One Hunred Seventh Day of School

 Schoology was updated with scores for Reading, Wrting, and Math.

In Writing today, we began the revision process for our persuasive writing.

In Social Science, we began our map study unit.

Thank you, parents, for all of the treats we were able to share with our classmates yesterday. It made for a very exciting afternoon.

Parents, in case you have not noticed yet, please look for Math homework going home just about every day. We took a homework break last night.

Sixty Second Day of School

 At the end of last week, we discussed the nervous system and how it ties together and controls all of the other systems.

In Writing over the past few days, we have added transitions, openings, and closings. Shortly we will select one of our topics in which to revise.

Math application:

Shanice has 9 pencils for school. She gives 4 of them to her friends. How many pencils does Shanice have left?

Scores for this work have been posted to Schoology.

Fifty-Seventh Day of School

In Writing we touch-and-talked our facts (at least 2) for our new topic.

We began our 2nd unit in our violence prevention curriculum.

Math application:

Taylor and her sister Reilly each got 4 books from the library. Then, Reilly went back in and checked out another book. How many books do Taylor and Reilly have together?

Scores for this assignment have been posted to Schoology.

There is Math homework for tonight.

Our speeches will be taped tomorrow provided no technical problems.

Forty-Third Day of School

For Writing today, we completed the brainstorming  process by making a final selection of topic for our first informational piece. Everyone present was able to select a topic.

For Math, we took the fluncy quiz for parts of 9. Grades have been posted to Schoology.

In Reading, we were reintroduced to the Learning A-Z platform. Our first goal in the platform is to progress to level G. Once the first 3 students make it to level G, the class goal will move to level H. We were also told of incentives marked by badges earned. 

Thirty-Ninth Day of School

Math application problem:

    Jordan had 3 pencils in a container. His teacher gave him 4 more pencils to add to the                container. How many pencils were now in the container?

Grades for this problem have been posted to Schoology.

We are approaching the end of our first Math unit which means Math homework will come home with increasing regularity. Please continue to read with your child every day. Our new Writing unit (informational text) will start this week. Paper will be sent home for parents to follow along. This genre is considerably easier for students to learn.

Thirty-Fifth Day of School

In our content knowledge unit we discussed the muscular system.

• There are voluntary and involuntary muscles
• There are 650 muscles in the body.
• Muscles expand and contract.
• Muscles are attched to bones by tendons in order to help them move.

Math application problem (20):

Laura had 5 fish. Her mother gave her 1 more. Laura’s brother, Franklin, had 1 fish. Their mother gave him 5 more. “That’s not fair! He has more fish than I do!”

Grades for 19 and 20 have been posted to Schoology.

Note: It should have been mentioned at Back-to-School that we do not celebrate individual birthdays in class. We will take time out to celebrate 3 events in the year: the last day before winter break, the 100th day of school, and the last day of instruction.

Thirty-Third Day of School

Today we completed our 4th lesson in our violence prevention curriculum and learned what to do when we aren't successful at something we try.

We took a Math fluency quiz and grades are posted to Schoology.

Math application problem (Pets):

    Dylan has 4  cats and 2 dogs at home. Laura has 1 dog and 5 fish. Laura says she and Dylan     have an equal number of pets. Dylan thinks he has more pets than Laura. Who was right?

Rubric scores are posted to Schoology.

There is Math homework tonight.

Twenty-Seventh Day of School

In Writing today, we revide the plot of our narrative. Our revision process was as follows:

1. Re-read
2. Ask yourself: is this clear? complete? interesting?
3. If 'No', add information or details.

In Math, we took the fluency quiz for parts of 7. Impressively, 8 students were able to achieve a perfect score. Rubric grades have been poted to Schoology.

Twenty-Fifth Day of School

In Writing today, we drafted an opening (hook) for our narratives. A good opening will hint at what the audience is about to read, capturing their attention without spoiling any of the plot. Grades for the writing work we have accomplished so far have been posted to Schoology. At this point in the process, the highest grade which can be achieved is a 3.

Ninth Day of School

 We got a lot done today.

Please find flyer for LAUSD interent and devices available. Pre-register at device.lausd.net.

A parent asked about qr codes. Those will soon be made and distributed.

We have been taking our reading foundations battery of tests and are almost completed. Your child's progress will be reported as a rubric score on several measures to Schoology.

We listened to the story the Dog in the Manger, from which we learned about personification as a literary device.

We began our Life Science unit. We will be studying plant and animal defenses and learning how to generate questions as scientists. Our unit focus question: How do plants and animals survive?

We worked independently on a Math report. A rubric score is posted to Schoology to show our independent work progress. The two most common errors were not providing an answer to the question and/or showing math work unrelated to the question.

Math Workshop question:

    There were 7 horses on a carousel. Five of the horses had a child riding on it. How many     horses did not have a child riding it?

There is Math homework for tonight.