Generating ideas from lists in Writer's Workshop

Students are working hard at some pre-writing strategies!

May 26th

What a crazy week we've had!  We've been busy working on tesselations, revising, editing, and now publishing our fictional pieces, and boxing up the room!  Tomorrow we will end the day with a class celebration.  Tuesday is a half day and the last day of school.  There will be an assembly and some last minute things to take care of.  Please contact me if you have questions about anything.

Tonight, students should be publishing their writing and finishing their tesselations (most are finished). 

Have a great night!

May 23rd

We had a great day today taking part in Fly-Up Day!  Students going to a school other than Concord visited their new school.  Concord students stayed at Truman and rotated through the Concord 5th grade teachers. 

This afternoon we watched Toy Story 3 to continue our theme of "transitions".

We also worked on our tesselation projects and our fiction drafts.

Homework:
Finish your draft if it's not completed yet.  You may revise if you'd like.  We'll revise in class tomorrow.

Students do not need to write in their Writer's Notebook this week.  Of course, I'd encourage students to write daily, not just when it's required :)

Have a great night! 

May 18th

Here's what we were busy with today:
Math-Students took the Chapter 20 test  and did very well!  We also began tesselations.  More to follow on this.

Word Study-Students worked on their contracts. 

Writing-Students met in pairs to discuss their plans for their fictional piece.  They then began drafting.

Homework:
Work on your draft and read!

**Tomorrow is Fun Day!  Please make sure your child wear tennis shoes and socks and comes to school with sunscreen on.  They may bring a water bottle. 

Have a great night!

May 17th

Here's what we did today:
Math-We reviewed Chapter 20 for the test tomorrow.

Word Study-Students received the contract for the next ten states.

Reading-We presented our Reader's Theater to Mrs. Phillips' class.  The kids did great!

Writing-We began a fictional piece by working on a pre-write.  Students are thinking about what kind of fiction they want to write and planning out the elements of the story. 

Homework:
Math-Study Chapter 20.

Word Study-Contracts and test are on Thursday.

Writing-Some students need to finish their pre-write.

Don't forget to read and write in your Writer's Notebook.

Thank you to all of our parent volunteers at the field trip yesterday.  We had a great time!
Have a wonderful night!

May 13th

Here's what we did today:
Math-We reviewed graphing on a coordinate grid and graphed a lot of points to create an owl!

Word Study-Students took the test on the next 10 states.

Reading-We practiced our Reader's Theater.

Writing-We finished up our poetry books!  These are getting bound and we will then present our poetry to our buddies next week!

Homework:
Math-WS 20.6--Chapter 20 test is on Wednesday.

Read and Write!

**Our field trip to the MO History Museum is on Monday!  We will be boarding the bus at 9 so please arrive on time.  Students need to bring a sack lunch as we will be eating at the museum.  We will be leaving the museum at 1.  Thanks!

Have a great weekend!

May 11th

Here's what we did today:
Math-We learned about negative numbers.

Word Study-We started a contract for the next 10 states.  Test and contract will be Friday.

Reading-Students ran through their readers theater.  They are doing a great job of reading fluently and with expression!

Writing-We are finishing up publishing our poetry collections.

Homework:
Math-WS 20.3

Word Study-Contract

Writing-Some students are choosing to type their collections at home. 

Science-Worksheet

**Please send the field trip form and (if your child is attending a school other than Concord) the Fly-Up Day form.  Thank you!

Have a great night!