Busy busy busy!
This morning I was very pleased with the amount and the quality of the homework I received. We had 25 of 28 students turn in all of their homework. I knew this class was great. I’d very much like to see those last 3 individuals turn in their work tomorrow. it was not just the homework being turned in that impressed me, but the obvious effort and thought that the majority of students put into their responses. Homework is practice, but practice is only worthwhile if it is done purposefully.
First we went over our base 10 talk from yesterday. We talked about how base 10 is all about making groups of 10. We also took some notes together:
We also went over some simple subtraction problems today. We talked about the standard algorithm for subtraction, as well as the idea that there are multiple ways to solve any given problem.
In Language Arts we did half of a word ladder sheet together. if you’ve never seen a word ladder, they are vocabulary/logic exercises that ask students to modify words step by step to form new words with different meanings. Tonight students should finish this word ladder.
We also talked about writing letters, and I shared an embarrassingly simple letter I wrote the students. I have asked them to respond and to write a letter to me introducing themselves.
During recess today we had an unfortunate incident where some students teased another student by saying they liked someone else. I made it very clear that in 5th grade we don’t discuss anyone dating anyone. Nobody likes anyone in that way. Nobody is asking anyone out. Nobody will talk about such ridiculous things again. We are too young for that drama, and too old for teasing.
Finally we ended our day by Saving Fred! This is quite a fun activity where students must make a plan to save Fred the gummy worm from the stormy seas by providing him with a life preserver. Just ask your student about it!
Tonight students should finish the Save Fred worksheet.
so, tl;dr
Finish the word ladder
Write Mr. Potter a letter!
Finish your Save Fred worksheet
And as always, read for 15 minutes and get your reading log signed
Have a good one,
-Mr. Potter