Thursday 05/31 Morning Warm-Up and Schedule

***5th Grade Celebration Practice @ 8:05***

SMILE!!!

Clap & Jive during our entrance

Be quiet during the instrumental section

There are speakers near the stage: be very careful as you walk up and down the steps

1. Last call for library books and classroom materials.
2. Place your report card and other awards/certificates in your Take Home Folder.
3. Dylan, Allen, Griffin, and Matthew: Please go to the gym to help Mr. Drake set up chairs.

Schedule:

7:45 - 8:05 Arrival

8:05 - 8:30 LAST Rehearsal

8:30 - 9:10 "One Word" Activity

9:10 - 9:25 Sign Yearbooks
9:30 - 10:30 5th Grade End-of-Year Celebration

10:30 - 11:30 End-of-Year Writing Stations

11:30 - 12:05 To Be Determined

12:05 - 12:55 Lunch and Recess

12:55 - 2:45 To Be Determined

Wednesday 05/30 Morning Warm-Up

***Be on the look-out for classroom books & materials you may have stashed away***

1. Place all the flyers in your Take Home Folder
2. FINISH your end-of-year projects
• Self Portrait: Emily
• Selfie Slide: Dylan and Geda
3. Review our Selfie Slide Presentation: Let Mr. E know if any changes need to be made.

***5th Grade Celebration Practice @ 11:30 for 4th Grade***

SMILE!!!

Clap & Jive during our entrance

Be quiet during instrumental section

Tuesday 05/29 Math - The Game of Life

Purpose: I can accurately add, subtract, multiply, and divide decimal numbers.

The Game of Life: Credits and Debits

Tuesday 05/29 Writing - Poetry Collection Celebration

Purpose: I can read, enjoy, analyze, and discuss my peers' poetry.

1. Read your classmates' Poetry Collections: WE WILL START WITH PARTNER #1 AND WORK THROUGH THEM IN ORDER, ONE BY ONE.
2. Analyze their use of different poetry styles and concepts:
• I like your use of ______ in...
• The way you _____ reminds me of...
• I think you could add more _____ in...
• Your _____ poem made me feel...
• Maybe you could try...
• I like the part of ____ where...
• I was wondering...
• _____ stuck with me because...
3. Share and discuss with your partner: CELEBRATE AND PROVIDE FEEDBACK

Tuesday 05/29 Reading -

1. Book Club: Have your "Characters" Response ready to share
2. Thinking and Writing About Your Reading: "Describing the Plot" Response AS A GROUP:
• The Beginning
• The Exciting Incident
• The Rising Action
• The Climax
• The Falling Action
• The Ending
3. Show to Mr. E, then turn in your Book Club book.
4. FINALIZE your poetry collection and be ready to share @ 11:20

Tuesday 05/29 Leadership - Advice For a 2nd Grader

As nearly-done 5th graders, you each have important knowledge--and it must be passed on!

As a leader, write a letter to a 2nd grader in Mrs. Rohlf's classroom:

• Give positive advice and guidance to help a younger student succeed in elementary school.
• Detail the upcoming activities (both in the classroom and out) they will participate in.
• Be sure to thank them for being our buddy, especially the May Day baskets.
• Use your best writing skills, your letter should be around 1/2 a page long.

Have your letter ready to deliver at 10:00.

Tuesday 05/29 Morning Warm-Up

***Upcoming Events***

Summer Book Giveaway then
Game Time with Buddy Class TODAY @ 10:00

1. Review your place in our 5th Grade Celebration Arrangement:
• Practice from 8:05 - 8:30
• Dress Rehearsal for 2nd Graders
2. FINISH your end-of-year projects
• BioPoem: Geda
• Self Portrait: Emily
• Selfie Slide: Allen and Geda
3. Search for an inspirational quote to help a younger student then free read or write quietly

***Be on the look-out for classroom books & materials you may have stashed away***

Friday 05/25 Math - Essential Standards Check #8

Purpose: I can show my understanding and skills with our math essential standards.

1. Warm-Up: Correctly complete at least FIVE questions in a row of each type of Operations with Fractions Practice
2. Assessment: Math Essential Skills Check #8
3. Lesson 8-9 Agenda
1. Math Journal page 305 (PARTNER) 
2. Unit 8 Math Packet page 323 (IND.) 
3. Math Journal pages 306 - 307 (IND.)
4. Play Doggone Decimal @ EDM Online 
5. Math Skills Practice: Free Choice
6. H.W.: HomeLink 8-9

Friday 05/25 Reading - Discuss Conflict

1. Book Club: Have your "Conflict" Response ready to share
2. Thinking and Writing About Your Reading: "Analyze Characters" Response is due Tuesday:
• Appearance
• Actions of the character
• Thoughts/feelings the character has
• What character trait best describes them?
• Your opinion of the character (like/dislike, connections, etc)
3. Free Reading Time

Friday 05/25 Writing - Publish Poetry

Purpose: I can edit, revise, improve, and publish my poetry to show different styles and concepts.

1. Connection: What do you have left to do to finish publishing your poetry collection?
2. Application: Be sure to have atleast one poem that represents each concept/tool.
• Metaphor and/or Simile 
• Personification 
• Alliteration and/or Onomatopoeia 
• Repetition 
• Concrete/Shape
• Acrostic 
• Haiku 
• Ode
• BioPoem
• CHALLENGE! Limerick: How-To and Examples
3. Create your front cover, back cover, and illustrate your poems.

Friday 05/25 Morning Warm-Up

***Upcoming Events***

Summer Book Giveaway and
Game Time with Buddy Class: Tuesday 05/29

1. Review your place in our 5th Grade Celebration Arrangement:
• Practice from 8:05 - 8:30
• Travel in our line order, and as we enter sit in two rows.
2. FINISH your end-of-year projects
• BioPoem: Sophia H. and Geda
• Self Portrait: Emily, Allen, Alyssa, and Charles
• Selfie Slide: Colin, Caelan, Thomas, Allen, Griffin, Campbell, Geda, and Henry S.
• Character Award Vote: Sophia H.
3. Free Read or Write Quietly

Thursday 05/24 Reading - Describe Conflict

1. Review: Types of Conflict
2. Application: Identify Conflict
3. Thinking and Writing About Your Reading: "Describing Conflict" Response is due Friday:  
• Identify at least two conflicts that are driving your plot.
• Describe the conflicts you identified by writing about who the struggles are between, why, and how they might be solved.
• Compose a paragraph using your outline.
4. Free Reading Time

Character Award Vote

Character Award Vote

Thursday 05/24 Science - The Nervous System

Purpose: I can explain how the nervous system works with other body systems.

1. Review: OUR Understanding of the Digestive & Excretory Systems
2. Connection:  Nervous System Challenge
3. Engagement & Learning: "The Nervous System" (textbook pages 202 - 205)
• Read more about the Your Amazing Brain, Your Brain & Nervous System, and/or the Nervous System
• Show Your Understanding
4. Extension: Bill Nye The Brain

Thursday 05/24 Writing - Finish Publishing Poetry

Purpose: I can edit, revise, improve, and publish my poetry to show different styles and concepts.

1. Connection: Poets and authors often imitate others as they develop their own skills; how can you borrow metaphors as you create your own poems?
2. Application: Publish your poetry into a collection that includes a variety of styles and concepts.  Be sure to have atleast one poem that represents each concept/tool.
• Metaphor and/or Simile 
• Personification 
• Alliteration and/or Onomatopoeia 
• Repetition 
• Concrete/Shape
• Acrostic 
• Haiku 
• Ode
• BioPoem
• CHALLENGE! Limerick: How-To and Examples
3. Create your front cover, back cover, and illustrate your poems.

Thursday 05/24 Morning Warm-Up

***Upcoming Events***

Kirkendall Summer Reading Presentation @ 8:45
5th Grade Celebration Practice @ 11:30

Safety Patrol Picnic @ 12:00

1. Watch this advertisement for Westwood's 2nd Annual Summer Book Drive: BRING IN BOOKS!!!
2. Review The Art of the Metaphor and Examples
3. FINISH your BioPoem, Self Portrait, and/or Selfie Slide
4. Free Read or Write Quietly

Wednesday 05/23 Reading - Describing Conflict

1. Book Club: Have your "Summarizing" Response ready to share
2. Thinking and Writing About Your Reading: "Describing Conflict" Response is due Friday:  
• Identify at least two conflicts that are driving your plot.
• Describe the conflicts you identified by writing about who the struggles are between, why, and how they might be solved.
• Compose a paragraph using your outline.
3. Free Reading Time

Wednesday 05/23 Science - Digestive and Excretory Systems

Purpose: I can explain how the skeletal & muscular systems help the digestive & excretory systems do their jobs.

1. Connection: YOUR Understanding of the Transport Systems
2. Engagement & Learning: Digestive and Excretory Systems (textbook pages 198 - 201)
• Independently read more about the Digestive System
• Show Your Understanding
3. Extension: Bill Nye Digestion

Wednesday 05/23 Morning Warm-Up

***Upcoming Events***

Kirkendall Summer Reading Presentation: TOMORROW
Safety Patrol Picnic: TOMORROW

1. Have any remaining Westwood Media Center books ready to return
2. Read and comprehend "Pumping Up the Heart" @ ReadWorks Digital
3. FINISH your BioPoem, Self Portrait, and/or Selfie Slide
4. Free Read or Write Quietly

***Drum AND Ukulele Practice @ 9:55***

*** 5th Grade Celebration Practice @ 11:30***

5th Grade End-of-Year Celebration: Selfie & Memory Slide

5th Grade End-of-Year Celebration: Selfie & Memory Slide

1. Make a copy of the Template
2. Only you may be in your “selfie” and you must smile so it is easy for the audience to tell who you are.
3. Do not change the font type, size, or color; we want the audience to easily read each name and memory.
4. Change the background color/design so it is personalized for you!
5. Submit a VIEW ONLY link to the community doc by Thursday morning.