Math Test Friday

This week in Readers' Workshop, students are taking on more of the responsibility regarding reading and comparing settings, plots, and themes of two different texts, written by the same author.  They're reading two short stories, "Spaghetti" and "Boar Out There", both by Cynthia Rylant.

In Writers' Workshop, students explored different text structures to see how they affected the thinking and writing they're planning on their informational topic.

In Math Workshop, we "made it rain bingo chips..."  We used manipulatives to model and identify the operation being used in word problems.  Then we wrote the matching expression.  Students also rounded to the nearest ten to make reasonable estimates.  At stations, students worked in First In Math and played "Beach Ball Multiplication" to practice solving multi-digit multiplication equations using the matrix and partial products.

In Science, students used their data from our absorbency experiment to defend their claim about which paper towel is the most absorbent.

Homework:

• Math homework
• Practice multiplication/ division facts (if necessary)
• Read 20 minutes:  

Reminders:

• Unit 8 Math Assessment:  Friday, May 27
• Early Dismissal: Friday, May 27
• No School:  Monday, May 30 (Memorial Day)
• Tuesday, May 31:  I will be out of the building for professional development.  Please direct any changes in dismissal, etc. to the office.  Thank you!
• Class Picnic: Monday, June 13 (11:10-12:20)

Classroom Supplies:

Kidblog Link:  

• https://kidblog.org/class/RES11/login

Thank you,

Mrs. O'Neill