1/31/24

The month of January ended with work being done in our nonfiction reading unit. Each of the kids read their books and then gathered some information pertaining to one of our core reading topics. Productive lesson. Tomorrow, the kids will return to their opinion writing drafts.

1/30/24

Today was a significant writing day for the fifth graders. We looked to draft our opening paragraphs for our zoo opinion writing pieces. Over the last few weeks, the fifth graders have exposed to a number of articles, videos and presentations about this important topic. We are going to focus on our body paragraphs supported by quality evidence over the next two weeks.

We also returned to the topic of food webs during science class this afternoon.

Next week, when we meet with our book buddies on Tuesday, the kids are going to make Valentine's Day cards for local senior citizens.

1/29/24

Heather Gozzard, a veterinarian and former zoo worker, was nice enough to visit the classroom and speak with the kids this morning. Her presentation was engaging and informative and the fifth graders enjoyed every moment of it. They were also able to ask Heather some questions about her experiences working with animals and practice using a stethoscope and medical gauze on stuffed animals. The kids are now going to turn their attention to drafting their opinion pieces.

1/26/24

This week was filled with quality work. Most so in science class. Working in small groups, the fifth graders did a great job of creating food chains and food webs. Today, we wrapped up our work by having the kids respond to some focus questions about the webs they created.

As a reminder, our special guest is coming into the classroom on Monday to talk with the kids about wildlife and zoos/sactuaries.

I hope everyone has a nice weekend.

1/25/24

We launched unit five in math class this morning. The kids are going to spend the next week working with temperature graphs of various American cities and then analyzing the data. 

In science class, small groups worked to create food webs using a deck of wildlife cards and answering some focus questions. The kids loved today's work.

Homework

Reading - read for 30 minutes each night

Math - workbook page 269. Due on Friday 1/26

1/24/24

Congratulations to the kids for completing their unit four math test this morning. The last four weeks have seen the fifth graders doing top notch work on a daily basis and I am sure the results will reflect that. Tomorrow, we are going to progress into unit five, which will see the kids working with data that they will analyze and graph.

Homework

Reading - read for 30 minutes each night

Math - workbook page 269. Due on Friday 1/26

1/23/24

Tomorrow, the fifth graders are going to take their unit four math assessment.

We also finished our excellent lesson on creating food chains during science. On Thursday, the kids are going to build upon that and look to do some work with food webs.

Homework

Reading - read for 30 minutes each night

Math - workbook page 269. Due on Friday 1/26