Families, I am eager to get a full week of All Star learning in. Despite weather delays and my own absences, the class is progressing well through various creative projects. We will be very productive between now and Spring Break. Please let me know if you have any questions about our work.
MATH: We are moving through Unit 5 quickly. This unit focuses on Fraction Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication and Division. We are trying a new structure during math class. After students complete their daily work, they are assigned to group stations each day for enrichment with various math tasks. This week, the stations focus on coordinate grids, geometric shapes, ST math, and probability.
SCIENCE: We will finish our Tree Photosynthesis models this week. We are also starting to have good conversations about our data from our Spider Plants. Students will start graphing this data this week. Finally, we will finish our Ecoschoolhouse designs and share our ideas for our final community project vision.
SS: We will look at more European explorers and then start to learn about early European settlements in America. I am also bringing in modern explorers and explorers from different cultures into some of our class intros. Student are working on creative "passport" assignments to demonstrate their knowledge of the Age of Exploration.
READING: Students are all reading a book about a character that goes on a journey. In our discussions we will draw connections to our nonfiction reading about explorers and our fiction books. Each week, students are completing a Literature Journal assignment.
WRITING: We will begin narrative writing technique this week. Students will start o craft stories about journeys they have been on. During our narrative writing, we will focus on commas, quotations, transitions phrase, story elements, and punctuation.
Amidst all the learning will be time for fun too. We have a Spirit Day: Crazy Hair/Hat Day on Friday. The Spelling Bee is also n Friday. Coming up is the Valentine's Party, Chili and Game Night, and the Read a Thon kick off!
Sunday, February 3, 2019
Thursday, January 24, 2019
Monday, January 21, 2019
Thursday, January 17, 2019
HAPPY POTLATCH!
Whew! We really did make a Native American museum in 5th grade! Thanks again to all that helped. I will be updating the previous post with more pics of our great work. Seeing all the work displayed in the gym was really impressive. It also provided a nice atmosphere for our feast! Throughout the week, students have been sharing their awesome Native American work. We have cataloged examples of Native Americans as incredibly resourceful, artistic, spiritual people who appreciate family and community. With the end of of this social studies unit, we will are already starting the next! Please refer to the weekly update for each subject below.
MATH: We are working quickly through Unit 4 on decimals. This week was a focus on Coordinate Grids. Next week, we will move to adding and subtracting decimals before taking the Unit Test.
READING: In reading, we are reading nonfiction books on European Explorers. Next week, we will also take the January STAR test and choose books for our Journey Book Clubs. All students will be reading an award winning book with a plot centered around a character on a journey.
SS/WRITING: We are moving to our Discovery Unit. This unit focuses on the Age of Exploration. We will be focusing on the old European Explorers leading up to the formation of the American Colonies. We will also bring in stories of modern explorers from various backgrounds. During this unit, we will focus on Narrative writing technique as we read stories of explorers' adventures.
SCIENCE:Our Spider Plants have been properly propagated and we are taking data each week on various aspects of growth like leaf number and leaf length. During the week, we will be focusing on experimental design and modeling photosynthesis. We are also planning and designing the Ecooschoolhouse greenspace for our community project.
MATH: We are working quickly through Unit 4 on decimals. This week was a focus on Coordinate Grids. Next week, we will move to adding and subtracting decimals before taking the Unit Test.
READING: In reading, we are reading nonfiction books on European Explorers. Next week, we will also take the January STAR test and choose books for our Journey Book Clubs. All students will be reading an award winning book with a plot centered around a character on a journey.
SS/WRITING: We are moving to our Discovery Unit. This unit focuses on the Age of Exploration. We will be focusing on the old European Explorers leading up to the formation of the American Colonies. We will also bring in stories of modern explorers from various backgrounds. During this unit, we will focus on Narrative writing technique as we read stories of explorers' adventures.
SCIENCE:Our Spider Plants have been properly propagated and we are taking data each week on various aspects of growth like leaf number and leaf length. During the week, we will be focusing on experimental design and modeling photosynthesis. We are also planning and designing the Ecooschoolhouse greenspace for our community project.
Wednesday, January 16, 2019
NATIVE AMERICAN MUSEUM EXHIBITS
OJIMA'S PRESENTATION ON NATIVE DANCING
AMEEN'S DISPLAY ON NA SPEARS
SAM'S MODEL OF IROQUOIS CONFEDERACY
GRIFFIN'S MODEL OF ARCTIC BOW AND ARROW
SARAH'S DOCUMENTARY ON NA HORSE HISTORY
ANTHONY'S MODEL OF WOODLAND LONGHOUSE
TYSHAWN'S MODEL OF A BOW AND ARROW
RASHI'S PRESENTATION ON WICKIUPS
OWEN'S MODEL OF BOWS AND ARROWS
MARY'S MODEL OF CHEROKEE ASI SHELTER
CHASE'S SE WOODLAND TOOLS MODEL
CYLER'S BOW AND ARROW MODEL
LANGSTONS PAPER ON HOPI POTTERY.
He taught a pottery class for us - so cool!
SHAMIAH'S PLANK HOUSE MODEL
JACOB'S MOCASSIN PRESENTATION
ZEV'S SNOW GOOGLE POSTERBOARD
AALIYAH'S LONGHOUSE MODEL
JOE'S SUBARCTIC VILLAGE
DJ'S POSTERBOARD ON NA WEAPONS
MEGAN'S MEDICINE BUNDLE PRESENTATION
ANITA'S NA PHOTO REFLECTIONS
EWAUN'S BOW AND ARROW PRESENTATION
GRACE'S PRESENTATION ON NW COAST CANOES
AMEEN'S DISPLAY ON NA SPEARS
SAM'S MODEL OF IROQUOIS CONFEDERACY
GRIFFIN'S MODEL OF ARCTIC BOW AND ARROW
SARAH'S DOCUMENTARY ON NA HORSE HISTORY
ANTHONY'S MODEL OF WOODLAND LONGHOUSE
TYSHAWN'S MODEL OF A BOW AND ARROW
RASHI'S PRESENTATION ON WICKIUPS
OWEN'S MODEL OF BOWS AND ARROWS
MARY'S MODEL OF CHEROKEE ASI SHELTER
CHASE'S SE WOODLAND TOOLS MODEL
CYLER'S BOW AND ARROW MODEL
LANGSTONS PAPER ON HOPI POTTERY.
He taught a pottery class for us - so cool!
SHAMIAH'S PLANK HOUSE MODEL
JACOB'S MOCASSIN PRESENTATION
ZEV'S SNOW GOOGLE POSTERBOARD
AALIYAH'S LONGHOUSE MODEL
JOE'S SUBARCTIC VILLAGE
DJ'S POSTERBOARD ON NA WEAPONS
MEGAN'S MEDICINE BUNDLE PRESENTATION
ANITA'S NA PHOTO REFLECTIONS
EWAUN'S BOW AND ARROW PRESENTATION
GRACE'S PRESENTATION ON NW COAST CANOES
Wednesday, January 9, 2019
Monday, January 7, 2019
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
We are celebrating the New Year by wrapping up old projects , especially our Native American museum exhibits. We have extra class time this week to complete final copies of writings, speeches, physical models, lesson plans, poster boards, documentaries, slideshows - you name it! We will celebrate our work next week with by presenting 4 or 5 exhibits a day (we will determine the days/times later this week so folks can attend if they would like). On Thursday, January 17, we will have our Potlatch. It is a yearly celebration of our Native American learning. There is a letter describing how you can help with this fun event in the "Tuesday" Folder. On January 17th, we will have a feast in the gym at lunch time. Also, student museum exhibits will be displayed. Furthermore, there will be Native American storytelling and music in the afternoon. Please join us in celebrating our awesome work!
Below is a list of our current work and please check the Important Dates section updated for January.
READING: Kids have a few days to work on book shares and read other material before we get back into another book club cycle starting January 22. We are also using this time to work on the NA exhibits. Students should have 5 book shares completed by the end of January.
WRITING/SS: We are writing the final copies of our NA exhibits. Students enjoyed writing about Winter Break this week.
MATH: We are moving quickly through our Unit 4 on decimals. Students are ordering and comparing decimals and will get some practice with coordinate grids in this unit.
SCIENCE: We are setting up an in depth Spider Plant experiment. We are also working on our community project design for the Ecoschoolhouse green space.
Below is a list of our current work and please check the Important Dates section updated for January.
READING: Kids have a few days to work on book shares and read other material before we get back into another book club cycle starting January 22. We are also using this time to work on the NA exhibits. Students should have 5 book shares completed by the end of January.
WRITING/SS: We are writing the final copies of our NA exhibits. Students enjoyed writing about Winter Break this week.
MATH: We are moving quickly through our Unit 4 on decimals. Students are ordering and comparing decimals and will get some practice with coordinate grids in this unit.
SCIENCE: We are setting up an in depth Spider Plant experiment. We are also working on our community project design for the Ecoschoolhouse green space.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)