ANNOUNCEMENTS
- The SCAMP Walk & Roll is this Sunday in Depot Park. Registration begins at 11:30 a.m. We hope to see some of you there.
- The 5th Grade Music Performance will take place on Tuesday, May 5 (arrive by 6:40 p.m.).
WORD STUDY
Barber: New weekly words: except, accept, expect, probably & a lot
* SPELLING TEST ON THURSDAY
Brazier: The importance of noting parts of speech when solving analogies
* SPELLING TEST ON FRIDAY, MAY 8 (25 Word Masters words)
Kornas:
HOMEWORK: COMPLETE UNFINISHED W.M. POSTER. DUE THURSDAY MORNING.
Martinez: Practicing parts of speech. Mad Libs.
MATH
Brazier - Switch One: Strands 1-7 Test
Brazier - Switch Two: Adding fractions with unlike denominators
* ASK: “Why do some people mistakenly think that ¾ is equivalent to ⅘? Which fraction is greater? How do you know, and in how many ways can you prove it?”
Martinez - Switch One: Comparing fractions. Finding common denominators using pictures.
Martinez - Switch Two: Parts to Whole. Fraction Equations.
* HOMEWORK: HOMEWORK ENTITLED “FRACTION EQUATIONS” IS DUE TOMORROW.
SCIENCE
Barber: Activity 3 review and begin Activity 4 Cup & Ball
*TEST TOMORROW
Kornas: Complete Activity 7 - Rolling On (focus on the force of FRICTION).
READING WORKSHOP
Barber: Independent reading. DRA prep work.
Brazier:
1. “Readers of nonfiction preview their texts.”
2. Jotting and deep discussion about Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
Kornas: Instructional Read Aloud - The Cay chapter 6 and 7. Summarize chapter 6 in WWNB.
Martinez: “Readers of nonfiction ask questions as they read.”
WRITING WORKSHOP
Barber: Writers reflect on their final piece.
Brazier: Opinion Writing On-Demand Post-Test
Kornas: Writers “whisper-read” to catch errors in writing. Editing day in computer lab.
* HOMEWORK: TYPED OPINION ESSAYS ARE DUE BY FRIDAY MORNING. STUDENTS HAVE A CHECKLIST TO USE TO GUIDE THEM AS THEY DO THEIR FINAL EDITING.
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