Blog Entry –Week of February 24th

Grade 5’s  - Celebration of Learning!!!

           

You are invited on Tuesday March 4^th to 5-1 FI’s Writer’s Fest! Our class of authors has been working hard all year on their writing skills. Using the writing process to plan, write, revise/edit their work.  You are welcome to join us at 2:00pm until 3:00pm and celebrate the amazing work your child has accomplished. They will be sharing some work with you and you will also have the opportunity to go through part of the writing process with them.

Independent Projects

I know the date for the projects has changed a few times and I apologize. Many activities and due dates were popping up and I did not want students to feel stressed about the Independent Projects. The purpose of the independent project is for students to be able to share their love of learning. It will allow students to take initiative and share their work. Students have the freedom to choose the topic of their project and how they want to present the information. Students can work in pairs or independently. Work on the project is to be done at home, however students may work on it in study hall or if they need help can stay in at breaks in the classroom when I do not have duty.

The Independent Projects will be presented March 21^st in class, in a similar set up to a science fair.

LANGUAGE

READING

Students are continuing to ask Questions as they read focusing on asking “Thick Questions” and not “Thin Questions”. 

Students are also using the APE model to answer their questions to ensure they are explaining their answer and supporting it with evidence. 

WRITING

            Students are continuing to work on their final piece of writing during work on writing times (Grade 4 – procedural recipe and Grade 5 – Explanation of How The Digestive System Works). They will be provided with feedback this week on their first writing piece so that they know what they did well and what they need to focus on in their writing. During Daily 5 this week students are also being pulled based on their writing goal they made at the beginning of the month. Students will work in small groups to gain strategies and tools to help them meet their goals. 

MATH

We are still working on our Measurement Unit. Students have been practicing estimating, and measuring objects choosing the unit of measurement to measure the object (e.g., mm, cm, dm, m, km). They have also practiced converting one unit of measurement to another. 

This week students will be looking into estimating and calculating perimeter of polygons using a variety of tools and strategies.

ART

We have been focusing on the Elements of Design to display emotion in an art piece. This week students can bring in any materials that they need to create their art piece. They are choosing to create an art piece (e.g. sculpture, drawing, painting etc..) of their choice that displays an emotion they feel on a regular basis. They will be writing a reflection afterwards about their art piece and how the Elements of Design they used help portray their emotion.