September 9th, 2015

ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Please sign up ASAP to receive text message reminders from your fifth grader’s homeroom teacher.

• The math pre-test revealed that our fifth graders have much to learn about decimals. Please complement our instruction by noting and discussing decimals when you’re out and about.  

COMMUNITY BUILDING

All fifth grade classrooms spent huge chunks of time again today ‘building community’ in our classrooms.  

MATH

Barber:”By the Numbers,” a getting acquainted game.  More than Meets the Eye math teaser activity.  

Brazier: Decimal Number Talk. “By The Numbers,” a getting acquainted game.

Martinez: “By The Numbers,” a getting acquainted game.  Class discussion: What math did you do today?

READING WORKSHOP

Barber:Getting to Know the Classroom Library. Independent Reading.

Brazier: Getting to Know the Classroom Library. Independent Reading.

Martinez:Getting to Know the Classroom Library: What do you notice?  Independent Reading.