September 19th

ANNOUNCEMENTS

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

• Picture Day on Tuesday

MATH

Brazier - Switch 1: Math Olympiad.

*HOMEWORK: WEEKLY REVIEW. DUE WEDNESDAY.

Brazier - Switch 2: Student Guide pages 238-239. Link to the Student Guide:  http://webcom4.grtxle.com/MTB3/uploads/MTB3_Gr5_SG.pdf

*HOMEWORK #2: WEEKLY REVIEW. DUE WEDNESDAY.

*CFP #2 ON WEDNESDAY

Martinez - Switch 1: Student Guide pages 238-242.  Link to the Student Guide:  http://webcom4.grtxle.com/MTB3/uploads/MTB3_Gr5_SG.pdf

*HOMEWORK: WEEKLY REVIEW. DUE WEDNESDAY.

Martinez - Switch 2: Introduction to Ordering and Comparing Decimals.

*HOMEWORK: WEEKLY REVIEW. DUE WEDNESDAY.

SCIENCE

Kornas - Switch 1: Activity 4: Distances in the Solar System. Part 1 - calculate model distances for Monday’s lab.

Kornas - Switch 2: Activity 4: Distances in the Solar System. Part 1 - calculate model distances for Monday’s lab.

Barber - Switch 1: Discuss the 3 categories of planets and calculate model distances for Monday’s activity.

Barber - Switch 2: Discuss the 3 categories of planets and calculate model distances for Monday’s activity.

READING WORKSHOP

Barber: “Readers make inferences.” Look for actions that your character makes and notice how they are feeling.  

Brazier: “Readers visualize as they read.”

* ASK: “Tell me about a scene you saw clearly in your mind from the new read-aloud text, Freak the Mighty. Include “vivid images” in what you recount to me.”

Kornas:  Read “The Rocket’s Red Glare” as a class.

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

WRITING WORKSHOP

Barber: “Writers use a writer's eye”

Brazier: “Strong writing makes movies in our minds.”

* ASK: “What are some words Mr. Brazier used in his own writing that made you feel as if you were right there with him as he told and wrote his story today?”

Kornas:  Self-portraits

Martinez: “Writers enhance existing writing by inserting sensory details.”