October 16th

ANNOUNCEMENTS

• The Board of Education’s Candidates’ Forum will take place tonight at 7:00 at Clarkston Junior High.

• The Elementary Cross Country Challenge will take place tomorrow evening at 5:55 (for the boys) and 6:10 (for the girls) at Clarkston High School.

• HOMEWORK: PERSONALIZED SPELLING TEST TOMORROW.

MATH

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

Brazier - Switch 1: Partial Product from a geometric perspective: DPP due on Monday.

Brazier - Switch 2: Powers of 10. Multiplying and dividing with zeros (whole numbers and decimals). Problems from the textbook (page page 54). Introduction to Partial Product from a geometric perspective. DPP due on October 27.

Martinez - Switch 1: Powers of 10.  Khan Academy.  Partial Products.

Martinez - Switch 2:  Powers of 10.  Khan Academy.  Partial Products.

SOCIAL STUDIES

See your fifth grader’s planner for a link to the textbook.

Barber Switch 1 and 2: Wrap up chapter 2.  Assign INB pg 13.

*HOMEWORK: STUDENTS CHOICE: WRITE AN ORIGIN STORY OR CREATE A PICTOGRAPH TO REPRESENT THEIR LIVES. DUE MONDAY 10/20.

Kornas Switch 1 and 2: Class time to work on Winter Counts

HOMEWORK: WINTER COUNT DUE MONDAY

READING WORKSHOP

Barber:Last day of assessments!  Independent reading and jotting.

Brazier: “Reading is richer with a friend.”

*ASK: “Who is your reading partner? What is something you learned about him/her today?”

Kornas: “Readers build stamina”

Martinez: “Readers talk with their reading partner to grow ideas about their reading.”

WRITING WORKSHOP

Barber: No writing today :(

Brazier: “All stories start with trouble.”

Kornas: “Writers add sensory details to a previous piece.”

Martinez: Work day for Halloween stories.