Fabulous Friday

This morning the students completed the Firday section of the vocabulary sheet for our word of the week, rarely.  After that, they got to choose which academic skill to practice since it is Free Choice Friday.  After watching the announcements, we switched for math.

Math beagn with a warm up involving the addition and subtraction of decimals.  Then, we reviewed the homework from last night.  After that, the students took the weeks 8 & 9 formative, covering comparing, adding, subtracting, and rounding decimals.  When they were finished, they completed a session of Xtra Math.

The formatives have been scored and returned to the children.  They did very well!!

Before going to lunch and outdoor recess, we played a game of Kahoot working with decimals to the thousandths.

Mr. Sarisohn picked the children up from recess and spent the rest of the afternoon with them.  I had an appointment to get my knee checked out.

After recess, the math class began taking an MCPS mandated, but NOT graded, assessment task.

Then, following math, the students began their literacy block.  First, they reviewed the non-fiction text structure of problem/solution.  Then, they worked independently on the following tasks.  They completed the Friday section of the reading skills practice sheet.  Next, they read a non-fiction article about bubble gum and identified the main idea, and key details.  After that, they wrote an opinion paragraph about wether it is okay to keep money you find.  Finally, they completed their kite, which was the culminating activity for the novel, Where the Mountain Meets the Moon.

As they worked, Mr. Sarisohn met with all 3 reading groups.  in each group, they reviewed the Friday section of the reading skills paper.  Additionally, they discussed the main idea and key details of the article about bubble gum.  Then, together, they wrote a summary icluding the problems and solutions.

They ended their day by exploring a web site about the early settlement of St. Mary's City and identifying 2 reasons the colonists came to St. Mary's and 3 challenges they faced.