December 17th, 2015

ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Extra snacks and pajamas are okay tomorrow.

• School will resume on Monday, January 4, 2016. We wish you a safe and happy holiday.

• Congrats to the spellers who qualified this week for the BLE Bee on January 19:

BARBER

1. Griffin Grava

2. Noah Martin

3. Evelyn Ramos

4. Will Schmit

5. Amanda Scott

BRAZIER

1. Cameron Brosky

2. Rutger Dejaeghere

3. Lianara Garcia

4. Clara Kociba

5. Malaya Mojica

MARTINEZ

1. Hayden Lamrouex

2. Jack Marshall

3. Danny Redmond

4. Anna Thomas

5. Connor Zale

MATH

Barber: Area Model: Connecting area model to division. Check out this link.

*HOMEWORK: TEACH AN AREA MODEL TO A PARENT AND HAVE THEM WRITE A REFLECTION.  DUE THURSDAY.

Brazier: Powers of 10. The Array Model of Division. The Area Model of Division.

Martinez: Discussion of Winter Break Math Packet

*HOMEWORK: STRAND 3 DPP DUE ON DECEMBER 18.  If your child has plans to be absent on Friday, they should turn this packet in early.

*HOMEWORK: Winter break math packet.  All students should complete a “just-right” amount over break.  If returned, students will receive a treat.

READING WORKSHOP

Barber: Class discussion on The Great Gilly Hopkins.

End of Novel Quiz: The Great Gilly Hopkins

Brazier: End of Novel Quiz: The Great Gilly Hopkins

Martinez: Preview of Gilly Quiz. Partnership Work.

WRITING WORKSHOP

Barber: Jotting our thinking about Gilly.

Brazier: “Poets spend time shaping their works.”

Martinez: “Poets borrow the structure of existing poems.”

SOCIAL STUDIES (Teacher: Mrs. Barber)

Discussing and sharing out the successes and struggles of Plymouth.

EXPLORE & DESIGN (Teacher: Mr. Brazier)

Barber’s Class: Words of the Day Quiz. Spelling Sorts.

Martinez’s Class: Word of the Day Quiz. Classroom Spelling Bee.

SCIENCE (Teacher: Mrs. Martinez)

Continuation of culminating project for the Solar System.