Friday March 14, 2014

Oh happy Friday.  Today's morning kicked off with a prove what you know based on the Latin root of the week "jur/jud/jus" meaning law or justice.  We then took off right into an MPA that focused on all fifth grade math targets for the year.  Since we were at a nice wrap up spot, it was the perfect time to see what fifth graders in C6 had mastered or need assistance with in the content area of math.  I loved seeing students show their work, explain their answers, check and double check.  Those checking steps are vital to success.  As my father always told me, "Silly mistakes are inexcusable!  There is no reason to ever rush or neglect checking your work."  Wise words from Mr. Garger senior.

Our afternoon consisted of finishing informational drafts and Anita Roddick text responses.  There was a ton of writing and going back to the text to "justify" responses.  Again, the key to drafting is brain to paper- no need to be pretty.  Revision and editing are your best friend when making your compositions pretty.  As a reminder for the weekend when finishing your Anita responses:

Have an fantastic weekend; lets snowpe there isn't any white stuff on green Monday.

Tonight’s Homework

Math
- none
Reading
- Read 30 minutes
- NewsELA on Tiny Crystals is due March 18th- (Blue- 1020, Purple- 900, Pink-900 , Green-710 )
- Anita response published
Vocabulary and Spelling
­- none
Other
- RSAs and PWYKs signed
- Planner signed
- Study Island (optional)
     PACCS Math: represent/interpret data AND multiply fractions
     PACCS Reading: cause and effect AND events, ideas and concepts