My compliments to each of the fifth graders. They are completing their homework and turning those assignments in on time. This is much appreciated. The writing that this did this week was of a nice quality as well.
I hope everyone has a nice weekend.
The kids took part in an important ELA lesson this morning. The fifth graders undertook the first part of their end of unit assessment. This entailed having the kids read an excerpt from our anchor text and then using a graphic organizer to begin to formulate an essay that spoke to the importance of sensory language. This dovetails nicely with the work that we have been focused on in the last two weeks. The kids remained on task throughout this session and many were able to completely finish their organizer. We will look to have each of the fifth graders begin the writing phase tomorrow morning.
Homework
Reading - 30 minutes of quiet reading per night and fill out reading log each night. Due in class on Friday 1/31The fifth graders progressed in the final portion of unit 4 during math class. After yesterdays assessment, we are going to spend time solving a variety of multiplication and division problems as fluently as possible. Our focus today was on using various methods to solve multi-step word problems. Quality work was done today and we will look to carry that over into the final two days of the week.
Homework
Reading - 30 minutes of quiet reading per night and fill out reading log each night. Due in class on Friday 1/31The fifth graders took their mid unit assessment during our math time this afternoon. When that was complete, they returned to some pages that they needed to finish from last week. We will kick off the final leg of unit four tomorrow.
Homework
Reading - 30 minutes of quiet reading per night and fill out reading log each night. Due in class on Friday 1/31We spent time in ELA revising and editing our proof paragraphs from our literary analysis. The goal is to have each fifth grader done with their final copy by the end of the school week.
Tomorrow, the fifth graders will take a math quiz to gauge their progress within unit four.
Homework
Reading - 30 minutes of quiet reading per night and fill out reading log each night. Due in class on Friday 1/31
The fifth graders completed their sensory language piece of writing during ELA time this morning. The kids were attentive to this important piece of work and I am sure that will be reflected in the pieces.
We ended the school day by having a whole school assembly in the gym. I hope everyone has a nice weekend.
The fifth graders completed their sensory language analysis piece of writing this morning during ELA. We utilized our time wisely and each of the kids was able to complete this important piece of work.
We continued to work through multi-step division word problems during math class in the afternoon. This week has been a nice opportunity for the fifth graders to practice their division skills. We will continue this important work to wrap up the week tomorrow.
Homework
Math - workbook page 241, due Friday 1/24The fifth graders finished analyzing a model essay that explored concrete and sensory language in one of our anchor texts. The kids then used a graphic organizer to start putting together an essay of their own. Tomorrow, the goal will be to have the kids begin writing a draft of their own essay.
In math class, the fifth graders looked to continue to review and tighten up their division strategies.
Homework
Math - workbook page 241, due Friday 1/24This week we are going to explore the Proclamation of 1763 and the phrase "no taxation without representation" in social studies. The kids will look to read some articles and respond to some focus questions.
Homework
Math - workbook page 241, due Friday 1/24
We concluded the week by taking one last extended look at some concrete and sensory language that was used in our rainforest anchor text. The students completed a graphic organizer and an exit ticket. We had an excellent week filled with quality work in ELA.
Compliments to the students for bringing their completed homework assignments back to school today. We spent a portion of our math time in the afternoon sharing out answers.
I hope everyone has a nice long, holiday weekend.
We spent time reviewing idioms this morning during ELA. The kids discussed the meaning of common idioms and then practiced using them in sentences. We then had a close read of a portion of our anchor text. While reading, the fifth graders explored concrete and sensory language. This was a productive ELA lesson.
The homework is due in class tomorrow.
Homework
Math - multiplication worksheet, due Friday 1/17We continued exploring examples of figurative language in our rainforest texts this morning during ELA. The kids then spent some time responding to a few prompts about recent passages from the text.
Our math time was spent creating a division poster and then working on a few workbook pages.
Homework
Math - multiplication worksheet, due Friday 1/17The fifth graders took their first assessment of unit four this afternoon. Each of the kids looked to answer some multiplication problems and then a per-algebriac bonus page.
Homework
Math - multiplication worksheet, due Friday 1/17
We are going to explore the French and Indian War in social studies this week. The kids are going to see how this event lead directly to the fight for American independence.
Our math time this week will be spent reviewing some important multiplication and division concepts. We are slowly making our way towards our decimal unit.
We kicked off our work with the Revolutionary War this morning by filling out a KWL chart. This allowed the fifth graders time to share some things that they already know about the war and the people involved and also share some things that they are interested in learning more about in the unit.
This afternoon, the fifth graders watched a movie in the gym as a school-wide reward for earning pineapple tickets. A nice way to conclude the week.
I hope everyone has a nice weekend.
Unit four, which we began today, will see the fifth graders review some multiplication and division concepts. The fifth graders did some quality work this morning.
We wrapped up our science talk during ELA time this morning. The kids pulled excerpts from our anchor text that spoke to the question of why scientists study the rainforest.
Tomorrow, we start unit four in math class.
Tomorrow is an early release days because of parent teacher conferences. I look forward to meeting with families this week.
This week, the fifth graders are going to begin their exploration of the Revolutionary War in social studies and are going to launch unit four in math class. That unit will see the kids reviewing multiplication and division concepts. We are also hoping to meet with our second grade book buddies tomorrow.
Tomorrow and Wednesday are early release days because of parent teacher conferences. I look forward to meeting with families this week.
Our first week of 2025 was a quick one, but also a productive one. The fifth graders completed their mid-unit assessment during ELA time this morning. They worked to identify the text structure of an essay and then wrote a summary. The kids remained on task and did a nice job of proof reading their writing.
In the afternoon, the members of A303 took their final assessment in unit three. This test saw the kids solving some addition and subtraction problems that involved mixed numbers.
As a reminder, next Tuesday and Wednesday are early release days because of parent teacher conferences.
I hope everyone has a nice weekend.
Happy New Year to all A303 families. It was nice to see everyone back at school this morning. During our morning meeting time, the kids were able to share some highlights of their vacation.
This week, the fifth graders are going to take their first assessment in our second EL module. This one will see them do some writing pertaining to different informational formats that we have been working with in class. Today, we read two articles and tomorrow the kids will look to start their writing.
We are also very close to turning our attention to the Revolutionary War during social studies time.
