4-22-16
Love That Dog!
We went to the Civic Theatre today to see Love That Dog based on the book of poetry by Sharon Creech. It was very entertaining and the performance really brought all the poems to life with the great visual aides, special effects, and acting. I was pleasantly surprised by the performance but maybe that is because I don't understand poetry and the performance made it all make sense for me. So hopefully it made it click for all the students as well. Maybe we'll read Hate That Cat too.
This week we explored the question “How do
you know if something is a fact or an opinion?”
We began by reading the biography The Dog
That Dug for Dinosaurs. Can you guess what
the surprising discovery might be in this story?
Then we read an informational text called La
Brea Tar Pits, where there were more surprising
discoveries for us to find!
Target Vocabulary: discovered, guard,
remove, souvenirs, amazed, explained,
exact, growled
Phonics Skills: Words with vowel
diphthong oo (book); possessives,
singular and plural
Vocabulary Strategy: Synonyms
Comprehension Skill: Fact and
opinion—tell if an idea can be proved or
is a feeling
Comprehension Strategy: Question—
ask questions about what you are
reading
Lesson 6
Objective: Recognize the value of coins and count up to find their total
value.
Lesson 7
Objective: Solve word problems involving the total value of a group of
coins.
Example:
Danny has 2 dimes, 1 quarter, 3 nickels, and 5 pennies.
a. What is the total value of Danny’s coins?
b. Show two different ways that Danny might add to find
the total.
Lesson 8
Objective: Solve word problems involving the total value of a group of bills.
Part 1: Solve a put together with total unknown type problem.
Alyssa has 5 five-dollar bills, 12 one-dollar bills, and 3 ten-dollar bills in her wallet. How much money is in her
wallet?
Part 2: Solve a take from with result unknown type problem.
Silas uses 2 twenty-dollar bills, 3 five-dollar bills, and 4 one-dollar bills
on a gift for his aunt. He is going to save the rest. If Silas started with
$80, how much will he save?
Part 3: Solve a compare with smaller unknown type problem.
Deste has 4 ten-dollar bills and 6 five-dollar bills. She has $25 more than Kirsten. How much money does
Kirsten have?
End of the Year Dates
4/26 - 2:15 5th grade Farewell Concert for school and 6:30 PM for families
4/28 - Interns last day
5/2- 5/ 6 - Teacher Appreciation Week!
5/4 - Bike and Walk to School Day; 3rd Grade M-STEP Math PT - 12:30-2:30
5/ 6- Wacky Hair Day! And ½ day dismissal at 11:40 am w/ PD in the PM
5/13 - Anchor Run 5k & Fun Run 6:00
5/30 - No School!
6/10 - 5th Grade Celebration 9:15 am; Meet your teacher 10:45 am; 11:40 dismissal - Wave the students off!
