Field Day Tips

Field Day is tomorrow!  Check out last minute tips and reminders below!

• Sunscreen before school (teachers cannot put sunscreen on students)
• Water bottle
• Field Day shirt
• Tennis shoes
• No jewelry
• Hats are ok
• Visitors check in in the office (you'll get a visitor sticker)

Homework:

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

Reminders:

• Field Day: Tomorrow

Classroom Supplies:

Kidblog Link:  

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

Thank you,

Mrs. O'Neill

Absorbency

In Readers' Workshop, we used a few of our theme strategies to identify themes in two different texts written by the same author.  Tomorrow, we'll use comparing words to compare the themes and write a paragraph.

In Writers' Workshop, students learned that informational writers borrow teaching moves when they write.  We practiced identifying a topic, subtopics and then used teaching strategies to help teach others about our topic.  Today we only talked about our topic.  Before students can write effectively in the informational genre, they must be able to say it first (if you can think it, you can say it, you can write it).

In Math Workshop, students examined a multi-digit multiplication problem and identified the error in the process.  It's critical for students to have a solid understanding of place value and it's implication on multi-digit multiplication before I teach them standard algorithm (coming soon! Don't worry!).

In Science, students conducted their first experiment.  They wanted to test the absorbency of three different paper towels.  Ask your child which paper towel was the most absorbent and how they know!

Homework:

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

Reminders:

• UPDATE:  Field Day: Friday, May 20

Classroom Supplies:

Kidblog Link:  

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

Thank you,

Mrs. O'Neill

Field Day Shirts!

Field Day shirts went home with students today!  Field Day is this Friday; be sure to wear your shirts!

Homework:

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

Reminders:

• UPDATE:  Field Day: Friday, May 20

Classroom Supplies:

Kidblog Link:  

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

Thank you,

Mrs. O'Neill

Variables

In Writers' Workshop, students wrote an informational essay.  This is a pre-assessment for our next unit, The Art of Information Writing. 

In Readers' Workshop, students used the comparison matrix and comparing words to compare elements of plot. 

We're a good chunk into our read aloud, Masterminds.  Ask your child to make a prediction; what does being "special" really mean?

In Math Workshop, students used order of operations to solve and create an equations that match word problems.  

In Science, students read "uh-oh scenarios" to evaluate other experiments.  Students proved how the uh-oh experiments were invalid by identifying the variables that were not controlled.  Ask your child what a variable is (A: something in an experiment that can change and affect the results of that experiment).

Homework:

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

Reminders:

• UPDATE:  Field Day: Friday, May 20

Classroom Supplies:

Kidblog Link:  

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

Thank you,

Mrs. O'Neill

Why'd They Float?

In Writers' Workshop, most students finished typing up their literary essays.  These will be graded and sent home soon.  After students finished, they had the opportunity to blog about our read aloud book and/or their book club books.

In Readers' Workshop, we considered elements of setting (time, place, mood- taught earlier in the week) to compare two texts written by the same author.  Students engaged in a shared write whereby they used comparing words to articulate sentences, and I wrote them down, making a paragraph.

In Math Workshop, students are using manipulatives and order of operations to attack and solve multi-step problems. 

Yesterday in Science, we performed an experiment and collected data.  Today we used that data to develop, write, and share our findings.  Ask your child, why did the diet pops float? (A: They don't have sugar. Sugar weighs the regular pops down)

Homework:

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

Reminders:

• UPDATE:  Field Day: Friday, May 20

Classroom Supplies:

Kidblog Link:  

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

Thank you,

Mrs. O'Neill

No Field Day Tomorrow

Friendly Reminder: NO Field Day tomorrow.

Homework:

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

Reminders:

• UPDATE:  Field Day: Friday, May 20

Classroom Supplies:

Kidblog Link:  

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

Thank you,

Mrs. O'Neill

Field Day Rescheduled

Due to impending weather, Field Day has been rescheduled from this Friday (5/13) to next Friday (5/20).  A notice went home with students today.  It's also posted below.

In Writers' Workshop, students are publishing their literary essays in the lab.  These are due by Friday.

In Readers' Workshop, we identified time and place in texts to help us grow ideas about setting.  Tomorrow, we'll start considering mood.  Again, these lessons work toward the goal of comparing setting, plot, and theme of two different texts, written by the same author.  

In Math Workshop, we used "Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally" (yes, we still use that mnemonic...) to solve multi-step equations, with mixed operations.  To practice, we made "human equations" and solved following order.

 In Science, we began our Mystery Powders Unit today. Ask you child what we did!

Homework:

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

Reminders:

• UPDATE:  Field Day: Friday, May 20

Classroom Supplies:

Kidblog Link:  

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

Thank you,

Mrs. O'Neill