Monday, November 16, 2015

November 16th, 2015

ANNOUNCEMENTS
BLE Spirit day 2: Dress as a Superhero
MATH
Barber: Strand 3 Begins: Pattern Block Fractions
*RETAKE: STRAND 2-2 THURSDAY DURING LUNCH.
Brazier: Strand 3 Begins: Pattern Block Fractions
* ASK: “Why is someone who says she ate ½ of a birthday cake not necessarily a giant pig?” (Answer: It depends on the size of the whole cake; it depends what one is!)
Martinez: Multiplying decimals.  How do you know where to put the decimal?
*CFP on Wednesday.  Topic: I can multiply decimals.
READING WORKSHOP
Barber: Character Study Begins.  
Brazier: Character Study Begins. New Reading Partnerships.

Martinez: Reading and jotting about texts.


WRITING WORKSHOP
Barber:  Reflections Assembly
Brazier: Reflections Assembly
* HOMEWORK: ELECTRONICALLY SUBMIT YOUR PUBLISHED PIECE BY WEDNESDAY
Martinez: “Writers use checklists.”
* HOMEWORK: ELECTRONICALLY SUBMIT YOUR PUBLISHED PIECE BY WEDNESDAY


SOCIAL STUDIES (Teacher: Mrs. Barber)
Chapter 5: Explorers.  Last day of preparing and practicing presentations.
* PRESENTATIONS BEGIN TUESDAY/WEDNESDAY
EXPLORE & DESIGN (Teacher: Mr. Brazier)
Spelling Sorts. Word Games. Social Studies Performance Assessment Practice.

SCIENCE (Teacher: Mrs. Martinez)
What is the relative size of the Earth and Moon?
* SCIENCE TEST ON FRIDAY
The following short video gives a nice explanation for the reason for the seasons.




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Thursday, November 12, 2015

November 13th, 2015

ANNOUNCEMENTS
Next week is Spirit Week: Monday is hat day
MATH
Barber: DPP work and games.
Brazier: Math Learning Stations: Enrichment, Practice, and Learning Games
Martinez: Multiplying decimals using partial products and standard algorithm.  Estimating to find the correct placement of the decimal.  
READING WORKSHOP
Independent Reading and Jotting. Formal Reading Assessments will continue for the rest of this week.


WRITING WORKSHOP
Barber:  Student work time for typing personal narratives.
*FINAL PERSONAL NARRATIVE DUE MONDAY NOVEMBER 16th.
Brazier: “Writers edit their work.”
Martinez: “Writers use checklists.”
* FINAL PERSONAL NARRATIVE: Due Wednesday, November 18th.
SOCIAL STUDIES (Teacher: Mrs. Barber)
Chapter 5: Explorers.  Research continues. Last day of research will be Monday.  
*PRESENTATIONS BEGIN TUESDAY.
EXPLORE & DESIGN (Teacher: Mr. Brazier)
SCIENCE (Teacher: Mrs. Martinez)
Study guide went home today.
*Science tests next Friday.
The following short video gives a nice explanation for the reason for the seasons.

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November 12th, 2015

MATH
Barber: CFP2-2

Brazier: Math Learning Stations: Enrichment, Practice, and Learning Games
Martinez: Multiplying decimals using partial products and standard algorithm.  Estimating to find the correct placement of the decimal.
READING WORKSHOP
Independent Reading and Jotting. Formal Reading Assessments will continue for the rest of this week.

WRITING WORKSHOP
* ASK: Correctly punctuate the following bits of dialogue:
  1. What are you talking about Mrs. Barber asked.
  2. Mrs. Barber asked What are you all talking about?
  3. I want to talk about that, too, Mrs. Martinez! begged Mrs. Barber.

Barber:  Student work time for typing personal narratives.
*FINAL PERSONAL NARRATIVE DUE MONDAY NOVEMBER 16th.
Brazier: “Writers edit their work.”
Martinez: “Writers use checklists.”
* FINAL PERSONAL NARRATIVE: Due Wednesday, November 18th.
SOCIAL STUDIES (Teacher: Mrs. Barber)
Chapter 5: Explorers.  Research continues. Last day of research will be Monday.  
 
*PRESENTATIONS BEGIN TUESDAY.
EXPLORE & DESIGN (Teacher: Mr. Brazier)
New Spelling Words. Initial Speed Sort. Social Studies Performance Assessment Practice.

SCIENCE (Teacher: Mrs. Martinez)
Study guide went home today.
*Science tests next Friday.
The following short video gives a nice explanation for the reason for the seasons.




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Wednesday, November 11, 2015

November 11th, 2015

MATH
Barber:  Math Review Workshop.
* STRAND 2 CFP 2 THURSDAY Topic: “I can multiply decimals.”)

Brazier: Math Learning Stations.

Martinez: Multiplying Decimals Using the Area Model (shorthand).
READING WORKSHOP
Independent Reading and Jotting. Formal Reading Assessments will continue for the next week or two.
WRITING WORKSHOP
Barber:  Student work time for typing personal narratives.
*FINAL PERSONAL NARRATIVE DUE FRIDAY NOVEMBER 13th.
Brazier: “Checklists help partnerships play a better game of ‘TAG.’”
Martinez: “Writers use figurative language so that readers can picture the setting, characters and events.”


SOCIAL STUDIES (Teacher: Mrs. Barber)
Chapter 5: Explorers.  Research continues.
* ASK: How are you going to share your information next week?  
*PRESENTATIONS BEGIN MONDAY.
EXPLORE & DESIGN (Teacher: Mr. Brazier)


SCIENCE (Teacher: Mrs. Martinez)
No Rotations Today
The following short video gives a nice explanation for the reason for the seasons.




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Tuesday, November 10, 2015

November 10th, 2015

MATH
Barber:  Math workshop review Multiplying Decimals and more.
* STRAND 2 CFP 2 THURSDAY Topic: “I can multiply decimals.”)

Brazier: Multiplying Decimals. Strand 2 CFP 2.
Martinez: Multiplying Decimals Using the Area Model.
READING WORKSHOP
Independent Reading and Jotting. Formal Reading Assessments will continue for the next week or two.
WRITING WORKSHOP
Barber:  “Checklists are reminders of what we’ve learned (and also reminders of what we’re aiming toward).”
*FINAL PERSONAL NARRATIVE DUE FRIDAY NOVEMBER 13th.
Brazier: “Checklists help partnerships play a better game of ‘TAG.’”
* ASK: What is TAG?
Martinez: “Writers use transitional phrases to glue their ideas together and to create sequence and flow.”


SOCIAL STUDIES (Teacher: Mrs. Barber)
Chapter 5: Explorers.  Research continues.
* ASK: How are you going to share your information next week?  
*PRESENTATIONS BEGIN MONDAY.
EXPLORE & DESIGN (Teacher: Mr. Brazier)


SCIENCE (Teacher: Mrs. Martinez)
Diagrams to show Earth’s seasons.
The following short video gives a nice explanation for the reason for the seasons.




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Monday, November 9, 2015

November 9th, 2015

ANNOUNCEMENTS
  • Parent/Teacher Conferences will take place tomorrow and Thursday.
  • The homework menu is due Wednesday (like always).


MATH
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A stellar video about why we place the decimal point where we do when multiplying decimals:
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Barber:  Multiplying Decimals using Standard Algorithm & Area Model.
*HOMEWORK: THE FIRST 6 PROBLEMS from worksheet.
* STRAND 2 CFP 2 THURSDAY Topic: “I can multiply decimals.”)


Brazier: Multiplying Decimals Using the Area Model (and Base-10 Pieces, too).
* STRAND 2 CFP 2 TOMORROW (Topic: “I can multiply decimals.”)

Martinez: Multiplying Decimals Using the Area Model.
* STRAND 2 CFP 1 RETAKE TOMORROW. (Topic: “I can multiply in at least two ways.”
READING WORKSHOP
Independent Reading and Jotting. Formal Reading Assessments will continue for the next week or two.
WRITING WORKSHOP
Barber:  “Checklists are reminders of what we’ve learned (and also reminders of what we’re aiming toward).”
*FINAL PERSONAL NARRATIVE DUE FRIDAY NOVEMBER 13th.
Brazier:
1. “Checklists are reminders of what we’ve learned (and also reminders of what we’re aiming toward).”
2. “An author’s message should be woven throughout a narrative, not just tacked on at the end.”
Martinez: “Writer's craft conclusions that give the piece a sense of closure and connect to the heart of the story.”


SOCIAL STUDIES (Teacher: Mrs. Barber)
Chapter 5: Explorers.  Research continues.
* ASK: How are you going to share your information next week?  
EXPLORE & DESIGN (Teacher: Mr. Brazier)
Spelling Groups. Social Studies Performance Assessment Practice.

SCIENCE (Teacher: Mrs. Martinez)
Students worked in small groups to demonstrate/explain Earth’s night/day, Earth’s year and Earth’s seasons.
The following short video gives a nice explanation for the reason for the seasons.



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Friday, November 6, 2015

November 6th, 2015

Students attended, although the school was without power.
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