyze themselves as readers.”

Martinez: “Readers notice the actions of a character to make inferences.”

WRITING WORKSHOP

Barber: “Writers write about important moments.”

Brazier: “Writers play “T.A.G.”

* ASK: “So, what, you were chasing each other around the school during writing time? What is T.A.G. and how did it help you today?”

Kornas:  “Writers plan for their story by creating a timeline.”

Martinez: “ Writers borrow ideas from other writers.”

September 24th

ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Fall Parent/Teacher Conferences will take place on October 14 and 16.

MATH

Link to the Student Guide:  http://webcom4.grtxle.com/MTB3/uploads/MTB3_Gr5_SG.pdf

Brazier - Switch 1: CFP #3. Practice Test/Study Guide #1.

* CFP #2 RE-TAKE #2 TOMORROW

* STRAND 1 TEST ON MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 29

Brazier - Switch 2: DAB page 105-109.

* CFP TOMORROW (“Ordering, Comparing, and Rounding Decimals” - for extra practice, review/complete the study guide/practice page that went home today)

Martinez - Switch 1: Review of CFP Practice sheet.  Took CFP #2.

*CPP #1 RE-TAKE TOMORROW - USE PREVIOUS CFP AND NOTES TO STUDY.

Martinez - Switch 2: Practicing ordering and rounding of decimals.

*CPP #1 RE-TAKE TOMORROW - USE PREVIOUS CFP AND NOTES TO STUDY.

* Ask: Can you round 0.23 to the nearest whole number?  

SCIENCE

Kornas - Switch 1:  Lab 8: Earth’s Motion in Space

*ASK: What is the difference between the Earth’s rotation and a revolution?

HOMEWORK: STUDY ALL VOCABULARY WORDS IN SCIENCE FOLDER

Kornas - Switch 2:  Lab 8: Earth’s Motion in Space

*ASK: What is the difference between the Earth’s rotation and a revolution?

HOMEWORK: STUDY ALL VOCABULARY WORDS IN SCIENCE FOLDER

Barber - Switch 1: Review Activity and read more about the Solar System.

*ASK: What is the difference between the Earth’s rotation and a revolution?

Barber -Switch 2:  Review Activity and read more about the Solar System.

*ASK: What is the difference between the Earth’s rotation and a revolution?

READING WORKSHOP

Barber: Independent reading and testing.

Brazier: “Readers vary the pace of their reading.”

Kornas: “Readers clarify meanings of words they don’t know in text.”

Martinez: “Readers notice the actions of a character to make inferences.”

WRITING WORKSHOP

Barber: “Writers write about things they enjoy.”

Brazier: “Writers play “T.A.G.”

* ASK: “So, what, you were chasing each other around the school during writing time? What is T.A.G. and how did it help you today?”

Kornas:  “Writers write about things they enjoy and at which they excel.”

Martinez: “ Writers plan by using a story map.”