First of the Year

What a great way to kick off a new year in Room 181!

We had a great first day of learning about each other and the procedures of the classroom.  It was a great way to begin looking at how we organize ourselves!  Be sure to ask to see your student's Reflection Blog.

Tomorrow we will be spending some time designing paper airplanes!  Be sure to bring your best design ideas!  Have a great night.

Welcome Back!

I'm looking forward to meeting everyone during our Meet and Greet on July 29 from 3 - 4.  Be sure to check out this blog daily to find out what we've been working on.

More Milestones Information

This website has an explanation of the types of questions that your student will see on the Milestones assessment next week.

https://www.gadoe.org/Curriculum-Instruction-and-Assessment/Assessment/Documents/Milestones/Study-Resource%20Guides/StudyGuide_Gr5_s15GA-EOG_12-02-15.pdf

GMAS Practice

ELA Practice

Students needs to write more than 1 sentence in response to these prompts.  These are intended to be answered with a paragraph/essay.  They need to use the text to support their answers.

One way for students to show that they are directly quoting, paraphrasing, or providing evidence is by using sentence stems.

Some examples of these stems are:
In the text the author states______________
The story stated ___________________
I know this because___________________
For example__________________
The author says______________
In paragraph # _____, it says
The graphic showed ____________

Check out the blog tomorrow for some more tips and some more practice!

Also, don't forget that you can practice summarizing non-fiction on newsela.com.


Math GMAS Practice


Have a great day!

Tybee Day 2

Tybee Day 1

New Year's Day!

All is quiet on New Year's Day.......Not so much in Room 181!  As we begin 2016, students have been challenged to be risk-takers this term.  We are working in class to help students develop the confidence to take calculated chances in their lives.  We are encouraging students to make mistakes and learn from those mistakes on a daily basis!  I am enthusiastic about the opportunities and future implications this will have for students.

This week we started our new Unit of Inquiry - How We Express Ourselves.  Students will be inquiring into how the discovery and expression of ideas have the power to inform and influence others.  I am very excited about our Genius Hour this term!  All students, regardless of teacher, will be investigating cultural masks and poetry.  Please check back next week for pictures of our Science inquiries into the states of matter.

Be on the lookout next week for Literary Cafe homework.  Students will receive this assignment on Monday.