ANNOUNCEMENTS
- Word Masters Spelling Test on Thursday
MATH
Barber: Math facts review and study strategies. Review decimal multiplication.
* FACT TEST TBD
Brazier: Subtracting Fractions With Unlike Denominators. Strand 5 Big Idea #2: “I can use benchmark fractions to estimate sums and differences.”
* STRAND 5 TEST TOMORROW
Martinez: Equivalent Fractions. Fraction Equations.
* FACT TEST TBD
READING WORKSHOP
Barber: “Readers pay close attention to descriptive passages.”
Brazier: “Readers notice when time jumps back and forth.”
Martinez: “Book Club members set goals and make plans to meet them.”
WRITING WORKSHOP
Barber: “Opinion writers use prompts to connect evidence and reasons.”
Brazier: Work Day / Review Day / End of Bend 1: Get to Know Your Own Opinions
* ASK: “Name some things the author of “Happiness is...a Pet” did to make her writing work.”
Martinez: “Opinion writers have general reasons.”
SOCIAL STUDIES (Teacher: Mrs. Barber)
Wrap up Chapter 10. Students will create a poster to share their thinking.
EXPLORE & DESIGN (Teacher: Mr. Brazier)
Spelling Sort. Mad Lib. Sparkle. Sentence Strips to show the meaning of one’s Word Masters word.
* WORD MASTERS SPELLING TEST ON THURSDAY
SCIENCE (Teacher: Mrs. Martinez)
Lab: Exploring the relationship between height and the vital capacity of the lungs.