Plays of Week #27

Reminders for the Upcoming Week

Tuesday 3/1= Library Check out

Wednesday 3/2 = Chapter 9 Test

Friday 3/4 = End of Quarter 3

Monday 3/7-3/14 = No School - Spring Break

5th Grade Programs open for Registration

Register for Summer School at Portland June and July

Spring Break March 7-14

Reading  = The week we will be making inferences to better understand a character.  The narrative text we will be analyzing is Peppe the Lamplighter.

Writing = Our Lego Writing Exploration has been going very well!  This week we will be beginning to write and create the words behind the amazing creations we have so far.  

Math = Monday, we will be reviewing and on Tuesday we will be testing over Chapter 9:Fractions.

Spelling = Team Meyer will receive new words on Monday.  We will work with these words throughout the week and Test on Friday.  

Social Studies= This week we will begin the exploration with our Famous Missourians.  This year we are thrilled to have more tech, around to help the students with things they need more guidance with.

Highlights from the Week...

Plays of Week #26

Reminders for the Upcoming Week

Tuesday 2/16= Library Check out

Thursday 2/25 = 3-5 Grade STEAM Night 5-6 pm

5th Grade Programs open for Registration

Register for Summer School at Portland June and July

Spring Break March 7-14

Reading  = Inferencing with fictional characters in Amelia's Road. Then at the end of the week we will review sequencing within a story and common and proper nouns in grammar. 

Writing = This past week we published our Imagined Narrative writing pieces.  We also worked on expectations for our Lego writing.  This week we will begin our writing pieces in groups.  Let the exploration with Legos begin.

Math = This week within Chapter 9, we will be reviewing adding and subtracting fractions.  We will also be multiplying fractions and by whole numbers.  Later in the week we will be begin to think about decimals.

Spelling = Team Meyer will receive new words on Monday.  We will work with these words throughout the week and Test on Friday.  

Social Studies= This week, we will be review on some key thinking of Growth Mindset.  We will also begin our Famous Missourians unit. 

Highlights from the Week...

Plays of Week #25

Reminders for the Upcoming Week

Monday 2/15 = No School

Tuesday 2/16= Library Check out

5th Grade Programs open for Registration

Reading  = This week we will continue to look at inferring through characters in poetry.  The two main characters throughout the poems change and reflect throughout the process.

Writing = We will be publishing our Imagined Narratives early this week.  We will also be working with Lego education to create another fictional story.  Team Meyer is very excited to try out the procedures and to get to explore with the Legos.

Math = Team Meyer will be receiving their Chapter 8 test back early this week.  We will continue to work with fractions this next chapter.  In Chapter 9, we will be working with adding, subtracting, and multiplying fractions.

Spelling = Team Meyer will receive new words on Tuesday.  We will work with these words throughout the week and Test on Friday.  

Social Studies= This week, we will be working with Government.  Our next large unit will be working with Famous Missourians. 

Highlights from the Week...

Plays of Week #24

Reminders for the Upcoming Week

Tuesday 2/9= Library Check out

5th grade program registration opens

Wednesday 2/10 = Math Chapter 8 Test

Friday 2/12 = Spelling Test

Valentine's Party 2:30-3:30 pm

Special Lunch = Ott's Pasta

Reading  = This week we will look at inferencing with poetry.  The text we will be looking at is entitled My Man Blue and it contains a collection of poetry.  We will follow the two main characters throughout the poems and infer their feelings and emotions.

Writing = Our drafts of our imagined narratives are going strong.  This week we will be revising, editing, and collaborating with peers in our classroom to improve our writing pieces before we publish together.

Math = This week we will be reviewing all the concepts we have uncovered in Chapter 8:Fractions.  We have looked at fractions in general, finding equivalent fractions, simplest form, mixed numbers, and improper fractions.  Our test is scheduled for Wednesday of this week.

Spelling = Team Meyer will receive new words on Monday.  We will work with these words throughout the week and Test on Friday.  

Social Studies= Last week, we began to look at Missouri Government.  We started with the 3 branches: legislative, executive, and judicial branches.  This week we will look at the amendments and the roles we play within voting.

Highlights from the Week...

Plays of Week #23

Reminders for the Upcoming Week

Tuesday 2/2= Library Check out

Friday 2/5 = Spelling Test

Next Week... Valentine's Party = February 12th

Reading  = Inferring is a major focus in 4th grade and we will begin to dig into it deeply this week.  We want to think about what the author tells us and what background knowledge we have within ourselves.  Our Mentor text is entitled Hurricane.

Writing = The week we will continue planning our Unit 2b: Adventure Fiction.  By the end of the week we should be drafting our stories.

Math = Last week, Mrs. C our Math coach came to our classroom as we began to visualize fractions.  We had some great conversations and experiences!  This week we will be continuing to look at equivalent fractions and putting fractions in simplest form.

Spelling = Team Meyer will receive new words on Monday.  We will work with these words throughout the week and Test on Friday.  

Social Studies= Last week our main focus was to look at Missouri's regions.  At the beginning of this week, we will finish our postcards from the Glacial Plains, Osage Plains, Ozark Highlands, and Mississippi Lowlands.  Then we will turn our focus to Missouri Government.

Highlights from the Week...

Plays of Week #22

Reminders for the Upcoming Week

Tuesday 2/26= Library Check out

Friday 1/29 = Big Event and Spelling Test

Reading  = This week we will be looking at analyzing  story elements as well as using our Questioning techniques through out the books we read.  We will use the mentor text Basket Moon. (continued from our last snowy week)

Writing = We began brainstorming our Unit 2b: Adventure Fiction.  Last week we had two days of analyzing what an Imagined Narrative is and how we can create one.  This week begin our story sequences.  I love the ideas that are flowing already!

Math = We began Chapter 8 on Fractions.  This week we will look at equivalent fractions in visual forms as well as number form.  We will wrap up the week starting to look at fractions in simplest form. 

Spelling = Due to snow days last week, we will not have new words this week.  Students will continue to use the list they received last week.  We will test over the words on Friday.

Social Studies= Last week we started our exploration of Missouri regions.  The four regions we are looking at are the Glacial Plains, Osage Plains, Ozark Highlands, and Mississippi Lowlands.  This upcoming week will continue to look at these areas and create digital trading cards to represent them.

Highlights from the Week...

Plays of Week #21

Reminders for the Upcoming Week

Monday 1/18 = No School

Tuesday 1/19= Library Check out

Reading  = This week we will be looking at analyzing  story elements as well as using our Questioning techniques through out the books we read.  We will use the mentor text Basket Moon.

Writing = This week we will begin our Unit 2b: Adventure Fiction.  Our focus this week will be to brainstorm and begin our story sequences.

Math = We are beginning Chapter 8 on Fractions this week.  Please look for Chapter 7 Test going home early this week as well.  Our focuses on fractions will be to look at factors, multiples, prime and composite numbers, and equivalent fractions. 

Spelling = New words will be sent home on Tuesday.  Please work with the sorts given and practice the words lists.  Our Test will be on Friday.

Social Studies= This week we are beginning our exploration with Missouri regions.

Highlights from the Week...