January 13th

ANNOUNCEMENTS

• There will be a meeting tomorrow during recess for students who may be interested in participating in Battle of the Books. We highly recommend that  students take part in this fun reading challenge.

SPELLING

Barber: Spelling pattern words: ar are  air: fair, start, part, pare, are, heart, dark, plus 3 of own.  

* TEST ON THURSDAY

Brazier: Homophones.

* TEST ON FRIDAY (see handout passed out in class)

Martinez:Commonly misspelled words.

* TEST ON LISTS 6 and 7 ON FRIDAY

Kornas: Homophones

* TEST ON FRIDAY

MATH

Textbook Link: http://webcom4.grtxle.com/MTB3/uploads/MTB3_Gr5_SG.pdf

Brazier - Switch One: The “Forgiving” Method of Dividing (also known as “Partial Quotients”). The Traditional Method of Dividing.  DPP Strand 3+ Packet due on January 16. DPP Strand 4 Packet due on January 30.

* CFP ON THURSDAY

* HOMEWORK: WEEKLY REVIEW. DUE TOMORROW.

* ASK: “How are the area model and the forgiving method similar? How are they different?”

Brazier - Switch Two: Introduction to the Area Model of Division.  

* HOMEWORK: WEEKLY REVIEW. DUE TOMORROW.

* ASK: “How are multiplication, area, and division all related?”

Martinez - Switch One: Area model division practice.

* HOMEWORK: WEEKLY REVIEW. DUE TOMORROW.

* HOMEWORK: DPP PACKET DUE JANUARY 30TH.

Martinez - Switch Two: Array division practice.

* HOMEWORK: WEEKLY REVIEW. DUE TOMORROW.

SOCIAL STUDIES

Barber: Study for Chapter 6 Quiz

* Chapter 6 TEST ON FRIDAY

Kornas: Study for Chapter 6 Test

* Chapter 6 TEST ON FRIDAY

SCIENCE

Barber:  Human Body Unit begins.  Introduction to the Skeletal System.

Kornas: Skeletal System introduction.  Read textbook.

HOMEWORK: CROSSWORD PUZZLE DUE TOMORROW.

READING WORKSHOP

Barber: “Partners respond to each other’s ideas.”

Brazier: “Partners respond to each other’s ideas.”

* ASK: “Why were Mr. B and Ms. P playing UNO today during the reading workshop mini lesson?”

Kornas: “Partners respond to each other’s ideas.”

*ASK: “What is the connection between Uno and responding to your partners ideas?”

Martinez: “Partners respond to each other’s ideas.”

WRITING WORKSHOP

Barber: “Poets sometimes use structure.”: writing Haiku

*POETRY JAM JANUARY 3OTH: 11:30-12:40

Brazier: Tweaking our piece-to-be-published. Poetry SPAM on Friday from 2:45-3:30.

Kornas: Poetry - If I were in Charge of the World.

Martinez: Poetry work day.