March 29th, 2016

ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Half Day on Friday, to be followed by Spring Break from April 4-8

• M-STEP testing will begin on April 12

MATH

Barber: Strand 1-6 Review.

* STRANDS 1-6 TEST TOMORROW

Brazier: Strand 6 Test Part 2

* STRANDS 1-6 TEST TOMORROW

Martinez: Finding the volume of an irregular box.  How do we use what we know to problem solve?

READING WORKSHOP

Barber: Book Clubs meet.  

Brazier: Bringing closure to Book Clubs

Martinez: Independent Reading + bookmark for Flint.

WRITING WORKSHOP

Barber: “Opinion writers use checklists to self-assess and set goals.”

Brazier: “Writers use checklists to self-assess and set goals.”

* ASK: Punctuate the following correctly:

There is no evidence that homework at the elementary level improves student outcomes says educational researcher Alfie Kohn. Therefore he adds we should assign it sparingly.

* ANSWER:

“There is no evidence that homework at the elementary level improves student outcomes,” says educational researcher Alfie Kohn. “Therefore,” he adds, “we should assign it sparingly”.

Martinez: “Opinion writers introduce, state and unpack their evidence.”

SOCIAL STUDIES (Teacher: Mrs. Barber)  

EXPLORE & DESIGN (Teacher: Mr. Brazier)

SCIENCE (Teacher: Mrs. Martinez)

No rotations today.