5/9/23

We looked at a few MCAS practice problems to prepare ourselves for next week's two math sessions. The first session will be on Tuesday July 16th and the second will be on Thursday July 18th.

We also put in more time on our informational writing pieces.

5/8/23

We are going to look to have the kids read deeper into their fantasy books this week and next. The fifth graders had a productive session today and they also finished their latest prompt concerning their novels.

Later this week, we are going to look at a practice MCAS math test in preparation for next week's assessment on Tuesday and Thursday.

5/5/23

The fifth graders had the opportunity to meet with some of the sixth grade teachers from the Gibbs this morning. After hearing the teachers speak about the school, the members of A303 were able to spend some time asking questions. I think this was a positive experience for the future sixth graders.

We also returned to our informational writing during the school day. Each of the kids has an intro paragraph and many are putting the finishing touches on their background paragraph. This work will continue next week.

On Monday of next week, we will be taking part in an author visit. The book fair also begins on Wednesday. 

I also wanted to thank all of the parents who contributed and organized the thoughtful gift that I received today, it is greatly appreciated and means a lot.

Have a nice weekend. 

5/4/23

The fantasy book groups are doing a nice job of progressing through their novels. Many of the groups were able to read a few chapters as well as responding to a new writing prompt. 

Teachers from the Gibbs will be stopping by the Thompson tomorrow to speak with the kids about sixth grade. There will also be time for the fifth graders to ask questions about next year.

5/3/23

The kids were hard at work on their introductory paragraphs during out writing session this morning. Using a graphic organizer the kids looked to imbue their opening paragraph with striking details to capture their reader's attention. Productive class. We are going to dive back into the writing process on Friday.

5/2/23

We had our last lesson in the first part of unit seven during math class this morning. This lesson saw the kids dividing fractions by whole numbers and whole numbers by fractions in the context of word problems. This is leading up to an important assessment tomorrow. The kids should be feeling confident going into this test as they continue to work extremely hard on their math material.

Our ELA time saw the kids reading their fantasy books with their groups. The focus of our writing prompt concerning the book will see the kids talking about problems or challenges their main character is facing.

On Friday, the Gibbs teachers will be paying the Thompson School a visit to answer any questions that they may have about next year.

5/1/23

The kids began the month by taking part in an art enrichment program with a local artist outside at the spray park. We were grateful that local artist Aimee Ledwell took the time to work with the fifth graders.

We are also approaching the closing stages of unit seven in out math class. We are going to spend this week getting ready for our next assessment.

This Friday some teachers from the Gibbs School will be coming to the Thompson to speak with the fifth graders about next year.

There is no homework this week.