February 25th

SPELLING

Barber: Suffix rules: -ed & -able.  Include 5 words from last tests of prefix words.

Words: adaptable, comfortable, continued, ashamed, enjoyed

*TEST FRIDAY.

Brazier:

* PERSONALIZED SPELLING TEST (all 40 words) ON FRIDAY

Kornas:  

* PERSONALIZED SPELLING TEST ON FRIDAY

MATH

Textbook Link: http://webcom4.grtxle.com/MTB3/uploads/MTB3_Gr5_SG.pdf

Brazier - Switch One: Classifications of 2-D Shapes. “Shapes Zoo.”  

* ASK:  “Where in the zoo did you place the convex trapezoid? Be precise in your explanation.”

Brazier - Switch Two: Strand 4 Review.

* CFP #2 RE-TAKE ON THURSDAY

Martinez - Switch One: Review for CFR.

CFP #2 RE-TAKE ON FRIDAY.

CFR ON TUESDAY.

Martinez - Switch Two:  Study Guide in class.

CFP #2 ON FRIDAY.  A STUDY GUIDE WENT HOME TODAY.

SOCIAL STUDIES

Barber: Introduction to chapter 8: slave trade.  

*ASK YOUR CHILD WHAT A DILEMMA IS.

Kornas:  Introduction to chapter 8: slave trade.

*ASK YOUR CHILD WHAT A DILEMMA IS.

READING WORKSHOP

Barber: Independent reading and jotting character claims.

Brazier: “Readers re-read through the lens of text evidence.”

Kornas: Independent Reading.

Martinez: “Readers step into a character’s shoes to realize they are shaped by the times in which they live.”

WRITING WORKSHOP

Barber: Work student led conference packets.

*HOMEWORK: BEHAVIOR REFLECTION SHEET DUE TOMORROW.

Brazier: “Opinion writers consider why their opinion matters.”

* ASK:  “Fill in the blanks: My opinion, ________________, is important because _______________.”

Kornas:  Storyworks Magazine.

Martinez: Your opinion matters!

HOMEWORK: WRITE YOUR BEHAVIOR PARAGRAPH FOR YOUR STUDENT-LED CONFERENCE.  DUE TOMORROW.

February 24th

ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Late Start tomorrow

SPELLING

Barber: Suffix rules: -ed & -able.  Include 5 words from last tests of prefix words.

Words: adaptable, comfortable, continued, ashamed, enjoyed

*TEST FRIDAY.

Brazier: Word Study / Pre-Analogy Lesson. We will study analogies during the third trimester.   

* PERSONALIZED SPELLING TEST (all 40 words) ON FRIDAY

Kornas:  Students created a personalized spelling list on the right-hand side of the student planner.

* PERSONALIZED SPELLING TEST ON FRIDAY

MATH

Textbook Link: http://webcom4.grtxle.com/MTB3/uploads/MTB3_Gr5_SG.pdf

Brazier - Switch One: Classifications of 2-D Shapes. “Shapes Zoo.”  

* ASK: “Tell me about a way in which you and your group decided to organize your zoo. Where in the zoo did you place the isosceles trapezoid? Be precise in your explanation.”

Brazier - Switch Two: CFP #2.

• Kudos to Morgan Seator, Izzy Hadley, Jordan Sinclair, and Payton Guerrieri for completing the entire packet of optional homework problems.

Martinez - Switch One: Division with decimals, Order of Operations, Dealing with remainders.

CFP #2 RETAKE IN CLASS ON WEDNESDAY.  STUDY THE STUDY GUIDE FROM TODAY’S CLASS.

Martinez - Switch Two:  Order of Operations practice.

CFP #2 ON FRIDAY.  A STUDY GUIDE WILL GO HOME TOMORROW.

SOCIAL STUDIES

Barber: Chapter 7 billboard share and notes.  Further Reading.

Kornas:  Chapter 7 Interactive Notebook pages 40-41.

HOMEWORK:  COMPLETE AND TURN IN MINI BILLBOARDS IF YOU DIDN’T TURN THEM IN TODAY.

READING WORKSHOP

Barber: “Readers notice that characters are shaped by the times they live in.”

Brazier: “Readers re-read through the lens of text evidence.”

Kornas: Independent Reading.

Martinez: “Readers step into a character’s shoes to realize they are shaped by the times in which they live.”

WRITING WORKSHOP

Barber: “Opinion writers linger on ideas that matter.”

*HOMEWORK: BEHAVIOR REFLECTION SHEET DUE THURSDAY.

Brazier: “Paragraphs tend to be about one thing.” Connecting the Claim and Support thinking routine with the conventional structure of paragraph-writing. Student-led conference preparations.

Kornas: Complete final draft of poem. Handwriting-next two pages in book.

Martinez: No time today!

HOMEWORK: WRITE YOUR BEHAVIOR PARAGRAPH FOR YOUR STUDENT-LED CONFERENCE.  DUE THURSDAY.

February 18th

SPELLING

Barber: No spelling due to short week.

Brazier: Pre-Analogy Work. Misc. “Morning Thinking” Exercises.

* PERSONALIZED SPELLING TEST (all eight lists) ON FRIDAY

Martinez: No spelling due to short week.

MATH

Textbook Link: http://webcom4.grtxle.com/MTB3/uploads/MTB3_Gr5_SG.pdf

Brazier - Switch One: Classifications of 2-D Shapes  

* ASK: “Is a parallelogram a quadrilateral?”

* ALSO ASK: “Draw two different convex shapes.”

Brazier - Switch Two: P.E.M.D.A.S. and a comprehensive review of Strand 4

* OPTIONAL (STRONGLY ENCOURAGED) HOMEWORK: PRACTICE PACKET

* CFP ON FRIDAY. Note there will not be a math class tomorrow. The practice packet is therefore especially important.  

* ASK: “What is the answer to a division problem called?”

Martinez - Switch One: Strand 4 Review

Martinez - Switch Two:  P.E.M.D.A.S. review and practice.  

SOCIAL STUDIES

Barber: Chapter 7 presentation of bill boards and INB information.

Kornas: Chapter 7 mini billboard presentations.

READING WORKSHOP

Barber: “Readers capture the most important images in their text.”

Brazier: “Readers of historical fiction scrutinize (don’t skip!) descriptive passages. They know these parts are like the clues in a mystery text.”

Kornas:  “Readers notice flashbacks or flash forwards and when time changes.”

Martinez: “Readers capture the most important images in their text.”

*HOMEWORK: FINISH YOUR INDELIBLE IMAGE ABOUT A BOOK WE’VE READ IN CLASS.  DUE TOMORROW.

WRITING WORKSHOP

Barber: “Writers write opinions about places.”

*HOMEWORK: PICK AN OBJECT AND COME UP WITH 3 REASONS TO SUPPORT YOUR THINKING (TO CHALLENGE YOURSELF, COME UP WITH EXAMPLES FOR PROOF).

Brazier: “Opinion writers develop one area of interest, knowledge, and strong belief.”

* ASK: “What is an opinion of yours that you’re thinking of advancing in the form of a persuasive essay?”

Kornas: “Writers write an essay.”

Martinez: On Demand Opinion/Argument writing.

*HOMEWORK: TO PREPARE FOR STUDENT-LED CONFERENCES, WRITE AN ENTRY ABOUT WHAT YOU ARE PROUD OF IN FIFTH GRADE.  

February 13th

ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Congrats to the winners of the V’Day Box Contest: Allison Kirk, Devin Grail, Grace Delasko, Jordan Sinclair, and Landon Butcher

• School resumes on Wednesday, February 18. Enjoy Mid-Winter Break!

SPELLING

Barber: No spelling for next week.

Brazier: Homophones Spelling Test

* PERSONALIZED SPELLING TEST (all eight lists) ON FRIDAY, FEB. 20

Martinez: Personalized Spelling Test

MATH

No math class today because of the V’Day “parties”

Textbook Link: http://webcom4.grtxle.com/MTB3/uploads/MTB3_Gr5_SG.pdf

Brazier - Switch One:  

* HOMEWORK: WEEKLY REVIEW. DUE WEDNESDAY, FEB. 18. NOTE: ANSWER KEY INCLUDED.

Brazier - Switch Two:

* HOMEWORK #1: DIVISION PRACTICE PROBLEMS. DUE WEDNESDAY, FEB. 18.

* HOMEWORK #2: WEEKLY REVIEW. DUE WEDNESDAY, FEB. 18. NOTE: ANSWER KEY INCLUDED.

* CFP ON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20

Martinez - Switch One:

* HOMEWORK: WEEKLY REVIEW. DUE WEDNESDAY, FEB. 18. NOTE: ANSWER KEY INCLUDED.

Martinez - Switch Two:

* HOMEWORK: WEEKLY REVIEW. DUE WEDNESDAY, FEB. 18.

SOCIAL STUDIES

No Switches today

Barber:

Kornas: HOMEWORK: FINAL DRAFT OF MINI BILLBOARDS ARE DUE WEDNESDAY 2/18.

READING WORKSHOP

Barber: “Book Clubs use the Burger to grow conversations.”

Brazier: “Readers are alert to time shifts in a story.”

Kornas:  “ Readers keep track of story elements as they read.”

Martinez: “Readers follow the burger.”

WRITING WORKSHOP

Barber:  “Writers have opinions about people.”

Brazier: “Flash-draft.”

* ASK: “What is an opinion of yours about which you’ve written during writing workshop? What reasons support your opinion? Do you have evidence that supports your reasons?”

Kornas: Free Write

Martinez: Poetry Jam Reflection: CSI

February 12th

SPELLING

Barber: Prefixes: re, dis, un, pre, ex

* TEST NEXT THURSDAY

Brazier: Homophones Practice

* HOMOPHONES SPELLING TEST (all 20 words) TOMORROW

* PERSONALIZED SPELLING TEST (all eight lists) ON FRIDAY, FEB. 20

Martinez: Personalized Spelling Test Tomorrow: Lists 3 and 8.

Kornas:  Word study.

MATH

Textbook Link: http://webcom4.grtxle.com/MTB3/uploads/MTB3_Gr5_SG.pdf

Brazier - Switch One: Explorations and classifications of 2-D shapes.

Brazier - Switch Two: P.E.M.D.A.S. Practice. Interpreting Remainders Practice.

* HOMEWORK: DIVISION PRACTICE PROBLEMS. DUE WEDNESDAY.

* CFP ON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20

Martinez - Switch One: CFP #2.

Martinez - Switch Two: Introduction to P.E.M.D.A.S.

SOCIAL STUDIES

Barber: Chapter 7: create a billboard to represent your colonial region.  Rough drafts and final drafts begin.

Kornas: Chapter 7: create a mini billboard to persuade settlers to come to your colonial region.

HOMEWORK: FINAL DRAFT OF MINI BILLBOARDS ARE DUE WEDNESDAY 2/18

READING WORKSHOP

Barber: “Book Clubs finish a book, talk and RATE it!”

Brazier: “Book clubs follow a protocol when they meet.”

*ASK: “What is one thing your Book Club could do better? What makes you say that?”

Kornas:  “Book clubs follow a protocol when they meet.”

Martinez: “Readers keep track of the trouble in their texts.”

WRITING WORKSHOP

Barber:  “Writers need to practice unfamiliar structures.” Boot Camp!

Brazier: “Opinion writing follows a structure.”

Kornas: Brainstormed persuasive writing topics.

Martinez: No Writing Workshop today :(