March 3rd

ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Student-led conferences will be held March 16th and 18th.

SPELLING

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

Words: encouragement, department, enjoyment, corruption, function.

* TEST THURSDAY.

Brazier: List #9 given today. DID YOU KNOW “personalized” spelling words come from a student’s actual writing? They are words a student almost spells correctly in daily writing.

* PERSONALIZED SPELLING TEST ON FRIDAY (LISTS 3, 6, and 9)

Kornas: Spelling sentences need to be reviewed by parents and signed.

* PERSONALIZED SPELLING TEST ON FRIDAY.

Martinez:

* SPELLING TEST ON FRIDAY.  STUDY LISTS 4 AND 9 (scissors, committee, separate, definitely, physical)

MATH

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

Brazier - Switch One: Sashabaw Middle School “Math Screener.”

* HOMEWORK: WEEKLY REVIEW. DUE TOMORROW.

Brazier - Switch Two: Sashabaw Middle School “Math Screener.”

* HOMEWORK: WEEKLY REVIEW. DUE TOMORROW.

Martinez - Switch One: Sashabaw Middle School “Math Screener.”

* HOMEWORK: WEEKLY REVIEW. DUE TOMORROW.

Martinez - Switch Two: Sashabaw Middle School “Math Screener.”

* HOMEWORK: WEEKLY REVIEW.  DUE TOMORROW.

SOCIAL STUDIES

Barber: Quiz on Dilemma 1. Read 8.5 & 86 studying Dilemma 2 and the choices.

*QUIZ WEDNESDAY ON DILEMMA 2.

Kornas: Sections 8.5 & 8.6. Read and take notes on organizer. Quiz tomorrow over Dilemma #2.

* HOMEWORK: STUDY FOR DILEMMA #2 TEST TOMORROW.

READING WORKSHOP

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

Brazier: “Readers compare their own world to the world of their text.”

Kornas: Independent Reading and SMS Screener Assessment.

Martinez: “Characters are shaped by the times in which they live.”

WRITING WORKSHOP

Barber: “Opinion writers continue finding evidence for reasons.”

Brazier: “Structure is important in opinion writing.”

* ASK: “How do opinion essays usually go? How are they similar to personal narratives in terms of their structure? How are they different?”

Kornas: “Writers write all they can about topics they know about.”

Martinez: “Writers explore the opinions they are passionate about.”