September 18th

ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Return Fun Run pledge sheets to BLE as soon as possible. Drawings for amazing prizes start tomorrow for those who’ve already turned in their pledges.

MATH

Brazier - Switch 1: CFP #2 (Conceptualizing, Ordering and Rounding Decimals).

Brazier - Switch 2: Deepening our understanding of decimals. Reviewing the convention of writing decimals in expanded form.

ASK: What was the order of finish if Mr. B ran the Fun Run Dash in 9.13 seconds, Mrs. M ran it in 9.099 seconds, Mrs. K finished in 9.122 seconds, and Mrs. B finished in 9.09 seconds?

*CFP #2 ON TUESDAY

Martinez - Switch 1: Review of textbook pages.  Review of ordering decimals and writing decimals in word and expanded form.

ASK: What do the digits to the right of the decimal mean? To the left?

Martinez - Switch 2: Working on textbook pages 230-237 #1-20.

SCIENCE

Kornas - Switch 1: Compass Quiz.  Vocabulary notes. Complete activity 3.

HOMEWORK:  COMPLETE ACTIVITY 3 WORKSHEET IN SCIENCE FOLDER (FRONT SIDE ONLY)  DUE TOMORROW.

Kornas - Switch 2: Compass Quiz.  Vocabulary notes. Complete activity 3.

HOMEWORK:  COMPLETE ACTIVITY 3 WORKSHEET IN SCIENCE FOLDER (FRONT SIDE ONLY)  DUE TOMORROW.

Barber - Switch 1: Record and review vocabulary.  Exit pass: How is a planet different from the star or moon?

Barber - Switch 2: Record and review vocabulary.  Exit pass: How is a planet different from the star or moon?

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 between the lines.” Readers make inferences and slow down.

Brazier: (1) “Readers make comparisons between texts.” (2) “Careful readers expertly handle comprehension questions.” (3) Comprehension checkpoint.

Kornas:  “Readers make reading resolutions.”

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

WRITING WORKSHOP

Barber: “Writers use a writer's eye.” Outside writing to write observations using our 5 senses.

Brazier: “Writers make plans before composing.”

*ASK: “What did you work on today in writing? What did you do to get yourself ready to write? What do you think of the writing you produced today? What sort of plan did Mr. B make today?”

Kornas:  Work on “Everybody Needs a _________. (10 rules)

*ASK: What were your reading resolutions and why?”

Martinez: “Writers observe the world around them.  They choose their words carefully to convey what something looks, sounds and feels like.  Writers call these sensory details.”