It was nice to be back in my classroom today after having to attend some meetings yesterday. Students continued to be hard at work as we wrapped up the last full school week of 2015. During math time, the fifth graders began to look at a challenging fraction related word problem. Students were placed into smaller groups to tackle this activity. Today was a nice start when dealing with this work. I was happy with the level of discourse that the students engaged in. This problem will continue into next week.
Later in the day, the fifth graders used an excerpt from Bud Not Buddy to practice some of our close reading strategies. Students looked at the significance of Bud's name as well as the idea of doors opening and closing, and how that has and will continue to impact the direction of the novel.
For those families that are leaving this weekend to begin celebrating the holiday break, I wish you happy and safe travels. I will see everyone else back in class on Monday as we wrap up our final pieces of work of the 2015 year.
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