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September 12-16, 2022

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Reader’s

Workshop

The students will finish the first section of our Interpretation Unit. The kids have been learning and practicing ways to develop ideas about reading. At the beginning of the week they will turn in a few reader’s notebook work pages based on this. Later in the week we will continue our work by joining a partnership and thinking about theme as how a character responds to a and learns from a problem.

Writer’s

Workshop

The kids will continue drafting their small moment personal narratives. We will revise by letting other authors’ words awaken and inspire our own, telling the story from the inside out, and taking stock an setting goals. Finally, the kids will turn in their first published narrative.

Maths

Groups will work on the “Should I Get a New iPhone?” project. They will turn in a paper and present on their findings (including interviewing a family member). Then we will transition into a unit about dividing fractions.

History

The kids will continue learning about Native Americans in the pre-columbian era. We will focus on the culture, government, and economy. We will also take a brief turn towards the US government in honor of Constitution Day (September 17th). The kids will learn and recite the preamble to the US Constitution.

Science

The kids will start our first science unit: Matter Mysteries Hotline. We will explore the properties of different materials both in class and with Ms. Demarco in Science Lab.

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Reader’s

Workshop

We continue our first Reader’s Workshop Unit: Interpretation (Analyzing Themes). I will be reading aloud the book Home of the Brave. The kids will be reading their own books practicing reading more complex novels and thinking in more complex ways. We will considering perspectives and their effects, learn to think analytically, and revise our writing about reading.

Writer’s

Workshop

We will begin our first writer’s workshop unit: Narrative Craft. The kids will begin by generating ideas for personal narratives, then as we draft stories we will study dreaming the dream of the story, letting other author’s words awaken our own, and telling the story from the inside out.

Maths

We will continue working with fractions to solve problems. The kids will share strategies about multiplying fractions, take a quiz on fraction operations, and work on a special problem involving iPhones.

History

We will start our first history unit: The First Americans. Specifically, the unit will focus on how geography affects how people live.

Science

The kids will start our first science unit: Matter Mysteries Hotline. We will explore the properties of different materials.

August 29- Sep 2, 2022

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Reader’s

Workshop

We will wrap up our workshop prep week and get into our first Reader’s Workshop Unit: Interpretation (Analyzing Themes). I will be reading aloud the book Home of the Brave. The kids will be reading their own books practicing reading more complex novels and thinking in more complex ways. The students will be writing about their reading in their reader’s notebooks and turning in work related to their own reading.

Writer’s

Workshop

The kids will wrap our mini-unit on responding to questions about a text. We are reading 2 short stories, answering questions and analyzing the strength of different responses. They will have a quiz on Wednesday on a new short story.

Maths

We will continue working with fractions to solve problems. The kids will take an assessment that all 5th graders in Irvine are taking as a pre assessment for the year. Finally, the kids will work in teams to solve problems called “placemat math”.

History

The class will discuss our theme this year: Power and we may do an activity introducing the students to this year’s history topics.

Science

In preparation for science lab, the students will do an activity studying different kinds of graphs and practicing measuring with rulers.

August 22-26, 2022

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Reader’s

Workshop

We will spend the week getting ready for our first reader’s workshop unit: Interpretation. I will be reading Year of the Dog to the kids as they get to know our library system, make a reading log, reflect on their own reading, and reflect on Year of the Dog.

Writer’s

Workshop

The kids will do a short writing project based on a random picture. Then we will finish the week review the proper technique for responding to questions about text and video.

Maths

We will spend the week working on a project where kids will put together a proposal for furnishing a hotel. We will consult with an expert designer and research the costs and different layout possibilities.

History

The kids will work on a project calls “Who’s Coming to Dinner?” where they will pretend to host a dinner for important people. They will make a poster, put together an invitation, menu, seating arrangements, and lists of costs. They will also present to a small group.

Science

The students will begin Science Lab with Mrs. DiMarco on Thursday. They will have science lab Thursday and Friday at the very end of the day.

August 18-19, 2022

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Dear Families of Room F1,

We’re going to have a great upcoming week. Below is a short description of what’s coming up and important links and/or announcements:

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Reader’s

Workshop

The students will continue their mystery book report. It is due on Friday.

Writer’s

Workshop

The kids continue on our Writer’s Workshop Unit: Changing the World (Persuasive Speeches). The kids will publish their speeches this week.

Math

What happened to math class?

The kids will take a closer look at volume and do some review of Area and Perimeter.

Social

Studies

The kids will create a folder for an American Hero. They have resources to do research and create an in-depth look at an important American.

Science

The kids will create a poster about a severe weather event and design a product that can protect someone from that severe weather event.

Thank you,

Mr. Gray

Dear Families of Room F1,

We’re going to have a great upcoming week. Below is a short description of what’s coming up and important links and/or announcements:

Watch These Announcements on Video Here

Mr. Gray’s Class Podcast

Class Website

Reader’s

Workshop

The students will continue the Reader’s Workshop Unit: Mystery (Foundational Skills in Disguise). We will spend the week working together to see common characteristics of mysteries, studying red herrings, and finding hidden clues.

Writer’s

Workshop

The kids continue on our Writer’s Workshop Unit: Changing the World (Persuasive Speeches). The kids will raise the level of their writing by paragraphing and considering the audience when they discard information and choose words that evoke emotions.

Math

What happened to math class?

The kids will start our final unit of the year (we will be doing more review later): Mass and Volume. We will start by orienting ourselves to the vocabulary and real world examples of “mass”.

Social

Studies

The kids will study both American and California Heroes after we establish as a class “What makes a hero?”.

Science

Nothing this week.

Thank you,

Mr. Gray

Dear Families of Room F1,

We’re going to have a great upcoming week. Below is a short description of what’s coming up and important links and/or announcements:

Watch These Announcements on Video Here

Mr. Gray’s Class Podcast

Class Website

Reader’s

Workshop

The students will continue the Reader’s Workshop Unit: Mystery (Foundational Skills in Disguise). We will spend the week understanding the mystery by collaborating with partners (like real crime solvers), keeping hold of the mystery even when the book is long and tricky, and understanding common patterns and characteristics of mysteries.

Writer’s

Workshop

The kids continue on our Writer’s Workshop Unit: Changing the World (Persuasive Speeches). The kids will raise the level of their writing by gathering more information about their opinion, organizing and categorizing their supporting information, and proving their point by giving evidence using transitions like “For example”.

Math

What happened to math class?

The kids will spend the week on our next unit: Representing Data with Graphs. The kids will learn about line plots and compare and contrast picture graphs, bar graphs, and line plots. We will finish up the unit with an assessment on Friday.

Social

Studies

Nothing this week.

Science

The kids will start on the next part of our weather unit. For a few weeks we will study severe weather (lightning, floods, wildfires, and more). Next week we will build up our background knowledge about these kinds of severe weather.

Thank you,

Mr. Gray

Dear Families of Room F1,

We’re going to have a great upcoming week. Below is a short description of what’s coming up and important links and/or announcements:

Watch These Announcements on Video Here

Mr. Gray’s Class Podcast

Class Website

Reader’s

Workshop

The students will start our next Reader’s Workshop Unit: Mystery (Foundational Skills in Disguise). We will spend the week learning about the characteristics of mystery stories like: trying to solve the mystery before the crime solver does, doing special predicting about suspects, opportunities, and motives, and using strategies when reading gets tough.

Writer’s

Workshop

The kids continue on our next Writer’s Workshop Unit: Changing the World (Persuasive Speeches). The kids will gather brave, bold opinions, practice writing with independence, and consider the audience to say more by asking questions that a reader might ask.

Math

What happened to math class?

The kids will spend the week on our nex unit: Representing Data with Graphs. The kids will learn about picture graphs and bar graphs. They will also make their own survey, collect data and represent that data with picture graphs and bar graphs.

Social

Studies

The kids will spend the week continuing to build out a class understanding of what the responsibilities are of good citizens.

Science

The kids will start on the next part of our weather unit. For a few weeks we will study severe weather (lightning, floods, wildfires, and more). Next week we will build up our background knowledge about these kinds of severe weather.

Thank you,

Mr. Gray