Friday, October 28, 2016
October and November Highlights
October has been a busy month in 5B! We have been participating in the school wide read aloud reading The Wizard of Oz. The read aloud ended with our harvest fair, which had the same theme. The class participated by creating an engineering game with an Emerald City theme to play with the second grade, and by doing a reader's theater skit of a scene from the book. It was a great day!
In Reading we have started to read a new novel, Where The Mountain Meets The Moon by Grace Lin. The students have read the first twelve chapters and are really enjoying it, while working on many reading skills as well.
In math students are hard at work practicing multiplication strategies for two digit by two digit multiplication.
In social studies we have been learning about European Explorers and how colonies began in the new world. Students have learned about the Vikings, Portuguese Explorers, Christopher Columbus, and the Spanish Conquistadors. We will be getting into the early English colonies in November.
In Science students are working on ecosystems and animal adaptations. Mrs Demers is asking that students bring in clean egg shells next week for an experiment.
I am trying to finish my schedule for parent conferences, if you do not yet have a time please email me at Kelly.Barnaby@Leominster.mec.edu
In Reading we have started to read a new novel, Where The Mountain Meets The Moon by Grace Lin. The students have read the first twelve chapters and are really enjoying it, while working on many reading skills as well.
In math students are hard at work practicing multiplication strategies for two digit by two digit multiplication.
In social studies we have been learning about European Explorers and how colonies began in the new world. Students have learned about the Vikings, Portuguese Explorers, Christopher Columbus, and the Spanish Conquistadors. We will be getting into the early English colonies in November.
In Science students are working on ecosystems and animal adaptations. Mrs Demers is asking that students bring in clean egg shells next week for an experiment.
I am trying to finish my schedule for parent conferences, if you do not yet have a time please email me at Kelly.Barnaby@Leominster.mec.edu
Friday, October 14, 2016
Monday, September 12, 2016
Open House Slide Presentation
Open House Presentation
Wednesday, September 7, 2016
Computer Programs
Students have their passwords for Pearson realize and reflex math in their agendas. They may sign on to access their math books/homework as well as practice their math facts. 
Tuesday, September 6, 2016
Week of September 5th
I hope everyone had a wonderful long weekend! Students went right to work today with a regular schedule, switching classes and having all four subjects. We worked on a globe scavenger hunt in social studies to hone our map skills, and read a readers theater excerpt to talk about close reading and expectations during the ELA block.
Students do have homework this week. We spent time this morning writing in agendas, so that students can use time management to complete their tasks by their due date. Math is given daily, science and current event are due Thursday, and they have one reading log this week due Friday. There is a tab on my blog where current events and reading logs can be printed if they do not find their way home.
Here are some pictures of the students on task during reading and social studies:
Friday, March 11, 2016
Thursday, January 7, 2016
January Update
Welcome back after a nice holiday break! The class came back refreshed and ready to go. We are setting goals for the new year and working on our Growth Mindsets. One of my goals is to post more updates, and get the students involved in posting to this blog.
Reading:
Before break we took some time to read "We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball". Students really delved into theme, and social issues surrounding segregation in America in the first half of the 20th century. They researched negro league players, and constructed baseball cards depicting their contributions to the Negro Leagues.
This week we are reading "Weslandia", a picture book about a boy who is considered an outcast. He takes on building his own civilization in his backyard as a summer project. This is in the fantasy genre, but we are exploring the theme of "being yourself" and students are taking Wesley's lead and creating their own civilizations as a part of their reading assignments this week. Next week we will be looking at expository text that ties into the Water Cycle in science called, "The Story of Snow".
Math: Students have been working hard on multiplying and Dividing decimals as well as working on long division in class. Most recently this week they are diving in to a long fraction unit. Right now, they are reviewing common denominators and other fraction concepts.
Science: In science, we have just wrapped up a long engineering unit that the students were really excited about. I will post pictures of the Ice cube project from before break. This week the students are looking at the water cycle and applying what they know to write a story about the journey of a raindrop! They are really enjoying writing these.
Social Studies: Social Studies time has been spent learning about the 13 colonies. We have learned about the way of life, economy, and regional differences of the colonies. This week we are focusing on the people who were leaders or had large contributions to the success of the colonies. Students are researching these leaders such as Ben Franklin, William Penn, and William Bradford. They are creating presentations on their Google accounts that they will share in class this Friday.
Reading:
Before break we took some time to read "We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball". Students really delved into theme, and social issues surrounding segregation in America in the first half of the 20th century. They researched negro league players, and constructed baseball cards depicting their contributions to the Negro Leagues.
This week we are reading "Weslandia", a picture book about a boy who is considered an outcast. He takes on building his own civilization in his backyard as a summer project. This is in the fantasy genre, but we are exploring the theme of "being yourself" and students are taking Wesley's lead and creating their own civilizations as a part of their reading assignments this week. Next week we will be looking at expository text that ties into the Water Cycle in science called, "The Story of Snow".
Math: Students have been working hard on multiplying and Dividing decimals as well as working on long division in class. Most recently this week they are diving in to a long fraction unit. Right now, they are reviewing common denominators and other fraction concepts.
Science: In science, we have just wrapped up a long engineering unit that the students were really excited about. I will post pictures of the Ice cube project from before break. This week the students are looking at the water cycle and applying what they know to write a story about the journey of a raindrop! They are really enjoying writing these.
Social Studies: Social Studies time has been spent learning about the 13 colonies. We have learned about the way of life, economy, and regional differences of the colonies. This week we are focusing on the people who were leaders or had large contributions to the success of the colonies. Students are researching these leaders such as Ben Franklin, William Penn, and William Bradford. They are creating presentations on their Google accounts that they will share in class this Friday.
Spelling Words week of January 11th
1.
footprint
2. fairground
3. although
4. laughter
5. appoint
6. coastal
7. bleachers
8. grownup
9. encounter
10. grouchy
11. flawless
12. lawyer
13. entertain
14. applause
15. faucet
16. caution
17. boundary
18. doubting
19. southern
20. roughness
21. poet
22. radio
23. fuel
24. nowadays
25. distraught
Spelling Week of January 4th
1.
video
2. poet
3. riot
4. piano
5. diary
6. radio
7. ideas
8. ruin
9. diet
10. patriot
11. fluid
12. rodeo
13. cruel
14. genuine
15. casual
16. trial
17. fuel
18. meteor
19. diameter
20. meander
21. recent
22. closet
23. minus
24. situation
25. variety
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