Friday, October 30, 2015
Wednesday, October 28, 2015
This week's happenings....
We have had a busy week preparing for our first student led conferences, reading, writing, arithmetic and more!! Tomorrow is sure to be a fun filled event, the schedule is below.
Science: We have been busy continuing learning all about the weather, and focusing on the barometric pressure, humidity, and wind speed!
Writing: The students are looking at their research with the lens of a historian, focusing on the geography of their tribe, putting in their own thoughts about their research, and being aware of other events that were taking place around the world as their Native American tribe flourished.
Reading: We are looking at nonfiction text and how they increase with complexity. We are learning new strategies to help us understand tricky words.
Math: We are dividing greater numbers. The test will be next Thursday, November 5th. A study guide will be coming home tomorrow.
Social Studies: They are wrapping up their google slide presentations on their tribe. I am looking forward tomorrow, as they will present their dwelling project as well as their Google slide presentation.
10.29: Halloween Party and Pumpkin Run
Native American Project due
10.30: NO SCHOOL
11.5: Math test
Monday, October 26, 2015
Thursday, October 22, 2015
Wednesday, October 21, 2015
Tuesday, October 20, 2015
What's happening this week?
Here is what is happening this week in room 34.....
Science: We are learning about the different instruments scientists used to collect data about the weather. We are also focusing on what causes the weather.
Writing: We are beginning our new unit on informational writing. Our first research topic will be on Native Americans. Each student will use the same tribe they have chosen for their social studies project to write an informational piece. We will be working on taking notes, organizing the notes, and then drafting their paper.
Social Studies: We will give class time for them to work on their Google slide presentation.
Their Native American dwelling project and slide presentation is due October 29th. Parents, if their project is complete you can bring it at our conference time.
Reading: We are beginning a new unit on reading nonfiction and tackling increasingly complex texts with a focus on determining main ideas. Each student is encouraged to keep reading their choice book, but also to try a nonfiction text, article, magazine, or book too:)
Math: We are interpreting the remainder and determining extra or missing information within problem solving, estimating and dividing by 2-digit divisors.
Please turn in permission slips no later than Wed. 10/21!
Thurs. 10/22- Field trip to Cahokia Mounds- Bring a LUNCH!
We are leaving at 9:15 am and returning by 1:30.
Thank you for all the volunteer who are joining us. Please note there is no room on the bus for parents , so you must drive yourself.
Fri. 10/23 iDiscover- 5th Grade Grandparents are invited for a tour of our school from 10:30-11:30. 5th graders will share several of our new learning spaces at Concord along with some of our cool technology tools such as iMovie, snap circuits and Legos.
Mon Oct. 26 and Wed. Oct 28 Conferences
This year we will be encouraging your child to be a part of our conference time. The first 5-7 minutes to be devoted to your child leading our discussion. Then, we dismiss your child to the hall and give time for you to voice any questions or concerns with me.
Thurs. Oct. 29- Pumpkin Run & Halloween Party!
Fri. Oct. 30- No school
Monday, October 19, 2015
Thursday, October 15, 2015
Wednesday, October 14, 2015
Tuesday, October 13, 2015
What is happening this week in room 34...
This week we are super busy...
Science: We started new science stations with a focus on the ocean is a major reservoir in the Earth's water cycle.
Writing: We are completing our narrative unit with a guided performance task. Students will navigate multiple sources including a video, map, and brochure on the Lincoln memorial. They will take notes, answer research questions and ultimately write an essay that incorporates their understanding of narrative writing AND the sources.
Reading: We are finishing up our read aloud, Home of the Brave, and continuing to analyze the theme across the setting, characters, and comparing it to other texts. We finished our literature book study unit, therefore your child will go back to reading their own independent book choice at school and as well at home.
Math: We are continuing our unit on division as we show our complete understanding of the process through models, distributive property, partial quotients, and the standard long division algorithm.
Social Studies: We are focusing on a various native american cultures from early settlements- peoples of the Northwest, Southwest, Plains, and East. Students will be working on a Native American project in which they will choose a tribe, create a Google slideshow, and construct a model to be put on display in our library. The due date is Oct. 28th. Click HERE for more information!
10.16.15- Dismissal at 11:50, Wear Ignite. Innovate. Inspire. T-shirt for school picture.
End of First Quarter (Where has time gone?)
10. 20.15- Field trip form and money due ( I sent this home today, please let me know if you need another one or prefer a digital copy)
Our Pie Party for those who have mastered 139 out of 164 topics on ALEKS, will be served pizza and pie:)
10.22.15- Field Trip!! We will depart at 9:00 am to Cahokia Mounds and return by 1:30 pm, bring lunch
10.23.15- IDISCOVER for grandparents and seniors, see the orange flyer that went home today
10.26. and 10.28 are parent teacher conference if you have not yet finalized a time with me, please send me an email with time slots that work best for you.
Monday, October 12, 2015
Friday, October 9, 2015
Thursday, October 8, 2015
Wednesday, October 7, 2015
What is happening this week in room 34?
Happy Tuesday, sorry a little late with this week's happenings:) The above quote is a perfect growth mindset view towards the last week we had with assessments. I am so proud of all the hard work each student put towards their social studies, math, and science tests. Tests went home yesterday and today. I want to emphasize that we are focusing on a growth mindset and working towards setting goals this year. Your child's leader binder went home to show you how we are tracking our data in math. You will notice the pre-assessment was out of 18 points. The post- assessment has those same 18 points (first 4 problems of the test). The actual test score is out of 42 points.
*Reminder- Any grade 70-79, students have the CHOICE to fix it and return for partial credit. A grade of 69 or less MUST be signed, fixed, and returned.
Science: We are beginning our weather unit this week. We will begin tracking the weather and charting our daily findings using weather.com. We also began science stations based on the water cycle.
Writing this week we are editing, focusing on commas usage and publishing our second personal narrative via Google drive. We will celebrate by sharing on Friday!
Reading We are wrapping up on unit on interpreting books clubs by analyzing and comparing characters' connections to a theme, study the choices an author did not make to better understand the ones they did, and delve deeper into literary analysis. We will celebrate on Friday with sharing their thoughts and recommendations on both of their book clubs books!
Math We will began our unit on division! We will relate division to multiplication through fact families, divide with and without remainders, divide mentally using patterns with powers of 10, and estimate quotients. Their will be homework nightly via the Blog.
Social Studies Today we began Ch. 2 The First Americans. Today we learned how people first came to the American continents, theories behind Beringia, and one of the first important civilizations, the Mound Builders. Our centers included: My Capstone Library books about different ancient Americans and American Indian tribes, American Indian tribe comparison chart, and debating with me on the theories of how the first American evolved in America. We are using the website mycapstonelibrary.com. Students are choosing from the following books to read/listen to--
What did the Aztecs do for me?
Sitting Bull
American Indian Stories and Legends
Great Basin Indians
Pocahontas
Northwest Coast Indians
Southeast Indians
Northeast Indians
California Indians
Plateau Indians
Plains Indians
***There are so many more books on this site that are FREE- just use Concord's username/password, concordes/school.
REMINDERS:
Thurs. 10/8: Spirit day for Blues
Fri. 10/9: Spirit day for Cardinals
Fri., 10/9: Family Trivia Night 6:30-8:30 p.m. at Truman Cafeteria
Fri., 10/16 Half Day- Dismissal at 11:50 Wear Ignite. Innovate. Inspire. T-shirt for school picture after our assembly! ***End of 1st Quarter
Tuesday, October 6, 2015
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