This Week in Room 33! 4/28-5/2

What to expect this week in 5th grade:

We will be taking the Math MAP test Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday this week. I am SO proud of our class and KNOW we will rock it out in math! Thank you for your continued encouragement and support at home as these kids show all they have learned this year! :)

In writing, we are working on writing fantasy stories! In science, we are reviewing for our MAP test- our first day of Science testing is Friday!

DARE essay is due Friday. Literature circles will meet on Friday. Click HERE for DARE Essay Guidelines!

Reminders:

*MAP Science 5/2, 5/5, 5/6

*Middle School Orientation (during school) Tue. 5/13

*No School Fri. 5/16

*5th Grade Party Wed. 5/21

*DARE Graduation / 5th Grade Recognition Ceremony (in the morning) Thurs. 5/22

Writing Ideas

Use any of these as the beginning of a story!

• I have one green eye and one brown eye. The green eye sees truth, but the brown eye sees much, much more.
• The ghost was eating a peanut butter and jelly sandwich.
• "Be nice," my father said. "After all, he's your brother."
• I am the most famous twelve-year-old in the United States.
• Jason had never felt so foolish before, and he hoped he'd never feel so foolish again.
• If somebody didn't do something soon, they were going to have a catastrophe on their hands.
• Alison was the runt of the family, born small and ill-favored, and by the time she was thirteen, she was still small and ill-favored.
• It was a witchy house: the low-slung roof; that quiet gray pain; those squinting, shuttered windows; and the empty porch rocker that rocked, rocked, rocked day and night.
• The first time I saw Stephen, he pained a hex sign on my right arm, and I couldn't move my fingers for three hours.
• Ms. Fleming's wig had gone missing.

Wow!!! Look at all we know!

This Week in Room 33! 4/21-4/25

MAP testing is here! We will begin our Communication Arts MAP tomorrow (Wed.) and finish it on Thursday. I am SO EXCITED for our class to SHOW OFF everything we know! Please help your child get plenty of rest tonight and have a good, healthy breakfast in the morning! Thank you for all your encouragement and support at home! :)

Math Assignment #14 is due Friday. I will be giving students time at the end of each day to work on this to help minimize homework this week. Literature circles will be on Friday this week. DARE essay is due Friday, May 2nd. Click HERE for DARE Essay Guidelines


Other Reminders:

*Tomorrow (Wednesday) is Early Release!

*MAP Math 4/29-5/1

*MAP Science 5/2, 5/5, 5/6

*Middle School Orientation (during school) Tue. 5/13

*No School Fri. 5/16

*5th Grade Party Wed. 5/21

*DARE Graduation / 5th Grade Recognition Ceremony Thurs. 5/22

Our Learning and Test Taking Strategies!

Please review these strategies! Comment on this post by telling everyone how you will use one of these strategies on the MAP test- be specific! Please write your name at the end of your comment.

This Week in Room 33! 4/14 - 4/18

What to expect this week in 5th grade:

This is our last week of "MAP Intense" switches in the mornings! We are continuing to review as we rotate to all 5th grade classrooms by participating in activities covering math, science, and reading skills. Math assignment #13 is due Thursday.

In the afternoons, we are are continuing to review all our reading strategies and skills in small guided reading groups. Literature circles are on Thursdays. In writing, we are working on our DARE essay. This will be due Friday, May 2. Click below for more information:

DARE Essay Guidelines


Reminders:

*Thank you so much for bringing in trail mix items for our class- we cannot wait to celebrate with our snack time each day we take the MAP test!
*LEAP students are taking the Science MAP this week (Tue-Thurs.)
*MAP Communication Arts 4/23-4/24
*MAP Math 4/29-5/1
*MAP Science 5/2, 5/5, 5/6

Upcoming Events:

*No School this Friday! (4/18)

*Early Release Wed. 4/23
*Middle School Orientation (during school) Tue. 5/13

*No School Fri. 5/16
*5th Grade Party Wed. 5/21
*DARE Graduation / 5th Grade Recognition Ceremony Thurs. 5/22

Our FUN Friday!!!

Tracking our Literature Discussions!

Today we got into our lit circles and discussed some questions that our group questionair asked us. We had a tracker, who marked the flow of the discussion. Soon we ended up with a shape, which shows that we had a BIG conversation!

This Week in Room 33! 4/7-4/11

What to expect this week in 5th grade:

We are continuing our MAP Prep. switches among all 5th grade teachers for math, science, and communication arts in the morning each day this week. Math assignment #12 is due Friday. Morning work math problems will also be due Friday.

In the afternoons, we are continuing with reading and writing instruction.

In reading, we are meeting in guided reading groups and reviewing all reading strategies and skills we have learned this year! Literature circles will be on Thursday. Students should have their reading assignment completed and be ready to discuss with their group members. We will have a new system for tracking the discussion to make sure all group members are contributing equally to the conversation.

In writing, we will be finishing our draft, revising, editing, and publishing. Our published persuasive essays are due Friday for our author's celebration!

Reminders:

Monday AND Friday will be Cardinals Days! 

Please be on the lookout for an email from me regarding our MAP schedule and other MAP reminders! I am SO excited for these kids to show what they know- we ARE ready!!!! :) :)

study, Study, STUDY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Don't forget to study your words for your spelling test this Friday and math assignment #11. There is no contract this week. Have a good night! -Anna 

Funny April Fool's Joke!

A student asked me if I would like a brownie and this is what I got!!!!

Writing our persuasive essays with our audience in mind!