January 6th

ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Late Start tomorrow
• 5th Grade Spelling Bee tomorrow at 10:00 a.m.

SPELLING

Martinez - Spelling test Friday on the following commonly misspelled words: accidentally, excitement, disease,  privilege, probably,  truly, ridiculous, receive, recommend, desperate

Kornas - Two well thought out sentences due tomorrow morning.  

Spelling test on Thursday.

MATH

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

Strand 4 - Division of Whole Numbers and Decimals - begins this week.

Brazier - Switch 1: Connecting multiplication, division, and area. Challenge Problems. Student Guide (textbook) pages 102-104.

* HOMEWORK: WINTER BREAK PRACTICE PACKET. DUE TOMORROW.

Brazier - Switch 2: Connecting multiplication, division, and area. Student Guide (textbook) pages 102-104.  

* HOMEWORK: WINTER BREAK PRACTICE PACKET. DUE TOMORROW.

Martinez - Switch 1: Connecting multiplication, division, and area.

* HOMEWORK: WINTER BREAK PRACTICE PACKET. DUE TOMORROW.

Martinez - Switch 2: Using base 10 pieces to explore division.

* HOMEWORK: WINTER BREAK PRACTICE PACKET. DUE TOMORROW.

SOCIAL STUDIES

Barber Switch 1 and 2: Read aloud 6.1 & discuss the vocab.  INB page 34.

Kornas Switch 1 and 2: Ch. 6: discuss vocabulary. Read section 6.2 in class/INB pg. 34

READING WORKSHOP

Barber: “Reading partners make a plan.”  

Brazier: “Reading partners make (and stick to) an initial plan.”  

Kornas:  “Reading partners.make (and stick to) an initial plan.

Martinez: “Reading partner make (and stick to) an initial plan.”

* ASK: “What are you learning about the characters in your Partnership book?”

WRITING WORKSHOP

Barber: “Poets use figurative language.”

Brazier: “Poets ‘copychange’ the structure of existing poems.”

* HOMEWORK: COPYCHANGE “dog.” FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS ON THE WORKSHEET HANDED OUT IN CLASS. DUE THURSDAY.

Kornas: Computer lab - type poems.

Martinez: “Poetry is meant to be read aloud.”