Week 37-38: It's the last week of school. I am so proud of the work we have accomplished. Last week was a difficult for me, thank you to everyone for your understanding. I'm hoping I am will be on the mend this week as we finish a historic, and memorable school year. Congratulations to the 5th graders as the culminate on June 12.

Week 35: Last week Aden drew a pizza on zoom and this week I will be using it as a story starter for a math problem. Last week we struggled to get all the tech working appropriately. If any parent that is able & cleared to come to campus and help me I would greatly appreciate it! This week we will finish Sylvia & Aki and do a culminating task for the book Next week.

Week 33: Happy May Everyone! Wow how far we have come! There are only six weeks left of the 2020-2021 school year! We will be exploring Geometry, including perimeter, area and volume for 5th grade. We will read a novel together and complete a culminating portfolio.

Week 31: Poetry Month has gotten off to a great start. The students have learned about poets and tried three or four poem structures. This week as we transition to hybrid learning we will have time to understand new procedures while continuing to revise our informative essays, write poems and deepen our understanding of measurement. The poem "The Sunset" was written by Jackson Broutt. Click on the image to see more poems by the students.

Week 29: Welcome back to school. I hope you all had a restful break with your families. As we return to school we begin our 3rd trimester math studies specifically Measurement, Data Analysis and Geometry. We we conclude our informational essays. We will explore the Gold Rush (4th) and American Revolution (5th). We will also begin to support the students a some of our students shift to the hybrid model of instruction. Students have a Jamboard where they can ask all their questions.

Week 27: Last week students modeled waves (4th) and matter (5th). We have been completed our science tasks virtually in a digital notebook. We have keeping big concepts in the forefront of our studies. What actions does a scientist engage in as part of scientific inquiry.

Develop a model

Measure & Graph

Make Observations

Conduct/Analyze

Demonstrate understanding of Cause and Effect, and Scale & Proportion

Week 25: Last week we shared strategies for this fraction division problem. Students used the annotating tool to share represent their thinking while the class watched. This kind of sharing feels like the kind we used to do in class.

Week 23: Last week the students were tasked with creating 100 equations that equaled 100. Here is Johnene's assignment. This kind of creative math task allows students to demonstrate their understanding in multiple ways. This week we will be ordering, comparing, and converting fractions and decimals. We will also be revisiting figurative language through popular music, movies and TV shows. Footage for the Walgrove report is due February 16th. Two writing assignments and one reading assignment is due February 26

Week 21: Happy February! Here is a photo of our "graffiti wall." Here Students demonstrate their understanding of their choice book by quoting accurately and thoughtfully. Activities such as this can take the place of traditional reading logs as they provide students with choice and are quickly completed.

Week 19: No School on Monday. Understanding the history of Inauguration Day. Reminders of expectations of collaboration were needed this week. Students must be able to share space on Google Documents. Additionally, we learned about ways to manage big emotions.

Week 17: We have officially begun creating content for our student run news show! The Walgrove Report will feature stories that are researched, written and presented by the students in Rooms 22 & 23. We will be collaborating with Mr. Donzell on this interdisciplinary project! This project is rich with opportunities to meet Language Arts, Drama, Science and History Standards. Reading Informational Text, Listening and Speaking, and Writing explanatory text are just some of the standards we are engaged in while creating The Walgrove Report. Look for a trailer coming soon to a email inbox near you!😉 Art by Ella

Week 15: I hope you all enjoyed a restful Thanksgiving Break. The next three weeks of school will have 3 main foci. Number 1: As always I am prioritizing engagement with activities such as the fraction drawing seen here. This task is creative and engaging as well as full of mathematical opportunities. Students demonstrate math understanding across multiple standards when they create an equation that matches a fraction drawing. Number 2: Completing tasks assigned up to this point. The following assignments are major assignments due in DEC. Narrative Writing, Trimester 1 Math Check out, Front Desk One-Pager. These assignments help me gage student understanding and plan next instructional steps. Focus 3: Social Emotional Support. The holidays can bring up many feelings. I am hoping to make a space for Holiday activities that although different from typical our celebrations, can be creative, fun and help us feel a bit more normal. If you would like to help me plan activities for the last week of school before winter recess please text or email me.

We learned how to share live documents, add text boxes, images and photos to our work. We also did live math warm ups and a live read aloud of a short story. A highlight that made me jump out of my chair and dance was doing this True False math warm up. It felt like real school! The students participated using chat and shared their math thinking with the class. We discovered that mathematicians multiply first. This discovery will set us up to deeply understand the order of operations needed for Algebra! Looking forward to this week! REMINDER NO SCHOOL 9/4 & 9/7

Here Izzy demonstrated her understanding of order of operations, by multiplying first then adding the 67! Way to go Izzy. (photo posted with parent permission)

Welcome to the 2020-2021 School Year. I am so happy to be your child's teacher. I know Distance Learning is NOT anyone's first choice but I am confident that together we can collaborate to make this educational experience meaningful for your child. Your mindset and positivity about Distance Learning will support your child and affect their mindset.