Poetry Party Preparation

Camille and Breann - A big thank you (You know why!)...
Well done on your narrative poems today. There were some passionate performances:

These are the poems that should appear in your poetry booklet.

• Kennings
• Everyday Object
• Noun Poem
• Extended Metaphor
• Memorized Published Poem
• Inside/Outside
• I wonder
• Song Interpreatation
• Slam
• Narrative Performance Poem
• Free Choice

You may also add other poems if you choose. By Tuesday, your poetry booklet should be completed and attractively decorated. Choose any two poems that you want to perform from the list above and be prepared to do short auditions on Monday.  The more you put into  your poems the more enjoyable the poetry party will be. What will you do to make your poems the BEST you have ever recited? - Amaze me!!!


Great game for fractions practice!!!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/maths/number/fractions_to_decimals/play.shtml
Student of the Week: Arielle

Don't forget to to say why Sabine is cool on the blog this w/end! Happy B'Day Sabine! - I meant to eat the treat during free Friday - but we ran out of time...sorry :-(

Ordered Pairs

Teleprompter: Just copy and paste your text into this the wondow on this link and it acts like a TV teleprompter
http://www.cueprompter.com/

Make sure you have effective movements for your poem.

After you finish the test tomorrow, you can use the time to work on finishing your tikatok and hardcopy poetery booklets. Bring any printed copies of any poems you have written that are not already in your hardcopy poetry booklet. Make sure you have digital access t oyour poems in class as you will use Fri and Mon finishing your tikatok (e.g. quick access on your Blogs. This will save you the time to type out all your poems again)

Math
Study link 9.1
Review this video to recap the key points


Narrative Performances: Due tomorrow
Social Studies Test - Tomorrow (Do you know your Ch. 1& 2 facts and your countries and capitals?)

Work in progress

• Science Projects for Mrs. Clayton - Make sure you 'shine' tomorrow
• Book clubs work (Due: thur)
• Social Studies Test studying: Due: Fri (links to games are still on blog)
• Narrative performance presentations
• Final poem: (Due: Next Tue)
• No Math H/W tonight

Poetry Party Preparation - Next Tue

You need x2 poems for  the poetry party - perfectly memorized and ready to perform for next Tue. You can have one piece of work prepared using simple technology e.g. mailvu, vocaroo, presentme etc. I need to view all technology by next Monday. You may also sing or perform perfectly cheorgraphed poems in small groups. Auditions of all your work will happen on Monday.

Final Poems

Tonight, you are working on your final poems:

• Narrative Performance poem - Due: Fri (you wil lhave a little time in class to put movements to these poems)
• Final Poem - Free Choice: Select any topic/any perspective/any poetic devices and create your last poem. This poem should in many ways epitomize your growth in poetry.
• Don't forget: Social Studies - studying for Friday using links from yesterday's post
• Book club work for Thursday

Mr. Bliss

Science Presentations this week - Make sure you are ready!!!
 Mrs. Clayton needs to get any media you are using at least one day before the presentation. Also, bring your yellow rubric (only  Maya, Han and Alex have done so at the moment)

Math KMO -Information for Mrs. Shaw
• If they are signed up they must attend ALL three tryout sessions to be considered for the team. However, if they decide after Session 1 that it is not for them they do not need to continue coming.



• They will need to have lunch from 12:15 – 12:30 in the cafeteria – please be sure you give them that message as it wasn’t on the parent letter.


• Tryouts take place from 12:30-1pm in the 5th grade group room.


Math - Unit 8 Practice - Spend 15mins playing this game

Study Link - 8.11 & 8.12
http://www.math-play.com/adding-and-subtracting-fractions-game.html
Watch the division of fractions video again
http://youtu.be/-zMp-hBAzLs

Use these link to practice this week for your Southeast Asia States and Captial. (First links on page)
Who will get the fastest time?
http://www.mapquiz.net/en/
alternate
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/Asian_Geography.htm (only focus on the countries we have studied)
Finishing Off from Last Week

• Photovisis must be handed in tomorrow
• Narrative poems due later in the week