Homework: Math: 4th graders have an optional magic square; fifth graders have a challenging puzzle on sums of 19 (don’t overdo it, please stop after twenty focused minutes) Reading: 20 minutes, fill out your pages read on the assignment planner Otherwise, just finish up! Choices tomorrow.
Homework: Math: 4th graders do MADS practice,5th graders have one page in their packets labeled “Wed. hw” Writing: finish collaging your notebook and start a list of writing territories (prompts) for memoir. That means to think of ten ideas from your life that would be good to write about. Reading: 20 minutes, record on your […]
Homework: Math: 4th graders have a mystery number to decode. 5th graders have a page on factors and multiples in their packets. Science: Write about how the switch you successfully made today. How does it work? How did your group collaborate? Read: 20 minutes and fill out the log on your assignment planner. (this […]
We hope you had a beautiful weekend and your Monday is chugging along gracefully. Students set up their reader’s notebooks today for a year of prolific reading. Check out the table of contents tonight, reading record, and numbered pages when your child brings the notebook home tonight. Students will write about their reading goals for […]
Day two felt more ordinary: students read, wrote, went to math class, participated in a science lesson, and met some of their specialist teachers. They had recess in Strawberry Park for the first time, and we went over the guidelines for safe park use. We played a number of games, including the giddy “Yeehaw!” and […]
It’s always such a relief when the students arrive after the days and weeks of planning that go into every new school year. After the introductions, routine-making, and icebreakers, students even did some writing and science and picked out a book from the library. Their homework tonight is to finish their short (1-2 pages double-spaced on lined […]
Homework is best understood in the context of the weekly curriculum. Below is a glimpse of the teacher plan book for this week.