FRUSTRATION LEVEL REACHED!

As you know, I don't like when our class has a day extra on vacation.  All it takes is that one extra day for many of the "boys" and a few of the "girls" to think that the first couple days back is "TALK" and "CATCH UP" time.  WRONG!   Today was the warning day, tomorrow we will follow the student code of conduct!

Also, I have been getting complaints from other teachers and I have been constantly fighting the battle... It is time to enlist parents... Your students are bringing BAGS of candy to school each day and eating it during class time.  This is a HUGE no no!  In Gym or Dance it can actually be a health risk of choking.   Talk to your child today.  NO Candy or Gum in school.  

• 1st - Dance (Bad Report - didn't do well in the fire drill)
• 2nd/3rd - ReadyGen Lesson 4A.11. We read in the Text Collection Chapter 2, pp. 81–87 of Max Malone Makes a Million.  Our READING FOCUS: I can understand that writers can draw evidence from literary texts to analyze, research, and reflect.  Our WRITING FOCUS: I can write a conclusion that logically follows events from the text.  After working in groups to answer questions - students broke into individual groups to work on writing a conclusion to the text we are reading.
• 4th/5th - GoMath 12.6 - Our MATH FOCUS:  I can use models to compare metric units of length.  We used the meter stick to really look how mm, cm, dm, and meters were related.  Then we watched the short professor video and then we worked through several of the problems before students broke into individual assignment clusters.  They completed all of 12.6 in the text and practice book and then as they finished worked on WAGGLE, Independent Reading, or finished their writing.  A few kids went to the book fair.
• 6th - Lunch/Recess
• 7th - Social Studies - We watched another episode of Liberty Kids today. This episode was on the battle of Bunker Hill and how it was really a turning point in the fight for independence.  Even though the British captured the hill, they were held off by patriots who were far outnumbered and only retreated when they ran out of gun powder.  The red coats had far more injuries and casualties, but it sparked the determination of the patriots to see that they really could win this battle for independence even when losing Bunker Hill.    After the episode we had a brief discussion and then homework was passed out and the room was cleaned.

Homework:

1. Reading:  Independent Reading 30-45 minutes
2. Writing:  Finish your possible "conclusion" to Max Malone
3. Social Studies:  Take Home Social Studies Test for Chapter 5