May 9th, 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: Readers develop ideas about their books and are open to new ideas.

*Homework: Reading and jotting.  

Writing Workshop: Writers use transition words, phrases and sentences to connect their evidence.

*Homework: Final piece due Friday.

Math: Number Corner: Problem String: Dividing whole numbers by a fraction.  Math: Problem & Investigations Multiplying Fractions with the Area Model.

Spelling: Link for Barber/ Martinez WTW activities.  

Mrs. Martinez

SUBJECT AREA

Reading Workshop:  Readers develop ideas about their books and are open to new ideas.

*Homework: Reading and jotting.  

Writing Workshop:  Writers use transition words, phrases and sentences to connect their evidence.

*Homework: Final opinion pieces are due Friday.  Students are encouraged to give me a draft before the due date so I can offer suggestions.

Math: Practicing multiplying a fraction by a fraction and a fraction.  Standard algorithm of multiplication practice.

May 8th, 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: Independent reading.

*Homework: Reading and jotting.  

Writing Workshop: Writers use rubrics.  

*Homework: Final piece due Friday.

Math: Number Corner: Playing Fraction SPLAT!  Math: Problem & Investigations using area model to multiply fractions.

*HOMEWORK: More Fractions of Wholes due Monday, May 8th.

Social Studies: Introducing Chapter 7.2.

Science: Investigating nonfiction texts in science.

Spelling: Link for Barber/ Martinez WTW activities.  

Mrs. Martinez

SUBJECT AREA

Reading Workshop:  Independent reading.

*Homework: Reading and jotting.  

Writing Workshop: Writers use rubrics.  

*Homework: Final opinion pieces are due next Friday.  Students are encouraged to give me a draft before the due date so I can offer suggestions.

Math: Practicing multiplying a fraction by a fraction and a fraction.  Unit 4 post test and reflection.

Science: Investigating nonfiction texts in science.

Social Studies:  Introducing Chapter 7.2.

May 5th, 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: Independent reading.

*Homework: Reading and jotting.  

Writing Workshop: Work & Conference day.

*Homework: typed 3 body paragraphs.  Final piece due Friday.

Math: Number Corner: Problem String multiplying fractions by fractions.  Math: Trading Places problem string.

*HOMEWORK: More Fractions of Wholes due Monday, May 8th.

Social Studies: Introducing Chapter 7: early colonial settlements.  

Science: How can you separate a mixture of dry materials?  Showing what we know in science through writing.  Investigating nonfiction texts in science.

Spelling: Link for Barber/ Martinez WTW activities.  

Mrs. Martinez

SUBJECT AREA

Reading Workshop:  Readers hold onto big ideas as they read.

*Homework: Reading and jotting.  

Writing Workshop: Work & Conferences day.

*Homework: Final opinion pieces are due next Friday.  Students are encouraged to give me a draft before the due date so I can offer suggestions.

Math: Practicing multiplying a fraction by a fraction and a fraction by a whole number.

Science: How can you separate a mixture of dry materials?  Showing what we know in science through writing.  Investigating nonfiction texts in science.

Social Studies: Introducing Chapter 7: early colonial settlements.  

May 4th, 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: Readers hold onto big ideas as they read.

*Homework: Reading and jotting.  

Writing Workshop: Work & Conference day.

Math: Number Corner: Problem String Fractions.  Math: Trading Places problem string.

*HOMEWORK: More Fractions of Wholes due Monday, May 8th.

Spelling: Link for Barber/ Martinez WTW activities.  

Mrs. Martinez

SUBJECT AREA

Reading Workshop:  Readers hold onto big ideas as they read.

*Homework: Reading and jotting.  

Writing Workshop: Work & Conferences day.

Math: Practicing multiplying a fraction by a fraction and a fraction by a whole number.

*Homework: Purple math paper due tomorrow, May 5th.

May 3rd, 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: Readers see BIG ideas in small details.

*Homework: Reading and jotting.  

Writing Workshop: Opinion writers check their structure with a checkpoint list.   

Math: Number Corner: Calendar Corner & Mumford Mole.  Math: Fraction Strategy work.

*HOMEWORK: More Fractions of Wholes due Monday, May 8th.

Social Studies: Share findings of Chapter 6 & start Chapter 7.

Spelling: Link for Barber/ Martinez WTW activities.  

Mrs. Martinez

SUBJECT AREA

Reading Workshop:  Readers see BIG ideas in small details.

*Homework: Reading and jotting.  

Writing Workshop: Opinion writers check their structure with a checkpoint list.   

Math: Practicing multiplying a fraction by a fraction and a fraction by a whole number.

*Homework: Purple math paper due Friday, May 5th.

Science: How can you separate a mixture of dry ingredients?

May 2nd, 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: Book Club members use tools to help them focus on one idea.

*Homework: Reading and jotting.  

Writing Workshop: Opinion piece on demand writing.

Math: Number Corner: Fluid Ounces Conversions. Math: Fraction Story Problems.  

Science: How can you separate a mixture of dry ingredients?

Spelling: Link for Barber/ Martinez WTW activities.  

Mrs. Martinez

SUBJECT AREA

Reading Workshop:  Book Club organization tips.

*Homework: Reading and jotting.  

Writing Workshop: Opinion piece on demand writing.

Math: Introduction to multiplying a fraction by a fraction and a fraction by a whole number.

Social Studies: Share findings of Chapter 6 & start Chapter 7.

May 1st, 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: Book Club organization tips.

*Homework: Reading and jotting.  

Writing Workshop: Writers unpack their opinion pieces with transitions.

Math: Number Corner: Fraction ‘Splat’ Game. Math: Strategies for multiplying fractions and whole numbers.  Introduce Target One Fractions game.  

Spelling: Link for Barber/ Martinez WTW activities.  

Mrs. Martinez

SUBJECT AREA

Reading Workshop:  Book Club organization tips.

*Homework: Reading and jotting.  

Writing Workshop: Writers unpack their opinion pieces with transitions.

Math: Math: Introduction to multiplying fractions and whole numbers.