Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Wacky Wet Wednesday 2/16/11

Rain combined with hail is going to play havoc on the mind and attitudes of a 10 or 11 year old.   The fact that they will go all day without a nice recess to run around and burn off their adrenaline will lead them to become pretty goofy.  

Then you combine an unplanned photo shoot that more or less stops all learning in 4th and 5th grade for about 30 to 45 minutes.   Furthermore,  you combine a rather intense writing exercise into the mix; well, you are going to have one wild day.  

Today:
Library time --- many used this time wisely to work on their short story, Famous American report or study for the social studies test.  

Writing --
Responding to Literature combined with yearbook photos

What was going to be 90 minute exercise of conversation, rough draft and then writing about a story of a young lad who moves from Trinidad to the U.S.  became a 60 minutes adventure.  

Math:
Dividing numbers when the divisor is a decimal.
Step 1 -- write the division problem in a fraction form
234.6 / 0.23
Step 2 -- multiply by 1 using 10/10 ; 100/100 ; or 1000/1000 to get rid of that darn decimal in the denominator’s place
ex   234.6/0.23  X  100/100 =   23,460 /  23
Step 3 -- divide normally

Video with the classic decimal division
All in class math notes and math handouts found here

Homework change:  162-163 (1-21 odds) due tomorrow

Cargo-  complete your figurative language books

Kind regards,
Mr. Hubbard

Homework for the week:   
Math:
Page 162-163 1-21 odds due Thursday
Page 168-169  All due Friday
All in class math notes and math handouts found here

Reading Comprehension due Friday
Read pages 417--432
Complete 2 masterpieces on page 432
P.B. 248 and 249
Take the AR test on Dear Mr. Henshaw

Grammar due Thursday
P.B. 257,258 and 259

Free-Write due Friday:
Complete ½ of the Short Story
Click here for all of the Short-Story details and Advice

Social Studies Test on Thursday
Study Guide and Helpful links (click here)

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