We are in the home-stretch before Spring Break! We have a busy week of learning, so let's work together to be sure the kiddos are focused so they can finish the quarter strong! We'll be taking Student Growth Assessments this week. These tests are similar to benchmark tests, and they help inform our instruction in order to meet the needs of all students for the last quarter and for the SOL testing in May. I know they'll rock the tests as long as they use the strategies they've learned!
Here's what else is happening this week in room 5:
Language Arts:
Skills/strategies: We are working on a book study on The Perilous Road, which is a story told from a young boy's perspective of the Civil War. We are tying in many reading skills such as making predictions, drawing conclusions, formulating questions, and many more as we read this exciting book.
Please be sure that your child is reading nightly. Studies show that daily reading shows significant growth in vocabulary development and overall achievement. We want our kids to LOVE books and become lifelong readers, so we must work together to foster that love of reading.
Math:
Students did a great job on our fractions unit - I was so proud of their progress! Now we are on to measurement. We'll be working on customary and metric length and volume this week. There will likely be a length quiz on Friday -stay tuned to the agenda. Students should be studying nightly because they have to know and be able to apply measurement equivalents - i.e. how many quarts in a gallon, feet in a yard, etc.
The portaportal site has some awesome review activities to review math concepts at home: http://www.portaportal.com/
I sent the access code via email in the beginning of the year. If you need it again, just email me: devon.day@nn.k12.va.us
Virginia Studies:
We are working on Westward Expansion - reasons why Virginians moved west through the Cumberland Gap. This is an exciting unit where students will be doing research and completing a fun writing task. Be sure to have conversations about what they're learning to help it stick! :) Stay tuned to the agenda for upcoming assessment dates!
Saturday, March 25, 2017
Monday, March 13, 2017
Week of 3/13
Students are excited for the field trip to Williamsburg on Thursday! Please be sure your child dresses warmly and has comfortable clothes, as we will be outside for part of the trip. If your child is bringing lunch from home, please bring it in a disposable bag with student name clearly marked. No glass containers, please!
Here's what is happening this week in room 5:
Language Arts:
Skills/strategies: We are investigating media messages (visual, auditory, and written). The kids are encouraged to bring in or write down examples of as many media messages as they can find. We will be studying the intended audience and purpose for the media messages shared.
Please be sure that your child is reading nightly. Studies show that daily reading shows significant growth in vocabulary development and overall achievement. We want our kids to LOVE books and become lifelong readers, so we must work together to foster that love of reading.
Math:
We'll be working on solving word problems that involve adding and subtracting fractions and decimals. We'll go over strategies that will help students break down the problem and think about the reasonableness of their answers. There will be a test on this next Tuesday.
The portaportal site has some awesome review activities to review math concepts at home: http://www.portaportal.com/
I sent the login information via email in the beginning of the year. If you need it again, just email me: devon.day@nn.k12.va.us
Virginia Studies:
We are studying the battles of the Civil War. We did a gallery walk of the battles last week and interactive notebook pages were distributed today so that students can review this information each night this week. We will go into more details about the battles in class this week. As noted last week, the test on the battles (Civil War Part 2) will be on Thursday. I will send home the notebook daily so students can continue to review notes since it's a lot of information to learn. Be sure to have conversations about what they're learning to help it stick! :) Stay tuned to the agenda for upcoming assessment dates!
Here's what is happening this week in room 5:
Language Arts:
Skills/strategies: We are investigating media messages (visual, auditory, and written). The kids are encouraged to bring in or write down examples of as many media messages as they can find. We will be studying the intended audience and purpose for the media messages shared.
Please be sure that your child is reading nightly. Studies show that daily reading shows significant growth in vocabulary development and overall achievement. We want our kids to LOVE books and become lifelong readers, so we must work together to foster that love of reading.
Math:
We'll be working on solving word problems that involve adding and subtracting fractions and decimals. We'll go over strategies that will help students break down the problem and think about the reasonableness of their answers. There will be a test on this next Tuesday.
The portaportal site has some awesome review activities to review math concepts at home: http://www.portaportal.com/
I sent the login information via email in the beginning of the year. If you need it again, just email me: devon.day@nn.k12.va.us
Virginia Studies:
We are studying the battles of the Civil War. We did a gallery walk of the battles last week and interactive notebook pages were distributed today so that students can review this information each night this week. We will go into more details about the battles in class this week. As noted last week, the test on the battles (Civil War Part 2) will be on Thursday. I will send home the notebook daily so students can continue to review notes since it's a lot of information to learn. Be sure to have conversations about what they're learning to help it stick! :) Stay tuned to the agenda for upcoming assessment dates!
Tuesday, March 7, 2017
Week of 3/6
Mid-week blog posts are ok, too, right?! ✌
See side-bar to the right for some important upcoming dates!
Here's what is happening this week in room 5:
Language Arts:
Skills/strategies: We'll continue to integrate science and reading/writing by reading planet poetrty, researching planets, and creating a model of each group's planet. All of this work will be done in class. :)
Please be sure that your child is reading nightly. Studies show that daily reading shows significant growth in vocabulary development and overall achievement. We want our kids to LOVE books and become lifelong readers, so we must work together to foster that love of reading.
Math:
We'll wrap up our fraction unit on Friday with an assessment which will include equivalent fractions, comparing and ordering fractions, common factors and multiples, and fractions on a number line.
The portaportal site has some awesome review activities to review math concepts at home: http://www.portaportal.com/
I sent the login information via email in the beginning of the year. If you need it again, just email me: devon.day@nn.k12.va.us
Virginia Studies:
We are currently studying the Civil War; we have the part 1 test Wednesday. Then we'll study the major battles of the Civil War and have the Civil War part 2 test next week. I will send home the notebook daily so students can continue to review notes since it's a lot of information to learn. Be sure to have conversations about what they're learning to help it stick! :) Stay tuned to the agenda for upcoming assessment dates!
See side-bar to the right for some important upcoming dates!
Here's what is happening this week in room 5:
Language Arts:
Skills/strategies: We'll continue to integrate science and reading/writing by reading planet poetrty, researching planets, and creating a model of each group's planet. All of this work will be done in class. :)
Please be sure that your child is reading nightly. Studies show that daily reading shows significant growth in vocabulary development and overall achievement. We want our kids to LOVE books and become lifelong readers, so we must work together to foster that love of reading.
Math:
We'll wrap up our fraction unit on Friday with an assessment which will include equivalent fractions, comparing and ordering fractions, common factors and multiples, and fractions on a number line.
The portaportal site has some awesome review activities to review math concepts at home: http://www.portaportal.com/
I sent the login information via email in the beginning of the year. If you need it again, just email me: devon.day@nn.k12.va.us
Virginia Studies:
We are currently studying the Civil War; we have the part 1 test Wednesday. Then we'll study the major battles of the Civil War and have the Civil War part 2 test next week. I will send home the notebook daily so students can continue to review notes since it's a lot of information to learn. Be sure to have conversations about what they're learning to help it stick! :) Stay tuned to the agenda for upcoming assessment dates!
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