January 30th

SPELLING

Barber: Spelling rule work: -er,-ear, -eer, ear=ur.  Words:  her, deer, hear, heard, fear, peer, perch, fern, there, and near.

Brazier: Word Study activity. Homophones practice.

* TEST TOMORROW

MATH

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

Brazier - Switch One: Order of Operations Game. 24. Negative Numbers Exploration.

* HOMEWORK: STRAND 4 DPP DUE TOMORROW

Brazier - Switch Two: The meaning of remainders.

* HOMEWORK: STRAND 4 DPP DUE TOMORROW

* ASK: “What are all the different things a mathematician [that’s YOUR kid!] might do with a remainder?”

Martinez - Switch One: Finding Patterns.  Powers of Ten.

* HOMEWORK: STRAND 4 DPP DUE TOMORROW

Martinez - Switch Two: Review for CFP #1

*CFP #1 TOMORROW.

SCIENCE

Barber: Respiratory System: Activity 5 Lung Volume and Vital Capacity.

HOMEWORK: REVIEW ALL 3 HUMAN BODY SYSTEMS.

ASK: Describe the  following terms:  lung volume, vital capacity, residual volume.

Kornas: Circulatory System Introduction: reflection and video.

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

READING WORKSHOP

Barber: None :( we practiced the Poetry Jam.

*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” in your Book Club book(s).”

Kornas: “Readers pay attention to details about the setting - the way a place looks and feels.  its emotional atmosphere.” Complete Book Club pennant and constitution.

*ASK: “Tell me about the “emotional atmosphere”  in the read aloud text, “Number the Stars.”

Martinez: Book Clubs shopped for books today and completed their constitution.

WRITING WORKSHOP

Barber:  Poetry Jam quick practice.  

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

Brazier: A new unit began today. It’s all about Opinion/Argument Writing, one of the three main types of writing we do (the others are Narrative and Informational).  Teaching Point: “Opinion writers have opinions about matters big and small.”

Kornas: Poetry - Image Poem

Martinez: None today :(  Reading Workshop went over.