Reader's Workshop
We had two lessons this week in our test prep unit: answering two-part questions and multi-select evidence based questions. For two-part questions, we will usually have to relate the second part to the first part, so before answering part A, we have to glance at the options for part B and see if it makes sense. For the other types of questions, they require multiple answers to be selected so we have to use the text to pick the best options for the answers. Since we finished our narrative test prep unit on Tuesday, we were able to use Thursday's time to look at the opinion writing rubric and compare the items from the rubric to our own writing that we have already completed. Writer's Workshop We are still taking a short break from Writer's Workshop so we did not have anything this week. Math This week in math, we learned how to compare the products of multiplication problems involving fractions using diagrams. Our conclusion was that multiplying by a fraction less than one makes the product smaller than the whole number factor. Multiplying by a number greater than 1 makes the product larger than the original factor. After this, we started exploring mixed numbers and learned a few strategies to multiply them: regrouping and the distributive property. Extras Grammar- We continued in our compound-complex sentence unit and practiced identifying different types of sentences and both dependent and independent clauses. On Thursday, we had our grammar quiz. Ms. Wu gave the students a break from learning so much social studies so this is what she did with them this week: Spelling/Roots Word Study- This week's roots were "ben, bene, bon," and "boun." STEAM (Art)- The students made a radial symmetry shamrock with their names for St. Patrick's Day. They turned out really neat! Technology- Students learned about click bait and how to avoid it. They also learned about having positive and healthy friendships online and what that looks like. Electives- Some students learned the basics about working out and how to play capture the flag, a version of dodgeball, and ultimate frisbee. Other students learned how to make string art with shapes, points, and lines.
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Reader's Workshop
Continuing with our test prep unit, we learned about two different things this week. We started off by learning about how the setting can affect other elements of stories. Usually, we look for how the setting affects the whole story and not just one part. We also looked at poetry this week and how poets use specific techniques to achieve goals. Writer's Workshop We are still taking a short break from Writer's Workshop so we did not have anything this week. Math To kick off our next unit, we started the week by modeling how to multiply fractions and whole numbers. Then, we learned how to transfer that knowledge to word problems. Finally, we finished the week by learning how to model multiplying fractions by other fractions using a piece of paper and colored pencils! Ms. Wu is also taking a short break from teaching social studies to teach a bit of math test prep in preparation for all the tests coming up. Social Studies On Monday, we had our "in-house" field trip where the students got to dress up and play their parts. Everyone looked great and I was impressed by how prepared they were. Extras We had P.E. and music this week, as usual. We also had our math placement test this week and the next ones will be in April. On Wednesday, we had the first day of our school's Read-a-thon and the class with the most minutes read will win a party of some sort. I hope everyone had a restful break! The students were very lively this week as we got back into the swing of things. Here's what we did: Reader's Workshop Our next unit in Reader's Workshop is a test prep unit. We are going through various types of passages and deciding how to answer multiple choice questions with the best answer. This week, we started off by focusing on narrative passages. We oriented ourselves to one of our mentor texts (an excerpt from Bloomability) and began by answering a few easier questions. Then, we talked about how one part of the story relates to the whole and what types of questions you will see regarding this topic. We finished off this week by talking about different characters' points of view and how that changes or affects the story. As we move forward, we will get into more topics about narrative passages, as well as nonfiction passages. Writer's Workshop We are taking a short break from Writer's Workshop so we did not have anything this week. Math This week, we finished up chapter six by learning how to solve word problems and using the different properties to help us add and subtract fractions. We also had a review before our test on Thursday. Next week, we will start our next unit: multiplying fractions! Social Studies On Monday, the students played a review game to prepare for the test on Tuesday. The rest of the social studies time was spent preparing for our big presentation next Monday. The students are all playing different characters in our "Walk Through the Revolutionary War". They have been hard at work on their costumes and memorizing their parts. I hope to see some of you at the presentation on Monday! Extras
We had P.E. with Coach Mitchell as we get ready for fitness testing. We are also preparing for our spring concert in music with Ms. Mesch and we had art with Mrs. Fish, where we finished up our art pieces for our art showcase. We also continued with spelling and grammar. This week, we learned about compound-complex sentences and how to create our own. These are the most sophisticated types of sentences we will learn about this year. To finish off our busy week, we had another Soulshoppe workshop on Friday, where we learned how to help our friends resolve conflicts they may have with each other. |
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