March 20th

ANNOUNCEMENTS

• SMS Transition Day for BLE 5th graders on Monday (9:00-11:30 a.m.)
• SMS Parent Night on Thursday (7:00-9:00 p.m.)

SPELLING

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

*TEST THURSDAY

Brazier: Personalized Spelling Test

Martinez: Spelling Test

MATH

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

Brazier - Switch One: Strand 6 (3-D Geometry) continues: Identifying dimensions used in the world and understanding their significance.

* ASK: “Is the order of the dimensions relevant in describing the shape of a box?”

* HOMEWORK: WEEKLY REVIEW. DUE WEDNESDAY.

Brazier - Switch Two: Strand 5 (2-D Geometry) continues. Classifying shapes. “Shapes Zoo.”

* ASK: “Draw a convex polygon next to a concave one. How are they similar? How are they different?”

* HOMEWORK: WEEKLY REVIEW. DUE WEDNESDAY.

Martinez - Switch One: No Switches.

* HOMEWORK: WEEKLY REVIEW. DUE WEDNESDAY.

Martinez - Switch Two: No Switches.

* HOMEWORK: WEEKLY REVIEW. DUE WEDNESDAY.

SOCIAL STUDIES

No Switches today

Barber: Debate: Loyalists vs. Patriots

*ASK: What would a Loyalist or a Patriot say is a reason for or against independence?”

Kornas:  

READING WORKSHOP

Barber: Independent reading. “Readers make inferences as they read.”

Brazier: “Readers pay close attention to bits that surprise us [because those surprising bits are often sources of epiphanies, of new realizations].

* ASK: “What surprised you during the concluding pages of Number the Stars? Let’s talk and think about those bits that are still with you.”

Kornas: Independent Reading and IB Book Club.

Martinez:”Thoughtful readers pause as they encounter important parts.  They consider why they are significant.”

WRITING WORKSHOP

Barber: No writing

*HOMEWORK: BRING IN OR SHARE TWO PIECES OF RESEARCH EVIDENCE BY MONDAY.  

Brazier: “Writers include research/evidence to further develop their opinion pieces.”

* ASK: (1) “How are you keeping track of the research you’re coming across?” and (2) “List at least five kinds of evidence sources that one might include in an opinion piece.”

Kornas: Movie Day

Martinez: Movie Day