March 13, 2014, Week 30 and Day 126

I was not in class today.  I was on site doing professional development with my 5th grade peers.   From conversations with the substitute teacher and her lengthy detailed write-up it sounded/read like some students struggled with their behavior choices.  

They did participate in a reading comprehension exercise as a class and also learned about the Intolerable Acts during the colonial times.  

They also had an opportunity to review pi, work out some circle circumference and area of a circle in preparations for tomorrow’s Pi Day!!   They also used www.brainpop.com to watch and learn about Pi and circle calculations.  

We of course worked on division of fractions.   Students also performed some Scootpad grammar and language arts practice.  We visited the library.  Finally students had time to complete their “birthday party” budget work.  

Kind Regards,

Mr. Hubbard

One of the most powerful things you can pass on to your children is a sense of building a life based on a mission.

• Stephen R. Covey

Homework for the week:

Topic 12 Complete Review Worksheet due Friday

Birthday Day Party -- budget and research is due on Friday.  students have the email with the rules. They have $350 to spend on the party.  Must research costs and feasibility of their party.

Spelling Test #20 due on Friday

Free-Write due Friday (this week’s free-write was created by Maribel who used her Scootpad points that she earned to control the free-write):

“What would you rather be doing right now?”