December 6th, 2016

Announcements

Student Portfolios go home today and returned by Thursday, December 8th.  

Late portfolios will result in missing recess.

Spirit Week:

Wednesday - Mix and Match Day

Thursday - Teacher Classroom Choice Day - Can be anything the classroom wishes, such as Hat Day, Fancy Day, etc.  Each classroom chooses.  

Friday - Black/White Day - Wear Black or White.   

Mrs. Barber

SUBJECT AREA

Reading Workshop:  Readers use precise words to describe a character's actions.

Writing Workshop:  Poets get ideas from their daily lives.

*HOMEWORK (optional): We highly recommend that students take their personal narrative home today to work on it.  It’s not due for another week or so but because students will enter middle school next year, we wanted to stress the importance of responsibility and time management.

Math: Number Corner: Play Put It On the Line.  Math: Review check point work and ratio work continued.

*HOMEWORK: Fraction Review Due December 8th.

Science: Mystery #6: What at the wandering stars?

Social Studies: Taking a closer look one Native American group who settle in North America.  

Mrs. Martinez

SUBJECT AREA

Reading Workshop: Readers use precise words to describe a character's actions.

Writing Workshop: Poets get ideas from their daily lives.

*HOMEWORK: Personal narratives are due tomorrow.  Then, I will give comments/suggestions and hand it back to students.  A final due date will be at a later date.

Math: Ratio table practice.  

Science: Mystery #6: What are the wandering stars?

Social Studies: Taking a closer look one Native American group who settle in North America.  

December 5th, 2016

Announcements

Next Week (Dec 5th-9th) will be our first Student Council Spirit Week!

Tuesday - Sports Team Day - Wear your favorite team colors.

Wednesday - Mix and Match Day

Thursday - Teacher Classroom Choice Day - Can be anything the classroom wishes, such as Hat Day, Fancy Day, etc.  Each classroom chooses.  

Friday - Black/White Day - Wear Black or White.   

Mrs. Barber

SUBJECT AREA

Reading Workshop:  Readers pay attention to the way other characters treat the main character.

Writing Workshop:  Poets get ideas from other poets.

*HOMEWORK (optional): We highly recommend that students take their personal narrative home today to work on it.  It’s not due for another week or so but because students will enter middle school next year, we wanted to stress the importance of responsibility and time management.

Math: Number Corner: none today.  Math: Ratio table work: nine pounds of granola.  

*HOMEWORK: Purple adding & subtracting fractions worksheet (page 27) due Wednesday, December 7th.

Science: Mystery #6: What at the wandering stars?

Social Studies: Taking a closer look one Native American group who settle in North America.  

Mrs. Martinez

SUBJECT AREA

Reading Workshop: Readers pay attention to the way other characters treat the main character.

Writing Workshop: Poets get ideas from other poets.

*HOMEWORK: Personal narratives are due next Wednesday.  Then, I will give comments/suggestions and hand it back to students.  A final due date will be at a later date.

Math: Ratio table practice.  

*HOMEWORK: Purple stapled packet.  Due tomorrow.

Science: Mystery #6: What at the wandering stars?

Social Studies: Taking a closer look one Native American group who settle in North America.  

December 2nd, 2016

Announcements

Next Week (Dec 5th-9th) will be our first Student Council Spirit Week!

Monday - Purple Day - Wear Purple and perform a random act of kindness.

Tuesday - Sports Team Day - Wear your favorite team colors.

Wednesday - Mix and Match Day

Thursday - Teacher Classroom Choice Day - Can be anything the classroom wishes, such as Hat Day, Fancy Day, etc.  Each classroom chooses.  

Friday - Black/White Day - Wear Black or White.   

Mrs. Barber

SUBJECT AREA

Reading Workshop:  Independent reading. Poetry Immersion: Reading and thinking about poetry.  

Writing Workshop:   Using rubric to edit/revise personal narrative.

*HOMEWORK (optional): Personal narratives are due next Thursday.  Then, I will give comments/suggestions and hand it back to students.  A final due date will be at a later date.

Math: Number Corner: December graphing data.  Math: Fraction addition & subtraction checkpoint.  

*HOMEWORK: Purple adding & subtracting fractions worksheet (page 27) due Wednesday, December 7th.

Social Studies: The Sioux Pictographs.  Students begin creating their own.

Mrs. Martinez

SUBJECT AREA

Reading Workshop: Independent reading.

Writing Workshop: Using rubric to edit/revise personal narrative.

*HOMEWORK (optional): Personal narratives are due next Wednesday.  Then, I will give comments/suggestions and hand it back to students.  A final due date will be at a later date.

Math: Using a ratio table to find the better deal.  Played Target Practice game.

*HOMEWORK: Purple stapled packet.  Due Monday.

Science: Phases of the moon.

Social Studies: The Sioux Pictographs.  Students begin creating their own.  

December 1st, 2016

Announcements

Next Week (Dec 5th-9th) will be our first Student Council Spirit Week!

Monday - Purple Day - Wear Purple and perform a random act of kindness.

Tuesday - Sports Team Day - Wear your favorite team colors.

Wednesday - Mix and Match Day

Thursday - Teacher Classroom Choice Day - Can be anything the classroom wishes, such as Hat Day, Fancy Day, etc.  Each classroom chooses.  

Friday - Black/White Day - Wear Black or White.   

Mrs. Barber

SUBJECT AREA

Reading Workshop:  Independent reading. Poetry Immersion: Reading and thinking about poetry.  

Writing Workshop:  Using rubric to edit/revise personal narrative.

*HOMEWORK (optional): We highly recommend that students take their personal narrative home today to work on it.  It’s not due for another week or so but because students will enter middle school next year, we wanted to stress the importance of responsibility and time management.

Math: Number Corner: December collecting data.  Math: Fraction review work.  

Social Studies: Taking a closer look at the 4 major environments of North America.

*HOMEWORK: Students are asked to bring a small brown paper lunch bag for Friday.  

Mrs. Martinez

SUBJECT AREA

Reading Workshop: Poetry immersion.  Reading and thinking about poetry.

Writing Workshop: Using rubric to edit/revise personal narrative.

*HOMEWORK (optional): We highly recommend that students take their personal narrative home today to work on it.  It’s not due for another week or so but because students will enter middle school next year, we wanted to stress the importance of responsibility and time management.

Math: Adding and subtracting fractions.

*HOMEWORK: Page 27-28 due tomorrow+.

Science: Phases of the moon.

Social Studies: Taking a closer look at the 4 major environments of North America.

*HOMEWORK: Students are asked to bring a small brown paper lunch bag for Friday.  

November 30th, 2016

Announcements

Next Week (Dec 5th-9th) will be our first Student Council Spirit Week!

Monday - Purple Day - Wear Purple and perform a random act of kindness.

Tuesday - Sports Team Day - Wear your favorite team colors.

Wednesday - Mix and Match Day

Thursday - Teacher Classroom Choice Day - Can be anything the classroom wishes, such as Hat Day, Fancy Day, etc.  Each classroom chooses.  

Friday - Black/White Day - Wear Black or White.   

Mrs. Barber

SUBJECT AREA

Reading Workshop:  Poetry immersion.

Writing Workshop:  Using rubric to edit/revise personal narrative.

*HOMEWORK (optional): We highly recommend that students take their personal narrative home today to work on it.  It’s not due for another week or so but because students will enter middle school next year, we wanted to stress the importance of responsibility and time management.

Math: Number Corner: Continue double number line practice.  Math: Better Buy problem share & learn the Target Practice fraction game.  

Social Studies: Taking a closer look at the 4 major environments of North America.

*HOMEWORK: Students are asked to bring a small brown paper lunch bag for Friday.  

Mrs. Martinez

SUBJECT AREA

Reading Workshop: Poetry immersion.  Reading and thinking about poetry.

Writing Workshop: Using rubric to edit/revise personal narrative.

*HOMEWORK (optional): We highly recommend that students take their personal narrative home today to work on it.  It’s not due for another week or so but because students will enter middle school next year, we wanted to stress the importance of responsibility and time management.

Math: Taking another look at the double number line strategy to find common denominators.

*HOMEWORK: Page 27-28 due on Friday.

Science: Phases of the moon.

Social Studies: Taking a closer look at the 4 major environments of North America.

*HOMEWORK: Students are asked to bring a small brown paper lunch bag for Friday.  

November 29th, 2016

Announcements

On Wednesday, November 30th we will follow a Friday schedule.

Mrs. Barber

SUBJECT AREA

Reading Workshop:  Independent reading & character study work completion.

Writing Workshop:  Typing final narrative drafts.  

Math: Number Corner: Continue double number line practice.  Math: Better Buy problem research & workplace time.

Social Studies: Taking a closer look at the 4 major environments of North America.

*HOMEWORK: Students are asked to bring a small brown paper lunch bag for Friday.  

Mrs. Martinez

SUBJECT AREA

Reading Workshop: Last page of Freak the Mighty book.

Writing Workshop: Typed Personal Narratives.

Math: Racing Fractions game.  Work Stations.

Science: Mystery #5: Why does the moon change shape?

Social Studies: Taking a closer look at the 4 major environments of North America.

*HOMEWORK: Students are asked to bring a small brown paper lunch bag for Friday.  

November 28th, 2016

Announcements

On Wednesday, November 30th we will follow a Friday schedule.

Mrs. Barber

SUBJECT AREA

Reading Workshop:  Setting goals and reading log.

Writing Workshop:  Continue typing final narrative drafts.  

Math: Number Corner: Parenthesis practice.  Math: Double Number Line.

Social Studies: Taking a closer look at the 4 major environments of North America.

*HOMEWORK: Students are asked to bring a small brown paper lunch bag for Friday.  

Mrs. Martinez

SUBJECT AREA

Reading Workshop: Completion of Reading Log #3: Setting a reading goal.  Organizing the Portfolio.

Writing Workshop: Typing Personal Narratives.

Math: Introduction to the double number line.  Finding a common denominator.  

Science: Mystery #5: Why does the moon change shape?

Social Studies: Taking a closer look at the 4 major environments of North America.

*HOMEWORK: Students are asked to bring a small brown paper lunch bag for Friday.