1/24/18

The students had another literary essay writing day today. The productivity from Monday's work carried over into our lesson this morning. The fifth graders are almost all complete with their rough draft concerning a story that we read last week. We are preparing to move into the next phase of the writing process.


Homework

Reading - 30 minutes of quiet reading per night

1/23/18

Today the students looked to address any lingering questions from the book, A River Ran Wild. We spent some time look at the author's note that was attached to the end of the story. In the coming days, we will be turning our attention to other books that deal with a similar issue.

During math class, the fifth graders looked to continue using visual models to represent multiplying fractions.

Homework

Reading - 30 minutes of quiet reading per night

1/22/18

The fifth graders continued to work with multiplying fractions be whole numbers today. The progress that is being made on a daily basis is encouraging to see. This work will continue throughout the week.

Later in the school day, as part of your social studies unit on European exploration, the students listened to the original radio broadcast of War of the Worlds. This lesson will tie into Christopher Columbus' famous voyage later this week.




Homework

Math - finish multiplying fractions worksheet if not done in class

Reading - 30 minutes of quiet reading per night

1/19/18

The students wrapped up the second portion of their math assessment using iReady today. I appreciated how well students worked the last two weeks in completing this round of testing.

I hope everyone has a nice weekend and I will see people back at school on Monday.

1/18/18

During science class, the fifth graders began to look at the water cycle. Today's lesson kicked off with an energizer that used a large inflatable globe to ascertain how much of the face of the planet is covered in water. This segued into some early observations about the water cycle.

Earlier in the school day, the fifth graders took the first part of their iReady winter math assessment.


Homework

Reading - 30 minutes of quiet reading per night

1/17/18

The members of A303 kicked off their next unit of study in social studies today. We have turned our attention to European exploration of the American continent. Today was a nice way to get things rolling and it seems as if the students are enthusiastic to learn.

Earlier in the school day, the fifth graders undertook their second lesson in their multiplication of fractions unit.

Homework

Reading - 30 minutes of quiet reading per night

1/16/18

With more winter weather on its way, the members of A303 returned to the Nashua River during reading class. The students reconvened in their reading groups to finish answering some focus questions. At this point, the students were tasked with coming up with definitions for some of the keywords that we encountered in the story. A productive lesson.

Homework

Reading - 30 minutes of quiet reading per night