Tuesday

Today was such an odd day! I felt "off" all day...
We managed to accomplish a lot nonetheless.
In language arts, we started reading a new selection called Chuck Close, Up Close. We worked on Depth of Knowledge questions for the selection. We also sorted our spelling words and took notes on avoiding double negatives.
In math we worked with area of parallelograms and triangles. Remember that you may use a calculator for tomorrow's math!
We had day two of the second round of Greek rotations. You know how I feel about Ancient Greece!

Homework:

• reading log
• fluency (art, questions due Friday)
• math practice 16-3
• Studies Weekly due Friday
• spelling choice (except those of you who missed none on the pretest, I forgot to give you the challenge words)
• writing: He would never forget the town called __________.

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