5B Week At A Peek
Week Beginning Tuesday 18th August
Math
· Assessment tests
· Math games
· Practice orally expressing numbers to the billions
· Routines, expectations, notebook set-up
Unit 1: Whole Numbers & Decimals
Chap. 1 Introduction to Place Value of Whole Numbers
· Understanding Place Value
· Millions and Billions
Reading
· ‘The Best Part Of Me’ by Wendy Ewald
· Class Library – Genre Discussion – Choosing appropriate books
· Reading For Fun
· Introduction to reading response journals/focus logs
· Reading /Literature logs set-up + expectations
Grammar
· Grammar & conventions test – assess students knowledge of basic writing conventions
Writing
· Elements of Writing Process
· Discussion of Writer’s Workshop lessons
· Writer’s Notebook Set Up + Expectations
· ‘The Best Part Of Me’ poetry
· “I Am” poetry
· “Dear Me’ Letters
· “Me Cube”
Social Studies
· World Geography Quiz
· Identify what we know about maps
· Map the room
· Discuss different uses for maps (political, physical, population, etc).
· Brainstorm parts of maps
Fun/Social
· Welcome Assembly – Tuesday 18th
· Getting To Know You Games
· House Meetings - Elect House Captains & Ideas for Competitions
· Student Council Representatives
· Etiquette Assembly – Friday 21st
“Shoot for the moon! Even if you miss you will land among the stars!”-Les Brown
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