February 27th

SPELLING

Barber: Suffix rules -tion & -ment:  Include 5 words from last tests of suffix words.

Words: encouragement, department, enjoyment, corruption, function

Brazier: Personalized Spelling Test

Kornas:  Personalized Spelling Test

MATH

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

Brazier - Switch One: Investigating Angles.

ASK: “What is the sum of the interior angles of a heptagon? How do you know?”

* HOMEWORK: WEEKLY REVIEW. DUE WEDNESDAY.

Brazier - Switch Two: Problems from the textbook.

* HOMEWORK: WEEKLY REVIEW. DUE WEDNESDAY.

Martinez - Switch One: CFP #2 Re-Take

* HOMEWORK: WEEKLY REVIEW. DUE WEDNESDAY.

Martinez - Switch Two:  CFP #2

* HOMEWORK: WEEKLY REVIEW.  DUE WEDNESDAY.

SOCIAL STUDIES

NO SWITCHES TODAY for S.S.  

Barber:

Kornas:

READING WORKSHOP

Barber: Independent reading and jotting about characters.

Brazier: IB Book Club Meetings.

Kornas: Practice using the “Let’s talk more about…” tool.  

IB Book Club Meetings. Independent Reading.

*Ask:  Did this tool help your Book Club have a deeper conversation about Gilly Hopkins?

Martinez: IB Book Club Meetings.

WRITING WORKSHOP

Barber: Student Led conference work continue.  

Brazier: No writing workshop today because of the field trip to Sea Life

Kornas:  Worked on student-led conference prep.

Martinez: Free Write Friday!

February 26th

SPELLING

Barber: Suffix rules -tion & -ment:  Include 5 words from last tests of suffix words.

Words: encouragement, department, enjoyment, corruption, function

*TEST THURSDAY.

Brazier: Practice spelling words with a partner.

* PERSONALIZED SPELLING TEST (all 40 words) TOMORROW

Kornas:  

* PERSONALIZED SPELLING TEST TOMORROW

MATH

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

Brazier - Switch One: Investigating Angles.

ASK: “What is the sum of the interior angles of a quadrilateral? How do you know?”

Brazier - Switch Two: Strand 4 CFP #2 Retake.

CFR ON TUESDAY

Martinez - Switch One: Review and Game Day.

CFP #2 RE-TAKE TOMORROW.

CFR ON TUESDAY.

Martinez - Switch Two:  P.E.M.D.A.S challenge!

CFP #2 TOMORROW.  CONTINUE STUDYING THE STUDY GUIDE.

CFR ON TUESDAY.

SOCIAL STUDIES

Barber: Chapter 8: Dilemma 1. Read 8.3 and complete INB page.    

*ASK: “How did the slave trade begin?  Why?”

Kornas Switch 1:  Discuss $4.5 billion Super Bowl commercials, problem solve as a class regarding colony billboards.

*ASK “How did the discussion about Super bowl commercials connect to your colony billboard presentations? How did the class problem solve through the situation?”

Kornas Switch 2:  Student role: Step into the “shoes” of a slave for Chapter 8. Class discussion background information regarding slavery.

HOMEWORK: STUDENTS SHOULD ASK AN ADULT AT HOME, “WOULD YOU RATHER BE A CAPTURED SLAVE OR A PERSON WHO WAS BORN INTO SLAVERY?”

*ASK: “WHICH ONE OF THE ABOVE  OPTIONS DID YOU CHOOSE AND WHY?”

READING WORKSHOP

Barber: Book clubs practice procedures to grow conversations.

Brazier: Book Club Meetings. “After you read it, rate it.”

Kornas: Read Aloud. Review Hamburger Procedure.

Martinez: Book Club Review.  “Book club members plan what they’ll prepare and discuss at their next meeting.”

WRITING WORKSHOP

Barber: “Writers choose to develop opinions they have reasons for.”

Brazier: “Flash-Draft:” Plan, draft, revise, and edit an essay (on one’s recently-chosen topic) in one sitting

Kornas:  Persuasive Writing Boot Camp - Day 2.

Martinez: Essay Boot Camp!  Writers follow a specific structure when writing an essay.

February 25th

SPELLING

Barber: Suffix rules: -ed & -able.  Include 5 words from last tests of prefix words.

Words: adaptable, comfortable, continued, ashamed, enjoyed

*TEST FRIDAY.

Brazier:

* PERSONALIZED SPELLING TEST (all 40 words) ON FRIDAY

Kornas:  

* PERSONALIZED SPELLING TEST ON FRIDAY

MATH

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

Brazier - Switch One: Classifications of 2-D Shapes. “Shapes Zoo.”  

* ASK:  “Where in the zoo did you place the convex trapezoid? Be precise in your explanation.”

Brazier - Switch Two: Strand 4 Review.

* CFP #2 RE-TAKE ON THURSDAY

Martinez - Switch One: Review for CFR.

CFP #2 RE-TAKE ON FRIDAY.

CFR ON TUESDAY.

Martinez - Switch Two:  Study Guide in class.

CFP #2 ON FRIDAY.  A STUDY GUIDE WENT HOME TODAY.

SOCIAL STUDIES

Barber: Introduction to chapter 8: slave trade.  

*ASK YOUR CHILD WHAT A DILEMMA IS.

Kornas:  Introduction to chapter 8: slave trade.

*ASK YOUR CHILD WHAT A DILEMMA IS.

READING WORKSHOP

Barber: Independent reading and jotting character claims.

Brazier: “Readers re-read through the lens of text evidence.”

Kornas: Independent Reading.

Martinez: “Readers step into a character’s shoes to realize they are shaped by the times in which they live.”

WRITING WORKSHOP

Barber: Work student led conference packets.

*HOMEWORK: BEHAVIOR REFLECTION SHEET DUE TOMORROW.

Brazier: “Opinion writers consider why their opinion matters.”

* ASK:  “Fill in the blanks: My opinion, ________________, is important because _______________.”

Kornas:  Storyworks Magazine.

Martinez: Your opinion matters!

HOMEWORK: WRITE YOUR BEHAVIOR PARAGRAPH FOR YOUR STUDENT-LED CONFERENCE.  DUE TOMORROW.

February 24th

ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Late Start tomorrow

SPELLING

Barber: Suffix rules: -ed & -able.  Include 5 words from last tests of prefix words.

Words: adaptable, comfortable, continued, ashamed, enjoyed

*TEST FRIDAY.

Brazier: Word Study / Pre-Analogy Lesson. We will study analogies during the third trimester.   

* PERSONALIZED SPELLING TEST (all 40 words) ON FRIDAY

Kornas:  Students created a personalized spelling list on the right-hand side of the student planner.

* PERSONALIZED SPELLING TEST ON FRIDAY

MATH

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

Brazier - Switch One: Classifications of 2-D Shapes. “Shapes Zoo.”  

* ASK: “Tell me about a way in which you and your group decided to organize your zoo. Where in the zoo did you place the isosceles trapezoid? Be precise in your explanation.”

Brazier - Switch Two: CFP #2.

• Kudos to Morgan Seator, Izzy Hadley, Jordan Sinclair, and Payton Guerrieri for completing the entire packet of optional homework problems.

Martinez - Switch One: Division with decimals, Order of Operations, Dealing with remainders.

CFP #2 RETAKE IN CLASS ON WEDNESDAY.  STUDY THE STUDY GUIDE FROM TODAY’S CLASS.

Martinez - Switch Two:  Order of Operations practice.

CFP #2 ON FRIDAY.  A STUDY GUIDE WILL GO HOME TOMORROW.

SOCIAL STUDIES

Barber: Chapter 7 billboard share and notes.  Further Reading.

Kornas:  Chapter 7 Interactive Notebook pages 40-41.

HOMEWORK:  COMPLETE AND TURN IN MINI BILLBOARDS IF YOU DIDN’T TURN THEM IN TODAY.

READING WORKSHOP

Barber: “Readers notice that characters are shaped by the times they live in.”

Brazier: “Readers re-read through the lens of text evidence.”

Kornas: Independent Reading.

Martinez: “Readers step into a character’s shoes to realize they are shaped by the times in which they live.”

WRITING WORKSHOP

Barber: “Opinion writers linger on ideas that matter.”

*HOMEWORK: BEHAVIOR REFLECTION SHEET DUE THURSDAY.

Brazier: “Paragraphs tend to be about one thing.” Connecting the Claim and Support thinking routine with the conventional structure of paragraph-writing. Student-led conference preparations.

Kornas: Complete final draft of poem. Handwriting-next two pages in book.

Martinez: No time today!

HOMEWORK: WRITE YOUR BEHAVIOR PARAGRAPH FOR YOUR STUDENT-LED CONFERENCE.  DUE THURSDAY.

February 18th

SPELLING

Barber: No spelling due to short week.

Brazier: Pre-Analogy Work. Misc. “Morning Thinking” Exercises.

* PERSONALIZED SPELLING TEST (all eight lists) ON FRIDAY

Martinez: No spelling due to short week.

MATH

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

Brazier - Switch One: Classifications of 2-D Shapes  

* ASK: “Is a parallelogram a quadrilateral?”

* ALSO ASK: “Draw two different convex shapes.”

Brazier - Switch Two: P.E.M.D.A.S. and a comprehensive review of Strand 4

* OPTIONAL (STRONGLY ENCOURAGED) HOMEWORK: PRACTICE PACKET

* CFP ON FRIDAY. Note there will not be a math class tomorrow. The practice packet is therefore especially important.  

* ASK: “What is the answer to a division problem called?”

Martinez - Switch One: Strand 4 Review

Martinez - Switch Two:  P.E.M.D.A.S. review and practice.  

SOCIAL STUDIES

Barber: Chapter 7 presentation of bill boards and INB information.

Kornas: Chapter 7 mini billboard presentations.

READING WORKSHOP

Barber: “Readers capture the most important images in their text.”

Brazier: “Readers of historical fiction scrutinize (don’t skip!) descriptive passages. They know these parts are like the clues in a mystery text.”

Kornas:  “Readers notice flashbacks or flash forwards and when time changes.”

Martinez: “Readers capture the most important images in their text.”

*HOMEWORK: FINISH YOUR INDELIBLE IMAGE ABOUT A BOOK WE’VE READ IN CLASS.  DUE TOMORROW.

WRITING WORKSHOP

Barber: “Writers write opinions about places.”

*HOMEWORK: PICK AN OBJECT AND COME UP WITH 3 REASONS TO SUPPORT YOUR THINKING (TO CHALLENGE YOURSELF, COME UP WITH EXAMPLES FOR PROOF).

Brazier: “Opinion writers develop one area of interest, knowledge, and strong belief.”

* ASK: “What is an opinion of yours that you’re thinking of advancing in the form of a persuasive essay?”

Kornas: “Writers write an essay.”

Martinez: On Demand Opinion/Argument writing.

*HOMEWORK: TO PREPARE FOR STUDENT-LED CONFERENCES, WRITE AN ENTRY ABOUT WHAT YOU ARE PROUD OF IN FIFTH GRADE.