3/31/16

As we wrapped up the month of March, it was nice to get back into the classroom with my students today.

We continued out work with the novel, Number the Stars. The fifth graders continue to do nice work in their small reading groups. The theme of bravery continues to be a focus of our reading.

I am greatly looking forward to seeing all of the students take the stage tomorrow. The fifth graders have worked very hard over the last few weeks and we are all eager to see the finished product.

Homework

Reading - 30 minutes of quiet reading

Blog - If you had been alive during the Revolutionary War period, would you have sided with the patriots or the loyalists. Explain your point of view. (At least three paragraphs in length, due Friday April 1st)

Trivia

What is the Red Sox team record on opening days?

3/28/16

On this last week of march, the fifth graders continued to work with decimals during math class. The students worked with number lines and once again looked at the relationships between decimals and fractions. This work will be ongoing throughout the course of this week.

Later in the day, the students played history detective while looking at the events of the Boston Massacre. Using Paul Revere's famous engraving and various other sources, the members of room 312 looked to build a timeline of events that lead to this bloodshed.

Homework

Math - workbook page 29

Reading - 30 minutes of quiet reading

Blog - If you had been alive during the Revolutionary War period, would you have sided with the patriots or the loyalists. Explain your point of view. (At least three paragraphs in length, due Friday April 1st)

Trivia

How many colonists lost their lives during the Boston Massacre?

3/24/16

I enjoyed getting to both see and hear what my students brought in for show and tell. The fifth graders put some thought into this and they did a nice job of explaining the significance of their choices.

I hope everyone has an enjoyable long weekend.

3/23/16

We continued to move deeper into Number the Stars during out ELA time today. The students have been analyzing the text using out 3-step journals and have meaningful discussions within their reading groups. I was very happy with today's lesson.

Earlier in the day, we turned out attention to the Boston Massacre. This momentous event on the road to the Revolutionary War is one that we will spend some time on the rest of this week. We focused in on an important engraving made by Paul Revere today.


Homework

Reading - 30 minutes of quiet reading

Math - workbook pages 21 and 22


Trivia

What date was the Boston Massacre?

3/22/16

The fifth graders continued their work with decimals during today's lesson. The students are building their flexibility when it comes to placing decimals on number lines and writing them as both a word and a number. Later this week, we will have a small assessment to track the progress that is being made.

Later in the day, the fifth graders continued to read Number the Stars in their small reading groups. Special attention was paid to some of the character traits that our protagonists have displayed to this point in the story.


Homework

Reading - 30 minutes of quiet reading

Math - Decimal compare 3


Trivia

Which women's college basketball team has won the most division 1 championships?

3/21/16

On this delayed opening day, the fifth graders continued their work with the novel, Number the Stars. The students took a closer look at the relationship between the two main characters of the story and how that connection will serve to drive the plot. The fifth graders also were able to work with their new reading groups for the first time.

Homework

Reading - 30 minutes of quiet reading

Math - finish decimal compare #2


Trivia

Which men's college basketball team has won the most division 1 championships?

3/18/16

I hope everyone has a great weekend and that all my students are able to help their parents with any potential shoveling on Sunday and Monday.