May 9th, 2016

ANNOUNCEMENTS

MATH

Barber: Writing a Multiplication Algorithm.

* STRAND 7 CFP #3 ON WEDNESDAY

Brazier: Practice problems from the textbook

* STRAND 7 CFP #3 ON THURSDAY

Martinez: Multiplying fractions.

* ASK: What happens to a product when two whole numbers are multiplied?   What happens to the product when two fractions are multiplied together?

READING WORKSHOP

Barber: “Nonfiction readers work on their internal voices.”

*HOMEWORK: Fluency session 2: reading speech to increase fluency.  Due Monday.

Brazier: “Reading” a rubric

Martinez: Independent Reading.  Running Records.

WRITING

Barber: “Informational writers create categories day 1.”

Brazier: “Informational writers delineate what makes their topic important.”

Martinez: “Informational writers explore all they know about their topic.”

SOCIAL STUDIES (Teacher: Mrs. Barber)

Wax Museum practice & Tug-of-War: Colonists vs. British.  Who do you think will win?

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

EXPLORE & DESIGN (Teacher: Mr. Brazier) .  

Spelling Games. Anagrams. Spelling Groups. Sparkle.

* SPELLING TEST ON FRIDAY

SCIENCE (Teacher: Mrs. Martinez)

Newton’s second law of motion.

* ASK: “Can you describe Newton’s second law of motion in your own words?”