Blackberry buddies performed reader’s theater for Cerrito this afternoon.
We used Quizlet to practice chemistry terms this afternoon.
Students used the periodic table to figure out what kind and how many of each atom are in various elements.
Online reader’s notebooks help teachers and students improve feedback and correspondence.
A student shared a favorite keepsake at snack: a Shoshone arrow.
For Pi Day, students measured the diameter and calculated circumference and area of planets on the TBS solar system. Tomorrow we will figure out if they are to scale.
Taking great notes in math class
Solar system math.
Chemistry! How can you identify a mysterious substance by examining its physical and chemical properties?
How does the powder respond to heat?
Nice organized science notes!
Partner reading is so popular, students are doing it at recess.
Tangram puzzles
Fifth grade mathematicians are learning how to measure with accuracy. Many called this seven inches. Hmmmm….
Circle graphs of the elements in Earth’s crust.
Big week of chemistry.

Homework
Monday

Math:

Typing or Quizlet: 20 minutes (Quizlet is best, because you can practice your typing at the same time as you practice your chemistry terms)

Reading: 20+ minutes

Tuesday

Math:

  • 4th graders have pages 1-3
  • 5th graders should do odds or evens (their choice) on the back of the worksheet we did in class today. Remember, circumferences = pi x diameter. Area = pi x radius squared

Science: It’s Elemental, My Dear. Use a protractor to figure out exactly how big the slices of pie should be for the different elements.

Reading: 20 + minutes and a response in your online reader’s notebook

Wednesday

Math:

  • 4th grade: pgs. 4,5,6
  • 5th grade: Traveling Networks problem

Science: State a claim, state your evidence, and state your reasoning about what is in the mystery powder. This should take about one page in your science notebook.

Read!

Thursday

Math:

  • 4th graders do pages 7 and 8
  • 5th graders do 2-sided similar polygons worksheet

Science: Study vocabulary words for tomorrow’s quiz

Read: the usual