A Week in Review
October 8th – October 12th
WOW! The Walk-A-Thon
was a HUGE success J I’m very proud of all the virtues displayed
this Wednesday when our 5th graders took to the field; whether they
were showing integrity by honestly counting their laps, friendliness by helping
the younger students not get run over in the “jogging” lane or perseverance by
collectively walking over 150 laps! Amazing!
Virtue Awards:
Kate O. for showing the virtues of RELIABILITY and
RESPONSIBILITY by completing ALL of her assignments on time and with quality
work! Thank you Kate for modeling excellence EVERY DAY!
Declan R. for showing the virtues of JOYFULNESS and
RESPONSIBILITY by consistently being willing to help keep our classroom clean
and organized! And he does it all with a smile!
Literacy:
We were busy in literacy this week, but the highlight was when we viewed a live webcast of an interview with the talented and popular author, JK ROWLING. Scholastic hosted to the interview and invited classrooms worldwide to participate. Mrs. Bethel's class joined us as we learned more about JK Rowling, her new website Pottermore, and my favorite part - we listened to her read a scene from the first book in the series, The Sorcerer's Stone. Listening to the author talk about how she wrote the series fit nicely with our Writing Workshop as student use the writing process (brainstorm, rough draft, revise, edit, publish) on a daily basis. Hearing Rowling talk about different drafts and where she kept her ideas was a perfect example of how what we're doing in the classroom matches what a published author does!
Math:
Hurrah!! We’ve made it
through our second Math Unit – Perimeter and Area; students
worked diligently to convert from inches to feet, feet to yards and much
more. 5th grade brains were put to the test this week as they
were asked to solve a story problem, much like this:
“Mrs. Hatlestad wanted to
build a fence around her organic veggie garden. Her garden box is 3 feet
wide and 8 feet long. Mr. Hatlestad helped her carry 8 yards of mesh wire
fencing home. Do they have enough?” Yikes! In this story problem, students would need to solve
the following:
·
Am I solving for
perimeter or area?
·
What is the
perimeter?
·
Convert from feet
into yards
·
Compare the
yardage
·
Do I have
enough? Why or why not?
Students will take the end-of-unit math assessment on MONDAY! Have them study, study, study over the weekend!!
Science:
Students worked with their teammates to conduct an experiment that simulated how the Grand Canyon was formed. We investigated water flow over earth materials in a stream table. We observed the process of erosion and knew that the 1-liter of water used in our experiment, simulated at least 1 million years of water flowing over the Colorado plateau.
Our 5th grade leaders have been paired up with students in Miss Muller's second grade class. We started our first Reading Buddy meeting by interviewing our little buddies as a way to get to know them. Since we met downstairs in their second grade classroom, we also received a tour of their room. Then, we read with our buddies. The second graders were so excited to show off their classroom and read with us! This is such a great way for our 5th grades to model excellence and leadership for the younger students in our school. I was so impressed with their focus and caring attitudes! We can't wait until next time!
Cocoa and Current Events:
Important Dates:
Wednesday, October 17th:
GRC (Global Reading Challenge forms due)
Monday October 22nd
– Friday, October 25th: Fall Conferences
Friday, October 25th:
Picture RE-Take Day
Monday October 28th
- Friday, November 2nd: Scholastic Book Fair
Wednesday, October 31st:
Halloween (Celebration 10:30)
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