1/31/20

It is hard to believe that today was the last day of January. We concluded the fifth month of the 2019-2020 school year by taking part in an exciting series of science experiments. A representative of the Museum of Science visited the school to engage the kids with a series of tests pertaining to the states of matter. The fifth graders thoroughly enjoyed this enrichment opportunity. 

We also continued to create growth stories that tied into coordinate graphs during out math time. As we approach the halfway point of unit five, the student are doing a great job of gradually accumulating information.

I hope everyone has a nice weekend.

1/30/20

The students continued to work in their small reading groups to answer questions pertaining to the anchor text, A River Ran Wild. As we head into next week, the groups are going to undertake a timeline project that ties into this book.

We also had a productive science lesson in the second half of the school day.


Homework

Reading - 30 minutes of reading per night, fill out reader's log on a nightly basis. Due Friday 1/31

1/29/20

The students continued to create growth stories in math class that they then represented on coordinate graphs. A303 students have impressed in the last two weeks with this work. Starting tomorrow and continuing over the next few days, the kids will work with data collected about some incredible animals.

We had a writing session this afternoon. All of the students have selected a literary essay that they will be looking to craft an essay about over these next few weeks. The focus of today's work was on creating a strong lead paragraph.


Homework

Reading - 30 minutes of reading per night, fill out reader's log on a nightly basis. Due Friday 1/31

Math - finish workbook pages 294, if not done in class

1/27/20

The students began to read the book A River Ran Wild by Lynne Cherry during ELA. This book tells the story of the Nashua River and the impact that pollution has had on the New England landmark. After reading the story, the fifth graders worked in small groups to answer some comprehension questions.

Our math time was spent continuing to work with coordinate graphs. Many of the fifth graders were able to finish a graph that they created using a data table.

Homework

Reading - 30 minutes of reading per night, fill out reader's log on a nightly basis. Due Friday 1/31

Math - finish workbook pages 289 and 290, if not done in class

1/24/20

We wrapped up the week working with more coordinate grids and data tables in our math lesson. The kids have really taken to the early lessons in unit 5 and I felt like this week was a positive one across the board in A303.

We also returned to our writing during the later stages of the school day. All of the fifth graders have know selected the literary essay that they will be writing about over the next few weeks.

I hope everyone has a nice weekend.

1/23/20

The fifth graders traveled to the Museum of Science this morning for the Explore the Universe in the planetarium. This presentation was informative and engaging and the fifth graders seemed to really enjoy it.

When we returned to the school in the later stages of the school day, the students in A303 undertook the second lesson in our new math unit. The students continued to work with graphs and interpreting the data contained within them.


Homework

Reading - any reading group who has not finished their novel, needs to finish reading it at home by the end of this week.

1/22/20

We began unit 5 in math class this morning. This unit will see the kids working with temperature, height and growth models represented on coordinate graphs. The first session saw the students comparing the temperature in two different cities.

During our ELA time, we also kicked off our next reading unit. This current events unit will see the kids looking at the importance of clean water and its impact on people all over the world.

As a reminder, the fifth graders are traveling to the Museum of Science this Thursday the 23rd.

Homework

Reading - any reading group who has not finished their novel, needs to finish reading it at home by the end of this week.