March 15th, 2017

Announcements

No rotations this week.

Student Led Conferences are March 28th & 30th.

Please sign up.

Mrs. Barber

SUBJECT AREA

Reading Workshop: What are partnership expectations.

*Homework: Partnership reading & jotting.  

Writing Workshop: Writers collect many types of evidence.

Math: Number Corner: Problem String. Math: Problem String & Product game version 2.

Science/Social Studies: Student-Led Prep

Spelling: Link for Barber/ Martinez WTW activities.  

Mrs. Martinez

SUBJECT AREA

Reading Workshop: What are partnership expectations?

*Homework: Partnership reading & jotting. Partnerships will meet tomorrow.

Writing Workshop: Writers collect many types of evidence.

Math: Problem String.  Workbook page.

Science/Social Studies: Student-Led Prep

March 14th, 2017

Announcements

No rotations this week.

Student Led Conferences are March 28th & 30th.

Please sign up.

Mrs. Barber

SUBJECT AREA

Reading Workshop: Partners respond to each other’s ideas.

*Homework: Partnership reading & jotting.  

Writing Workshop: Writers find evidence to prove their reasons.

Math: Number Corner: Introduce March calendar cards. Unit 3 Post Assessment.

Science/Social Studies: Student-Led Prep

 

Spelling: Link for Barber/ Martinez WTW activities.  

Mrs. Martinez

SUBJECT AREA

Reading Workshop: Partners respond to each other’s ideas.

*Homework: Partnership reading & jotting.  Partnerships will meet tomorrow.

Writing Workshop:Writers find evidence to prove their reasons.

Math: Unit 3 Post-Assessment

Science/Social Studies: Student-Led Prep

March 8th, 2017

Announcements

Half day Friday, March 10th.

Mrs. Barber

SUBJECT AREA

Reading Workshop: Independent partnership reading & jotting.

*Homework: Partnership reading & jotting.  

Writing Workshop: Writers write about opinions that matter.

*Homework: Students use list to create two claims and find reasons to support it.  Due Thursday.

Math: Unit 4 Pre-Assessment.

*Homework: Unit 3 Pre-assessment packet.  This is not to be turned in, only returned if questions. Unit test Friday.     

Spelling: Link for Barber/ Martinez WTW activities.  

Mrs. Martinez

SUBJECT AREA

Reading Workshop: Independent partnership reading & jotting.

*Homework: Partnership reading & jotting (jot about signs of trouble).  Partnership meeting on Thursday.

Writing Workshop:Writers write about opinions that matter.

*Homework: Writing homework due Thursday.  Create two claims and three reasons for each.

Math: Unit 4 Pre-Assessment.

*Homework: Unit 3 study guide went home Friday.  The test will be this Friday.

March 7th, 2017

Announcements

Half day Friday, March 10th.

Mrs. Barber

SUBJECT AREA

Reading Workshop: Readers push each other to talk longer and stronger.

*Homework: Partnership reading & jotting.  

Writing Workshop: Writers have reasons for believing the way they do.

*Homework: Students use list to create two claims and find reasons to support it.  Due Thursday.

Math: Unit 4 problem string: Boxes & Pencils. Number Corner:  Introducing new version to Quotient Bingo.

*Homework: Unit 3 Pre-assessment packet.  This is not to be turned in, only returned if questions. Unit test Friday.     

Science:  What do plants eat?  Does air weigh anything?

Social Studies: Students read about and research their assigned explorer.

Spelling: Link for Barber/ Martinez WTW activities.  

Mrs. Martinez

SUBJECT AREA

Reading Workshop: Readers push each other to talk longer and stronger.

*Homework: Partnership reading & jotting (jot about signs of trouble).  Partnership meeting on Thursday.

Writing Workshop: Writers have reasons for believing the way they do.

*Homework: Writing homework due Thursday.  Create two claims and three reasons for each.

Math: Division Showdown!

*Homework: Unit 3 study guide went home Friday.  The test will be this Friday.

Science:  Video about fungus.

March 6th, 2017

Announcements

PTA meeting Monday, March 6th @ 7:00 pm.

Wear a Hat with Words for Reading Month on Wednesday, March 8th.

Half day Friday, March 10th.

Mrs. Barber

SUBJECT AREA

Reading Workshop: Readers use prompts to grow ideas.

*Homework: Partnership reading & jotting.  This weekend’s jot is to write a diary entry from any character’s perspective.

Writing Workshop: Writers support their thinking with reasons.  

Math: Introduce the work place game: Division Showdown.  Continue sharing student created word problems. Number Corner:  March Calendar Collection: students get a new pencil and will be graphing the changes of it.  

*Homework: Unit 3 Pre-assessment packet.  This is not to be turned in, only returned if questions. Unit test Friday.     

Science:  What do plants eat?  Does air weigh anything?

Social Studies: Students read about and research their assigned explorer.

Spelling: Link for Barber/ Martinez WTW activities.  

Mrs. Martinez

SUBJECT AREA

Reading Workshop: Readers use prompts to grow ideas.

*Homework: Partnership reading & jotting (jot about signs of trouble).

Writing Workshop: Writers support their thinking with reasons.

Math: Division practice using a grid.

*Homework: Unit 3 study guide went home Friday.  The test will be this Friday.

Science:  Where do fallen leaves go?

Social Studies: Students read about and research their assigned explorer.

March 3rd, 2017

Announcements

PTA meeting Monday, March 6th @ 7:00 pm.

Wear a Hat with Words for Reading Month on Wednesday, March 8th.

Half day Friday, March 10th.

Mrs. Barber

SUBJECT AREA

Reading Workshop: Independent reading.  Partnerships made a weekend plan. *Homework: Partnership reading & jotting.  This weekend’s jot is to write a diary entry from any character’s perspective.

Writing Workshop: no writing

Math: Share and solve student created word problems.

*Homework: Unit 3 Pre-assessment packet.  This is not to be turned in, only returned if questions. Unit test Friday.     

Science:  Where do fallen leaves go?

Social Studies: Students read about and research their assigned explorer.

Spelling: Link for Barber/ Martinez WTW activities.  

Mrs. Martinez

SUBJECT AREA

Reading Workshop: Independent reading.  Partnerships made a weekend plan.

*Homework: Partnership reading & jotting.

Writing Workshop: No writing today.

Math: More division practice.

*Homework: Unit 3 study guide went home today.  The test will be at the end of next week.

Science:  Where do fallen leaves go?

Social Studies: Students read about and research their assigned explorer.

March 1st, 2017

Mrs. Barber

SUBJECT AREA

Reading Workshop: See, Hear, Wonder.

*Homework: Partnership reading & jotting due Tuesday.  Students read decided pages and make a “what seems important” jot.

Writing Workshop: CHS Musical Performance

Math: Continuing writing division problems.  

Science:  What do plants eat?  Does air weigh anything?

Social Studies: Why did the explorers come to North America?  Assign explorers to groups.  

Spelling: Link for Barber/ Martinez WTW activities.

Mrs. Martinez

SUBJECT AREA

Reading Workshop: See, Hear, Wonder.

*Homework: Partnership reading & jotting due Thursday.  Students read decided pages and make a “3-part” jot.

Writing Workshop: Writers write fast and furious for a Flash Draft.

Math: Division using manipulatives.

*Homework: Purple math sheet.  Due tomorrow.

Science:  What do plants eat?  Does air weigh anything?

Social Studies: Why did the explorers come to North America?  Assign explorers to groups.