November 4th, 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 tomorrow 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, using flats, skinnies and bits.

Check out the video we watched.

Brazier: Paper and Pencil Decimal Multiplication. Pages 252-254 from the Math Trailblazers textbook (http://webcom4.grtxle.com/MTB3/uploads/MTB3_Gr5_SG.pdf).

Martinez: How is multiplying decimals different than multiplying whole numbers?

READING WORKSHOP

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

WRITING WORKSHOP

Barber:  “Writers use plant pictures and clues in leads.”

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

Brazier: “Narrative conclusions are as easy as R, R, R, S.”

* ASK: “What does R, R, R, S stand for?”

Martinez: “Writers make their message clear throughout the whole story.”

SOCIAL STUDIES (Teacher: Mrs. Barber)

Chapter 5: Explorers.  Research begins.

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

EXPLORE & DESIGN (Teacher: Mr. Brazier)

Digital Portfolios. Spelling Groups.

SCIENCE (Teacher: Mrs. Martinez)

Rotation and Revolution of Earth in our Solar System.