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.