UPCOMING DATES
- February 8: AWIM 2 - 3:30
- February 11 - 14: Mid-Winter Break
- February 15: AWIM 2 - 3:30
- February 16: Marshall Music Visits
- February 18: $5.00 Due for Field Trip
- February 22: AWIM 2 - 3:30
- February 23: Symphony Field Trip, 5th Grade Release
It was a bit of a crazy week with our 2 snow days! We've had to do a little regrouping obviously and I'm trying to get through what is needed and still be fair about it!
SCIENCE:
We are going to have our quiz over Lessons 1-9 on Wednesday instead of Monday. We will do a jeopardy review game on Monday. They have some things they will be able to study from. I won't be giving a study guide as this isn't very long and they'll have enough review and their own papers/journal to study from.
READING:
Students are reading their own books independently, keeping track of setting, characters, problem, and resolution. They have had short vocabulary assignments and will have other short comprehension assignments this week. Our goal was to be finished with our books on Wednesday and begin the Lit Kit assignment (which I will post below) on Thursday. Because of snow days and other items that have taken up time, I'll discuss a new reasonable timeline with students on Monday and make sure everyone is comfortable.
Lit Kit-We have discussed this a little already, and students have the rubric they'll be graded on. I'll be discussing this in detail with students on Monday. Each student will be given a packet that explains what to do, but this is an overview:
* The container for the kit should be something that reflects the novel
* The items in the kit should help retell the beginning, middle, and end of the story
* No more than 6 items per kit
* Due date is Feb. 15th.
* A written summary is also expected at the time of the presentation.
WRITING:
We have been researching presidents and will complete this on Monday. I will model how to take their notes and write them into an organized biography. We will begin writing drafts on Tuesday.
MATH:
We have focused on improper fractions, mixed numbers and equivalent fractions. Next week we will review equivalent fractions, working with placing fractions on a number line, greatest common factor, and possibly get to reducing fractions. Along with the basic working out of the problems, we have also been drawing visual pictures of some of our work to be sure we really understand what were learning!
Please feel free to email me or call if you have a question about homework, etc.
FYI: I realize that some of the spelling analogies and other lessons can be tricky-I always tell the kids to do their best and bring back what is complete. We always go over it the next day to be sure we understand it-which is the most important thing!
It was a bit of a crazy week with our 2 snow days! We've had to do a little regrouping obviously and I'm trying to get through what is needed and still be fair about it!
SCIENCE:
We are going to have our quiz over Lessons 1-9 on Wednesday instead of Monday. We will do a jeopardy review game on Monday. They have some things they will be able to study from. I won't be giving a study guide as this isn't very long and they'll have enough review and their own papers/journal to study from.
READING:
Students are reading their own books independently, keeping track of setting, characters, problem, and resolution. They have had short vocabulary assignments and will have other short comprehension assignments this week. Our goal was to be finished with our books on Wednesday and begin the Lit Kit assignment (which I will post below) on Thursday. Because of snow days and other items that have taken up time, I'll discuss a new reasonable timeline with students on Monday and make sure everyone is comfortable.
Lit Kit-We have discussed this a little already, and students have the rubric they'll be graded on. I'll be discussing this in detail with students on Monday. Each student will be given a packet that explains what to do, but this is an overview:
* The container for the kit should be something that reflects the novel
* The items in the kit should help retell the beginning, middle, and end of the story
* No more than 6 items per kit
* Due date is Feb. 15th.
* A written summary is also expected at the time of the presentation.
WRITING:
We have been researching presidents and will complete this on Monday. I will model how to take their notes and write them into an organized biography. We will begin writing drafts on Tuesday.
MATH:
We have focused on improper fractions, mixed numbers and equivalent fractions. Next week we will review equivalent fractions, working with placing fractions on a number line, greatest common factor, and possibly get to reducing fractions. Along with the basic working out of the problems, we have also been drawing visual pictures of some of our work to be sure we really understand what were learning!
Please feel free to email me or call if you have a question about homework, etc.
FYI: I realize that some of the spelling analogies and other lessons can be tricky-I always tell the kids to do their best and bring back what is complete. We always go over it the next day to be sure we understand it-which is the most important thing!
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