Happy April Vacation

Thank you for being such supportive parents!  I was so impressed with the kids this week!  Enjoy your break!

Here's the link to the Ted Talks...

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1xBb7mpcCn6th7VfwgFjWsGkdjI4DkVO

Important Dates Coming Up

Wellness Walk: May 10th at 1:30
Early Release: Wednesday, May 17th
Boston Field Trip: Thursday, May 25th
CMS visits SMS: Thursday, June 1st

Week of April 10-14

Hello 5D Families!

Thank you to all of you for coming in and taking time to talk about your child.  I appreciate all the support you've given all throughout the year.  I have a feeling that these next two months are going to fly!

Next Thursday, April 20th at 2 pm, the fifth graders will sing some songs they've learned with Jeff Warner in the Library.  Please come and join us!

Next Wednesday and Thursday the students will present their Ted Talks.  Ten students will go each day.  These will start at 10:15 and only run until about 11:15.  IF YOU HAVE A PREFERENCE FOR A DAY, PLEASE LET ME KNOW ASAP!

SAVE THE DATE!  Thursday, May 25th is our Boston Field Trip! More information will be coming home after vacation.  I'll be able to take two parents on the bus and those parents will definitely be able to go to the Boston Tea Party Museum.

Here's what we've been working on this week.

Math

• Volume of regular and irregular shapes
• How many cubes to fill a prism
• Volume with fractional lengths
• Quick volume check

Literacy

• Structure of a Ted Talk
• Students filled in a structure with their major ideas
• Students then wrote long and strong from their notes and also added in presentation moves

Reading Buddies

• the fifth graders are helping their buddies begin their very own research project

Jeff Warner

• The students have had Jeff Warner most afternoons
• On Friday, Jeff worked all morning with our class

Jeff Warner and come Ted Talk work

Buddy Genius Project

Ted Talk Practice

Have a fantastic weekend!

Shannon

Week of April 3-7

Happy weekend to all of you! Here's a little about our week.  Can someone please slow down time???

Mark you calendars for our Boston field trip.  We, along with 5L are going on Thursday, May 25th. More details will come after April vacation.

It was great visiting with so many of you last week to talk about your child.  Here's a link to who I'll be seeing this coming week!

5D Conferences

*Math:

• Volume of regular shapes
• Volume of irregular shapes
• Fractions and line plots
• Math games on Friday with 5L

*Literacy:

• Wrapped up our argument writing unit
• Used a checklist to highlight and revise our written work
• Began learning about our Passion Project (TED Talks)
• Discussed key components of TED Talks
• Students brainstormed a topic they are passionate about then researched

*PASSION PROJECT (aka a TED Talk):  Students will be researching, writing and presenting their very own TED Talk in our classroom.  Each of them has come up with a topic of their choice that they are passionate about and will be working on writing/memorizing a speech.  You will be invited to come into our classroom and watch our passion projects come alive.  Due to a large class, these talks will take place over the course of two days before April Vacation (April 19th and 20th)

Important Dates:

• Early Release: April 12th
• TED Talks: April 19th and 20th
• Jeff Warner Sing Along: April 20th 2:00
• Jump Rope for Heart: April 21st
• Freedom Trail: May 25th

Have a fantastic weekend! Until Monday....

Shannon