4/13/23

Congratulations to all of the fifth graders for completing their ELA MCAS test this morning. We now have a few weeks off until we take the math section in May.

The kids are welcome to bring a board or card game to school with them tomorrow.

4/12/23

The kids did a great job of working through a challenging math lesson this morning. The topic of the lesson was multiplying mixed numbers by whole numbers. I was impressed with the quality of the work done throughout this time.

Tomorrow we will look to wrap up the second and final session of ELA MCAS testing.

4/11/23

After taking the first portion of their ELA MCAS test, the kids turned their attention to a continuation of yesterday's math work. The kids continue to multiply fractions by whole numbers and express their thinking with visuals. Quality work is being done that is very impressive.

Thursday, the fifth graders will take part in part two of the ELA MCAS.

4/10/23

This is an important week for the fifth graders. We are going to have fantasy book groups begin their novels during ELA time. While reading, the kids are going to be using a comprehensive set of organizers to collect their thoughts and provide fodder for pieces of writing that they will periodically be working on.

The kids are also going to be taking their two ELA MCAS sessions tomorrow and Thursday.

Tomorrow and Thursday, the fifth graders will be taking their ELA MCAS. I would ask parents to help ensure that all students get a good night's sleep and arrives at school on time those two days. 

There will be no homework this week.

4/5/23

The fifth graders learned which fantasy book they will be reading within their book groups during our ELA time. This lead into an activity about making predictions for the text. The kids are eager to start reading these books and that will begin in earnest next week.

4/4/23

The fifth graders finished the last lesson in unit six during math class. Our work with decimals is going to culminate in a day of free choice tomorrow, in which the kids will get to select one of the various decimals games we have learned and play with a partner. Their work throughout this unit has been stellar.

Tomorrow, all three Thompson fifth grade classes are going to take a group picture that will be used for the yearbook.

4/3/23

This week will see us undertaking one last preparation activity for next week's ELA MCAS sessions. The kids are going to take a practice test online to familiarize themselves with the functions of the testing website.

We are also going to wrap up our decimal unit over the next two days. We have a few more important pages to complete in our workbooks and we are also going to learn one last decimal game.