October 23rd

ANNOUNCEMENTS

MARTINEZ: SPELLING TEST TOMORROW ON ALL TEN WORDS.

MATH

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

Brazier - Switch 1: Multiplication Practice.

Brazier - Switch 2: Multiplication Practice.

*HOMEWORK: STRAND 2 DPP DUE ON MONDAY.

Martinez - Switch 1: Multiplication Practice.

*HOMEWORK: FINISH DPP A-M.  DUE TOMORROW.

Martinez - Switch 2:  Multiplication Practice.

SOCIAL STUDIES

NO SOCIAL STUDIES CLASS TODAY!

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

Barber Switch 1 and 2:

Kornas Switch 1 and 2:

HOMEWORK: READ SECTIONS 3.6, 3.7 and 3.8 IN SOCIAL STUDIES BOOK.

READING WORKSHOP

There is no At-Home Reading Log in grade five; however, nightly reading of just-right, student-selected text is essential.

Barber: “

Brazier: “Readers provide context when summarizing.”

Kornas: “Readers support or revise their theories.”

Martinez: “Readers step inside and outside of the story to build theories about characters.”

WRITING WORKSHOP

The expectations for our students as writers have never been higher.

Barber: “Writers use transition words to help the reader move through the story.”

Brazier:

*HOMEWORK: FINISH THE ENTRY YOU’RE WORKING ON. Make sure that, by tomorrow, you have at least two complete (beginning-middle-end) personal narratives in your notebook.

Kornas: ”Writers recognize if they are using transition words/phrases in their writing and recognize different types of transitions.”

Martinez: “Writers generate entries for significant personal narratives by thinking of the turning points in their lives.”