5th graders had a very busy week. During Writers' Workshop, students are learning more about nonfiction writing. Each student has selected a topic and they have been researching information; then recording this information into their writers' notebook. The students of room 15 are going to be creating informational books based on their research.
To compliment this, in Readers' Workshop, we are learning about nonfiction text structures and reading for the main idea. At the end of this week, the students were learning about the authors' message in nonfiction books. Along with this learning, students are continuing their book club assignments.
In Science, we just finished a unit called variables. We have been doing many experiments and learning about scientific design. Recently, students learned more about kinetic/potential energy and forces such as gravity and friction, then applying this new information to the recently completed experiments. Students will be having a Science BA next Thursday.
During math, students were collecting data and creating line plots based on their reaction time. They were using sheets of paper and dropping them so that a partner would grab them revealing their reaction time (pictured below). We then used that data to find the mode, range, and average. Today students completed chapter 6 BA test.
Have a great weekend!
Mr. Reed
Reminders:
- next week is Spirit Week (see below)
- green Sarah Banks schedule form due 3/28
- Science BA (Thursday, March 30)
Next
week is “Spirit Week” at Walled Lake Elementary. Please follow the schedule below to join in
the fun!
- Monday, March 27th: Mismatch Day
- Tuesday, March 28th: Hat Day
- Wednesday, March 29th: Students Dress like Teachers
- Thursday, March 30th: Decade Day
- Friday, March 31st: WLE Spirit Wear Day
Reaction Time in Math....
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