Classwork Gallery

These are links to current assignments as VIEW ONLY. Think of this space as our live bulletin board

Self Doodles to close out the year

Click to see the favorite math warm ups and math problems according to the students

This Month we are exploring the contributions of Asian Americans & Pacific Islanders

Aden's photographing the lifecycle of a daisy

Ms. Biolatto and Landon representing 60.25 in multiple ways

Annotating models on the screen with Aden, Declan and Heath.

Mother's Day Padlet

Thank You From Ms. Biolatto

Our Poetry Appreciation Padlet

We concluded poetry month this week. The students have gained a strong understanding of Poetry Devices, Poets and Poetry Analysis.

4th The Gold Rush

Rooms 22 & 23 have been writing poetry on this Padlet. Check out the poetry we have created!

4th The Gold Rush

The Math Padlet is where students show their strategies for problem solving.

4th The Gold Rush

5th American Revolution

4th Grade has studied waves

5th grade has studied matter

Isabella's addition using the spinner

Games for students to practice their math skills leads to deeper connection and provides increased opportunity for intrinsic motivation.

George's 10 equations demonstrating addition of tenths and hundredths.

A Non-Fiction Picture Book written by Devin

Students have been using Book Creator demonstrate their understanding of both informational and narrative structures

A Fiction Narrative Picture Book Written by Declan

Here Declan demonstrates understanding of plot, personification and character development.

Our Black History Month Padlet

Articles and links that students can explore to further their understanding the contributions of African Americans to American History.

Our Math Padlet

Here is the link to our Math Padlet. Here you can see the amazing work the students have done for the last month.

Landon's One Pager

Landon's One Pager is an example of a short assignment that demonstrates a lot of standards and concepts. Landon has demonstrated understanding of Plot, Figurative Language, Theme and Character Analysis on just one page!

Jack's Self Reflection for Math Standards

Jack's Math Check out gives him an opportunity to reflect on his learning. Using the math practices as the metric to evaluate himself helps Jack see himself as a mathematician.

Emery modeling adding fractions with unlike denominators

Adding Fractions with unlike denominators can be a challenging math concept to understand. That is why it is especially important to use manipulatives. Students need to have an understanding of these values so that they can use the procedure of finding common denominators with understanding.

Izzy's Equations with Fractions

Izzy is demonstrating understanding of unit fractions. Once students gain a greater understanding of the value of a given fraction then they can use it flexibly to solve problems.

Narrative Assignment in Progress

Cody's draft of a Narrative story is a great example of how to include all the required elements in a short piece of writing. Stories do not need to be long, they only need to include... a PLOT, THEME & FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE

Landon is representing fractions with models.

This screenshot of Landon's post on Padlet is a great example of using everyday items to model fractions. Landon cut his pizza into fractions and then posed a question to his classmates requiring them to justify their thinking.

Fraction Playdough

Declan's play dough fractions! This kinda of hand ons play will create a deep understanding of the value of fractions.

Zelly is representing fractions with models.

Zelly represented equivalent fractions and decimal understanding with models. Drawing and modeling like Zelly & Declan's is a necessary to understanding the concept of fractions.

Izzy's Compare and Contrast

Izzy demonstrates the ability to compare and contrast

Distance Learning and In person learning.

Eleanor uses virtual manipulatives to show her understanding of fractions written as decimals.

Eleanor demonstrates that she understand that 7.13 is 7 13/100. It is important for the students to read decimals as they would fractions. When students read decimals using the word "point" (seven point one three) it loses the value communicated by the place value word hundredths. Encourage your child uses the place value words when reading decimals.

Declan's Stop and Jots: Figurative Language

Declan's stop and jots for figurative language are a great example of what is expected for reading comprehension for 4th and 5th grade. Students must be able to demonstrate understand plot elements (what happened in the story) AND author's tools such as figurative language.

Aden Solving Multiplication

Aden's modeling of 20 x 20 is an example of a student derived strategy to solve multiplication. These strategies ensure that when the students use the standard algorithm the are understanding the concepts behind the procedure.

Charlie's Solution 126 x 54

Charlie's strategy for solving 3 digits by two digits probably looks different than the way we were taught. This way of solving shows number sense and deep understanding of place value.

Lija's Stop & Jot

Each week the students are assigned "Stop & Jots" from Front Desk, the novel we are reading as a class. This processing activity gives students the opportunity to respond to questions in writing. Asking students to think and write about what they are reading promotes retention and comprehension.

A counting collection by Zelly

Click photo to see slide show of students' counting collections

Jackson's Brief Write

Each week the students are assigned a "Brief Write" a quick easy writing exercise. This practice of writing skills will help them develop as writers. Brief Writing and Journaling will build writing stamina, offer an opportunity for self expression and low risk entry point to practice new skills.