Monday!

Happy Monday!
Today we sorted out the costumes for our play. Rehearsal starts Wednesday!
We worked on Bloom's Balls. Need to get those completed and ready for Open House.
The Greek mosaics are FANTASTIC! So excited to see them on the floor.
In math we worked on Benchmark review. Be ready for the test tomorrow! Remember, 75% or better and there will be an ice cream bar Friday.
We had day 3 of our Greek rotations today. They are going by way too quickly!

Homework:

• reading log
• fluency (Ancient Greek Olympics, questions due Friday)
• spelling choice (new choice paper!)
• math review for benchmark
• writing: persuade your parents you need an allowance (or more, if you currently receive one)

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Happy St. Patrick's Day! 
Today we worked on our Bloom's Balls. They need to be completed, graded, assembled, and hung up by next Thursday.
We did a timeline activity with A Kind of Grace.
In math, we converted between different measurement systems.
This afternoon we practiced some more with the SBAC practice test site.
Tomorrow we start our Ancient Greece rotations! YAY!
Have a wonderful evening!

Homework

• reading log
• fluency (Ancient Greece)
• math practice 15-3
• spelling choice
• LA: subject/object pronouns worksheet
• Greek mosaics due Monday
• writing: Deep in the rain forest of the Amazon....

Doughnut Friday!

Today was anything but ordinary!
We made doughnuts in class -- YUM. We also worked on props for our play. It was a good day to do this since the music from Jump Rope for Heart was heard in our classroom.
In math, we talked about metric conversions.
We changed teams and created new team names. It is an interesting process to watch -- the agreement on a team name and creation of the team poster.
Have a wonderful weekend!

Thursday

How was your afternoon? Did you enjoy having PE?
Put three large boxes into my car so we can get to work on more props for our play! Very excited!
See you tomorrow!

Tuesday

Happy Tuesday!
Today we started work on props for Dumb Bunnies. We also started work on the new selection A Kind of Grace, which is an autobiography. We took notes and started writing DOK questions based on the text. We also did sorting with our spelling words and took notes on subject and object pronouns.
We had our Topic 14 assessment today. Hot dog party at lunch tomorrow if your score merits it! Can't wait!
In science, we took notes on renewable and nonrenewable fuels. We wrote letters to a mayor trying to persuade him to use one or the other.

Homework

• reading log
• fluency
• spelling choice
• math -- review what you know in front of Topic 15
• science worksheet
• writing -- tell about a time a strange substitute replaced your teacher (can be fiction)

Time Change Monday

Today was a difficult time change day for me! Glad we got through it :)
We started Theme 5 (Doers and Dreamers) in Language Arts. Our first selection is an autobiography. We talked about the different types of propaganda. We also did work with vocabulary and took a spelling pretest.
There was also Bloom's Ball time given.
In math we had the problem solving lesson. Tomorrow is the Topic 14 test. Remember -- hot dog party for everyone Advanced! Can't wait for Wednesday.
In science, we continued with work on vocabulary waves. If you finished, there were questions to answer.

Homework:

• Reading log
• Fluency (High Fliers -- due Friday)
• Spelling - missed words on pretest 5x each
• Science worksheet
• Writing -- tell about a time you went on a journey with an imaginary creature

Thursday!

Today was filled with information. We talked about end of the year activities. Rewards. Visitors. The end of the year is going to be packed with things happening.
We went to the library this morning. I liked the story Mrs. Wassman read us. Don't forget to take the AR quiz!
We worked on a culminating activity (overview of a caravan) and played a spelling game. Tomorrow is the selection test!
The math lesson today was GREAT! I enjoy graphing equations.
We finished the day by exploring the new state testing system.

Homework:

• reading log
• fluency
• studies weekly due tomorrow
• math practice 14-5
• spelling -- practice test
• writing: write about a car

Wednesday!

Happy Wednesday! How was your day?
We worked on Topic, Main Idea, and Details. I like the organizer Mrs. Neuman shared! We also worked on unstressed syllables and the schwa.
In math, we plotted points on the coordinate plane.

Homework:

• reading log
• fluency
• Studies Weekly worksheet due tomorrow
• Writing: write a story involving cake
• math: graphing points worksheet

Tuesday

How was your Tuesday?
Today we reread the selection and discussed the Basal Alignment Questions. We worked on adverbs. We had time to work on our Bloom's Balls. And we did a little bit, prop-wise, for our play. Yay!
In math, we used equations with more than one operation to complete a table. Fun!
In science, we did an experiment with hot and cold water. We made graphs to chart the water temperature over the course of 45 minutes.

Homework:

• reading log
• fluency
• studies weekly due Friday
• spelling choice
• math practice 14-3
• writing: write a story using the words chicken, volume, illuminate

Happy Happy Monday!

Today was an awesome start to the week. It was kind of odd in that we had an assembly today, but it flowed nicely.
We started work on our Bloom's Balls. They look fabulous when finished and put together. Can't wait to hang them up!
We finished reading our selection and used the drawing strategy to monitor and clarify.
In math, we found patterns and wrote equations for tables.
In science, we learned about kinetic and potential energy. We had a sorting activity to go along with the lesson.

Homework:

• reading log
• fluency (heat energy)
• spelling choice and related words
• math practice 14-1 and practice 14-2
• studies weekly due Friday
• writing: When I left ______ I didn't expect to see _______ again.