ANNOUNCEMENTS
- Start bringing in those raffle tickets for The Seuss Fair!
MATH
Barber: Seeing 3-D rectangular arrays of cubes as congruent layers. Using multiplication to find the number of cubes in a box (rectangular prism).
Brazier: Exploring the relationship between the number of cubes that fill a rectangular box before and after its dimensions are changed.
* ASK: What might the dimensions be of a box that would hold precisely twice as many cubes as a 2 by 3 by 5 box? (Answer: Any box with a volume of 60 cubic units.)
Martinez: Fraction practice sheet. Estimating fractions. Adding and subtracting fractions.
* DPP due date is extended to next Friday. Please have your child complete all of the problems they can do on their own. If they work hard to solve a problem but can’t quite figure it out, it is okay to leave it. This packet is simply good practice.
* Strand Five CFP will be next Tuesday.
READING WORKSHOP
Barber: “Readers experience a story through the perspective of secondary characters .”
Brazier: Raising the quality of our written responses to text
Martinez: Independent Reading.
WRITING WORKSHOP
Barber: “Opinion writers use research to strengthen their writing.”
Brazier: “Writers use transitional words and phrases [to help their imagined audience follow their thinking].”
Martinez: Flash Draft.
SOCIAL STUDIES (Teacher: Mrs. Barber)
Chapter 10 group work continues until Monday. Next week students will do a gallery walk.
EXPLORE & DESIGN (Teacher: Mr. Brazier)
Fishbowl! Book Club Meetings. Spelling Sort. Word Masters Game.
SCIENCE (Teacher: Mrs. Martinez)
Explanation of the OU Water Festival Poster contest.
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