Counterclaims, Rebuttals, and Responses in our Arguments

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Todays Meet

We used TodaysMeet.com to share our learning from Science. We are spending some days reviewing topics from 4th and 3rd grade to prepare for the upcoming MAP test!

This Week in Room 33! March 7-11

This week...

Science- We are continuing to study force and motion by working together to create Lego models of simple machines. Heads up- our ch. 11 test will be Wed., March 16th.   

Writing- We are taking our arguments up a notch with more extensive research, including counterclaims and rebuttals, evaluating our evidence, and appealing to the audience. Our goal is to raise more awareness to our issues. We will publish and celebrate these pieces next week!

Math- Our chapter 11 test on measurement is on Wed. We will be working on our study guides in class on Monday and Tuesday. Students can use the following to study/practice measurement conversions:

• study guide 
• textbook (pgs. 883-886 has review problems)
• old homework forms (Daily homework tab)
• Online Textbook (see Math tab)

Reading-  This week we are beginning a test-preparation unit in reading. We will begin to discuss strategies that will help us with test-taking such as determining if a question is about the whole text or just a detail from the text, predicting answers before finding them, and being aware that test takers try to trick us by making all the answers SEEM correct! The BEST way to become better readers is by simply reading, thinking, and discussing- I love doing all these things with your 5th graders everyday!

Social Studies- We are continuing to discuss the 13 colonies and will begin creating Google slides to teach the class about each region.

Reminders-
Tue. 3/8- Father/Daughter Dance 6-8
Wed. 3/9- Measurement Ch. 11 Test
Sun. 3/13- Spring Musicals
Wed. 3/16- Force and Motion Ch. 11 Test

Our Metric Song!

The Metric Song

Milli, Centi, Deci, meter

Deka, hecto, kilo, too

Put them with a gram and liter

That is all you have to do

Milli is the smallest measure

Ten of these a centi makes

One hundred centis make a unit

That’s not very hard to take

Liters measure only liquid

Grams measure weight or mass

Meters measure length or distance

You can go to the head of the class

National unplug day!!!!!

Today we had a conversation on how electronics are bad. It was a great conversation. Don't forget! Unplug day is tomorrow. NO devices!

Researching Our New Topics!

Check out our work from today's writing class. We are starting our 2nd argument essay by gathering evidence from BOTH sides of the argument!

Thoughts As We Research

We used padlet today to share our thoughts and ideas about an article we read on our next argument topic. Check it out below or click on the link!

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