This Week in Room 33! Sept. 25-29

This Week in Room 33! Sept. 25-29

Check out the above video we have watched in class called the "Power of Yet". As we focus on a growth mindset, it is important to remember that the only way we achieve our goals is through hard work and perseverance! We can do it! 

Reminder: This Wed. is Picture Day & Be There Day!

***At Concord's PTG meeting this week, there were 2 presentations.  Here are the links to both:

Bullying Presentation-This is the link to the bullying presentation by Ms. Gina Poeppel.

Concord Parent Resource Guide-  Save this link as we will continually update it with important tools and resources for Concord parents.

This week in 5th grade...

Science- Scientific Investigations tests will go home on Monday! I could not be prouder of our scientists! This week we are diving into the world of STEM and the design process. We will explore a problem based on our read aloud Home of the Brave. I can't wait for students to experience the design process firsthand! 

Writing- Thank you for taking the time to celebrate your 5th grader's 1st personal narrative in their writing portfolios and supporting them as they evaluated their work using the checklist! Portfolios are due back byWednesday. As we draft and revise our narratives this week we will focus on stretching out the tension, catching the action or the image that produced emotion, adding figurative language, noticing how each character has an important role in our stories, and editing with a focus on the power of commas.  We are learning that we become better writers by working hard to apply what we learn in mini-lessons to our own writing!

Reading- This week we will compare 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. Book clubs will work hard to complete their 1st book club book this week and work on reading a 2nd book. By reading more than one book within our clubs, our discussions will have endless possibilities! I cannot wait to hear more of their connections across texts- we have some hard working readers and thinkers!

Math- Our chapter 2 test is on Tuesday. We will complete study guides on Monday. Students and parents received an email with other study resources last week. Later this week we will begin our study on division! We will relate division to multiplication through fact families, divide with and without remainders, and notice division patterns with powers of 10. Keep practicing those math facts at home- it makes a WORLD of a difference when students know their facts quickly!

Social Studies- We are wrapping up our study on the Declaration of Independence with a readers' theater! Next up- the Constitution! Check out our new online textbook- Social Studies Book (TCI)

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What is happening this week in room 34!

What is happening this week in room 34!

One theme this year that we are focusing on is having a growth mindset! The above image is an example of how to change our thinking from a fixed mindset to a growth mindset. You may have heard some quotes from your students that we use in class--- "When you're done, you've only just begun!" or "We learn from our mistakes!" and "It's okay to fail- that's how we get better!" There is ALWAYS room to grow and room for improvement- this is just another reason why we always set goals and WORK to achieve them!

Here is what is happening in room 34......


Science- We are wrapping up our unit on scientific investigations with a test on Thursday! Students should study their science notebooks and study guides, coming home today (we will go over these in class on Wednesday). Students can also use this link to study the vocabulary words---Scientific Investigations Quizlet 

Test Information: Please use the study guide, science notebook,

and Ch.1 in the science book to review. We did not cover all of Ch. 1 in the book though so I strongly advise you to stick with the notebooks and study guide for review. The test covers the following topics:

• science tools
• types of observations
• testable questions
• hypothesis
• variables
• how to perform a fair test
• steps of an investigation (scientific method) in order 

Writing-   This week we are completing our 1st personal narrative and celebrating them on Tuesday. After we celebrate our writing in school, students will bring their piece home to celebrate with you! Students will bring home their writing portfolio (binder). Inside their writing portfolio will be their piece and a checklist to fill out and get signed by you. Please help them celebrate their accomplishments, but also look for & encourage setting new goals for their next piece that we will start on Wednesday! These writers know that "when they are done, they've only just begun!" :)

Reading- This week we are continuing to work on having meaningful and thoughtful discussions within our book clubs. All of our book clubs will have finished their first book by this Thursday. Students are expected to be reading up to their group's stopping point each day so they are prepared to be an important contributor within their book club discussions. This week we are:

• debating to promote rich book club discussions
• reflecting on ourselves as books clubs
• comparing more than one text

Math-  We are wrapping up our study of Ch. 2 this week as we learn partial products & the distributive property, estimating products using rounding & compatible numbers, and multiplying 3-digit numbers by 1-digit and 2-digit numbers. We will review on Thursday and Monday with a test on Tuesday, Sept. 26. 

It is SO IMPORTANT that your student knows their basic multiplication facts. Please quiz your child and have them practice in ALEKS (Quick Tables) or try this site---MATH MAGICIAN

Thank you for all your hard work at home- it REALLY pays off! 

Social Studies- We are continuing our study of the Declaration of Independence.

Reminder-- No School this Friday!

Solving word problems making a TABLE!!

Building Character with our second grade buddies!!!

What's Happening in room 34 this week? 9/11-9/15

What's Happening in room 34 this week? 9/11-9/15

Here is what is happening in fifth grade this week...

Announcing PikMyKid Kick off week! We will now be using the PikMyKid app for 3 main purposes: marking child absent, changes in dismissal, and announcing arrival in the external pick up lane. If you have any problems, feel free to email support@pikmykid.com or call Ms. Debbie in the front office at 314.729.2436.  

Early Release

Wednesday will be our first Early Release Day. Please make sure you have communicated with your child on how they will be getting home. 

Spirit Day

In honor of LHS Homecoming this weekend we will have a green and gold spirit day on Thursday!

Science-  We will be performing our paper towel and  paper airplane investigations. We are learning how true scientist use the Scientific Method to answer a testable question. 

Writing- We are completing our first personal narrative this week. We will be working on revisions that will include adding scenes from the past/future, working on our leads/endings, and beginning to publish!

Reading- Our study on book clubs starts this week with a focus on interpretations of theories and what the text is truly about. We will be working on having meaningful, supportive, and thoughtful book club discussions. They are going beyond summarizing what they read, instead they are  focusing on what is the life lesson to be learned from the text

Math- Today, chapter one test will go home and I could not be more proud of our mathematicians in room 34!!  They put forth so much brain power on this test, I was blown away! We began chapter two, multiplying whole numbers,  and this week will cover prime factorization, powers & exponents, multiplication patterns, and problem solving!

Social Studies- We are discovering what the principals of government are expressed in the Declaration of Independence. 

Every morning as we gather on the rug for our morning meeting,  we are building a classroom community in which every voice is heard and respected. Each day my excitement for teaching sparks with every smile that greets me, I am so lucky to have such a vibrant and caring class. They are the reason why I LOVE my job:) Have a great week! 

                                                  

9/13 Early Release, students get our at 1:40

9/22 No School

What's happening in room 34?

What's happening in room 34?

This week in room 34! September 5-September 8 

I hope everyone had a wonderful and relaxing three day weekend. A big thank you to all for taking the time to come to Curriculum Night.  The link to signup for  parent teacher conferences can be found here.

Here is what to expect this week in 5th grade...

Writing- This week we are continuing our unit on personal narratives. This week we will choose our seed story, flash drafted and even RE-drafted to bring out the heart of our story- what it is really about. We will continue to work on revision this week as we bring forth the story arc and elaborate on the important parts. 

Science- We are continuing to work hard during our first unit as scientists. This week will be participating in an evaporation investigation and further diving into the scientific method. Our focus is to become familiar with the scientific method while using our scientific notebook to predict, record, and analyze our data. 

Reading-  I am so proud at the determination each student is bringing to our class challenge to read more than ever! We will continues to focus on the quality of our reading by using our metacognition (thinking about our thinking) to go deeper into our books. This week we will aim at noticing story elements, carrying our thinking in the text as we read on, considering perspective, and looking closer at characters. We will also begin our first book clubs later this week!

Math-  We are reviewing our lessons on place value with comparing and ordering whole numbers and decimals. Our first test will be this Friday, September 8th. Students are always encouraged to study by doing practice problems in their textbook. Because we do not complete every problem in their book during school, there will always be an abundance of practice available to them. Study guides will be given out on Tuesday. Another fantastic resource is their online textbook. Each lesson has practice problems students can complete and the computer will check their answers (look for the checkmark icon).

 Click to view how to connect to our online textbook. Online Math Textbook. 

Social Studies-  We are beginning our Social Studies workshop this week as we dive into the Declaration of Independence.