Great job today boys and girls! We got a lot finished!!
We continued to work on our color word charts this morning. The students worked in partners to find better words for color words. We compiled posters that will stay up in the classroom for the rest of the year so we can make better word choices for the colors! We then took a paragraph we completed last week, and replaced some of the color words to sound more exciting!

After recess, we took a close look at the results of our Borax Science experiment. The kids were amazed at our results!!

We also enjoyed yet another beautiful...and yummy...Christmas luncheon! A special thank you too all of the parents and teachers who make this happen every year!

After lunch, we completed three Math stations.
1) Computers
2) Multiplication game with Mrs. Clarke
3) Corrections and practicing Partial Product

We wrapped up the day with Phys Ed and Read Aloud.

Even though we are so close to the Christmas holidays, the students continue to work so hard in the classroom.  We completed Day 3 of Centers this morning. We continued to work on the questioning strategy during Guided Reading.

After recess, we completed a Science experiement using Borax and pipe cleaners. We are watching eagerly to see what happens with these materials.

The students then had Art with Mrs. Schentag.

We worked through Math stations after lunch. The students worked through three stations.
1) Computers
2) Multiplication Search (similar to a word search but using multiplication facts)
3) Partial Product (We continued with the strategy of Partial Product and solved the questions all the way through. If students did not finish at this station, it was assigned for homework...due tomorrow)

We wrapped up the day with Phys Ed and read aloud.

We started off the day with a wonderful dress rehearsal for Wednesday's Christmas concert. You are in for a real treat on Wednesday!!

After rehearsal, the students headed down to Art with Mrs. Schentag.

We discussed our Wild Turkey problem solver that we completed last week. The students shared some of their work and we discussed the rubric that was used to assess.

The students then had French with Mrs. Orosz and Phys Ed with Mr. Leidl.

We finished the day by starting a new read aloud, The Secret World of Og.

*Remember your glass jar for tomorrow!!

Great job today Grade 5 with all of your help with Santa's Workshop! It's great to see the smiles on the students faces! Grade 5 will shop tomorrow!!

Even though we were busy with Santa's Workshop today, we squeezed in some writing. We wrapped up our Paint a Picture with Words activity that we worked on with a partner. We will start our individual ones tomorrow using a Metis picture.

We were also able to complete some corrections in Math.

We finished the day with Phys Ed and Read Aloud.

We wrote our Lesson 13 spelling test this morning during day 3 of Centers. The students also wrote their TWAS for this week. Please remind your son or daughter to bring these back to school as we have been very forgetful these last few weeks.

After recess, we practiced for the Christmas concert.

We started to work on a Problem Solver today, putting all of the pieces together. We have worked on the many parts in pieces and will work on solving one problem solver from start to finish as I am confident the students will be able to put it all together!

The students then had French with Mrs. Orosz.

We finished the day with Phys Ed and Read Aloud.

Enjoy the weekend everyone!

We worked on Day 2 of Centers this morning. We are continuing to work on the questioning strategy during our Guided Reading time. We will continue working on developing "thick" questions.

After recess, we wrote our Multiplication unit test. The students did an excellent job!! We also started Part 2 of our Multiplication unit by building two-digit times two-digit questions using base-ten blocks. We worked in small groups for this strategy but will move to individual on Monday.

We wrapped up our morning by continuing to work on our partner "Paint a Picture" activity during 6 + 1 Writing. We worked on finding better words for our descriptions and are now working on writing 6 powerful sentences with our "better" words.

We also worked on our Social Studies reviews and corrected them together. Remember that our unit test is on Tuesday, December 11!

Reminder:
* Students need a clear container for a Science experiment on Monday.

 

Students were introduced to a new set of Centers this morning. We continued to work on the Questioning strategy during guided reading.

After recess, we completed Math stations. The students played a multiplication game against a partner, as well as practiced the Breaking it Down strategy at teacher table. Remember, the unit test is tomorrow.

The students had library with Mrs. Schentag before lunch.

We enjoyed a wonderful afternoon of curling!! Be sure to ask your son or daughter how much fun they had! Each one of them had a smile on their face!

 

The students completed Day 4 of Centers today and handed in their activities. We also began the strategy of Questioning at teacher table today. The students are working on developing good, thick questions before and after reading.

After recess, students worked on the Break it Down strategy and corrections during Math. The unit review was handed back for students to study from for their test on Thursday.

In Social Studies, we corrected Where Did That Name Come From? We will be having a unit test on Tuesday, December 11. We will work on the review next class.

After lunch, we worked through three stations in Science that looked at changing states of matter. The students made predictions and recorded their observations.

The day wrapped up with Phys Ed.

* Remember to have a good pair of shoes here for tomorrow as we are going curling in the afternoon.

We started off the week by completing Day 3 of Centers. Lesson 13 spelling words were given today. Please remember to practice throughout the week for the test on Friday.

After recess, we completed Math stations. Students continued to practice halving and doubling, as well as breaking it down. Students also worked on their unit review. If they were not finished, students were to take it home for homework. Our unit test will be on Thursday, December 6.

We are working on Painting a Picture with Words in 6+1 Writing. Students are working in partners to describe an underwater picture. We will continue with this activity next class.

We practiced for the Christmas Concert after lunch today.

The students had Phys Ed with Mr. Leidl following the last recess.

We wrapped up the day with Science. We talked about properties of matter and different ways we can describe matter.