March 31st

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Due tomorrow: (1) 5th Grade T-Shirt order forms and (2) digital pictures (to tkisser@gmail.com) for the 5th Grade Send-Off

SPELLING/WORD STUDY

Barber:  Mad-lib work tomorrow.

Brazier: Parts of Speech, Continued: adjectives, adverbs, and plural vs. singular. Mad Lib.

* ASK: “What is the purpose of an adverb? Give me an example.”

MATH

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

Brazier - Switch One: Strand 6 Test

* HOMEWORK #1: WEEKLY REVIEW DUE TOMORROW

* HOMEWORK #2: STRAND 6 DPP DUE ON APRIL 15

Brazier - Switch Two: Exploration of Volume

* HOMEWORK #1: WEEKLY REVIEW DUE TOMORROW

* HOMEWORK #2: VOLUME ASSIGNMENT DUE TOMORROW

* HOMEWORK #3: STRAND 5 DPP DUE ON APRIL 15

Martinez - Switch One: Exploration of Volume

* HOMEWORK #1: WEEKLY REVIEW DUE TOMORROW.

* HOMEWORK #2: STRAND 5 DPP DUE ON APRIL 15

Martinez - Switch Two: Exploration of Volume

* HOMEWORK: WEEKLY REVIEW DUE TOMORROW.

* HOMEWORK #2: STRAND 5 DPP DUE ON APRIL 15

SOCIAL STUDIES

Barber: Chapter 11 final essay.

Kornas:  Diagram and discussion about teeth.

HOMEWORK: STUDY FOR QUIZ.

READING WORKSHOP

Barber: no reading

Brazier: “Readers learn to see texts, and life, through the lens of power.” Book Club meetings.

* ASK: “Tell me about Power and Resistance in Number the Stars.”

Kornas: Book club reading and meetings. Independent Reading.

Martinez: “Readers read not only to learn how to read but to learn how to live.”

WRITING WORKSHOP

Barber: “Writers use counterclaims ‘give hope, but slam it home’.”   

Brazier: “Opinion writers use hooks in the lead.”

* ASK: “How did the author of Happiness is...a Pet use a hook? How is your writing partner attempting to hook his/her imagined audience? How will you try to hook ‘em in?”
* HOMEWORK: FINALIZE YOUR INTRODUCTION THEN SHARE IT ELECTRONICALLY WITH MR. BRAZIER. INCLUDE A MESSAGE TO HIM WHEREIN YOU POINT OUT SOMETHING YOU DID TO MAKE YOUR WRITING WORK.

Kornas: “Opinion writers seek out multiple sources of evidence.”

HOMEWORK:  ON AN INDEX CARD WRITE 2 DIFFERENT TOPICS YOU ARE WILLING TO COMMIT TO ALONG WITH 3 STRONG REASONS FOR EACH. DUE TOMORROW MORNING.

Martinez: Research day with the Chromebooks.

*STUDENTS WORK TO FIND EVIDENCE FOR THEIR REASONS.  DUE THURSDAY.

March 30th

 

Fifth grade Battle of the Books participants

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Due on Wednesday: (1) 5th Grade T-Shirt order forms and (2) digital pictures (to tkisser@gmail.com) for the 5th Grade Send-Off

SPELLING/WORD STUDY

Barber:  Mad-lib work tomorrow.

Brazier: Parts of Speech Refresher

* ASK: “What’s the difference between a power verb and an ordinary one? Name one of each.”

MATH

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

  

Brazier switch 1’s class project. Students created a 60 X 60 X 60 unit box. Their goal was to find a box that could hold 5 different ‘packages’. They calculated that 27,000 of package A could fit, 72,000 of package B, 54,000 of package C, 18,000 of package D, and 43,200 of package E. It even holds two Woodburys nicely!

Brazier - Switch One: Class project and review

* HOMEWORK #1: WEEKLY REVIEW DUE ON WEDNESDAY

* HOMEWORK #2: STRAND 6 DPP DUE ON APRIL 15

Brazier - Switch Two: Exploration of Volume

* HOMEWORK #1: WEEKLY REVIEW DUE ON WEDNESDAY

* HOMEWORK #2: STRAND 5 DPP DUE ON APRIL 15

Martinez - Switch One: Exploration of Volume

* HOMEWORK: WEEKLY REVIEW DUE ON WEDNESDAY

Martinez - Switch Two: Exploration of Volume

* HOMEWORK: WEEKLY REVIEW DUE ON WEDNESDAY

SOCIAL STUDIES

Barber: Chapter 11 essay review and notes.  Students may bring a flash draft to use on test.

*CHAPTER 11 ESSAY TEST TOMORROW

Kornas:  Strand 7 Pre-test for math.  Used Chromebooks to do SS sample questions.

READING WORKSHOP

Barber: Independent reading/Battle of books

Brazier: “Readers learn to see texts, and life, through the lens of power.” Book Club meetings.

* ASK: “Tell me about Power and Resistance in Number the Stars.”

Kornas: I.R. and Battle of the Books

Martinez: “Readers learn to see texts through the lens of power.”

WRITING WORKSHOP

Barber: No writing.  

Brazier: Writing was cancelled today due to an unfortunate and unforeseen series of interruptions.

Kornas: Flash draft of opinion essay.

Martinez: *STUDENTS WORK TO FIND EVIDENCE FOR THEIR REASONS.  DUE THURSDAY.

March 27th

ANNOUNCEMENTS

The SMS 6th Grade Course Request (yellow card) is due on Monday

SPELLING/WORD STUDY

Barber: Word masters work in class.  NO list next week.

Brazier: Prefixes and Suffixes Test

Kornas: Personalized Spelling Test.

MATH

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

Brazier - Switch One: Fun With Volume: Conceptualizing Cube Configurations

* STRAND 6 TEST ON MONDAY

* HOMEWORK #1: WEEKLY REVIEW DUE ON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1

* HOMEWORK #2: STRAND 6 DPP DUE ON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15.

Brazier - Switch Two: Strand 5 Test

* ASK: “Did you attempt the whole study guide at home yesterday? Were you ready to ask questions about it today in class?”

* HOMEWORK #1: WEEKLY REVIEW DUE ON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1

* HOMEWORK #2: STRAND 5 DPP DUE ON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15.

Martinez - Switch One: Strand 5 Test

* HOMEWORK: WEEKLY REVIEW DUE ON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1

Martinez - Switch Two: Strand 5 Test

* HOMEWORK: WEEKLY REVIEW DUE ON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1

SOCIAL STUDIES

Barber: Mock Debate between Loyalists and Patriots.

*CHAPTER 11 ESSAY TEST TUESDAY MARCH 31ST

Kornas:  Record grades for Chapter 11 test on data sheet.  (Not sending tests home yet because some students still need to take the test.)  Core Democratic Value (CDV) - Justice.

* ASK: How did the story, “The Empty Pot” relate to the CDV- Justice?

READING WORKSHOP

Barber: “Readers focus on big ideas.”

Brazier: “Readers learn to see texts, and life, through the lens of power.” IB Book Club meetings.

Kornas: “Readers keep important ideas in mind as they read.” Book club reading and meeting.  IB Book Club meetings.

Martinez: Completed Number the Stars.

WRITING WORKSHOP

Barber: “Writers use checklists to remind them what they know.”

Brazier: “Writers return to the beginning in the middle.”

* ASK: “What does an effective beginning/introduction do in an opinion piece?

Kornas: “Writers use strong sentence structure.”

Martinez: No writing.

March 26th

ANNOUNCEMENTS

SMS Parent Night tonight (7:00-9:00 p.m.)

SMS 6th Grade Course Request (yellow card) is due Monday

SPELLING/WORD STUDY

Barber: words will come out tomorrow.

Brazier: Prefixes and Suffixes. Practice Spelling Test. Nouns and Verbs.

* TEST TOMORROW: 5 COMMON PREFIXES & 5 COMMON SUFFIXES (see planner)

Kornas: Spelling words in alphabetical order.

* PERSONALIZED TEST ON FRIDAY.

MATH

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

Brazier - Switch One: Strand 6 (3-D Geometry) continues: Conceptualizing Cube Configurations

*ASK: “How do you determine if a given package will fit in a box?”

* STRAND 6 TEST ON MONDAY

* HOMEWORK: STRAND 6 DPP DUE ON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15.

Brazier - Switch Two: Strand 5 (2-D Geometry) continues: Practice with measuring angles

* STRAND 5 TEST TOMORROW

* ASK: “What is the sum of the interior angles of any quadrilateral?”

* HOMEWORK: STRAND 5 DPP DUE ON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15.

Martinez - Switch One: Practice with measuring angles.

*STRAND 5 TEST ON FRIDAY

Martinez - Switch Two: Practice with measuring angles.

*STRAND 5 TEST ON FRIDAY

SOCIAL STUDIES

Barber: OU Water Festival Poster

*ASK YOUR CHILD IF THEY ARE A LOYALIST OR PATRIOT.

Kornas:  O.U. Water Festival Poster

HOMEWORK: DUE TOMORROW

READING WORKSHOP

Barber: “Readers push their thinking at significant passages.” Student jots.

Brazier: “Readers learn to see texts, and life, through the lens of power.”

Kornas: Book club meetings.  “Readers read important passages extra attentively.”

Martinez: “Readers imagine the perspective of a minor character to understand what the story is really, really about.”

WRITING WORKSHOP

Barber: Time for Kids partner work.

Brazier: Mid-unit reflections

*ASK: “How has the structure of your opinion writing pieces improved?”

Kornas: M-Step practice using chromebooks.

Martinez: “Opinion writers evaluate the relative strengths of the reasons for their opinion.”

March 25th

ANNOUNCEMENTS

SMS Parent Night tomorrow (7:00-9:00 p.m.)

SMS 6th Grade Course Request (yellow card) is due Monday

SPELLING/WORD STUDY

Barber: frequently, raspberry, pneumonia, leisure, argument and 5 additional words.

* TEST TOMORROW

Brazier: Prefixes and Suffixes

* TEST ON FRIDAY: 5 COMMON PREFIXES & 5 COMMON SUFFIXES (see planner)

* ASK: “How does the suffix ‘ed’ change the meaning of a word? Name a word that ends with this affix. What does the word you just said mean with and without this suffix?”

Kornas: Students created their personalized spelling list for this week.

* TEST ON FRIDAY.

MATH

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

Brazier - Switch One: Strand 6 (3-D Geometry) continues: Conceptualizing Cube Configurations

* ASK: “If you had a box with a volume of 60 cubic units, how many square packages with a height of two units could fit in that box?” (Answer: 7: the volume of the package is 8 cubic units; therefore, 7 whole packages could fit in the box.)

* STRAND 6 TEST ON MONDAY

* HOMEWORK #1: STRAND 6 DPP DUE ON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15.

* HOMEWORK #2: STUDENT SHEET 7 DUE TOMORROW

Brazier - Switch Two: Strand 5 (2-D Geometry) continues: Practice with Cartesian Coordinates

*STRAND 5 TEST ON FRIDAY

* ASK: “Show  me how you would plot a point on a coordinate plane.”

*HOMEWORK #1: COORDINATE PLANE HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT DUE TOMORROW

* HOMEWORK #2: STRAND 5 DPP DUE ON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15.

Martinez - Switch One: Practice with Cartesian Coordinates.  Battle Shapes.

*STRAND 5 TEST ON FRIDAY

*HOMEWORK:: COORDINATE PLANE HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT DUE TOMORROW

Martinez - Switch Two: Practice with Cartesian Coordinates.  Battle Shapes.

*STRAND 5 TEST ON FRIDAY

*HOMEWORK:: COORDINATE PLANE HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT DUE TOMORROW

SOCIAL STUDIES

Barber: Student panel debate work continues...

*ASK: Your child who their person is?”

Kornas:  Chapter 11 test.  O.U. Water Festival Poster

READING WORKSHOP

Barber: “Readers push their thinking at significant passages.”

Brazier: “Readers learn to see texts, and life, through the lens of power.”

Kornas: Book club meetings.  “Readers read important passages extra attentively.”

Martinez: “Readers imagine the perspective of a minor character to understand what the story is really, really about.”

WRITING WORKSHOP

Barber: “Opinion writers link their evidence to reasons.”

Brazier: Mid-Unit On-Demand

*ASK: “What can you do as a writer of opinion texts that you could not do a month ago?”

Kornas: Free write, stamina check and reflection.

Martinez: “Opinion writers evaluate the relative strengths of the reasons for their opinion.”