Homework:
5th Grade Math: Math Packet
4th Grade Math: Flashcard sheet and math packet due Friday (the homework page says Wednesday, however the due date is Friday due to field trips in both classes Weds & Thurs.
Words Their Way Word Sort- Finish your word sort from today or do an open sort and record your sort in your spiral notebook.
Open sort: Find a different way to sort your words. Use all of the words and record the sort in your notebook.
Book Club Jobs: Book clubs will be meeting to discuss on Tuesday and Wednesday, so jobs should be finished and ready to discuss.
Reminder: We have our field trip to the Exploratorium on Thursday.
We began our morning thinking like scientists! After observing a random object (tree trunks, spool of yarn, hand held drill, etc.) students put on their scientist hats and wrote about the object from the point of view of a scientist. Then, after writing for about five minutes, students switched gears and wrote about the same object from the point of view of a poet. It was great to see the different types of language and observations that were being made!
We started off math class with a math version of "Steal the Bacon". Everyone was given a number and when their number was the solution to a math problem they had to run and try to steal the "bacon" (our foam die), without getting tagged by the other side. It was a great way to get out some Monday morning energy! In class, we continued to work on division and our station activities.
During Writer's Workshop, students were given the opportunity to add to our Story Starters Bags. In addition to animals, transportation, and verbs, we now have class generated ideas for places and things. Starting with the famous sentence: "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times..." students created a story that had to include different words that were dropped on their desk. We heard stories about giants, baseball fields, Texas, and ginormous shoes!
After lunch, we met in our book clubs to work on finishing the reading goal and start this week's jobs. Groups will meet tomorrow and Wednesday to discuss their reading.
