February 9th, 2016

ANNOUNCEMENTS

• No school next Monday and Tuesday (Feb. 15-16) -- Mid-Winter Break

MATH

Barber: Representing fractions with pictures and symbols. Finding equivalent fractions. Writing addition, subtraction and multiplication sentences with fractions.

Brazier: Representing fractions with pictures and symbols. Finding equivalent fractions. Writing addition, subtraction and multiplication sentences with fractions.

* STRAND 5 DPP DUE ON FEBRUARY 26

Martinez: Strand 5 Preassessment.

READING WORKSHOP

Barber: “Readers pay attention to the atmosphere: look and feels like.”

Brazier: “Readers pay attention to details about the setting - the way a place looks and feels - its emotional atmosphere.”

ASK: “Tell me about the emotional atmosphere, or mood, of Number the Stars.

Martinez: Readers pay attention to the setting of the story.

ASK: “Tell me about the emotional atmosphere, or mood, of Number the Stars.

WRITING WORKSHOP

Barber: Opinion writers have opinions BIG or small.”

Brazier: “Opinion writers get in touch with their beliefs.”

Martinez: “Opinion writers have opinions about matters big and small.”  Brainstorming and drafting continues.

SOCIAL STUDIES (Teacher: Mrs. Barber)  

Chapter 10: Activity- Plan a party. Later receive the guidelines.  

*ASK your child how they felt planning our pretend party.  How did it feel after they read the letter from our fake PTA?

         

EXPLORE & DESIGN (Teacher: Mr. Brazier)

SCIENCE (Teacher: Mrs. Martinez)

Human Body Systems packet.

February 8th, 2016

ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Love & Logic Parent Information Night tonight at 7:00. You need not have attended previous sessions to join us tonight!

• No school next Monday and Tuesday (Feb. 15-16) -- Mid-Winter Break

MATH

Barber: Strand 5: Using common denominators. Creating class rule of only adding and subtracting like units. 

Brazier: Strand 5 Big Idea #1: “I can only add and subtract like units.”

* ASK: “A 2 X 5 rectangle is one whole. Model seven-fifths. Express this fraction as a mixed number.”

* STRAND 5 DPP DUE ON FEBRUARY 26

Martinez: Divisions with decimals and P.E.M.D.A.S. quiz.

READING WORKSHOP

Barber: “Readers pay attention to the ‘atmosphere’ of a story.”

Brazier: “Readers pay attention to details about the setting - the way a place looks and feels - its emotional atmosphere.”

Martinez: Readers pay attention to the mood of the story.  Book club members come prepared to meetings.

ASK: “Did you do your weekend reading for your Book club?”

WRITING WORKSHOP

Barber: Opinion writers have opinions about all kinds of matters.”

Brazier: “Opinion writers have opinions about matters big and small.”

Martinez: “Opinion writers have opinions about matters big and small.”

SOCIAL STUDIES (Teacher: Mrs. Barber)  

Chapter 10: Activity- Plan a party. Later receive the guidelines.  

*ASK your child how they felt planning our pretend party.  How did it feel after they read the letter from our fake PTA?

         

EXPLORE & DESIGN (Teacher: Mr. Brazier)

Word of the Day (mindfulness). Spelling Sort. Analogies. Word Masters Pre-test. Words Masters word assigned.

SCIENCE (Teacher: Mrs. Martinez)

Human Body Systems packet.

February 5, 2016

BLE Wellness Day!

Big thanks for all who helped make this possible.

February 4th, 2016

ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Tomorrow is Health & Wellness Day at BLE: No hot lunch will be available. Students should wear their blue 5th grade t-shirts.  

MATH

Barber: Finding a fraction for a given quantity when a unit whole is given.

Brazier: Finding a fraction for a given quantity when a unit whole is given. Strand 5 Daily Practice Problems.

* STRAND 5 DPP DUE ON FEBRUARY 26

Martinez: Introduction to the order of operations (P.E.M.D.A.S.)

READING WORKSHOP

Barber: “Readers give books a chance.”

Brazier: “Readers give books a chance.”

Martinez: Book Clubs have begun!  Book Clubs chose their books today.

ASK: “What did your book club decide to read?  What do you know about the characters in your book.”

WRITING WORKSHOP

Barber: Opinion Writing: Storyworks: Taking a side?

Brazier: Opinion Writing: Is cursive writing still important?

Martinez: Opinion Writing: Is cursive writing still important?

SOCIAL STUDIES (Teacher: Mrs. Barber)  

Wrap up Chapter 8.7.  Thinking Routine.

           

EXPLORE & DESIGN (Teacher: Mr. Brazier)

Word of the Day (gigantic). Spelling Sort. Analogies. Word Masters Pre-test. Words Masters word assigned.

SCIENCE (Teacher: Mrs. Martinez)

Skeletal Quiz on Friday, February 5.  All students should have taken the paper below home on Friday.  Study the names and location of the bones below.

February 3rd, 2016

ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Friday is Health & Wellness Day at BLE: There will be no hot lunch served that day. Students should wear their blue 5th grade t-shirts.  

MATH

Barber: Strand 5: Exploring Fractions using Geoboards Day 2.

Brazier: Representing fractions using geoboards, pictures, and symbols.

* ASK: How is the area of a rectangle related to the denominator(s) that be used to divide the rectangle?

Martinez: Introduction to the order of operations (P.E.M.D.A.S.)

READING WORKSHOP

Barber: “Readers give books a chance.”

Brazier: “Readers pay attention to the emotional atmosphere of a place.”

Martinez: Book Clubs have begun!  Book Clubs chose their books today.

ASK: “What did your book club decide to read?  What do you know about the characters in your book.”

WRITING WORKSHOP

Barber: Opinion Writing: Is cursive writing still important?

HOMEWORK: JOT DOWN 2 OPINION IDEAS ABOUT HOME.

Brazier: Opinion Writing: Is cursive writing still important?

Martinez: Opinion Writing: Is cursive writing still important?

SOCIAL STUDIES (Teacher: Mrs. Barber)  

           

EXPLORE & DESIGN (Teacher: Mr. Brazier)

SCIENCE (Teacher: Mrs. Martinez)

Skeletal Quiz on Friday, February 5.  All students should have taken the paper below home on Friday.  Study the names and location of the bones below.

February 2nd, 2016

ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Late Start tomorrow

• Friday is Health & Wellness Day at BLE: There will be no hot lunch served that day. Students should wear their blue 5th grade t-shirts.  

MATH

Barber: Strand 5: Exploring Fractions using Geoboards.

Brazier: Representing fractions using geoboards, pictures, and symbols.

Martinez: Division with decimals.  Rounding to the nearest tenth, hundredth and thousandth.

READING WORKSHOP

Barber: Pennants and constitutions.  

* ASK: “Who’s part of your Book Club? What name did you give yourselves?

Brazier: “Readers give books a chance.” Book Clubs begin!

Martinez: Book Clubs have begun!!!

WRITING WORKSHOP

Barber: Opinion Writing: Is cursive writing still important?

Brazier: Launching the Opinion Writing unit. What is “research?”

Martinez: Opinion Writing: Is cursive writing still important?

SOCIAL STUDIES (Teacher: Mrs. Barber)  

 Barber's class catch up day: Chapter 8: Read aloud 8.7

         

EXPLORE & DESIGN (Teacher: Mr. Brazier)

SCIENCE (Teacher: Mrs. Martinez)

Reading the text Human Body Systems to learn about the skeletal, muscular and circulatory system.

Skeletal Quiz on Friday, February 5.  All students should have taken the paper below home on Friday.  Study the names and location of the bones below.

February 1st, 2016

MATH

Barber: Strand 5 Pre-test Fractions.  Spring Guided Review.  DPP’s.

Brazier: CFR (Check for Retention): Multiplying Whole Numbers and Decimals. Strand 5 Pre-test. Fractions Number Talk. Perseverance Reflection.

Martinez: Division with decimals.

READING WORKSHOP

Barber: Book Club groups revealed! Pennants and team names created!

* ASK: “Who’s part of your Book Club? What name did you give yourselves?

Brazier: Book Club groups revealed! Pennants and team names created! Club Constitutions developed! Serious excitement generated!

* ASK: “Who’s part of your Book Club? What name did you give yourselves? What’s part of your group’s constitution?”

Martinez: Reading Partnership Reflections with a chalk talk.

WRITING WORKSHOP

Barber: Opinion Writing Boot Camp.

Brazier: Freewrite Friday on a Monday! Our new unit - Opinion Writing - begins tomorrow.

Martinez: Opinion Writing: Is cursive writing still important?

SOCIAL STUDIES (Teacher: Mrs. Barber)  

 Chapter 8: Read aloud 8.7 & INB page 48. Discuss.

         

EXPLORE & DESIGN (Teacher: Mr. Brazier)

Word of the Day (mnemonic). Word Play. Spelling Sort. Analogies.

SCIENCE (Teacher: Mrs. Martinez)

Muscles are attached to bones and help us move.  Building a human arm model.

Skeletal Quiz on Friday, February 5.  All students should have taken the paper below home on Friday.  Study the names and location of the bones below.