Thursday, December 10, 2015

December 10th, 2015

ANNOUNCEMENTS
  • The classroom “qualifier” spelling bees will take place on Monday. The words will come from the list handed out a couple weeks ago.

MATH
Barber: Strand 1-3 Assessement.

Brazier: Number Talk. Introduction to Division. Generalizing the area of a rectangle as length times width.
* ASK: “How’d you do on the Strands 1-3 test?”

Martinez: Strands 1-3 review.
*HOMEWORK: STRAND 3 DPP DUE ON DECEMBER 18.

READING WORKSHOP

Barber: “Readers slow down and make connections.”

Brazier: “Readers compare key characters.”
* ASK: “How is Gilly similar to yet different from Agnes Stokes?”

Martinez: “Readers pay attention to character’s struggles/challenges and see them as turning points.”

WRITING WORKSHOP
Barber:  “Poetry observe the world using figurative language.”
HOMEWORK: Write a poem of an object using the Safety pin poem for guidance.  Due tomorrow.  

Brazier: “Poets traffic in figurative language.”
* ASK: “Which type of figurative language (alliteration, personification, metaphor, simile) did you try out in your writing today?”

Martinez: Starting collection of poetry in poetry folder.
HOMEWORK: Write an “object poem” following the structure of the poem we studied in class called Safety pin.  Due tomorrow.

SOCIAL STUDIES (Teacher: Mrs. Barber)
Students read Chapter 6.3-Jamestown and share thinking with a partner,  Share out Friday.

EXPLORE & DESIGN (Teacher: Mr. Brazier)
Word of the Day (serendipity). Word Puzzles. Spelling and Geography Bee Daily Challenge. New Spelling Words. Spelling Tests for some students. Spelling Groups. Hour of Code.

SCIENCE (Teacher: Mrs. Martinez)
Continuation of culminating project for the Solar System.









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