September 15th

ANNOUNCEMENTS

~ Please note the math textbook (student guide) is accessible at the following link:  http://webcom4.grtxle.com/MTB3/uploads/MTB3_Gr5_SG.pd Though used infrequently in class, it’s a fine resource that is home to many terrific math problems.

~ Don’t forget to sign up for text message reminders from your fifth grader’s homeroom teacher.

~Don't forget to get Fun Run pledges in by September 24th.

MATH

Brazier - Switch 1: Tutorial on keeping track of one’s own grade in math class. DPP (“Daily Practice Problems”). CFP re-take opportunity. Student Guide (textbook) exercises (pages 233-237). Decimals Models. Expressing decimals in expanded form.

* HOMEWORK: WEEKLY REVIEW. DUE WEDNESDAY.

Brazier - Switch 2: Tutorial on keeping track of one’s own grade in math class. DPP (“Daily Practice Problems”). Decimal Place Value. Decimal Models. Connecting decimals to fractions and percents. Student Guide (textbook) exercises (pages 230-233).  

* CFP #1 RE-TAKE TOMORROW

* HOMEWORK: WEEKLY REVIEW.  DUE WEDNESDAY.

*ASK: “Four digits to the left of the decimal point is the thousands place. But the thousandths place is how many digits to the right of the decimal point?”

Martinez - Switch 1: Review of CFP. Started on Student Guide (textbook) exercises (pages 230-237). Decimals Models. Expressing decimals as a fraction and percent.

* HOMEWORK: WEEKLY REVIEW.  DUE WEDNESDAY.

* CFP #1 RE-TAKE. WEDNESDAY.

Martinez - Switch 2: Review of CFP. “What do you notice?” exercise to get students thinking about decimals, fractions and percents.

* HOMEWORK: WEEKLY REVIEW.  DUE WEDNESDAY.

* CFP #1 RE-TAKE. WEDNESDAY.

SCIENCE

Kornas - Switch 1: Introduction to “The Earth, The Sun and The Moon” unit. Students put science folder together.

Kornas - Switch 2: Introduction to “The Earth, The Sun and The Moon” unit. Students put science folder together.

Barber - Switch 1: Introduction to “The Earth, The Sun and The Moon” unit. Students put science folder together.

Barber - Switch 2:  Introduction to “The Earth, The Sun and The Moon” unit. Students put science folder together.

READING WORKSHOP

* While there is no At-Home Reading Log in grade five, nightly reading of just-right, student-selected text is essential.

Barber: “Readers make wise book choices”

Brazier: “Readers make inferences as they read.” Using textual evidence to support assertions and inferences. Online reading comprehension quiz.

Kornas:  “Readers appreciate a vivid image”

Martinez: “Readers choose a goal to become a better reader.”

WRITING WORKSHOP

Barber: “Reading sparks writing ideas”

*HOMEWORK - SPECIAL OBJECT (ON PURPLE PAPER) DUE WEDNESDAY.

Brazier: “Writers (sometimes choose to) write about important people in their lives.”

Kornas: Students continue to write about an entry they began last week.  

*HOMEWORK - SPECIAL OBJECT WORKSHEET (GREEN PAPER) DUE TOMORROW. BRING IN YOUR SPECIAL OBJECT OR A PICTURE OF IT.

Martinez: “Writers get ideas from writing.