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Posted by Sharon Nivert on 4/16/2021 10:00:00 AMPosted by Mary Allen-Gladstone April 9th @ 12:00 Noon
Reading:
- Hunting for nuggets of gold in reading to support our arguments
- Start of Masterminds Payback
- Mood and Tone Overview
- What is tone?
- Author’s tone in poetry
- Tone-O-Meter
- Independent reading and where am I in the book challenge
- Using context clues to figure out unknown words
- What has been my fave book club of 5th grade???
Writing:
- Revisit body paragraph writing (how to write a strong topic sentence
- Making writing Smooth, like butter, using TRANSITIONS
- How quotations can bolster an argument
- Continuing of personal argument writing
- Letters for “After Prom”
Math:
- Air Test Warm-Ups
- Began Unit 6
- The volume of rectangular prisms
- Khan
Inquiry:
- Energy: Motion
- Gizmo: Force and Fans
Other:
- Class Meeting
- Art (Grant) and PE (Nivert)
- 7-month school picture
3/27/21
Reading:
- Historical Fiction and Independent reading toward book challenge
- Readers think and wonder as they read
- Reading deeply while questioning sources
- Summarization of nonfiction
- Critical reading and thinking to escape St. Patrick’s Day classroom
- Read aloud: Masterminds Criminal Destiny
Writing:
- Taking time to stand and be counted
- Pros and Cons of independent topics
- Organizing our thoughts
- Claims/Reasons/ and bringing the muscle to evidence
- Writing limericks for St. Patrick’s Day
- Free Write Friday
Math:
- Making generalizations about fractions
- Checkpoint: Fraction Times Fraction (sent home Wednesday)
- St. Patrick’s Day math
- Multiplying fractions by fractions
- Number Corner: Students are looking for patterns in multiplying by powers of ten.
- Khan: Students should be working on Khan 40 minutes weekly. They will have new assignments on Monday.
Inquiry:
- Introduction to Energy Unit
- Kinetic vs Potential Energy
- St. Patrick’s Day STEM activity
- March Madness STEM activity
Other:
- Women’s History Month Door Decoration
- Soft Start
- Class Meeting
Posted by Sharon Nivert on 3/12/2021Posted by: Mary Allen-Gladstone @ 4:30 PMReading:- WWII background
- WWII tied historical fiction book clubs
- Figurative Language: Metaphors in stories
- How culture impacts our view of fictional stories (both fantasy and historical fiction)
- Identifying archetypes in fiction
Writing:
- Organizing for research
- Using a graphic organizer to prepare for research
- Cornell notetaking and question writing
Math:
- Unit 4 Review & Scavenger Hunt
- Unit 4 Post-Test
Inquiry:
- Space systems
- How Do Stars Form? Newsela Article
- The landing of The Perseverance Land Rover on Mars
Other:
- Art and Library
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Posted by Sharon Nivert on 2/12/2021Posted by Mary Allen-Gladstone 1/29/21 at 4:00 PMReading:
- Thinking metaphorically
- Slaying our dragons
- Life Lessons
- Types of Conflict
- Internal/External Struggles
- Fantasy Book Clubs
- Independent reading…Where am I in meeting my goal for the year?
- Zeus vocabulary set-Quiz on Thursday 2/4/20211
- Read aloud: Finished Masterminds: Criminal Destiny
Writing:
- Continued taking notes on Ancient Civilizations
- Awareness of Timelines
- Thinking about our own thoughts as we gather information
- Metacognition: Assembling our thinking
- Topic Sentences
Math:
- Bridges Unit 4 - Multiplication Strategies/Relationships
- Half-Tens
- Double and Half
- Ratio Table
- Multiply and divide decimals
- Multiplication and Division Checkpoint
- These went home Thursday/Friday
- Scores are on slide 14
- Math iReady score are on slide 2
- Number Corner: Students identifying patterns and creating an equation for the pattern
- Khan: Students should be working on Khan 40 minutes weekly. Their 5 new assignments are due 2/5 (I will be teaching the standard algorithm this week.)
Inquiry:
- European Exploration
- Discussed why Europeans explored the New World
- Columbian Exchange
- French Explorers and their last impacts
- Black History Month Door Contest Brainstorming
Other:
- Music
- Class Meeting
Posted by Sharon Nivert on 1/22/2021 10:00:00 AMPosted by Kristin Grant on 1/14/2021 11:00:00 AMPosted on January 8th, 2021 at 3:45 PM
Reading:
- Introduction of Fantasy Unit of Study
- Elements of Fantasy
- Non-Fiction Reading - Newsela article
- Beginning Fantasy Book Clubs 1/11/21
- Introducing Hercules Root Word, prefix, suffix study 1/11/21
- Hercules Root Word Study due Wednesday, 1/20/21 & Root Word Test Thursday 1/21/21
- Independent reading… where am I in meeting my goal for the year?
- Read aloud: Masterminds
Writing:
- Ancient Civilization Research-Aztecs, Mayans, Incas
- How does where one live affect how one lives?
- Categorization of Research Notes
- Preparing for Informational Writing Flashdraft on 1/11/21
- Free Write Friday
Math:
- Unit 3 Bridges-Rounding, Adding/Subtraction of Decimals
- Unit 3 Bridges- Metric Conversions
- Unit 3 Review 1/11/21 due 1/13/21
- Unit 3 Optional Review Study Session 1/14/21 @8:00AM
- Unit 3 Post-test 1/14/21
- Number Corner: Algebraic equations and patterns
- Khan: Students should be working on Khan for 40 minutes weekly.
- Khan Monday morning weekly check-in
Inquiry:
- Beringia-10,000 years ago
- Native American Study: How does where one live affect how one lives?
- Eastern Woodland Native Americans
- Central Plain Native Americans
- Grant and Nivert: Orchestra, band, & music class
- Random Acts of Kindness
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Posted by Sharon Nivert on 12/11/2020 12:00 PMReading:
- Finished mystery book clubs
- Main idea writing based off of selected details
- Thinking from small to big within a topic
- Script writing for self-selected nonfiction topics
- Creation of slideshow presentation
- Independent reading… where am I in meeting my goal for the year?
- Apollo vocabulary set
- Read aloud: Masterminds
Writing:
- Elaborating on fictional narratives
- Lifting styles of writing from mentor texts
- Making main characters and secondary characters come alive based on their actions
- Dialogue
- Complex sentence structure and review of simple and compound sentences
- Peer/self editing for fictional narratives
- Submission of fictional narratives
- Free Write Friday
Math:
- Multiplying and dividing by powers of 10
- Introduction of exponents, exponential notation
- Reading, modeling, and comparing decimals
- Decimals through the thousandths
- Rounding Decimals
- Unit 2 Assessment
- Number Corner: Students identifying different quadrilaterals.
- Decimal Review and Checkpoint due Monday for blue group and due Tuesday for white group
- Khan: Students should be working on Khan 40 minutes weekly.
Inquiry:
- Symbiosis
- Multi-tiered timelines
- Research due Monday for blue group and due Tuesday for white group
Other:
- Grant: PE and Nivert: Art
- Random Acts of Kindness
- Class Meeting
Posted by Mary Allen-Gladstone on 12/5/2020 1:00:00 PMReading:
- Nonfiction: Distinguishing Primary from Secondary Sources
- Individual Nonfiction Topics finalized
- Note Taking strategies using Cornell Notes
- Review of text features in nonfiction text
- Apollo vocabulary-How do roots fit together to form words?
- Read Loud: Masterminds-Criminal Destiny
Writing:
- Compare/contrast Personal Narratives to Fictional Narratives
- Fictional Narratives story ideas activity
- Choosing a Fictional Narrative Story Line
- Complete Fictional Narrative graphic organizers
- Predicate expanders: When, where, why, or how
- Flashdraft of Fictional Narratives
Math:
- Completed Bridges Unit 3 Screener - Place Value & Decimal
- Monday morning Khan check-in, 40-minute minimum
- Introduced Bridges Unit 3 - Place Value & Decimals
- Introduced December Number Corner - Quadrilaterals
Inquiry:
- Energy Pyramids
- Ecosystem Task Card Activity
- Ecosystem Mystery Point Activity
Posted November 6th, 2020Reading:
- Variety of nonfiction texts
- Review of text features in nonfiction text
- Nonfiction text structures: chronological, cause/effect, compare/contrast, problem/solution
- Complex main ideas and the video, “How to keep elephants and wolves out of your yard.”
- Read Aloud: When Lunch Fights Back
- Helios vocabulary set. How do roots fit together to form words?
- Portfolio and reflection on our work
Writing:
- Revision of PN graphic organizers
- Predicate expanders: When, where, why, or how
- Flashdraft of Personal Narratives
- How to write a strong lead
- Portfolio and reflection on our work
Math:
- Practice adding and subtracting fractions with unlike denominators
- Better Buy problems
- Scavenger Hunt Review
- Adding & Subtracting Fractions Checkpoint
- Introduce November Number Corner
Inquiry:
- Look at important issues and see where candidates stand
- Vote and discuss election results
Other:
- Art (Grant) and Library (Nivert)
- Read Aloud: Masterminds by Gordon Korman
Posted by Sharon Nivert on 10/30/2020Reading:
- Selection of nonfiction texts
- PreAssessment of nonfiction strategies
- Comparing and contrasting fiction and nonfiction texts
- Review of nonfiction text features
- Structures of Nonfiction texts
- Independent reading check-ins
- FInal book clubs and theme analysis
- Athena vocabulary set
- Read Home of the Brave
Writing:
- Generating ideas for powerful personal narratives
- First times, last times, and times we realized something
- Writing fast and furiously to get our ideas on paper
- Seed ideas vs. Watermelon topics
- Showing language vs. Telling sentences
- Multiple narrative drafts
- Analysis of “The Bike” by Gary Soto
Math:
- River trail problem, finding common denominators using the multiple strategy, and Whodunnit? activity
Inquiry:
- Voting mini-Unit
- President eligibility
- Create a candidate activity
- Electoral college
Other:
- Art (Grant) and Library (Nivert)
- Panorama survey
- Halloween Activities!
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Posted by: Mary Allen-Gladstone on 2/28/2020 at 3:30 PMReading and Writing:
- Continued Fantasy Book Clubs
- Mini-Lessons: Reading: Various Elements of Fantasy
- Mini-Lessons:
- Reviewed the difference between Tone & Mood
- Introduced: What is a Book Trailer?
- Identified components within a Book Trailer
- Planning out a book trailer for a book of choice
- Read Aloud: Started The Wild Robot by Peter Brown
- Where am I in the 40 Book Challenge?
- Persuasive/Argumentative Writing: Is Chocolate Milk Harmful or Helpful?
- Writing an Introduction with a Thesis and 3 reasons
- Supporting 3 reasons with evidence
- How to cite evidence using quotations
- Introduced Zeus Vocabulary Packet
Math:
- Completed February Number Corner
- Began Unit 5: Module 1: Multiplying Whole numbers by Fractions
- "Who Dunnit?" Multiplying Whole numbers by Fractions Game
- Unit 5 Concept Quest: Adventures and Excursions
Inquiry:
- Introduced Sound Energy Investigations
- What is Sound?
- How does sound travel?
- Does sound travel differently through different mediums?
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Posted by Sharon Nivert on 11/22/2019 9:00:00 AMReading:
- Realistic Fiction: Book Clubs
- Mini-Lesson: Context Clues and the Transcontinental Trek Around the World
- Mini-Lesson: Tone and Mood
- Read Aloud: Masterminds: Criminal Destiny
Writing:
- Personal essays
- What are we grateful for?
- Mini-lesson: Simple, Compound, and Complex sentence structures
Math:
- Extending the Great Wall of Powers of 10
- Exponents
- Modeling, Reading, & Comparing Decimals
- Decimals: Thousandths
- Drawing and Comparing Decimals
- Round and Add Tenths
- Trasketball math review
- Number Corner
Inquiry:
- Ancient Civilization Escape Classrooms
- Space Exploration Introduction
- Space Exploration timeline
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Posted by Sharon Nivert on 8/30/2019 10:00:00 AMThis Week...Posted by Sharon Nivert on 8/23/2019 8:00:00 AMReading:
- Mini-Lesson: Character Traits
- Paper Bag Princess
- Discussion of both inside and outside traits
- Analyzing our own traits and creating a Wordle
- Mini-Lesson: Point of View
- Discussion of the character's perspective
- What is the Point of View?
- Analysis of first-person perspectives
- IReady and DIBELS assessments
- Introduced 40 Book Challenge and writing to our teachers
- Read Aloud: Insignificant Life of a Cactus
Writing:
- What should a reading response include?
- Stemming a reading response
- Free Write Friday
Math:
- YouCubed: Inspirational Math
- Growth Mindset
- Anyone Can Be a Math Thinker
- Speed isn’t everything
- Our Brains Think About Math Visually
- Four 4's
- Visual representations
- Prime and Composite Numbers
- Establishing patterns
- Khan Academy
- Unit 1 Pretest
Inquiry:
- STEM thinking
- Peppermint racers
- Testing floatation devices
Other: Continued Team Building Activities, First class meeting, Class Cash incentive
AUGUST, 2019WELCOME
5th GRADERS!WE ARE GLADYOU ARE HERE!
