S.M.A.R.T. TARGETS - Use this sheet to be thinking about your goal setting this week. The Student/Parent questionnaire needs to be completed by Friday 5th October. +2 point to Dylan for being the first person to complete the form
In tomorrow's session, you will be recording your Imovie. Use tonight to put the finishing touches to the different sections you will put into your movie. This will be your first Reading Skill application grade. Make sure you have hit all of the key targets ( see a post from earlier in the week)
This is a light H/W night. Take advantage of making sure you are ready to finish your Imovie. You will only have ONE session (40minutes) to create your finished product! Congratulations to Karly's table - I heard that you guys worked the hardest this afternoon from the sub. +1
Math - Make sure you are comfortable with the topics listed at the back of your study links. Assessment is tomorrow!
Imovie - Reading Reflection You should be working on your characters problems for your IMovie project this evening. If you have laready finished this, then continue working on your evaluating (opinion) paragraph. Make sure you have at least two good categories and evidence to support your opinions.
Almost 40 days into 5th grade... What does your glass look like?
Math Study Link 2.9 or 2.10 - (Whichever you didn't do last night)
Remember to be working on the IXL from last night
Be thinking about what you want to put into your iMovie Book Reflection project. The WILF for this project MUST include the following:
Advanced Retell using the 5PS
Problems your character faces using 5Cs
Visualized Scene for the story using the VIS-U-A-LI-Zing strategy
Your opinion - 2 categories supported by evidence
Mention of main themes of the story
Integration of some advanced vocabulary
You will be working on these sections in class this week. However, you should be taking sticky notes that collects EVIDENCE to put into your iMovie as you read!
H/W
VISUALIZATION - PARAGRAPH (Due: Tue) Can you describe a scene from your story that makes the reader feel like they are watching the scene happen 'live'?
You will need this for your book report tomorrow.
Study link 2.10
IXL G1, G2, and G4 need to be finished for Wed.
Make sure you know which book you want to sue for your Reading Reflection for tomorrow. Make sure you have the book with you!
A key focus for next week will be creating your iMovie digital book reflection that will be your assessment on the reading skills we have introduced so far this year. Make sure you have chosen the book that you would like to use for your iMovie by Tuesday.
H/W - You have 4 days to do this work. There isn't H/W on holidays, but this is not a holiday.
1) Make a table of persuasive ideas for noticing, sketching, questioning
2) Create another math multiplication algorithm video and teach your parents the difference between the two methods we have learned. Use decimals and at least 4 digits in the video. Upload the video to your blog.
3) Finish your science photopeach and upload onto blog
Listen as I show you how to do multiplication doing the partial products method and lattice method
Ouch - Congratulations Ashlin for reminding the teacher that I needed to do estimation first! +1
Go to the students blogs to see their own example of math multiplication videos
Successful students are those that solve the problems they are daily faced with. Today, we spoke about the importance of having a 'plan B' - just in case. Anticipate problems before they emerge - no printer ink, running out of paper, etc. What will your 'Plan B' be for future projects/assignments?
Recap
We we learned some big words today:
Subordinating Conjunction
Independent Clause
Dependent Clause
Win a +1 if you sing the "AAAWWUBBIS + Even though" song to a parent and explain what they are
use for.
H/W - You must bring a printed final draft for your narrative:
WILF
Correct presentation (Heading, comic sans, font 12, paragraphs)
Strong lead and close
Effective title
Strong word choice
Emotions and a setting clearly described
This is your first official writing grade. Make it strong!
Math
2.8
RLA
Complex sentence worksheets
Monday, September 17, 2012
H/W
Finish your narrative endings using the google doc. Bring a printed copy to class tomorrow for final editing.
Remember E.T.C.C. Describe a lasting EMOTION Write a TRIBUTE to somebody Talk about CHANGE Go full CIRCLE with your story
Math - Study Link 2.7 and IXL F.8
Today's Core Value focus should be an important reminder to all of us of how important it is to make sure we are treating each other with RESPECT, DIGNITY, CIVILITY, and COMPASSION.
"Be the change you want to see in the world" - Ghandi.
Feel free to add your thoughts on today's session to the voicethread below or as a comment to this post
Watch these videos again for reminders of the message from today's session
Follow these instructions on how to use mailvu.com
Now use mailvu to send an email to your parents. Give a fair and honest 'evaluation' of your progress. - What categories will you use to evaluate your performance?
Student of the Week: Aiden - For the effort you have demonstrated on your writing pieces this week
Who found the most capitalization errors in their Reader's and Writer's notebooks?
Watch this video for a quick recap
H/W
Complete Capitalization w/sheet
Study Link 2.6
BRING A PRINTED COPY OF YOUR NARRATIVE DRAFT TO SCHOOL FOR AN EDITING SESSION tomorrow! - Do not FORGET THIS - If everybody has a printed copy you will get a step on the 'ladder to laughter' - if you only have a copy on your class computer then you will just have to print it in school in the morning -
What did you think to the end of the Mummy Mystery story?
What categories did you use to evaluate?
Did the teacher read the story with P.E.X.S. today?
Record audio or upload mp3 >>
H/W
Finish your 'lead' paragraph in the google doc. Make sure that you are clearly using one of the techniques we spoke about today.
Math Study Link 2.5
Optional: Experiment with vocaroo with your independent reading book
Spend 30 minutes on your setting writing if you need to
Math 2.2 and 2.4
What did you learn today about 'evaluating and context clues? - Try to apply these two skills all the time when you are reading and talking about reading in the future.
Optional: Create a photopeach tonight and share the url with the class through comments
Winner and Class Student Council Representative is Ashlin Runner-Up Kayzad Thank you for all those who took part H/W Make your setting description the best possible. This is a quick link to the goole doc. Is the emotion you feel about the place 'crystal clear' - Share the names of the people that you think are writing strong pieces.Tomorrow, you will start putting your narrative H/W Study link 2.3 IXL E.1 (compulsory to 70points)
"If you are getting all the questions right; you are not working on hard enough problems." 2004 Nobel Prize Winner
Student of the Week: Reid
For your excellent, insightful contributions to class Grand Conversations
"I believe that children are the future. Teach them well and let them lead the way"
W. Houston
Remember this when you are preparing for your Student Council presentations for Monday
Free Time over w/end?
IXL
Handwriting
Math Fact
NEXT WEEK will be when we get really into tech integration and using your blogs 1) Bring in your cameras on Monday 2) You will learn Vocaroo and Photopeach
The Friday Message: What is interesting is looking at the authors of these quotes
A very interesting Grand Conversation today. There are obviously some issues that are beneath the surface that we need to address. What are your thoughts (feel free to comment) on today's conversation based on these two areas:
Showing Mutual Respect
Being an organized 5th grader?
What is the message in this clip?
Tomorrow is your first grammar test. Almost all of my grammar tests are OPEN NOTES - This means that you can bring in any study materials that you have created yourself and use them in the test to help you!!! - However, if you don't understand the concepts - the notes won't help! RLA - H/W
Expand your ideas as much as possible on your 'turning points' graphic organizer - You should have at least 3 good paragraphs for tomorrow.
Student Council Representatives? Do you want to represent our class this year on the 5th grade student council? See me tomorrow morning if you are interested!
H/W
Sentence Fluency booklet p.5 & 6
Finish your 'turning points' brainstorm of ideas - share your ideas with a parent. Do they agree?
Recap
Do you still remember the 4 characteristics of compound sentences?
Enjoy this video again!
