Monday, March 30, 2015

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
  
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.

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