April 27th, 2017

Announcements

MAY 2nd 5th grade Celebration Information:  Please send in 3 photos of your child and friends.

If you were not here for kindergarten, send your child’s kindergarten photo.

Please send these digital copies to trotman@att.net

Mrs. Barber

SUBJECT AREA

Reading Workshop: Thoughtful readers pause when they encounter passages that seem important.

*Homework: Reading and jotting.  

Writing Workshop: Work day.

Math: Unit 4 Assessment.

Social Studies: Wrap up the first 3 settlements of North America.

Spelling: Link for Barber/ Martinez WTW activities.  

Mrs. Martinez

SUBJECT AREA

Reading Workshop: Thoughtful readers pause when they encounter passages that seem important.

*Homework: Reading and jotting.  

Writing Workshop: Work day.

Math: Unit Four Post Test

Science: Do you agree with the following claim?: When salt dissolves in water, the salt is gone.

April 26th, 2017

Announcements

MAY 2nd 5th grade Celebration Information:  Please send in 3 photos of your child and friends.

If you were not here for kindergarten, send your child’s kindergarten photo.

Please send these digital copies to trotman@att.net

Mrs. Barber

SUBJECT AREA

Reading Workshop: Thoughtful readers pause when they encounter passages that seem important.

*Homework: Reading and jotting.  

Writing Workshop: Writers include counterclaims.

Math: Review for Unit 4 Assessment with in class study guide.

*Homework: Unit 4 Study Guide.  Final test Thursday, April 27th.

Social Studies: Wrap up the first 3 settlements of North America.

Spelling: Link for Barber/ Martinez WTW activities.  

Mrs. Martinez

SUBJECT AREA

Reading Workshop: Thoughtful readers pause when they encounter passages that seem important.

*Homework: Reading and jotting.  

Writing Workshop: Writers include counterclaims.

Math: Unit Four Review

*Homework: Study for Unit 4 test.  This test is tomorrow.

Science: Do you agree with the following claim?: When salt dissolves in water, the salt is gone.

April 25th, 2017

Mrs. Barber

SUBJECT AREA

Reading Workshop: *Homework: Reading and jotting.  

Writing Workshop: Conclusions are as easy as RRRS.

Math: Review for Unit 4 Assessment.

*Homework: Unit 4 Study Guide.  Final test Thursday, April 27th.

Spelling: Link for Barber/ Martinez WTW activities.  

Mrs. Martinez

SUBJECT AREA

Reading Workshop:

*Homework: Reading and jotting.  Ask your fifth grader what their book club decided.

Writing Workshop: Conclusions are as easy as RRRS.

Math: Using multiplication to help solve division problems.

*Homework: Unit Four Study Guide went home Friday.  I plan for the test to be this Thursday.  There will be a study session tomorrow at lunch and/or recess.

April 24th, 2017

Announcements

• Tuesday, April 25th - Students visit SMS at 9:00 AM

Thanks to the students and parents who braved the awful weather to purchase school uniforms for our friends at Freeman Elementary, using the money BLE raised for our ASL project.  Kids Helping Kids!

BLE 5th graders ROCK!

Mrs. Barber

SUBJECT AREA

Reading Workshop: Readers decide what to notice.

*Homework: Reading and jotting.  

Writing Workshop: Writers use hooks in opinion pieces.

*Homework: Complete three body paragraphs.  Due tomorrow.

Math: Thinking about Divisibility Rules.

*Homework: Unit 4 Study Guide.  Final test Thursday, April 27th.

Social Studies: Wrap up Chapter 6: First settlements. Partners work on tri-venn diagram. Share findings.   

Science:  Expository Text: Mixtures

Spelling: Link for Barber/ Martinez WTW activities.  

Mrs. Martinez

SUBJECT AREA

Reading Workshop: Readers decide what to notice.

*Homework: Reading and jotting.  Ask your fifth grader what their book club decided.

Writing Workshop: Writers use hooks in opinion pieces.

*Homework: Complete three body paragraphs.  Due tomorrow.

Math: Division practice.

*Homework: Unit Four Study Guide went home Friday.  I plan for the test to be this Thursday.

Social Studies: Wrap up Chapter 6: First settlements. Partners work on tri-venn diagram.  

Science:  Do you agree with this claim?: When salt dissolves in water, the salt is gone.

April 21st, 2017

Announcements

• Monday, April 24th - SMS Parent Night/Orientation @ Sashabaw Middle School at 6-8 PM (Click on blue link to read details)
• Tuesday, April 25th - Students visit SMS at 9:00 AM

Thanks to the students and parents who braved the awful weather to purchase school uniforms for our friends at Freeman Elementary, using the money BLE raised for our ASL project.  Kids Helping Kids!

BLE 5th graders ROCK!

Mrs. Barber

SUBJECT AREA

Reading Workshop: Book Club meetings.

*Homework: Reading and jotting.  Ask your fifth grader what their book club decided.

Writing Workshop:

*Homework: Complete the research packet and write the three body paragraphs.  Due Monday.

Math: Standard Algorithm Multiplication practice.

Social Studies: Wrap up Chapter 6: First settlements. Partners work on tri-venn diagram.  

Science:  Expository Text: Mixtures

Spelling: Link for Barber/ Martinez WTW activities.  

Mrs. Martinez

SUBJECT AREA

Reading Workshop: Book Club meeting.

*Homework: Reading and jotting.  Ask your fifth grader what their book club decided.

Writing Workshop:

*Homework: Complete the research packet and write the three body paragraphs.  Due Monday.

Math: Using multiplication to estimate division problems.

*Homework: Unit Four Study Guide went home today.  I plan for the test to be next Thursday.

Social Studies: Wrap up Chapter 6: First settlements. Partners work on tri-venn diagram.  

Science:  Expository Text: Mixtures

April 20, 2017

Announcements

• Monday, April 17th - PTA Meeting @ 7:00 PM
• Friday, April 21st - 1/2 day - 11:46 dismissal
• Monday, April 24th - SMS Parent Night/Orientation @ Sashabaw Middle School at 6-8 PM (Click on blue link to read details)
• Tuesday, April 25th - Students visit SMS at 9:00 AM

Mrs. Barber

SUBJECT AREA

Reading Workshop: Book Club members come prepared to meetings.

*Homework: Book Club meeting tomorrow.  Students should have their reading done and two jots completed.

Writing Workshop: Opinion piece work day.

*Homework: Complete the research packet and write the three body paragraphs.  Due Monday.

Math: Using multiplication to estimate division problems.

Spelling: Link for Barber/ Martinez WTW activities.  

Mrs. Martinez

SUBJECT AREA

Reading Workshop: Book Club members come prepared to meetings.

*Homework: Book Club meeting tomorrow.  Students should have their reading done and two jots completed.

Writing Workshop: Opinion piece work day.

*Homework: Complete the research packet and write the three body paragraphs.  Due Monday.

Math: Using multiplication to estimate division problems.

*Homework: Purple sheet.  Due tomorrow.

April 19th, 2017

Announcements

• Monday, April 17th - PTA Meeting @ 7:00 PM
• Friday, April 21st - 1/2 day - 11:46 dismissal
• Monday, April 24th - SMS Parent Night/Orientation @ Sashabaw Middle School at 6-8 PM (Click on blue link to read details)
• Tuesday, April 25th - Students visit SMS at 9:00 AM

Mrs. Barber

SUBJECT AREA

Reading Workshop: Book club members ask the question “What makes a good book club?”

*Homework: Book Club meeting Friday.  Students should have their reading done and two jots completed.

Writing Workshop: Opinion writers consider their audience as they write.

Math: Complete division story problems.  

Social Studies: Wrap up Chapter 6: First settlements. Partners work on tr-Venn diagram.  

Spelling: Link for Barber/ Martinez WTW activities.  

Mrs. Martinez

SUBJECT AREA

Reading Workshop: Book club members ask the question “What makes a good book club?”

*Homework: Book Club meeting Friday.  Students should have their reading done and two jots completed.

Writing Workshop: Writers consider their audience as they write.

Math: When faced with a multiplication problem, what strategy is the most efficient to use?

*Homework: Purple sheet.  Due Friday.

Science:  Expository Text: Mixtures

April 18th, 2017

Announcements

• Monday, April 17th - PTA Meeting @ 7:00 PM
• Friday, April 21st - 1/2 day - 11:46 dismissal
• Monday, April 24th - SMS Parent Night/Orientation @ Sashabaw Middle School at 6-8 PM (Click on blue link to read details)
• Tuesday, April 25th - Students visit SMS at 9:00 AM

Mrs. Barber

SUBJECT AREA

Reading Workshop: Book Club’s meet.

*Homework: Students have Book Club reading and jotting to do over the weekend.  

Writing Workshop: Opinion writers have a structure within their paragraphs.

Math: Introducing Estimate & Check game, review checkpoint, begin Division Story Problem Investigation.

Social Studies: Chapter 6: Look at how Plymouth was a successful settlement.  

Spelling: Link for Barber/ Martinez WTW activities.  

Mrs. Martinez

SUBJECT AREA

Reading Workshop: Book Club meeting tomorrow.  Students should have their reading done and two jots completed.

Writing Workshop: M-Step Math Part 1

Math: M-Step Math Part 2

Social Studies:Chapter 6: Look at how Plymouth was a successful settlement.