Friday, March 20, 2015

5V News

Parent conferences begin the second week of April!  Please use this link to sign up: SPRING CONFERENCES 2015

We are learning about:

  • Fractions
  • Reading fantasy books
  • Properties of matter 
Some activities we did this week:
  • Discovered the rule for finding equivalent fractions
  • Played "Rolling, rolling, rolling" to practice finding equivalent fractions
  • Conducted an investigation to prove that air takes up space
  • Experimented to find which materials are denser than water
  • Met with our fantasy reading groups
  • Discussed how the "dragons" in our fantasy books are often metaphors for something else
  • Mystery Skyped with a college class from Southern New Hampshire!
  • Began practicing for the Smarter Balanced assessment 
Notes and reminders:
  • Next week is Read Across America Week!  Monday is wear crazy socks, Tuesday is wear your favorite hat, Wednesday is wear mismatch clothes, Thursday is dress up as your favorite book character, Friday is drop everything and read day! 
Have a great weekend!

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