Mrs. Patton’s Daily Plans

Week of September 28, 2009
Monday/Wednesday week

 

Monday, September 28, 2009

Dear 5th Graders,

     Welcome back!  It is so exciting to be here today.  After 5 days away at 5th Grade Camp, I hope you are relaxed but ready to work hard.  I’m sure you have many questions.  Some of them may include: When will we switch jobs?  When do we get paid?  Are we changing seats?  Please be patient as we adjust to being back at school.  Your questions will be answered throughout the week.  We can’t do everything in one day.  Please read through the Daily Plans for today so you know what to expect.  If there are any links provided, DO NOT CLICK ON THEM until given permission to do so. 

     Please complete each step in the Morning Procedures section below.  Make it a great day by listening to your teacher, following directions the first time given, and by respecting others at Dardenne.  Together, we can make this a safe and comfortable place to learn.  J                                                                                                                      

 

                                                                                              Sincerely,
                                                                                              Mrs. Patton

9:00-9:20

Morning Procedures

Obj:   to become familiar with morning procedures, to follow written and verbal directions, to appropriately socialize with students in the group, to use time effectively to complete tasks/assignments

 

Each day, complete the following:

ü  Make your lunch choice.

ü  Unpack at your desk, hang up your backpack.

ü  Turn in your Friday Folder and any notes from home, forms or permission slips. 

ü  Turn in your planner and any homework that is due.

ü  Complete your Calendar Math sheets for Sunday, Monday, and any days that we were at camp.  Remember, a student will be randomly chosen to present Calendar Math for today.

ü  Complete your classroom job or enjoy some S.T.A.R. time.

9:20-10:20
Math

·         Calendar Math (From Sept. 20 to the 27th)

·         Weekly Math Homework sample problem à HW is due Friday.

·         Probability video: Connections to real life

·         What are some additional examples of probability in your life?  Let’s record these in your math notebook.

·         Probability review homework: “What a gem” activity sheet

10:20-11:20
Specials

ART

11:20-12:00
Reading

ü  Greetings as we meet in a group

ü  Mini-lesson/reminders…Don’t forget about reading logs, abandoning books, making good choices

ü  Independent reading: S.T.A.R. time

ü  Whole class: Buzzing about books…What do you do well as a reader???

12:00-12:20
Spelling/Grammar

Unit 1 Spelling pretest – Mrs. Patton will explain how this will be completed.  We will finish after lunch, if needed.

12:20-12:55
Recess and lunch

ENJOY!

1:05-1:45
Writing/Spelling

ü  Finish spelling pretest and procedures.

ü  Writer’s notebooks: Dividers, pouch, booklet

ü  The writing process

ü  Introduction to Camp Newspaper project

1:45-2:00

Recess

2:05-2:30
Social Studies
Science

What do scientists do?  Today you will develop more of an understanding for what scientists do while participating in an experiment, “Color Burst”. 

 

Teacher’s link: Color Burst

2:30-3:00

MUSIC

3:00-3:15
Social Studies

Science

Continue with “Color Burst” activity.

 

Assessment: Students will write a paragraph based on the provided prompts.  References to today’s activities should be included in student responses.  This is homework if not finished in class.

3:15-3:30

1.     Fill out planners.  Highlight any homework.

2.    Reminder about tomorrow morning: Calendar Math time

3.    Classroom jobs/S.T.A.R. – take care of your daily duties at this time.  Students who are on vacation should read quietly.

3:30-3:45

1.     Pack up by teams (dismissed by Mrs. Patton).

2.    Listen to announcements – Make sure all of us can hear.

3:45

Dismissal to buses

Homework Info

1.      Weekly Math Homework – Due Friday

2.    Weekly Geography Homework – Study for the quiz on Wednesday.

3.    Find your Writer’s Seed Notebook (given to you the Friday before camp).  It is red.  You will need it tomorrow in class.

4.    Find your Camp Journal (you made it at camp, and used little squares of paper).  You might need it this week.

Reminders and additional information

Progress reports will go home with students today.  Parents: please sign and return the report.

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Tuesday, September 29, 2009

9:00-9:20

Morning Procedures

Obj:   to become familiar with morning procedures, to follow written and verbal directions, to appropriately socialize with students in the group, to use time effectively to complete tasks/assignments

 

Each day, complete the following:
1.  Make your lunch choice.
2.  Unpack at your desk, hang up your backpack.
3.  Turn in your Friday Folder and any notes from home, forms or permission slips. 
4.  Turn in your planner and any homework that is due.

5.  Complete your Calendar Math sheet for today.  Remember, a student will be randomly chosen to present Calendar Math for today.

6.  Complete your classroom job or enjoy some S.T.A.R. time.

7.  NEW: Please join me in front by 9:20.  You should bring a pencil, your clipboard, and your Calendar Math page.  As you join me, greet a few of your classmates.

THINGS TO DO/FINISH:
(Work on the assignments listed any chance you have.)

1.    Constitution assignment

2.   Enter your personalized spelling list at www.spellingcity.com

3.   Missouri map (from I’m Lost web quest) – Each student completes this map.  Turn it in to the gray box.

9:20-10:20

·         Calendar Math

·         Probability review video: Introduction (includes definitions and formula) – The video will be paused in order to add definitions and the formula to our math notebooks.

·         Between Never and Always – Investigation 2: What makes a game unfair?

·         Homework: Today’s Math pages 80 and 81

10:20-10:50
Intervention
NEW SEATING ARRANGEMENT

1.     Say good-bye to your partner

2.    Mix it up – Find new partner

3.    Get acquainted: Greet new partner.  Share 2 facts about yourself.

4.    Restroom break…Then work on math homework.

10:50-11:00
Morning Meeting

1.     Greet students as you come together in a circle.

2.    Partners introduce each other and share the two facts.

11:00-12:00
Reading

¨  Book baskets – What’s up with those?

¨  DRA’s – We will start this week.  Today, you’ll complete the survey portion.

¨  S.T.A.R. time/conferences

¨  Buzzing about books -

12:00-12:20
Spelling/Grammar

1.     Be sure you have entered your list online.

2.    How do you study spelling words?

3.    Spelling/handwriting (CURSIVE) packet – Due Wednesday

12:20-12:55
Recess and lunch

ENJOY!

1:05-1:45
Writing

ü  Writer’s seed notebooks – What are they?  How will they be used?  When will they be used?  And so much more…

ü  Camp journals: What kinds of things did you write about?  How did you write?  Can you use these ideas?  How?

ü  Let’s read the newspaper!

1:45-2:00

Recess

2:05-2:30
Science

Let’s review what we did yesterday? 

*       Our question was: How do we separate colors?

*       How did you separate colors?  What were the steps?

*       What happened in the activity that you didn’t expect or what was different from what you expected?

Now, let’s experiment some more!!!

*       What would happen if different colors of ink were used?  Let’s try it!

*       What if different kinds of ink were used?

2:30-3:00

P.E.

3:00-3:15
Science

Students will share the results with fellow scientists, just like scientists do.

 

HOMEWORK:  Students will be presented with a problem.  Each child should write a one-page explanation in response to the problem.  Evidence from the class activities should be included to support answers.  This is due Wednesday.

3:15-3:30

ü   Fill out planners.  Highlight any homework.

ü  Classroom jobs/S.T.A.R. – take care of your daily duties at this time.  Students who are on vacation should read quietly.

3:30-3:45

ü  Pack up by teams (dismissed by Mrs. Patton).

ü  Listen to announcements – Make sure all of us can hear.

3:45

Dismissal to buses

Homework Info

1.     Study for the Geography Quiz.

2.    Science homework

3.    Spelling/handwriting worksheet

4.    Weekly Math Homework à due Friday

Reminders and additional information

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Wednesday, September 30, 2009

9:00-9:20

Morning Procedures

Obj:   to become familiar with morning procedures, to follow written and verbal directions, to appropriately socialize with students in the group, to use time effectively to complete tasks/assignments

 

Each day, complete the following:
1.  Make your lunch choice.
2.  Unpack at your desk, hang up your backpack.
3.  Turn in your any notes from home, forms or permission slips. 
4.  Turn in your planner and any homework that is due.

5.  Complete your Calendar Math sheet for today.  Remember, a student will be randomly chosen to present Calendar Math for today.

6.  Complete your classroom job or enjoy some S.T.A.R. time.

7.  Please join me in front by 9:20.  You should bring a pencil, your clipboard, and your Calendar Math page.  As you join me, greet a few of your classmates.

9:20-10:20
Math

·         Greetings/Calendar Math

·         Between Never and Always – Investigation 2: Making the game fair

10:20-10:50
Intervention

Probability videos…

10:50-11:00
Morning Meeting

1.     Sharing

11:00-12:00
Reading

 

12:00-12:20
Spelling/Grammar

 

12:20-12:55
Recess and lunch

ENJOY!

1:00-1:45
Writing

1:00-1:30 à PICTURE TIME!  We will go to the small gym for Picture Day.

1:45-2:00

Recess

2:05-2:30
Soc. St.
Science

 

GEOGRAPHY QUIZ – WESTERN REGION

2:30-3:00

MUSIC

3:00-3:15
Soc. St.
Science

New Weekly Geography assignment: DUE NEXT TUESDAY

1.      Label each capital and state using an atlas or other resource (online map).

2.    Color in each state.

 

Ready for some online practice?  Click here!

3:15-3:30

ü   Fill out planners.  Highlight any homework.

ü  Classroom jobs/S.T.A.R. – take care of your daily duties at this time.  Students who are on vacation should read quietly.

3:30-3:45

ü  Pack up by teams (dismissed by Mrs. Patton).

ü  Listen to announcements – Make sure all of us can hear.

3:45

Dismissal to the buses

Homework Info

1.        Weekly Math Homework is due Friday.

Reminders and additional information

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Thursday, October 1, 2009

9:00-9:20

Morning Procedures

Obj:   to become familiar with morning procedures, to follow written and verbal directions, to appropriately socialize with students in the group, to use time effectively to complete tasks/assignments

 

Each day, complete the following:
1.  Make your lunch choice.
2.  Unpack at your desk, hang up your backpack.
3.  Turn in your any notes from home, forms or permission slips. 
4.  Turn in your planner and any homework that is due.

5.  Complete your Calendar Math sheet for today.  Remember, a student will be randomly chosen to present Calendar Math for today.

6.  Complete your classroom job or enjoy some S.T.A.R. time.

9:20-9:50
Specials

LIBRARY

9:50-10:20
Math

·         Calendar Math

·         Between Never and Always – Investigation 2: Playing New Versions of the Game

·         Between Never and Always – Investigation 2: Games of Skill, Games of Chance (student sheet 9)

10:20-10:50
Intervention

Math

 

Math activities from above continue…

10:50-11:00

RESTROOM BREAK

11:00-12:00
Reading

12:00-12:20
Spelling/Grammar

First spelling test: Unit 1

12:20-12:55
Recess and lunch

ENJOY!

1:00-1:45
Writing

1:45-2:00

Recess

2:05-2:30

What is the scientific method?  How do scientists, like you, use it?  Today, you will conduct an experiment using the scientific method.  In small groups, you will witness “Color Changing Milk!”

 

Teacher’s link: Color changing milk

2:30-3:00

P.E.

3:00-3:15

3:15-3:30

ü   Fill out planners.  Highlight any homework.

ü  Classroom jobs/S.T.A.R. – take care of your daily duties at this time.  Students who are on vacation should read quietly.

3:30-3:45

ü  Pack up by teams (dismissed by Mrs. Patton).

ü  Listen to announcements – Make sure all of us can hear.

3:45

Dismissal to the buses

Homework Info

1.      Weekly Math Homework is due tomorrow.

Reminders and additional information

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Friday, October 2, 2009

9:00-9:20

Morning Procedures

Obj:   to become familiar with morning procedures, to follow written and verbal directions, to appropriately socialize with students in the group, to use time effectively to complete tasks/assignments

 

Each day, complete the following:
1.  Make your lunch choice.
2.  Unpack at your desk, hang up your backpack.
3.  Turn in your any notes from home, forms or permission slips. 
4.  Turn in your planner and any homework that is due.

5.  Complete your Calendar Math sheet for today and tomorrow.  Remember, a student will be randomly chosen to present Calendar Math for today.

6.  Complete your classroom job or enjoy some S.T.A.R. time.

9:20-10:20
Math

·         Calendar Math

·         Review procedures for math fact practice and the timed test of facts.

·         “Study time”

·         Quiz students online

·         Math games: Multiplication Baseball or Card Capture

10:20-11:00
Intervention

Finish your Constitution assignments, continuing playing math games, or enjoy your “free time activities” (see below, at the bottom of this page).

11:00-12:20
Reading/Spelling

1.     Introduction to the Weekly Reader.  What do you notice?  What looks interesting?  Let’s share and discuss.  While students are taking the spelling test, others will work on the Weekly Reader assignment: Read all of the articles that we don’t read in class.  Answer the questions on the back.

2.    How to take the spelling test with dictation.

3.    Spelling test and Weekly Reader time

12:20-12:55
Recess and lunch

ENJOY!

1:05-1:45

Ø  Finish Spelling tests and Weekly Readers.

Ø  Finish the Constitution assignments.

Ø  Free time – if everything else is finished. J

1:45-2:00

Recess

2:05-2:30

ü  Fill out planners.  Highlight any homework.

ü  Classroom jobs/S.T.A.R. – take care of your daily duties at this time.  Students who are on vacation should read quietly.

2:30-3:00

Music

3:00-3:30

Class buddies with Mrs. Patchin’s class

3:30-3:45

ü  Pack up by teams (dismissed by Mrs. Patton).

ü  Listen to announcements – Make sure all of us can hear.

3:45

Dismissal to the buses.

Homework

Reminders and additional information

I’m finished! Now what can I do??

Read

You can read an “easy”, “just right” or “challenging” book, or a magazine.

Write

You can add an entry to your writing “seed” notebook, reread entries, or start a draft from your “seed” notebook.  You could also write a friendly letter and mail it for WEE Deliver.

Learn

You can learn more and more by becoming a member of the Dardenne Mastery Club.  Click here to begin.

Extend

You can go above and beyond by studying a topic of interest and extend your learning experience.  Check out the sites provided below.  Take notes, teach a friend, create a presentation or poster.  Happy learning!

 

Birds of prey:

Dialogue for Kids

Explore Birds of Prey

Raptor Rescue

 

All about Missouri:

Caves and Bats

The 50 States: Missouri

Fact Monster: Geography of MO

Practice

You can practice your math facts!  Remember, that during the week, you should practice for the timed test on Fridays.  Just go to the Math Page or click on the link.

 

 

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