September 16th

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.

MATH

Brazier - Switch 1: Student Guide page 233-237. Decimals Models. Expressing decimals in expanded form.

* HOMEWORK: WEEKLY REVIEW. DUE TOMORROW.

Brazier - Switch 2: Student Guide page 230-233. CFP re-take opportunity.   

* HOMEWORK: WEEKLY REVIEW.  DUE TOMORROW.

Martinez - Switch 1: Review of CFP. Continued to work on Student Guide (textbook) exercises (pages 230-237 #2-20). Decimals Models. Expressing decimals as a fraction and percent.

* HOMEWORK: WEEKLY REVIEW.  DUE TOMORROW.

*HOMEWORK: FINISH PAGES 230-237 #2-20.

* CFP #1 RE-TAKE TOMORROW.

Martinez - Switch 2: Decimal notes.  Expressing decimals as a fraction and percent.

* HOMEWORK: WEEKLY REVIEW.  DUE TOMORROW.

* HOMEWORK: FINISH QUILT DESIGNS IF NOT DONE.

* CFP #1 RE-TAKE TOMORROW.

SCIENCE

Kornas - Switch 1: Activity 3 “Sizes of Solar System Objects.”

*ASK: What is the name of the biggest star in our solar system? What is the name of the path the moon and Earth travel?

Kornas - Switch 2: Activity 3 “Sizes of Solar System Objects.”

*ASK: What is the name of the biggest star in our solar system? What is the name of the path the moon and Earth travel?

Barber - Switch 1: “The Earth, The Sun and The Moon” preparation group discussion before tomorrows lab.  

*ASK: What is the name of the biggest star in our solar system? What is the name of the path the moon and Earth travel?

Barber - Switch 2:  “The Earth, The Sun and The Moon” preparation group discussion before tomorrows lab.  

*ASK: What is the name of the star in our solar system? What is the name of the path the moon and Earth travel?

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 read FASTER, LONGER and STRONGER.”

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

*HOMEWORK: PAGES 7-10 (only) OF THE PINK PACKET

Kornas:  “Readers recognize when reading is best for them.”

Martinez: “Readers make inferences by paying attention to the details in a text.”

WRITING WORKSHOP

Barber: “Writers write about moments in their lives!”

*HOMEWORK: BRING OBJECT THAT SPARKS MEMORIES.  DUE TOMORROW!

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

*ASK: “Did writing work for you today? Why or why not?”

Kornas: “Writers use special objects to trigger personal narrative ideas.”

Martinez: “Writers get ideas from special objects.”