And the trophy goes to...

Arushi! For the second time in a row, Arushi is our math challenge winner for the week.  Way to go! Arushi gets to keep the trophy on her desk for another week!

Stuck!

Today, our class read Stuck. We learned that Floyd got lots of stuff stuck in his tree. Such as a kite, shoes, a duck, a truck, the house next door, the kitchen sink, and a giant whale. That's a lot of stuff, right?  Then, we made our own movies! We used stop motion pictures to create the movies. 

This post was created by : Connor, Emily, and Kyra

Teaching Mr. Rivet's 5th Grade Class!

Today, our class shared our paragraphs about how to be successful on the SBAC test with Mr. Rivet's class! Some ideas were to have a positive attitude, use test strategies, and take brain breaks.  We then worked together to create a top-down web, which can be seen below.  What a fun activity!

Using Khan Academy!

Fun during math!

OPTIONAL gym homework

For anyone who would like some extra credit for gym, there is an optional assignment available. Students can draw, find a picture on the internet, or take a picture of themselves but they must include a picture of someone doing an overhand or underhand throw and write about the cues to help them identify if it is overhand or underhand.  All assignments should be submitted by next Wednesday.

Fractions

Students are playing fraction war in our class!

Fraction war!

Using manipulatives!

Using fraction circles to compare fractions

Common Denominator

This week, students are comparing unlike fractions. In order to do this, they must first find a common denominator.  Next, they can find an equivalent fraction using the common denominator. Then they can compare the like fractions. Here is an example of how to find the common denominator: skip count! Whatever number both numbers land on on the number line can be a common denominator! Great job, Emily!

SBAC Testing = THINKING CAPS!

This week, we have SBAC testing on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday.  Students can wear their 'thinking caps', or hats, on any day that our class has testing!

AR Goals Met!

Connor, Kyra, Makenzie, and Conlan all met their AR goals this trimester! To recognize their success, students were able to have lunch in the classroom and could invite two friends to join them! Way to go!

And the winner is...

Arushi!! Keep up the great work!

Book Order

Don't forget that tomorrow (3/25) is the last day to place your March book order.  Thank you!

Student Led Calendar

Each morning, our calendar leaders lead a small group of students for calendar. Their job is to ask their classmates questions to help them complete the calendar each day. One of the components is clock. Check out these great questions that our class came up with to use during clock! When calendar time is done, the leaders have to do a quick presentation to the class. They can share any activity that they completed that morning. For example, they can share the fraction poll or clock activity.

Morning Routines

Check out these pictures of our class working hard during calendar time. Each morning, students participate in different math activities to start our day. Some attend student led calendar, others play fact fluency games or use Khan Academy, and students who want extra help can work with Mrs. Largy in a small group.

SBAC Schedule

Our class will be testing on the following dates:

3/22 ELA
3/23 ELA
3/28 (class activity in preparation for ELA Performance Task - not actual testing on this date)
3/29 ELA Performance Task
3/30 ELA Performance Task
4/1 MATH
4/2 MATH
4/5 (class activity in preparation for Math Performance Task - not actual testing on this date)
4/6 MATH Performance Task
4/8 MATH Performance Task

Students can wear their 'thinking caps' (hats) to school on any day that we have testing! There is no time limit for the test.  Students that do not finish during our time slot will complete their test with another class during another session.  Please make sure to eat a good breakfast on the morning of the test and most importantly have a POSITIVE attitude!

SCA

This week, students learned about the Chickadee, Barred Owl, and Loon. They completed different exploration activities and used kitchen utensils to find the best representation of each bird's beak depending on what it eats.

Wear your thinking caps!

Any day that we have testing, students can wear 'thinking caps'! Feel free to wear baseball hats, sun hats, winter hats, crazy hats etc. on any day that our class has testing!

Khan Academy

Click here for Khan Academy!  This is a great website for extra math practice or math enrichment! Several students in our class already have usernames and passwords since they use this site during calendar in the morning, but you can set up your own account at home too.  Watch videos, get some extra practice, or challenge yourself with Khan Academy!

Drum roll please...

This week's challenge winner is MAKENZIE! Way to go!

Fun with the SCA!

Today's class was about composting!