Friday, October 25, 2013
October 25, 2013 Group 1
Hello this is a student from Mr. Weinstein's 5th grade class.This week in math we took our chapter 3 math test.It's all about prime factorization,prime numbers,and composite numbers.In math we also learned how to know if a number is divisible by 2,3,5,6,9,and 10.We also played a fun game call click - clack.It was fun.
Hello this an awesome student from Mr. Weinstein's 5th grade class and in science and social studies we have bean learning about ATOMS and vikings. We actually finished our time travel report which was awesome. We also learned about ATOMS, Neutrons and Electrons AND Protons. We also learned that if you split an ATOM in half it would cause a nuclear reaction.This week we also did this thing were we made an ATOM with people witch was really fun. we also learned that you can trade ATOMS with whatever you touch.
Hello this another student from Mr. Weinstein's 5th grade class. In reading we finished reading "Wonder" by R.J. Palacio. I will give you a brief summary about it. We found out that a jerk named Julian Albans would not be going to Beecher Prep the next year and the main character,August got SUPER popular by winning the Henry Ward Beecher medal. After that August and his friends got in a picture and soon after even more 5th graders got in the picture soon all the 5th graders took a "grade picture."
After that they all were going home when August mom said "You are a wonder Auggie, you are a wonder."
October 23, 2013 Group 2
Hi I am a student in Mr. Weinstein's fifth grade class. Last week in Social Studies we did a Viking Time Travel Report. We had to pretend we traveled back in time to the era of the Vikings. We gave them an interview. The Vikings lived in the 700's. The Vikings had tons of weapons. A lot of people thought they had horns on there helmets, but they did not.
This week in class we finished a awesome book called "Wonder" by R.J. Palacio. I love this author because she makes you feel like you are in the book with August or Via, or who ever else is talking. It's about a boy with a deformed face. His name is August Pullman. This is now my new favorite book. I highly recommend this book to others.
Hi I am a student in Mr. Weinstein's fifth grade class. This week in energy we are learning what is in a battery. We learned how electrons jumping from nucleus to nucleus make electricity and they try to make it even out. When you have a lightbulb and there are two different colors it does not matter which wire you put to it will still run. For Kinetic Energy means moving. Potential Energy means not moving.
This week in class we finished a awesome book called "Wonder" by R.J. Palacio. I love this author because she makes you feel like you are in the book with August or Via, or who ever else is talking. It's about a boy with a deformed face. His name is August Pullman. This is now my new favorite book. I highly recommend this book to others.
Hi I am a student in Mr. Weinstein's fifth grade class. This week in energy we are learning what is in a battery. We learned how electrons jumping from nucleus to nucleus make electricity and they try to make it even out. When you have a lightbulb and there are two different colors it does not matter which wire you put to it will still run. For Kinetic Energy means moving. Potential Energy means not moving.
October 23, 2013 Group 3
This week in math we were working on how to divide large numbers like 1,205 by 2,3,5,6,9, and 10. The rule for 2 is the ones digit is a even number. The rule for 3 is the sum of the digits is a multiple of 2. The rule for 5 is the ones digit has to be 5 or 0. The rule for 6 is the ones digit in the number is even and the sum of the digits is a multiple of 3. The rule for 9 is the sum of the digits is a multiple of 9. And finally the rule for 10 is the ones digit is a 0.
This week "Wonder"by R.J Palacoio is amazing. August,Jack, and Summer are at a school special to celebrate certain kids behave in a jolly kind of way. Mr.Tushman the principal is giving a speech about being kinder than is necessary.At the end of the special Mr.Tushman said August's name for various reasons.And August is getting treated fairly.Then, August's point of view in your life is you should get a standing ovationm.Also August is now just a kid in 5 grade.
This week in writing we were working on our thesis statements. For example mine is "kids should be able to have pets." Then once you have your thesis statement, you have to think of three reasons why you think that. The goal is to convince everyone that you are right and people who disagree with you, are wrong. Once you have your three reasons, you think of mini-stories. You need at least three mini-stories in each section. If you can't think of three mini-stories, on your own, you can ask your class mates. I had to ask two of my friends.
This week "Wonder"by R.J Palacoio is amazing. August,Jack, and Summer are at a school special to celebrate certain kids behave in a jolly kind of way. Mr.Tushman the principal is giving a speech about being kinder than is necessary.At the end of the special Mr.Tushman said August's name for various reasons.And August is getting treated fairly.Then, August's point of view in your life is you should get a standing ovationm.Also August is now just a kid in 5 grade.
This week in writing we were working on our thesis statements. For example mine is "kids should be able to have pets." Then once you have your thesis statement, you have to think of three reasons why you think that. The goal is to convince everyone that you are right and people who disagree with you, are wrong. Once you have your three reasons, you think of mini-stories. You need at least three mini-stories in each section. If you can't think of three mini-stories, on your own, you can ask your class mates. I had to ask two of my friends.
Tuesday, October 15, 2013
October 15, 2013
Hi all,
I am hoping to have the students begin updating the classroom blog sometime next week, but until then, I thought I would provide you with an update. ELA has been quite full of quality learning and discussion! We have been busy learning about prefixes and word patterns during our Word Study blocks. In Reading, we continue applying our nonfiction reading skills and the students are in the process of creating nonfiction brochures that incorporate various text and graphic features that they have learned about. In Writing, the students are beginning to develop mini-stories from their own and their classmate's lives to support a thesis statement for their Personal Essays. We have a wide variety of thesis statements this year, including ideas about sports, the environment, amusement parks, food, and pets. The students are very engaged in this process.
In Social Studies, we are finishing up our study of the Vikings. The students are writing "Viking Time Travel Reports" in which they pretend they have traveled back in time to the era of the Vikings and must report back on what they see, incorporating facts that they learned about. In Science, we have finished our unit on Variables and Pendulums and are beginning our study of types and forms of energy and how they transform from one to another.
Math has been quite exciting as the students are learning different ways to solve complex multiplication problems by using factors, multiples and area models. Very soon, we'll begin using traditional algorithm and examining how area models and traditional algorithms are related.
Well, that's the update for you! Have a great week!
Mr. Weinstein
I am hoping to have the students begin updating the classroom blog sometime next week, but until then, I thought I would provide you with an update. ELA has been quite full of quality learning and discussion! We have been busy learning about prefixes and word patterns during our Word Study blocks. In Reading, we continue applying our nonfiction reading skills and the students are in the process of creating nonfiction brochures that incorporate various text and graphic features that they have learned about. In Writing, the students are beginning to develop mini-stories from their own and their classmate's lives to support a thesis statement for their Personal Essays. We have a wide variety of thesis statements this year, including ideas about sports, the environment, amusement parks, food, and pets. The students are very engaged in this process.
In Social Studies, we are finishing up our study of the Vikings. The students are writing "Viking Time Travel Reports" in which they pretend they have traveled back in time to the era of the Vikings and must report back on what they see, incorporating facts that they learned about. In Science, we have finished our unit on Variables and Pendulums and are beginning our study of types and forms of energy and how they transform from one to another.
Math has been quite exciting as the students are learning different ways to solve complex multiplication problems by using factors, multiples and area models. Very soon, we'll begin using traditional algorithm and examining how area models and traditional algorithms are related.
Well, that's the update for you! Have a great week!
Mr. Weinstein
Thursday, August 29, 2013
Welcome Back! August 29, 2013
Greetings everyone!
We're off to a FANTASTIC start this year and our class has been working very hard to build a strong learning community. We spent 1.5 hours today creating a set of values for our class and then turning those into rules that will help everyone be successful. The first week is always about building community and routine, and everyone has been pulling together to participate and learn. I have been very impressed at how seriously the children are taking their responsibility of being role models for the rest of the school. I am also encouraged by the depth of discussions that we have had about what being "fair" really means, and how it doesn't mean equal, but it means that everyone gets what they need to be successful.
We're off to a great start, and I can't wait to see what these students can achieve...our journey together is just beginning!
Mr. Weinstein
We're off to a FANTASTIC start this year and our class has been working very hard to build a strong learning community. We spent 1.5 hours today creating a set of values for our class and then turning those into rules that will help everyone be successful. The first week is always about building community and routine, and everyone has been pulling together to participate and learn. I have been very impressed at how seriously the children are taking their responsibility of being role models for the rest of the school. I am also encouraged by the depth of discussions that we have had about what being "fair" really means, and how it doesn't mean equal, but it means that everyone gets what they need to be successful.
We're off to a great start, and I can't wait to see what these students can achieve...our journey together is just beginning!
Mr. Weinstein
Friday, June 21, 2013
June 21, 2013
I write this post as my students are writing their last Friday Letter Home to their parents. It's has been an absolutely fantastic year and I am so thankful that I was able to work with such a wonderful group of young people. I have them watched them grow into fully independent learners who will always push themselves to do their best.
Last night at our graduation ceremony, I asked them to remember two things from fifth grade: The first was to remember that "you can do anything you set your mind to!" The students learned this firsthand during our Wax Museum. The second thing is a quote from our favorite read aloud book called "Wonder." That quote is to be "kinder than is necessary." I share those with you because they are life lessons and are important for everyone, not just my students this year.
Best of luck, enjoy your summer, and we'll be back next fall with a new round of entries from new students.
Last night at our graduation ceremony, I asked them to remember two things from fifth grade: The first was to remember that "you can do anything you set your mind to!" The students learned this firsthand during our Wax Museum. The second thing is a quote from our favorite read aloud book called "Wonder." That quote is to be "kinder than is necessary." I share those with you because they are life lessons and are important for everyone, not just my students this year.
Best of luck, enjoy your summer, and we'll be back next fall with a new round of entries from new students.
Friday, May 31, 2013
May 31, 2013
This week in school we started reading a new book called "Dead End In Norvelt" by Jack Gantos. The book is about a boy who causes a little mischief so far. In one part he is playing with a shotgun that was he dads and trying to shoot china men at the screen and the gun goes off! It's a very good book! I would recommend it to my friends!
Hello there I am a student in Mr.Weinstein's 5th grade class. today I am going to be teaching you on how to create a blade on a windmill. First off you need an Popsicle stick. That will be the base of the blade. Next you need a small piece of paper or an index card. You then need to tape it to the Popsicle stick. After that attach the blade to a foam ball therefore creating your first blade on your windmill.
This week we have been learning about the Bill of Rights. I was assigned the 8th amendment is to protect the rights of people who have been arrested. The 8th Amendment is important because cruel and unusual punishments is against the Constitution. Therefore it is protecting people who are arrested. The 8th Amendment makes me feel safe. I know I have my rights and that police officers cant just beat me up.
Hello there I am a student in Mr.Weinstein's 5th grade class. today I am going to be teaching you on how to create a blade on a windmill. First off you need an Popsicle stick. That will be the base of the blade. Next you need a small piece of paper or an index card. You then need to tape it to the Popsicle stick. After that attach the blade to a foam ball therefore creating your first blade on your windmill.
This week we have been learning about the Bill of Rights. I was assigned the 8th amendment is to protect the rights of people who have been arrested. The 8th Amendment is important because cruel and unusual punishments is against the Constitution. Therefore it is protecting people who are arrested. The 8th Amendment makes me feel safe. I know I have my rights and that police officers cant just beat me up.
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