November 2nd, 2015

ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Friday is a half day. Dismissal at 11:46 a.m.

• “Homework for Parents” is due on Friday for Mr. Brazier’s parents.

• “Homework for Parents” is due on Thursday for Mrs. Martinez’s parents.

MATH

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A video for anyone at home in need of a refresher on the standard algorithm of multiplication:

https://www.khanacademy.org/math/arithmetic/multiplication-division/multi_digit_multiplication/v/multiplication-6-multiple-digit-numbers

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Barber:  Multiplying Decimals with Area.  

Brazier: Multiplying Decimals With Area. Pages 247-251 from the Math Trailblazers textbook (http://webcom4.grtxle.com/MTB3/uploads/MTB3_Gr5_SG.pdf).

Martinez: CFP Study Guide.

Strand 2 CFP tomorrow.  A study guide went home today.  They worked for about 60 minutes on it in class.  It does not need to be turned in.

READING WORKSHOP

Independent Reading and Jotting. Formal Reading Assessments will continue for the next week or two.

WRITING WORKSHOP

Barber:  “Writers paragraph with purpose.”

* ASK: “When/why do writers use paragraphs?”

Brazier: “Writers paragraph with purpose.”

* ASK: “When/why do writers use paragraphs?”

Martinez: “Writers paragraph with purpose.”

* ASK: “When/why do writers use paragraphs?”

SOCIAL STUDIES (Teacher: Mrs. Barber)

Review Chapter 4.  Introduce Chapter 5: Explorers.  Determine groups & Explorers.  

Begin reading. Students are expected to read their section tonight.

* ASK: Who is in your group? Who is your explorer?  

EXPLORE & DESIGN (Teacher: Mr. Brazier)

Spelling Word Hunt. Parts of Speech Game.

* ASK: “Which spelling words of yours (that you received today) do you remember? How are your words alike? How are they different?”

SCIENCE (Teacher: Mrs. Martinez)

Rotation and Revolution of Earth in our Solar System.