Hi everyone,
If all goes well this week, the next post will actually be written by the students, instead of me! We harvested our first round of cucumbers and snap peas from our Seedfolk Community Garden this morning! We've got a full week of great learning activities planned this week.
In Math, we'll be learning some new, exciting ways to complete double digit multiplication problems. In Reading, the students will be creating online posters, called "Glogs" using Glogster. The posters will allow the kids to apply what they learned during our unit on Story Elements. They will all be creating posters on their Jerry Spinelli books!
In Social Studies, we will be starting our Exploration unit and the children which each be assigned an explorer to research and then make a short dramatic presentation on.
In Science, we will be graphing dtat from our pendulum experiments and going outside to perform our own controlled experiment.
In Writing, we will continue to revise our personal narratives.
In Engineering, we will be applying what we learned about properties, design, and materials to help us design design sails for working sailboats.
Lastly, on Friday, we will be taking a field trip to work on 5th Grade Teambuilding skills.
Have a good week,
Mr. Weinstein
Monday, September 27, 2010
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Our First Full Week!
We're finally getting into a solid routine now that we have five consecutive days in the classroom this week.
In Social Studies we used Google Maps and music from around the world to help us find locations in an atlas using latitude and longitude. We learned how maps have changed over time and now we are also learning all about the Vikings.
In Reading, we are learning about story elements and applying them to books by Jerry Spinelli. We are also learning about different parts of speech and adding words to our word wall (our most recent words are diligent and propaganda-ask your child what they mean!)
In Science, we are learning how to use the Scientific Method and create a controlled experiment. We'll be creating our own pendulums to test various hypotheses about what can change the number of swings our pendulums makes in a set time.
In Math, we have been switching classes and learning basic Algebra by using cross number puzzles and input/output tables.
In Writing, we are choosing small moments from our lives and turning them into Personal Narratives. We will eb learning how to write strong leads and add dialog later this week.
We also will be meeting our kindergarten buddies on Thursday!
We have a FANTASTIC group of kids-I am so excited to get up each morning and learn with them!
In Social Studies we used Google Maps and music from around the world to help us find locations in an atlas using latitude and longitude. We learned how maps have changed over time and now we are also learning all about the Vikings.
In Reading, we are learning about story elements and applying them to books by Jerry Spinelli. We are also learning about different parts of speech and adding words to our word wall (our most recent words are diligent and propaganda-ask your child what they mean!)
In Science, we are learning how to use the Scientific Method and create a controlled experiment. We'll be creating our own pendulums to test various hypotheses about what can change the number of swings our pendulums makes in a set time.
In Math, we have been switching classes and learning basic Algebra by using cross number puzzles and input/output tables.
In Writing, we are choosing small moments from our lives and turning them into Personal Narratives. We will eb learning how to write strong leads and add dialog later this week.
We also will be meeting our kindergarten buddies on Thursday!
We have a FANTASTIC group of kids-I am so excited to get up each morning and learn with them!
Friday, September 3, 2010
A Great First Week!
Hi everyone,
I hope you all had the opportunity to discuss with your children everything we did this week. If not, make sure you read their Friday Letter Home (and write them back)! We worked very hard to create a cohesive team with solid expectations. I am very impressed with this year's class. They are excellent writers and also seem to really love reading. They are focused and respectful not only of me, but also of each other!
Even though next week is a very short week, we will be getting into our normal routine. We will begin our author's study of Jerry Spinelli as we learn about story elements and apply them to our books. We will begin working with our new math groups, writing personal narratives and working on some very fun and interactive geography review.
Have a great long weekend!
Mr. Weinstein
I hope you all had the opportunity to discuss with your children everything we did this week. If not, make sure you read their Friday Letter Home (and write them back)! We worked very hard to create a cohesive team with solid expectations. I am very impressed with this year's class. They are excellent writers and also seem to really love reading. They are focused and respectful not only of me, but also of each other!
Even though next week is a very short week, we will be getting into our normal routine. We will begin our author's study of Jerry Spinelli as we learn about story elements and apply them to our books. We will begin working with our new math groups, writing personal narratives and working on some very fun and interactive geography review.
Have a great long weekend!
Mr. Weinstein
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