3/19/26

The focus of our ELA work this morning was taking a closer look at the people in Jackie Robinson's life who helped support him during his playing career. Using our an excerpt from our anchor text, the fifth graders looked to gather evidence to support their opinions. The kids did a fine job with this.

In the afternoon, all of the fifth grade classrooms took part in the "Understanding Our Differences" zoom presentation.

3/18/26

The fifth graders did some writing after reading the most recent section of our Jackie Robinson anchor text. The kids continue to practice drafting quick, cogent summaries of their readings. I was impressed with the level of dedication during our ELA time this morning. Tomorrow, we are going to wrap up this lesson and have some of the kids share their writing with the larger class.

3/17/26

During our math time this morning, the members of A303 learned a new decimal game called "In Between". The kids worked in pairs to order decimals by their value. This lead into working on some review math pages.

In the afternoon, the students took part in an enrichment program called "Arabiqa."

3/16/26

Today was an exciting day for the fifth graders at Thompson. The four classes traveled to Fenway Park this morning for a tour of the ballpark. As part of our larger Jackie Robinson unit, the kids were able to learn about the history of Major League Baseball's oldest park and the Red Sox. The kids had a great time.

Tomorrow, the fifth graders are going to take part in a zoom presentation in the afternoon that is part of the town's "Understanding Our Differences" series. The fifth graders are going to learn about autism and meet some people who are going to share of their experiences living with autism.

Here is a video that will share some additional information:

https://youtu.be/981PGhyyd1Y

3/13/26

A productive week concluded today with the members of A303 exploring the momentous moment when Jackie Robinson played his first game in Major League Baseball. The kids read a section of our anchor text and then worked to answer some important focus questions.

As a reminder, the fifth graders are traveling to Fenway Park on Monday morning for their second field trip of the school year.

I hope everyone has a nice weekend.

3/12/26

The fifth graders enjoyed getting to meet the world language teachers from the Gibbs this afternoon during a zoom call. Each of the educators gave a short presentation about their respective class and the fifth graders learned much during this time.

The members of A303 also met with their book buddies in second grade this morning. In preparation for the upcoming school-wide door decorating contest, the kids created "kindness" themed hearts to decorate the two classrooms.

Homework

Reading - read for 30 minutes each night, fill out log on a daily basis. Due in class on Friday 3/13

3/11/26

The kids dug into Jackie Robinson's first foray into professional baseball during our ELA time in the morning. We began the lesson by discussing some of the traits that Jackie exhibited that lead to his success on the baseball field. The kids did a fine job of working in pairs to read a chapter and then answer some questions pertaining to the text.

Homework

Reading - read for 30 minutes each night, fill out log on a daily basis. Due in class on Friday 3/13