May 2nd, 2016

ANNOUNCEMENTS

• SMS Scheduling Cards are due on Friday

• Parent Orientation Night is this evening from 6-8 at SMS

• The 5th Grade Music Performance will take place on Thursday evening (05/05/16). Students should report to their homeroom classrooms by 6:45

• There will be a spelling test on Friday (and three other spelling tests before the end of the school year). See the note that went home today.  

MATH

Barber: Multiplying fractions.

Brazier: A second model for the multiplication of fractions

* ASK: “What’s ¾  of ¾? Prove it in three or more ways.”

* STRAND 7 CFP #2 RE-TAKE ON WEDNESDAY

* HOMEWORK: PAGES 40-41 (3-7); PAGE 46 (39-42)

Martinez: Adding and subtracting mixed numbers.

READING WORKSHOP

Barber: “Nonfiction readers notice that the main idea may be hidden.”

Brazier: “Nonfiction readers know they’ll need to revise their initial ideas at times.”

Martinez: Introduction of new reading partners.  Partnership interviews.  Partner reading.

WRITING

Barber:   Informational writing “immersion work” using When Lunch Fights Back.

Brazier: Informational writing “immersion work” using World War II.

Martinez: Informational writing “immersion work” using When Lunch Fights Back.

SOCIAL STUDIES (Teacher: Mrs. Barber)

Create a way to organize findings of wax museum person of interest.   

*HOMEWORK: Students should continue reading and taking notes on their Wax Museum person of interest.  

EXPLORE & DESIGN (Teacher: Mr. Brazier) .  

* SPELLING TEST ON FRIDAY (05/06/16)

SCIENCE (Teacher: Mrs. Martinez)

Exploring Forces.