Thursday March 13, 2014

Yesterday afternoon and this morning I had the pleasure of setting up a Twitter account with Mr. Moczydlowski for Trumbauersville Elementary.  Please follow the Trumbauerville account and see what is happening all over the school.  #trumelem is the hashtag for our school as well.  Check it out!  https://twitter.com/TrumTigers

Also, do not forget to follow our class on Twitter:  https://twitter.com/Garger5TVille

Our morning meeting began with Fiona telling us about snail hunting at lake Noxamixon.   We then head into an emotion packed chapter of My Brother Sam is Dead.  Sam returned home with General Benedict and the family issues continued.  Sam decided the Patriot army was more important than his family and left Tim and his mother on their own.

Today's math focus was dividing mixed numbers:

Mixed numbers divided by mixed numbers

Fractions divided by whole numbers

In writing we reviewed the important features of informational writing.  I then shared a personal example based on our rainy day prompt and we broke down it down into the essential parts of all essays.  Students then head back to their writing areas to use their organizer to begin drafting their essays.  Drafting is all about getting ideas from the organizer onto paper!  The revision and editing is where we strive for perfection.

Finally, in writing we returned to Anita Roddick's career and success.  Students continued their open responses and used text evidence to prove how her family helped her to succeed.  I am beyond impressed how our class has evolved as readers and deep thinker of texts since the start of the year.  Text evidence is the power! 

For those of you interest- here is some more information on Anita Roddick: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anita_Roddick

Tonight’s Homework

Math
-  divide mixed numbers
Reading
- Read 30 minutes
- NewsELA on Tiny Crystals is due March 18th- (Blue- 1020, Purple- 900, Pink-900 , Green-710 )
Vocabulary and Spelling
­- Spelling due tomorrow
- “jur, jud, jus” PWYK tomorrow; sentences due tomorrow
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