Week 2!

This week, 5L really began diving into math and literacy workshop expectations.  We had a jam packed four day week and I was so impressed again with the excitement and enthusiasm that your children have for learning.  Check out some of our highlights:

*Math

• we discussed math workshop expectations (speaking, listening, thinking and behavior)
• we learned about order of operations
• we watched a PEMDAS rap to help us remember the steps to order of operations
• we created a figure me out poster using what we had learned about order of operations

Ask your child: What is the order of operations?  What happens when someone in class says waterfall, waterfall during math workshop? What facts did you include on your figure me out poster?

*Literacy:

• we brainstormed strategies we can use to help us become better readers
• we practiced a specific strategy and reflected on how it was helping us
• we discussed workshop expectations

Ask your child: What is your class reading for read aloud?

*Social Hour with 5D:

• we discussed social media and how people portray themselves online
• we began discussing digital citizenship
• students practiced what we had talked about through Google's new digital citizenship program called Be Internet Awesome

*STEM:

• in pairs, students created an army man launcher using limited supplies
• pairs them competed against the entire fifth grade to determine a winner
  
  
  
  

*Job Applications:

• Students applied for jobs using a new web based program 
• Their job application videos will be uploaded to SeeSaw for you to see

*Reading Buddies:

• We met with our 2H reading buddies for the first time!
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

Reminder:

*Curriculum Night: Thursday at 6:30