Monday, May 11, 2015

May 11th

ANNOUNCEMENTS
  • Late Start on Wednesday (05/13)
  • Please wear a hat and bring a dollar on Wednesday
  • Field Trip to OU on Friday (05/15)
  • Fifth grade speech submissions are due this week.  Ask homeroom teacher for a specific date.

WORD STUDY

Barber:  Introduced the word ‘trudge’.  Study the spelling of the first 10 words on the wordmasters list.  
*TEST THURSDAY.

Brazier: Getting to know our word better: By now, students should know all of the following about their word: part(s) of speech, definition(s), synonym(s), antonym(s), connections to other Word Masters words, and other forms of one’s word
*HOMEWORK: FINISH THE RESEARCH PAGE IF NEED BE

Kornas: More WordMasters presentations today.  Spelling list for next spelling test is in planner.
*HOMEWORK: SPELLING TEST TOMORROW

Martinez: Introduction to analogies.
MATH


Brazier - Switch One: Misc. Challenge Problems. CFP #2.

Brazier - Switch Two: Misc. Challenge Problems. Finish the Strands 1-7 Test

Martinez - Switch One: Estimating with fractions. Played Getting Close.
* HOMEWORK: APPLICATIONS.  DO PROBLEMS 1, 3, 5, 10, 12, 13, 16, 18.  DUE TOMORROW.

Martinez - Switch Two: Adding fractions using dot paper.
* HOMEWORK: ADDING FRACTIONS.  DUE TOMORROW.

SCIENCE
Barber: Wrap Activity 11 complete and quiz 2.  

Kornas:  Activity 12 - The Grasshopper Game.
QUIZ ON WEDNESDAY


READING WORKSHOP
Barber: Informational text uses structure to organize.  Structure 1: description.

Brazier: Summary-writing strategy: Omit nonessential details

Kornas: Analyze Table of Contents in different non-fiction books. Independent reading

Martinez: Informational texts are structured.  Description is one kind of structure.

WRITING WORKSHOP

Barber:  Day 2:  “Writers consider their audience.” What do you need to teach carefully and slowly.

Brazier: “Informational writing is highly organized: Each category, for example, has subcategories.”

Kornas: Draft your Table of Contents and write “all you know”.

Martinez: “Informational writers consider their audience.”

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