September 30th, 2015

MATH

Barber:  Review adding decimals with grids.

Brazier: Place Value Game: G / D / P

Martinez: Comparing and ordering decimals.  Rounding decimals.

*CFP #1 RE-TAKE TOMORROW

*ASK: How is putting words in alphabetical order and decimals from least to greatest the same?

READING WORKSHOP

Barber: “Jotting helps readers remember (and relish) texts.”

Brazier: “Jotting helps readers remember (and relish) texts.”

Martinez: “Readers pause to think about their reading (and write about it too!).”

WRITING WORKSHOP

Barber: Work Day.

Brazier: Work Day.

Martinez: Work Day.

* ASK: What piece of writing did you opt to ‘publish’ for this first go-round?”

SOCIAL STUDIES (Teacher: Mrs. Barber)

Chapter 1 test for Brazier & Martinez.  Introduction to Chapter 2.1 and vocabulary.

EXPLORE & DESIGN (Teacher: Mr. Brazier)

Parts of Speech Games

SCIENCE (Teacher: Mrs. Martinez)

Penny Experiment!

September 29th, 2015

ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Here is an electronic copy of the second homework menu. It’s due tomorrow.  

• Late Start tomorrow. School starts 50 minutes later on Late Start Wednesdays.

• Please turn in Fun Run donations by tomorrow if possible.

MATH

Barber: Adding decimals using grids.  

Brazier: Adding decimals using diagrams

* ASK: “Mentally computer 5.3 + 4.8. In how many different ways can you arrive at the answer?” [Answer: 10.1]

Martinez: Comparing and ordering decimals.  Rounding decimals.

*CFP #1 RE-TAKE ON THURSDAY.

*ASK: How is putting words in alphabetical order and decimals from least to greatest the same?

READING WORKSHOP

Barber: “Readers pay attention to details.”

Brazier: “Jotting helps readers remember (and relish) texts.”

Martinez: “Readers pause to think about their reading (and write about it too!).”

WRITING WORKSHOP

Barber: “Writers select a piece to further develop.”

Brazier: “Writers try multiple leads [entry points].”

* ASK: What piece of writing did you opt to ‘publish’ for this first go-round?”

Martinez: “Writers plan before they write.”  

* ASK: What piece of writing did you opt to ‘publish’ for this first go-round?”

SOCIAL STUDIES (Teacher: Mrs. Barber)

Chapter 1 test for Barber.  Introduction to Chapter 2.1 and vocabulary.

*TEST DATE FOR BRAZIER/MARTINEZ: WEDNESDAY

EXPLORE & DESIGN (Teacher: Mr. Brazier)

Parts of Speech Games

SCIENCE (Teacher: Mrs. Martinez)

Penny Experiment!

September 28th, 2015

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Here is an electronic copy of the second homework menu.

Late Start on Wednesday (09/30). School starts 50 minutes later on Late Start 
Wednesdays and ends at the same time.

Please turn in Fun Run donations by Wednesday.

MATH

Barber: Comparing and Ordering Decimals.  Introduction to adding decimals.

* CFP #1 RE-TAKE TOMORROW

Brazier: Comparing, ordering, and rounding decimals

* HOMEWORK: FINISH “Decimals: A Closer Look”

* ASK: “Round 0.4454 to the nearest thousandth.” [Answer: .445]

* CFP #1 RE-TAKE TOMORROW

Martinez: Comparing and ordering decimals.

*CFP #1 Study session tomorrow at lunch.

*CFP #1 RE-TAKE ON THURSDAY.

READING WORKSHOP

Barber: “Readers pay attention to details.”

Brazier: “Readers vary the pace of their reading.”

Martinez: “Readers make inferences by paying attention to details.”

WRITING WORKSHOP

Barber: Writers add sensory details to their work.

Brazier: “Writers use dialogue...sparingly.”

Martinez: “Writers choose a piece to publish.”  

SOCIAL STUDIES (Teacher: Mrs. Barber)

Chapter 1 class review and further reading about how geography works with history.

*TEST DATE FOR BRAZIER/MARTINEZ: WEDNESDAY

*TEST DATE FOR BARBER’S STUDENTS: TUESDAY.

EXPLORE & DESIGN (Teacher: Mr. Brazier)

The importance of looping when coding. Chromebook Choice Time.

SCIENCE (Teacher: Mrs. Martinez)

Continued exploration of the Scientific Method.  Setting up the penny experiment following the steps of the Scientific Method.

September 25th, 2015

ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Here is an electronic copy of the second homework menu.

• Late Start on Wednesday (09/30). School starts 50 minutes later on Late Start Wednesdays and ends at the same time.

MATH

Barber: Comparing and Ordering Decimals.  Rounding decimals.   

*HOMEWORK: ROUNDING AND ORDERING DECIMALS. CHECK EMAIL FOR NUMBERS.

Brazier: Comparing and Ordering Decimals. Rounding Decimals.  

* ASK: “Round 0.462 to the nearest tenth.”

* CFP #1 RE-TAKE ON TUESDAY

* HOMEWORK: TAKE HOME YOUR CFP. TALK TO SOMEONE AT HOME ABOUT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN YOUR PRE-TEST SCORE AND YOUR CFP SCORE. (TALK, TOO, ABOUT THE MATH YOU’RE LEARNING!)

Martinez: CFP (Check for Progress)

READING WORKSHOP

Barber: “Readers read between the lines.”

Brazier: “Readers make inferences as they read.”

Martinez: “Readers make inferences by paying attention to details.”

WRITING WORKSHOP

Barber: Computer lab time

Brazier: “Writers ‘act out’ their stories in order to capture true and exact details.

Martinez: “Writers use their senses to craft VIVID images.”  

SOCIAL STUDIES (Teacher: Mrs. Barber)

Complete chapter 1.  Class review Monday.

*TEST DATE FOR BRAZIER/MARTINEZ: WEDNESDAY

*TEST DATE FOR BARBER’S STUDENTS: TUESDAY.

EXPLORE & DESIGN (Teacher: Mr. Brazier)

Coding Friday!

SCIENCE (Teacher: Mrs. Martinez)

What is the Scientific Method?:  Students brainstorm for next week’s demonstration of understanding.

September 24th, 2015

MATH

Barber: Look over CFP (Check for Progress) #1. Ordering and rounding decimals.

*HOMEWORK: ROUNDING AND ORDERING DECIMALS. CHECK EMAIL FOR NUMBERS.

Brazier: Comparing and Ordering Decimals. Rounding Decimals.  

* ASK: “Express 0.462 as a fraction.”

Martinez: Comparing and Ordering Decimals. Rounding Decimals.  

* CFP (Check for Progress) TOMORROW (Students should be able to accurately write a 15-digit number in standard and word form.  Also, students should be able to write numbers, including decimals, in expanded form.)

READING WORKSHOP

Barber: “Readers read between the lines.”

Brazier: “Readers make inferences as they read.”

Martinez: “Readers make inferences by paying attention to details.”

WRITING WORKSHOP

Barber: picture day

Brazier: “Writers often plan before composing.”

Martinez: “Writers use their senses to craft VIVID images.”  

SOCIAL STUDIES (Teacher: Mrs. Barber)

Review 1.4 INB C.  Wrap up chapter 1 reading.

*TEST NEXT WEEK.  DATE TO BE DETERMINED FRIDAY.

EXPLORE & DESIGN (Teacher: Mr. Brazier)

Word of the Day (percent). Parts of Speech Review: Adverbs   

* OPTIONAL HOMEWORK: PRACTICE CODING AT HOME. (Student Accounts for home-practice can be found at http://bit.ly/brazierbulletin)

SCIENCE (Teacher: Mrs. Martinez)

Exploration of the Scientific Method.

*HOMEWORK: POSTERS ARE DUE TOMORROW.

September 23rd, 2015

ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Picture Day is tomorrow.

MATH

Barber: CFP (Check for Progress) #1. Looking at decimals equal or less than: 0, 0.1, 0.5 and 1.

Brazier: Decimal Place Value. CFP (Check for Progress).  

Martinez: Decimal Place Value.  Expanded form with decimals.

* CFP FRIDAY (Students should be able to accurately write a 15-digit number in standard and word form.  Also, students should be able to write numbers, including decimals, in expanded form.)

READING WORKSHOP

Barber: “Readers read between the lines.”

Brazier: “Readers make inferences as they read.”

* ASK: “What does it mean to read between the lines?”

Martinez: “Readers make inferences by paying attention to details.”

*ASK: “What does it mean to make an inference?”

WRITING WORKSHOP

Barber: “Writers observe the world around them.”

Brazier: “Writers often plan before composing.”

Martinez: “Writers collect VIVID images (and write them too!)”  

*ASK: “What are you working on as a writer in Writing Workshop?”

SOCIAL STUDIES (Teacher: Mrs. Barber)

Chapter 1.4 introduction to landforms and bodies of water.  Continue notes and begin INB 1C.

EXPLORE & DESIGN (Teacher: Mr. Brazier)

Word of the Day (pixel). Idiom of the Day (cold shoulder). Parts of Speech Review: Adjectives and Adverbs   

* ASK: Why did the paper airplanes, on the whole, fly much farther the second time around?

* OPTIONAL HOMEWORK: PRACTICE CODING AT HOME. (Student Accounts for home-practice can be found at http://bit.ly/brazierbulletin)

SCIENCE (Teacher: Mrs. Martinez)

Introduction of the Scientific Method.

*ASK: “What do scientists use the scientific method?”  

*HOMEWORK: POSTERS ARE DUE ON FRIDAY.

September 22nd, 2015

ANNOUNCEMENTS

• An electronic copy of the first installment of the 5th Grade Homework Menu can be found here. The menu is due tomorrow.

• Picture Day is Thursday.

MATH

Barber: Review for CFP.  Comparing and rounding decimals introduction.

* CFP TOMORROW (Topic: Big Number & Decimal Place Value)

Brazier: Decimal Place Value.

* CFP TOMORROW (Topic: Big Number & Decimal Place Value)

* MATH STUDY SESSION TOMORROW DURING LUNCH

* ASK: “Express 321.046 in expanded form.” [Answer: 3 100 + 2 10 + 1 1 + 0 + 4 1100+ 6 11000 OR 300 + 20 + 1 + 0 + .04 + .006]

Martinez: Using decimal grids for fractions, decimals and percentages.

* CFP FRIDAY (Students should be able to accurately write a 15-digit number in standard and word form.  Also, students should be able to write numbers, including decimals in expanded form.)

READING WORKSHOP

Barber: “Readers talk back to their books.”

Brazier: “Readers make inferences as they read.”

Martinez: “Readers make inferences by paying attention to details.”

WRITING WORKSHOP

Barber: “Writers get ideas from special photos or objects.”

Brazier: “Writers think of places they love for story ideas.”

*ASK: “What’s a vivid image?”

Martinez: “Writers attempt different types of writing.”  

*ASK: “What are you working on as a writer in Writing Workshop?”

SOCIAL STUDIES (Teacher: Mrs. Barber)

Chapter 1.4 introduction to landforms and bodies of water.  Continue notes and begin INB 1C.

EXPLORE & DESIGN (Teacher: Mr. Brazier)

Word of the Day (pixel). Idiom of the Day (cold shoulder). Parts of Speech Review: Adjectives and Adverbs   

* ASK: Why did the paper airplanes, on the whole, fly much farther the second time around?

* OPTIONAL HOMEWORK: PRACTICE CODING AT HOME. (Student Accounts for home-practice can be found at http://bit.ly/brazierbulletin)

SCIENCE (Teacher: Mrs. Martinez)

Create final draft for the 11th Annual Clean Water Calendar Contest.  

*HOMEWORK: POSTERS ARE DUE ON FRIDAY.