Monday, September 21, 2015

September 21st, 2015

ANNOUNCEMENTS

  • An electronic copy of the first installment of the 5th Grade Homework Menu can be found here. The Homework Menu is due this Wednesday (9/23).

  • Picture Day is Thursday.


MATH

Barber: Using decimal grids for fractions and percentages.
* CFP ON WEDNESDAY (Topic: Big Number & Decimal Place Value)

Brazier: Decimal Place Value.
* CFP ON WEDNESDAY (Topic: Big Number & Decimal Place Value)
* 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 and percentages.


READING WORKSHOP

Barber: Readers check in with their goals.

Brazier: “Readers make inferences as they read.”

Martinez: “Readers pick up the pace of their reading.”
*ASK: “What are you reading in during Reading Workshop?  What are you noticing about yourself as a reader?”


WRITING WORKSHOP

Barber: “Writers think of people they love(or hate).”
*HOMEWORK: LOOK FOR A PHOTO OR OBJECT TO WRITE ABOUT.

Brazier: “Writers think of people they love (or hate) for inspiration.”

Martinez: “Reading sparks writing ideas.”  


SOCIAL STUDIES (Teacher: Mrs. Barber)

Chapter 1.4 introduction to land forms and bodies of water.  Students take notes before working on 1C in their INB.

EXPLORE & DESIGN (Teacher: Mr. Brazier)

Word of the Day (angle). Data Collection and Analysis. Paper Airplane Algorithms.   
* ASK: Why did the obtuse angle go to the beach? [Answer: Because it was more than 90 degrees.]
* 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.

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