January 28th

ANNOUNCEMENTS

• In place of traditional parties, all grade five classrooms will kick back with pizza and a movie on February 13. Students may still bring in candy and participate in our Valentine’s Day box contest.

SPELLING

Barber: Homophones Part “Too”: or, oar, principal, principle, course, coarse, morning, mourning, die, dye.

* TEST ON THURSDAY

Brazier: Word Study activity.

* TEST ON FRIDAY

MATH

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

Brazier - Switch One: P.E.M.D.A.S. Order of Operations Game. 24

* HOMEWORK: STRAND 4 DPP DUE FRIDAY

Brazier - Switch Two: Introduction to the meaning of remainders.

* REQUIRED HOMEWORK: STRAND 4 DPP DUE FRIDAY

* OPTIONAL HOMEWORK: 20 LONG DIVISION PROBLEMS (see handout distributed in class)

* CFP #1 RE-TAKE #1 TOMORROW DURING LUNCH

Martinez - Switch One: How do you deal with remainders?

* HOMEWORK: STRAND 4 DPP DUE FRIDAY

*CFP RETAKE #1 TOMORROW

Martinez - Switch Two: Review for CFP #1

*CFP #1 ON FRIDAY.

SCIENCE

Barber: Circulatory System: video clip on heart function, plus label parts of the heart.

HOMEWORK: REVIEW ALL 3 HUMAN BODY SYSTEMS.

Kornas: Wrap up Activity 6: Lung Function. New vocabulary words. Reviewed Muscular and Respiratory System.

HOMEWORK: REVIEW ALL VOCABULARY WORDS and NEW CONCEPTS REGARDING MUSCULAR AND RESPIRATORY SYSTEMS.

READING WORKSHOP

Barber: “Readers give books a chance.” Book club groups choose their book.

*ASK:” What book is your group reading?  Did you learn anything new about one of your members? ”

Brazier: “Readers pay attention to details about the setting - the way a place looks and feels - its emotional atmosphere.”

*ASK: “Tell me about the “emotional atmosphere” of the first few pages of Number the Stars.”

Kornas: Book Club pennant and constitution.

*ASK: What is the most important guideline included in your Book Club Constitution? Why do you consider it to be the most important?

Martinez: Book Club interviews and pennant.

WRITING WORKSHOP

Barber:  Poetry Jam quick practice.  

* OUR POETRY JAM WILL TAKE PLACE ON FRIDAY FROM 11:30-12:40.

Brazier: No formal writing workshop today. “Is cursive writing still important?”

Kornas: Writing creatively - free write.

Martinez: “Poets pay attention to line breaks.”