Math: FASTT Math; CCR Data Analysis; study facts; assessment tomorrow on perimeter, area, and rounding to estimate

Social Studies: assessment tomorrow on social scientists and using a map grid

Literacy block: "Stone Soup;" rotations; strategy groups; Handwriting, Week 18, Tuesday, due tomorrow

Math: FASTT Math; timed test; study facts

Literacy block: Rotations; strategy groups; Stone Soup; Handwriting, Friday, Week 17 (POEM) due Monday

Mark chart slips due Monday

Math: FASTT Math; estimation in multiplication; study facts

Social studies: Geography challenge

Literacy block: Conflict/resolution; rotations; strategy groups; Handwriting, Tuesday, Week 17 due tomorrow

I will be in Springfield for the next two days finalizing items written for the 2014 ISAT.  Mrs. Kalmes will be my guest teacher.

Math: FASTT Math; compensation; Core Content Review analysis; get timing signed; study facts

Social studies: Geography challenge

Literacy block: Expanded our word-hoard; rotations; strategy groups; Handwriting, Week 17, Monday is for homework tonight

Math: FASTT Math; timed facts assessment (benchmark); Core Content Review 5-5; study facts

Social Studies: Geography Challenge

Literacy block: Hot chocolate!  Assessment for story elements; rotations

Get mark chart slip signed this weekend

Math: FASTT Math; Compensation mental math (section 5-4); get partial products quiz signed; study flashcards; completed CCR 5-4 in class

Social Studies: Geography Challenge

Literacy block:  No Handwriting this week; no spelling this week; read The Black Snowman; discussed plot, character, setting, conflict, and theme; rotations

No School Monday and Tuesday!

Math: Fact packets came home for a signature this weekend.  The packet included a sheet with 4 quizzes that we took throughout the week.  Student grades should have improved.  The students were given the same 25 flashcards in different order each time.  I attached a set of flashcards to this packet if your student would benefit from practicing this way.  They should practice EVERY night.  All grades went into our gradebook, but the highest grade was counted towards the letter grade.  Students who would still like the flashcards but did not get a packet can find them at http://www.multiplication.com/sites/default/files/BWFlashcards0-12.pdf  They print lined up front to back.  The best part is: They are free!  We have also started timed tests with 100 facts.  Students did a trial on Friday, and they really wowed me!  They are given 5 minues for 100 facts.  I could see the FASTT Math practice paying off.  The packet also has current FASTT Math progress reports.

Students also took an assessment on mult-digit multiplication on Friday.  They were permitted to use a multiplication chart, but that won't happen with every quiz.  The class as a whole did great!

Social Studies: We will start map work of a US Map this coming week.

Literacy Block: We started writing a thank you letter to our Donors Choose donor who allowed us to get Storyworks magazine for our class.  We watched Our Friend, Martin, a movie that gave us a good idea of the struggles that Martin Luther King, Jr. worked to abolish. Friday's handwriting is due on Wednesday.

Mark chart slips need to be signed this weekend.