6/9/21

On our third early release day in a row, the kids were able to get some quality writing done during ELA time. We continue to be on pace to complete our informational writing pieces by late next week. Some of the fifth graders were able to peer edit while writer's conferences with myself were also going on.

Tomorrow the kids will look to take the final ELA iReady exam and on Friday they will look to finish up the math portion of the exam. Please have the students charge their chromebooks overnight so that they are ready to go on Thursday and Friday morning.

6/8/21

It was another early release day due to the heat, but the kids didn't let that stop them as they continued to work on their arrays to solve multiplication problems involving fractions and whole numbers.

Thursday and Friday, we are hoping to complete the final two portions of the yearly iReady exam.

6/7/21

It is hard to believe that we only have three weeks left in this unique school year. There are going to be a number of enjoyable activities for the fifth graders over these last few weeks, and we also have some important work to complete these next few school days. The kids are continuing to make steady progress on their informational writing pieces. Many of the students have completed their first drafts and used today's time to refine and edit their writing. 

6/4/21

We wrapped up the week by returning to a normal schedule. The fifth graders had a healthy amount of time this morning to continue to work on their informational writing pieces. While the kids were working to complete their second body paragraph, I continued to hold writer's conferences.  These papers are turning out great, as the kids are injecting their deep understanding of the time period along with their passion into the writing. 

I hope everyone has a great weekend. Go Bruins.

6/3/21

Congratulations are in order for the fifth graders who officially wrapped up their MCAS testing today after completing the science portion of the test. It is nice to not have to worry about any more sessions moving forward this year.

We were able to spend some time later in the school day revisiting some of the concepts that we have been working on un unit seven of our math text. The fifth graders worked with partners to solve some word problems concerning distances.

6/2/21

We spent a fair amount of time this morning looking to craft a solid concluding paragraph for our informational writing pieces. The kids did a nice job of including some items from out checklist into their conclusions. I was also able to hold conferences with some of the kids. These pieces are turning out well. 

During out morning meeting we were able to use Kahoot to have the kids respond to some order of operation problems. Fifth graders were a big fan of this online quiz.

6/1/21

The final month of the school year began with some preparation for this week's science MCAS test. The kids looked to complete an online practice test that featured some open response questions. We were able to talk through some of the questions and the kids seem to be in a good place for the exam on Thursday.

We also continued deeper into unit 7 during math class. The kids continue to impress with their ability to solve problems that involve multiplying fractions by whole numbers. We will continue this work throughout the next two weeks.