February 3rd, 2016

ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Friday is Health & Wellness Day at BLE: There will be no hot lunch served that day. Students should wear their blue 5th grade t-shirts.  

MATH

Barber: Strand 5: Exploring Fractions using Geoboards Day 2.

Brazier: Representing fractions using geoboards, pictures, and symbols.

* ASK: How is the area of a rectangle related to the denominator(s) that be used to divide the rectangle?

Martinez: Introduction to the order of operations (P.E.M.D.A.S.)

READING WORKSHOP

Barber: “Readers give books a chance.”

Brazier: “Readers pay attention to the emotional atmosphere of a place.”

Martinez: Book Clubs have begun!  Book Clubs chose their books today.

ASK: “What did your book club decide to read?  What do you know about the characters in your book.”

WRITING WORKSHOP

Barber: Opinion Writing: Is cursive writing still important?

HOMEWORK: JOT DOWN 2 OPINION IDEAS ABOUT HOME.

Brazier: Opinion Writing: Is cursive writing still important?

Martinez: Opinion Writing: Is cursive writing still important?

SOCIAL STUDIES (Teacher: Mrs. Barber)  

           

EXPLORE & DESIGN (Teacher: Mr. Brazier)

SCIENCE (Teacher: Mrs. Martinez)

Skeletal Quiz on Friday, February 5.  All students should have taken the paper below home on Friday.  Study the names and location of the bones below.