6/25/18

I hope everyone has a great summer vacation.

6/22/18

The students spent time cleaning up their desks and bins today in preparation for the last day of school next Monday.

They also worked on a project that saw them decorating stones with images and words. These rocks will be left behind at the Thompson School.

6/21/18

The fifth graders had their last get together with their second grade book buddies today.

Later in the day, the students spent some time in the spray park outside.

6/19/18

Congratulations to all of the fifth graders who did a great job during their moving on ceremony today.

As a reminder, tomorrow we are taking a field trip to Georges Island.

6/18/18

The students spent the working time completing a number of items across the different subjects. All students have now officially completed their informational writing pieces. The fifth graders did a great job throughout this lengthy process and I look forward to reading these this week.

Tomorrow, the fifth graders will have their moving on ceremony. This is scheduled to start at 9 o'clock.

6/15/18

The fifth graders had a walk through practice for next week's graduation ceremony. The students appear to be ready for the big day.

Later in the school day, the students worked together on an appreciation poster for some of the staff in the building. This was followed by a catch up session, in which the fifth graders were able to work on any number of work pieces.

I hope everyone has a nice weekend. As a reminder, next Tuesday the 19th is the graduation ceremony and the 20th will see the fifth graders going to Georges Island.

6/14/18

The students had a great time at field day. The early part of the day was spent helping the younger students during their part of the day. After lunch, the fifth graders worked with teams through 12 different activities. They did a nice job.

6/13/18

The fifth graders had two enrichment opportunities today. The first, called Wingmasters, saw Jim Parks bring different birds of prey into the building. The students learned about this birds, about some of the challenges they face, and the great work that the organization is doing for these birds of prey. The kids had a great time.

Here is a link to the groups' website: http://www.wingmasters.net/

Later in the school day, the fifth graders had a second enrichment program that saw them learning about hip-hop.

As a reminder, please return permission slips for the Georges Island field trip.

6/12/18

The fifth graders spent time working on a few different tasks during our catch up time. Some students continued to put the finishing touches on their informational writing pieces. Others were working deeper into their fantasy books while a few more are working on their blueprints for their version of geometry town.

I also wanted to thank Joe DeVeau who came into the classroom to speak with the kids about scuba diving and the equipment needed.

As a reminder, please return permission slips for the Georges Island field trip.

6/11/18

The fifth graders began their second to last full week of school by reconvening with their fantasy groups. Some of the groups have transitioned from their novels into the final piece of writing that wraps up their work with the novel. It time allows, some groups will begin reading the next book in the series.

During math class, the members of A303 worked on constructing the blue prints for geometry town. Using the many geometry terms that we have been working with recently, the fifth graders are tasked will constructing the outline of a town that incorporates these terms. The students are being very creative.

As a reminder, please return permission slips for the Georges Island field trip.

6/8/18

Yesterday, the fifth graders received a permission slip for our upcoming field trip to Georges Island. Out trip is scheduled for Wednesday the 20th. Please have slips signed and returned by Friday the 15th.

I hope everyone has a nice weekend.

6/7/18

The fifth graders continued to make progress with both their fantasy novels and their Revolutionary War trading cards during the day.

Tomorrow, the students will take the second and final session of their math iReady test.


Homework

Reading - 30 minutes of quiet reading per night and fill out reader's blog on a nightly basis (this will be the final one of the year)

6/6/18

The students took the first of two parts of their iReady math assessment today. Part two will take place on Friday.


Homework

Reading - 30 minutes of quiet reading per night and fill out reader's blog on a nightly basis (this will be the final one of the year)

6/5/18

The fifth graders are currently working on one final project in social studies that started yesterday. They are creating packs of Revolutionary War trading cards. The students appear to be enthusiastic about this project and it will continue into next week.


Homework

Reading - 30 minutes of quiet reading per night and fill out reader's blog on a nightly basis (this will be the final one of the year)

6/4/18

This week, the goal is to finish all writing conferences and have the students all progress into the final stage of their informational writing process. The early drafts that I have been reading have been quite good and it has been great seeing the students edit their pieces to make them stronger.

As a reminder, on Wednesday and Friday of this week the students will be taking the two session of their math iReady tests.

Homework

Reading - 30 minutes of quiet reading per night and fill out reader's blog on a nightly basis (this will be the final one of the year)

6/1/18

The students began the final month of school by completing the second portion of their ELA iReady assessment. Later in the school day, the students looked at the motivations of certain characters in their fantasy books.

I hope everyone has a nice weekend.