Today in Class: Thursday, October 30th

Weekly Learning Goals: I can...
... spell and define words with Greek word parts.
... use a formula to determine the volume of a rectangular prism.
... compare and contrast two different subjects.

Agenda (Day 1 - Phys. Ed)

• Warm-up & Announcements (7:35-8:00)
  
• Math (8:00 - 9:45) - Review /  Unit 2 Benchmark
• ELA (9:45 - 10:15) - Read & Discuss Wonder -  Focus Skill: Effect of Setting
• Reading Groups (11:00 - 11:30)
  
• Halloween Crafts (11:30-12:20) - Spiral Ghost / Candy Corn Banner
  
• Lunch & Recess (12:25 - 1:15)
• Social Studies (1:20- 1:50) - Comparing Plimouth to Jamestown

Homework

ELA 
   1. Read 20 minutes
  
** Half Day Tomorrow - Dismissal at 10:30**

Today in Class: Tuesday, October 28th

Weekly Learning Goals: I can...
... spell and define words with Greek word parts.
... use strategies to write a powerful personal narrative.
... use a formula to determine the volume of a rectangular prism.
... compare and contrast two different subjects.

Agenda (Day 3 - Phys. Ed)

• Warm-up & Announcements (7:35-8:00)
  
• ELA (8:00 - 8:45) - Word Study
  
• Math (8:45 - 9:30) - Finding the Volume of our classroom
• Social Studies (9:45 - 10:15) - Comparing Plimouth to Jamestown
• Reading Groups (11:00 - 11:30)
  
• Writing (11:30-12:20) - Sharing Fractured Fairy Tale Narratives
  
• Lunch & Recess (12:25 - 1:15)
• Social Studies (1:20- 1:50) - Comparing Plimouth to Jamestown

Homework

ELA 
   1. Read 20 minutes
   2. Reading Response #4 due Thursday
MATH
   1. Finish Pages 38B, 38C, 38D 
  **Volume Benchmark on Thursday

Today in Class: Monday, October 27th

Weekly Learning Goals: I can...
... spell and define words with Greek word parts.
... use strategies to write a powerful personal narrative.
... use a formula to determine the volume of a rectangular prism.
... compare and contrast two different subjects.

Agenda (Day 2 - Music & Library)

• Warm-up & Announcements (7:35-8:00)
  
• ELA (8:00 - 8:45) - Greek Word Parts - Word Study Preview
  
• Math (8:45 - 9:30) - Finding Volume
• ELA (9:45 - 10:15) - Read & Discuss Wonder Focus Skill: Compare & Contrast
• Reading Groups (11:00 - 11:30)
  
• Writing (11:30-12:20) - Typing & Printing fractured fairy tale narrative
  
• Lunch & Recess (12:25 - 1:15)
• Library (1:15 - 1:50)
  

Homework

ELA 
   1. Read 20 minutes
MATH
   1.Pages 31 & 32 

Today in Class: Wednesday, October 22nd

Weekly Learning Goals: I can...
...  identify and define different book genre.
... use strategies to write a powerful personal narrative.
... use a formula to determine the volume of a rectangular prism.

Agenda (Day 4 - Band, Chorus & Art)

• Warm-up & Announcements (7:35-8:00)
  
• Band/Intervention (8:00 - 8:45) 
• PBIS Assembly (8:45 - 9:30) 
• Reading Groups (11:00 - 11:30)
  
• Writing (11:30-12:20) - Typing fractured fairy tale narrative
  
• Lunch & Recess (12:25 - 1:15)
• ELA (1:15 - 1:50) - Read & Discuss "Wonder"; Focus Skill: Compare & Contrast
  

Homework

ELA 
   1. Read 20 minutes
   2. Study genre for quiz tomorrow
   3. Weekly HW Packet due tomorrow

Today in Class: Tuesday, October 21st

Weekly Learning Goals: I can...
...  improve my understanding of geography, politics, economics, culture, and diversity.
... use strategies to write a powerful personal narrative.
... use a formula to find the volume of a rectangular prism.

Agenda (Day 3 - Phys. Ed)

• Warm-up & Announcements (7:35-8:00)
  
• Math/Intervention (8:00 - 8:40) - Division Strategies Review
  
• Math (8:45 - 9:45) - Doubling & Halving Volume Strategies
• ELA (9:45 - 10:15) - "Wonder"  Read & Discuss together
  
• Reading Groups (11:00 - 11:30)
• Writing (11:30-12:20) - Typing final drafts
• Lunch & Recess (12:20 - 1:10)
• ELA (1:10 - 1:50) - Rotations: VocabularySpellingCity.com / Genre Sort / Reading
  

Homework

ELA 
   1. Read 20 minutes
   2. Study Genre words for quiz on Thursday 
MATH 
   1. Pages 25 & 26

Today in Class: Monday, October 20th

Weekly Learning Goals: I can...
...  identify and define different book genre.
... use strategies to write a powerful personal narrative.
... use a formula to determine the volume of a rectangular prism.

Agenda (Day 2 - Music & Library)

• Warm-up & Announcements (7:35-8:00)
  
• Social Studies (8:00 - 8:45) - "Three Worlds Meet" True/False Activity
• Math (8:45 - 9:45) - Volume Activities
• Reading Groups (11:00 - 11:30)
  
• Writing (11:45-12:20) - Revising our fairy tales; Catching the action or emotion
  
• Lunch & Recess (12:25 - 1:15)
• Library (1:10 - 1:50)

Homework

ELA 
   1. Read 20 minutes
**Genre Quiz on Thursday


MATH 
   1. Page 22

Today in Class: Thursday, October 16th

Weekly Learning Goals: I can...
...  improve my understanding of geography, politics, economics, culture, and diversity.
... use strategies to write a powerful personal narrative.
... use a formula to determine the volume of a rectangular prism.

Agenda (Day 4 - Chorus & Art)

• Warm-up & Announcements (7:35-8:00)
  
• Language Arts (8:00 - 8:15) - Share Wonder connections
  
• Math (8:15 - 9:35) - Finding the Volume of 3D objects
• Reading Groups (11:00 - 11:30)
  
• Writing (11:45-12:15) - Looking to skilled writers for ideas; analyzing "Eleven"; Drafting fairy tale
  
• Lunch & Recess (12:20 - 1:10)
• ELA (1:10 - 1:50) - "Three Worlds Meet" True/False Activity

Homework

ELA 
   1. Finish Fractured Fairy Tale Draft
   2. Weekly Homework Packet due tomorrow

MATH 
   1. Page 19B

Today in Class: Wednesday, October 15th

Weekly Learning Goals: I can...
...  improve my understanding of geography, politics, economics, culture, and diversity.
... use strategies to write a powerful personal narrative.
... use a formula to determine the volume of a rectangular prism.

Agenda (Day 3 - Phys. Ed & Band)

• Warm-up & Announcements (7:35-8:00)
  
• Band / Intervention (8:00 - 8:40) 
  
• Math (8:45 - 9:45) - Volume Strategies / Packages in Boxes
• ELA (9:45 - 10:15) - Wonder , Read & Discuss together; Focus Skills: Making Connections & Setting
• Reading Groups (11:00 - 11:30)
• Writing (11:45-12:15) - Continue drafting fractured fairy tales
• Lunch & Recess (12:20 - 1:10)
• ELA (1:10 - 1:50) - Wonder , Read & Discuss together; Focus Skills: Making Connections & Setting

Homework

ELA 
   1. Read 20 minutes

MATH 
   1. Pages 17 & 18

Today in Class: Tuesday, October 14th

Weekly Learning Goals: I can...
...  improve my understanding of geography, politics, economics, culture, and diversity.
... use strategies to write a powerful personal narrative.
... develop a strategy for figuring out the volume of a rectangular prism

Agenda (Day 2 - Music) 

• Warm-up & Announcements (7:35-8:00)
  
• ELA/Intervention (8:00 - 8:40) - Reading Assessments
  
• Math (8:45 - 9:45) - Strategies to Find Volume
• ELA (9:45 - 10:15) - Wonder / Making Connections
  
• Reading Groups (11:00 - 11:30)
• Writing (11:45-12:15) - Developing your Fractured Fairy Tale Narrative
• Lunch & Recess (12:20 - 1:10)
• Social Studies (1:10 - 1:50) - Columbian Exchange T/F
  

Homework

ELA 
    1. Read 20 minutes
    2. Reading Response Letter #3
   
MATH
    1. Page 13/14

Today in Class: Friday, October 10th

Weekly Learning Goals: I can...
...  improve my understanding of geography, politics, economics, culture, and diversity.
... use strategies to write a powerful personal narrative.
... develop a strategy for figuring out the volume of a rectangular prism

Agenda (Day 1 - Phys. Ed) 

• Warm-up & Announcements (7:35-8:00)
  
• ELA/Intervention (8:00 - 8:40) - Fairy Tale Selection in the Library
  
• Math (8:45 - 9:45) - Strategies to Find Volume
• ELA (9:45 - 10:15) - Spelling Quiz / Wonder
  
• Reading Groups (11:00 - 11:30)
• Writing (11:45-12:15) - Develop seed ideas for Fractured Fairy Tale Narrative
• Lunch & Recess (12:20 - 1:10)
• Band / Intervention (1:10 - 1:50)
  

Homework

ELA 
    1. Read 20 minutes
MATH
    1. Page 10 

Today in Class: Thursday, October 9th

Weekly Learning Goals: I can...
...  improve my understanding of geography, politics, economics, culture, and diversity.
... use strategies to write a powerful personal narrative.
... develop a strategy for figuring out the volume of a rectangular prism

Agenda (Day 4 - Chorus & Art) 

• Warm-up & Announcements (7:35-8:00)
  
• Social Studies/ELA (8:00 - 8:30) - Atlas Section
  
• Math (8:30 - 9:30) - Go over Unit 1 Benchmark; Cubes in Boxes Volume Activity
• Reading Groups (11:00 - 11:30)
• Writing (11:45-12:15) - "Snow White in New York" ; Develop seed ideas for Fractured Fairy Tale Narrative
• Lunch & Recess (12:20 - 1:10)
• ELA (1:10 - 1:50) - Dis-, De-, Un-
  

Homework

ELA 
    1. Read 20 minutes
    2. Study for Spelling Test tomorrow 
    3. Weekly Homework Packet due Tomorrow
**October Book Orders due tomorrow - free book!
** Band tomorrow 1:10 - 1:50

Today in Class: Wednesday, October 8th

Weekly Learning Goals: I can...
...  improve my understanding of geography, politics, economics, culture, and diversity.
... use strategies to write a powerful personal narrative.
... use strategies to divide whole numbers.

Agenda (Day 3 - Phys. Ed) 

  **Band Cancelled due to "Walk to School" Event & Assembly

• Warm-up & Announcements (7:35-8:00)
  
• "Walk to School" Event & Assembly (8:00 - 8:40)
  
• Math (8:45 - 9:45) - Unit 1 Benchmark
• ELA (9:45 - 10:15) - "Wonder" Read & Discuss together / Skill: Making Connections
  
• Reading Groups (11:00 - 11:30)
• Writing (11:45-12:15) - Persuasive Writing
• Lunch & Recess (12:20 - 1:10)
• ELA (1:10 - 1:50) - Dis-, De-, Un-
  

Homework

ELA - Read 20 minutes

Today in Class: Tuesday, October 7th

Weekly Learning Goals: I can...
...  improve my understanding of geography, politics, economics, culture, and diversity.
... use strategies to write a powerful personal narrative.
... use strategies to divide whole numbers.

Agenda (Day 2 - Art)

• Warm-up & Announcements (7:35-8:00)
  
• Intervention/Catch-up (8:00 - 8:40) - Sharing Vocab Sculptures; "Who were the first Americans?"
  
• Math (8:45 - 9:45) - Review for Unit 1 Benchmark
• ELA (9:45 - 10:15) - "Wonder" Read & Discuss together / Skill: Making Connections
  
• Reading Groups (11:00 - 11:30)
• Writing (11:45-12:15) - Persuasive Writing
• Lunch & Recess (12:20 - 1:10)
• Social Studies (1:10 - 1:50) - Who were the first Americans?
  

Homework

ELA - Read 20 minutes

MATH - Review for Unit 1 Benchmark tomorrow

Today in Class: Monday, October 6th

Weekly Learning Goals: I can...
...  improve my understanding of geography, politics, economics, culture, and diversity.
... use strategies to write a powerful personal narrative.
... use strategies to divide whole numbers.

Agenda (Day 1 - Phys. Ed & Library)

• Warm-up & Announcements (7:35-8:00)
  
• Social Studies (8:00 - 8:40) - Sharing Vocab Sculptures; "Who were the first Americans?"
  
• Math (8:45 - 9:45) - Review for Unit 1 Benchmark
• ELA (9:45 - 10:15) - "Wonder" preview, Read & Discuss together
  
• Reading Groups (11:00 - 11:30)
• Writing (11:45-12:15) - Sharing final drafts
• Lunch & Recess (12:20 - 1:10)
• Library (1:10 - 1:50)  
  

Homework

ELA 
   1. Read 20 minutes
   2. Finish Spelling "Tic Tac Toe" - due tomorrow 
MATH - Review for Unit 1 Benchmark Wednesday