We wrapped up the week by doing some quality writing in our ELA class. Each of the fifth graders has made nice progress with their Jackie Robinson essays. Quite a few were able to finish their first draft this morning and others are very close. We will look to have all of the kids complete this piece of writing by early the week after vacation.
I hope everyone has a nice vacation week.
The fifth graders had another solid math class in the late morning. Building off the work that was done yesterday, the kids continued to multiply fractions by fractions and represented these equations using fraction bars.
Tomorrow the fifth graders are welcome to bring in a board or card game to play with their second grade book buddies.
Homework
Math - double sided worksheet due on Friday 4/17
The fifth graders prepared for our next text based discussion in ELA by completing an important piece of work. Working in pairs, the members of A303 looked to devise a list of what they believed were the three most important reasons for Jackie Robinson's success.
Homework
Math - double sided worksheet due on Friday 4/17
We began the day and the final week before vacation with a productive math lesson. The kids worked to solve a series of problems that saw them multiplying whole numbers by fractions and mixed numbers. Each of the kids looked to show their thinking using visual representations. This work will continue throughout the week.
On Thursday and Friday, the fifth graders are welcome to bring in one board or card game.
Homework
Math - double sided worksheet due on Friday 4/17
In math class, the members of A303 began unit seven. This unit will see the kids multiplying fractions and mixed numbers by whole numbers. Using visual aides today, the fifth graders worked in pairs to solve a series of word problems. Some early fits and starts, but I was happy with the progress that the kids made. We will begin tomorrow's lesson by focusing on a few key problems from today's work.
The fifth graders reread a portion of the text that dealt with a key moment in Jackie Robinson's life during ELA. This lead into a piece of writing, where the kids looked to analyze the moment from various perspectives. Tomorrow, we will begin our lesson by discussing their pieces of writing.
