9/21/23

The fifth graders continued to work with multiplication problems in math class. We explored cluster problems and used these to help us estimate and then solve a series of workbook pages. With time left, the kids partnered up and played multiplication compare.

Pictures will be on October 3rd.

Homework

Either by this Friday the 22nd or Tuesday the 26th, the fifth graders should decorate their writing notebooks with pictures or images that are important to them.

9/20/23

We finished our responses to our first official writing lesson during ELA. The kids explored a video and article about a youth soccer team from Thailand. They did a wonderful job focusing in on traits and themes.

Multiplication continued to be the order of the day in math class. We were working to solve problems using marked and unmarked arrays.

Pictures will be on October 3rd.

Homework

Either by this Friday the 22nd or Tuesday the 26th, the fifth graders should decorate their writing notebooks with pictures or images that are important to them.

9/19/23

We are hard at work on two digit by two digit multiplication problems in math class. Many of the students worked on creating a word problem that they solved with an equation and with a visual. These turned out very good.

As this week progresses we are going to start reading a series of short stories. These texts are going to be used as part of our literary essay writing unit.

School pictures will be taken on October 3.

9/18/23

We bagan the week with the kids taking their first math assessment. The work last week was strong and I am sure that will be reflected in the results. After the assessment, the kids returned to work on order of operation problems.

Our ELA time saw the fifth graders put the finishing touches on their book group pre-assessment. Within the next two weeks the kids will be assigned groups and will select the novel that they are going to be reading.

School pictures will be taken on October 3.

9/15/23

We conducted our first science experiment today. The fifth graders went outside this morning and this afternoon and chalked their shadows on the ground. This lead into an interesting lesson on shadows and the sun. The kids worked well in pairs.

The fifth graders are also hard at work on order of operation problems in math class. Next week, they will take their first assessment to gauge their understanding on these types of problems.

Have a nice weekend.

9/14/23

The fifth graders began work on a piece of writing that will serve as a pre-assessment for our realistic fiction book groups. We are going to look to have the kids finish this important task tomorrow afternoon.

Room A303 students also launched their first science unit this afternoon. We are going to be exploring the solar system and the kids seem excited to dig into this material.

9/13/23

The fifth graders used a picture book story to model some of our guiding reading principals during ELA time. Working in pairs, the fifth graders responded to prompts and then had the chance to share their thinking with their peers. This was a worthwhile session.

We also wrapped up our two day number puzzle activity during math class. The last two days have seen the kids working hard and working constructively together. Great to see.