Monday, May 11, 2020

Monday, May 11, 2020

Good morning and Happy Monday!!  

Welcome to our last full week of Digital Learning!  It should be an easy week!  There are a few things that I would like to say before giving you the assignments for the week.  

The assignments below are for the entire week.  You can plan out how and when you want to complete each of them.  Secondly, we are looking at and working towards mastery.  That means that you may go back and continue to work on each assessment until you get the grade that you want.  Lastly, We will be doing Kahoots all this week on the Science and Social Studies concepts.  That should be a fun and informative way of improving your knowledge for each of the topics. 

We will continue to have our daily meetings this week and next.  I have (I hope) figured out what happened on Friday and have the issue solved!!  YAY!! 

Here is the link for our meeting and our new password is below.  
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5938710759?pwd=T1F2b21LaldFbDVVTjYybnY1VDcwUT09

Meeting ID: 593 871 0759
Password: Rockstars


This Week's Assignments:


During the week of May 11 - May 15, fifth graders will compete two assessments for each subject area.  The assessments capture the learning that has taken place during the fourth quarter.  They may also reflect standards / skills necessary for all 5th graders.  The assessments will be posted on May 11th  and should be completed no later than Friday, May 15th.    


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Below you will find the links for each subject:  
Reading  

Writing 

Math  

Science 


Social Studies 



OK Guys!!  Do well and I will see you at 11:00!!

Friday, May 8, 2020

Friday, May 8, 2020

Happy Friday, ya'll!

There are no new assignments today!  If you have something that you still need to complete, like your memoir, IXL, or Social Studies, please work on that today.  

Meetings for today:
9:00 Bella   

9:15 Kenlee   

9:30 Christina   

9:45 Charlie   

10:00 Pranav 

11:00 class meeting (optional)  

11:40 Jonas

12:00 Book Club 




Thursday, May 7, 2020

Thursday, May 7, 2020

Good morning!!

Happy Thursday!  Our morning meeting will be at our regular time today.  I plan on creating a Kahoot based on the Civil Rights Unit for us to do today.  It should help with the graded assignment that I will give you next week.  
Today is Thursday, so Target students can head over to view and do your activity/project for that class.  You can finish these assignments tomorrow.  

Today's Assignments:

AM Work / Wordly Wise:  (20 min)

No Wordly Wise!!  If you have finished the WW#17 quiz, you are done!  If not, you have until Friday to study and take the quiz.  
The only morning work is the Math Review.  
(Last day of morning work and wordly wise!  😉)

Reading:  (30 min)

Choice Board.  Last day of Choice Board too!  Read your book for 30 minutes.  Be sure to update the flip grid if you started a new book.   I love hearing about your books!

Writing:  (20 min)

Pick something on the choice board that you have not done yet and work on that.  Be sure to put the thought and effort into your work that I expect of you.  
Tomorrow is the deadline for turning in your memoir.  Reread it and polish it, until you are ready to submit it.  When you are done, please turn it in to me by sharing it.  This way I will know that you are done and don't have to search for it.  Thank you!
If anyone is already finished with their writing and needs some extra work, you can go to IXL and do HH.7,8, & 9.

Math:  (30 min)

There is no Khan Academy to do today.  (YAY!)  I only have a review on equations, money and a preview of graphing equations. From easy to more advanced, you have S.3 & 4; V.6,7,9, &10.  


Social Studies:  (20 min)

I will put the WS for week 24 in the class notebook.  I understand that the middle section of the social studies weekly never loaded.  I guess a pic of the page is the only thing that works.  I will try to get a better pic so that it is big enough and not blurry.  I'm trying, guys!  Remember, you can always go to the site and read it that way.  
Select 3-5, then Social Studies Weekly.  Log in with your Cobb County ID (how you normally log into O365.  


I will see everyone at 11:00 for our morning meeting and Kahoot! game!!

Wednesday, May 6, 2020

Wednesday, May 6, 2020

Good morning!

Happy Wednesday to everyone!  I hope that everyone is doing well this morning.  The school year is winding down and we are left with just a few more sessions.  😢
I have a meeting this morning which I am afraid will run over (again) into our zoom meeting, so I am pushing our meeting to 11:30 again for today.  This is the last time (I hope) that I have to do this.

Today's Assignments:

AM Work / Wordly Wise:  (20 min)

You have grammar and math morning work to do this morning and the Wordly Wise #17 Quiz link is below:  
 Wordly Wise #17 Quiz

Reading: (30 min)

I have a reading comprehension packet for you in the class notebook for you to read and answer the questions.  Be sure to answer the questions in complete sentences and use text evidence to support your answer.  

Writing:  (20 min)

Continue to work towards publishing your memoir.  Today, read over what you have written.  Read it aloud, have a brother/sister or parent read it and look for two major things.  Does the piece flow?  Meaning, does it make sense and flow from the essay part to the narrative part?  Work on that aspect and then work on the proofreading part.  Periods, commas, dialogue punctuation, sentence structure, and things like that.  The check list I posted yesterday in the class notebook should come in handy.  
If you are done with your writing, you can go to IXL and work on KK.1 and 2.  

Math:  (30 min)

Today's review session will focus on fractions.  There is a few things to watch and do in Khan Academy to refresh your memory, then go into IXL and work on K.16, L.11, M.13 &37, and N.12.  

Social Studies: (20 min)

We will be working on the Civil Rights Movement in Week 24 of the Social Studies Weekly.  Your job today is to read the paper.  If you wish, you may do the back page for extra practice.  The paper will be in the class notebook, but I have been having issues posting them.  If you cannot read it or are having a hard time seeing the paper, you can read it online.    Go to:
and choose 3-5th grade.  Then choose Social Studies weekly.  You will have to sign in using your O365 log in, then we are on week 24.  

OK!!  I am about to get the work into the class notebook and update this blog with the Forms Quiz for WW#17.  Check back here if the quiz isn't up yet and I will see you at 11:30!!



Tuesday, May 5, 2020

Tuesday, May 5, 2020

Happy Tuesday! 

It's Cinco de Mayo, my friends!  I know that I am looking forward to tacos, chips, slasa, and guac later today! 

I have a meeting this morning so I am moving our class meeting to 11:30 today.  My ELA class can come to the meeting prepared to discuss any questions about their writing. 

Also, please let me know if you did not get the Cold War powerpoint.  I shared it with everyone in O365, so look for it and let me know if you can't access it in today's meeting. 

Today's Assignments:

AM Work / Wordly Wise:  (20 min)

Continue your work with the grammar edits and the daily math review.  I edited yesterday's post to include the answers from last week, so if you haven't checked last week, please do so.  

Wordly Wise #17:  Your assignment today is to study the words and be ready for the quiz tomorrow.  It will be the last Wordly Wise quiz this year so I expect you to do your absolute best!!  😁

Reading:  (30 min)

Today is a Choice Board Day!  You will read your book for 30 minutes and then respond to today's reading section by choosing an activity on the choice board that you have not previously done.  

Writing:   (20 min)

With the goal of finishing and turning in your writing by Friday, today, is all about editing.  Read over your work, not as a writer, but as a reader.  Focus on word meanings and the feelings that the words evoke.  Are there other words that you could use that may be more powerful?  Does the writing flow and make sense?  Is the lesson that you learned evident to the reader?  I have a checklist that I posted last week that would be helpful with this.  I will re-post it in the class notebook so that you don't have to search for it.

If you finished with the writing for today and the response to you reading,   IXL S.3 and T.1 are there for extra practice.  

Math:   (30 min)

Our focus of review today is on decimals and decimal word problems.  There is a few short things in Khan Academy for you to watch and practice as a way of refreshing your memory.  After you complete those, you will go to IXL.  Please do H.4, I.5, and J.5.

Social Studies:  (20 min)

I will post the WS that goes along with the newspaper.  Please answer questions #1 and 10 in complete sentences and provide text evidence for your answer.  I posted the newspaper as a picture yesterday and I have heard that it was difficult to see and when you tried to enlarge it, it became blurry.  I will replace the newspaper with a PDF image and that should fix the problem.  Thank you for letting me know about that!  

Ok, guys!  I will post the SS and Writing checklist in the class notebook now.  Remember that the meeting will start at 11:30!!!  See you soon!

Monday, May 4, 2020

Additional Specialist Information

SPECIALIST
ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES
WEEKLY ART ENRICHMENT
Origami
This week let's focus on something that children and adults of all ages can
create, and the only thing you need is a sheet of paper...Origami! Origami is
a Japanese term that literally means "to fold paper." In fact, there is an old
Japanese tradition of folding 1,000 paper cranes for a wedding, which is
meant to bring the new married couple good fortune. There are endless
resources out there on YouTube on how to create origami- so pick which
video you would like to do, and give it a try! Here is a simple butterfly
example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZdO2e8K29o


WEEKLY STEM ENRICHMENT
Crazy Straws
Hey Davis Tigers! It’s time to get your straws out. This week’s challenge is
going to be crazy. We’re making our own crazy straws. You will need a
bunch of plastic straws, scissors, and some masking tape. Make a half inch
cut on one wall of one end of a straw. Wrap the cut straw around a second
straw then tape it closed. Repeat the process, then test it out. Does having
an extra-long straw still work? Then keep going. How many straws can you
add until it no longer works as a straw? If you can get your straw long, you
may need a chair to drink out of, so make sure you have an adult helping
you out. You can also use the bendy part of the straw to turn your straw into
a crazy straw. Does it still work when you bend it or wrap it or tie it in a
knot? See Mr. Hanft’s Blog for a picture guide and the science behind what’s
going on.


WEEKLY LIBRARY ENRICHMENT
Discovery Education
Did you know Discovery Education has educational resources AND
Audiobooks? Check out this great resource for a variety of topics and
interests. You can also find videos about the COVID-19 virus.
Discovery Education is available in Cobb Digital Library.


WEEKLY PE ENRICHMENT
Family Fun Field Day
Who is ready for The Davis Elementary School Family Fun Field Day? I am
excited to announce that my favorite day of the year is a GO! Please click
the following link for more information:
https://davistigerspe.edublogs.org/2020/04/30/davis-family-fun-field-dayletter/
Activities for the week of May 4 - 8


SPECIALIST
ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES
WEEKLY COUNSELING ENRICHMENT
Talking About Feelings
Talking about your feelings is important! Just like you take care of your body
to keep it healthy, you need to take care of your emotional self too. Being
able to identify how you are feeling is the first step to being mentally
healthy. We might experience a variety of emotions each day. Sometimes
we feel emotions that might make us feel uncomfortable such as anger,
sadness and fear. These feelings are normal and OK to feel from time to time
and usually do not last long. If these uncomfortable feelings do not go away
or seem to take over all your other feelings, then it is important to talk to a
trusted person so they can help you. Talking about how you are feeling is
an important part of being mentally healthy. We have some suggested
videos listed below that will teach you more about mental health.
http://www.viewpure.com/nCrjevx3-Js?start=0&end=0
K-2 Watch this video and see if you can guess how the character is feeling.
http://www.viewpure.com/dOkyKyVFnSs?start=0&end=0
3-5 This video tells you more about how to take care of yourself when you
are feeling sad or anxious.
http://www.viewpure.com/jf13seh1_2Y?start=0&end=0
Our challenge to you this week is to reach out to a friend or classmate and
ask them how they are feeling. Also please let us know how you are feeling
by uploading a video to our FlipGrid at the bottom of the page. Your
counselors are still here for you even though we are not at school. You or
your parents can email us anytime if you need help talking about your
feelings. We miss you all.


WEEKLY MUSIC ENRICHMENT
Ostinatos
Tigers, this is such a great way to create music ostinatos!! An
ostinato is simply a repeating rhythm or melodic pattern. Enjoy!!!
https://www.incredibox.com/


SHARE WHAT YOU ARE DOING
Show us what you have done on FlipGrid!
We'd love to see what you create or are working on for your distance learning
specials. Share it with us on FlipGrid. Use your O365 account to login and post
a video. https://flipgrid.com/94b51015

Monday, May 4, 2020

May the 4th Be With You!

Sorry, for the Star Wars nerd joke, but I just couldn't resist!  As soon I finish posting this, I will post the info from the specialists.  Also see below for the link to the Family Field day that Coach Gaddy posted for everyone.

Our morning meeting information, in case you need a refresher: 
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5938710759?pwd=RmN4Rk9WUjdDN3ZnWXFkdWx2dTNjZz09

Meeting ID: 593 871 0759
Password: 6Yvqu4




Are you ready for today's assignments?  Ready or not, here they come!  

AM Work / Wordly Wise: (20 min)

This is you last week that I will assign morning work and wordly wise.  That being said, I expect you to be up to date on both of them.  Today you have week 35 in the Math review and week 34 with the grammar edits.  As usual, I will post the answers for last week.  
Wordly Wise #17 E today.  The quiz will be on Wednesday.  




Reading:  (30 min)

We have a few sections to do in IXL today.  5.J.1;  5.K.2;   5.F.4 & 5.  

Writing: (20 min)

I kept the reading section short today so that you have time to work on your memoir.  We should all remember the due date is on Friday, so I want to give you as much time as possible to complete your writing.  By the end of today's session, you should have your first draft completely finished.  If you are ahead, please start editing and proof reading your piece.  

Math:  (30 min)

This week we will be reviewing skills from throughout this year.  I will still have a few Khan Academy videos and practice, but they all are review.  Please check into Khan Academy and do the assigned tasks for today, then go to IXL and do 5.C.16 & 20;  5.D.12 & 14  These are all whole number multiplication and division word problems.  

Social Studies:  (20 min)


Please check in the class notebook for this week's newspaper.  We will be reading week 23, continuing our work on the Cold War.  As usual, you will only be reading the information today.  Tomorrow you will do the WS activities.
Please check your O365 for items shared with you.  I will be sharing a power point with you on the Cold War that you are to read over and use as a study tool.  It will come in handy for the Quiz (graded) you will take on the Cold War next week. 

OK...That is about it.  If you have any questions, just ask!  I will see you at the meeting this morning at 11:00!!

Friday, May 1, 2020

Friday, May 1, 2020

Happy Friday and Happy May Day!!

There are no new assignments today.  Please spend the day completing any work from this week that you have not yet finished.  Check back through the bolg to see what was assigned.  

Book club will meet around 11 today.   I have a meeting that starts at 9, and another one at 10:30, so I hope to be free in time for an 11 book club meeting.  :)

Have a wonderful weekend and I will see you all on Monday!!

Ms. R 

Thursday, April 30, 2020

Thursday, April 30, 2020

Good Morning, my friends!  Happy Thursday!

I hope everyone is doing well today.  I have a fun kahoot planned for today.  There will be stuff in it from the latest Social Studies, as well as math and reading too.  Today is a Target day, so if you are in target, please make sure that you do the activities planned for you by your teacher. 

Today's Assignments:

AM Work / Wordly Wise:  (20 min)

There is only the math review for morning work today.  😊  For Wordly Wise #17, you have section D to complete.  If you are not all caught up, please your time wisely to complete this week's WW by tomorrow. 

Reading: (30 min)

Thursday is a choice board day.  You get to read for the full 30 minutes today.  Keep me posted on what you are reading by updating the flip grid when you start a new book.  

Writing:  (20 min)

Respond to your book by completing a new activity on the choice board.  Put the time and effort into creating a quality response that you are proud of.  
When you finish, if there is still time, you may work on IXL, 5.O. 4,5,&6.  This section is on organizing writing.  It may prove useful to you to apply these skills to your memoir writing.  

Math:  (30 min)

Remember we are a day behind in Khan Academy.  You should be finishing up the coordinate planes and ordered pairs, with a focus on word problems.  The Line Plots that I had for today, you can ignore.  When you finish with Khan, please go to IXL and do 5.U.5&6.

Social Studies:  (20 min)

I will post the questions to go along with week 20 in the class notebook. 
There is a powerpoint that Mrs. Bujnoch made that goes along with the Cold War.  I will get that out to you on Monday.  It is geared toward one of the Social Studies graded assignments, meant as a study tool.  

OK!!  I am going to post the work in the class notebook for you.  I will see you at 11:00.    

Wednesday, April 29, 2020

Wednesday, April 29, 2020

Happy Wednesday!

Good morning!  How are you this morning?  We have a full day today, so I will get right to our assignments. 

Today's Assignments:

AM Work / Wordly Wise:  (20 min)

Please do the Wednesday activities for the grammar and math morning work.  Wordly Wise #17 C is also your responsibility.  

Reading: (30 min)

Today is a reading comprehension pack that will focus on the skills of point of view and inferences.  Read the story and answer the questions.  Be sure to include text evidence for all of you written answers and write in complete sentences.  
When you complete the comprehension packet, you can go back to IXL and work on the skills I assigned earlier this week, if you have not achieved mastery.  G.1 &2, H.3, R.3,4, &5.  

Writing: (20 min)

I am going to post a few anchor charts for you in the class notebook.  One is an editing checklist another consists of thought prompts to help you write deeper about yourself in your memoir, and the third one is one we created together on how to structure a memoir.  Depending on where you are with your writing, they should come in handy today as you spent your time today working on your memoir.  I am not going to do a mini lesson, as the deadline is approaching and we all are in very different spots with our writing.  You all need to focus on what you need to do to meet the deadline of Friday, May 8 to have your memoir completed.  
****Create a plan of what you want to have done today and post that goal****
****Look at the anchor charts I posted for you****
****Write Write Write****
Spend your time today writing. 

Math: (30 min)

Go back to Khan Academy and do the activities that we were supposed to do yesterday.  We are a day behind because we did the secret code, but that's ok.  For IXL, do U.3&4.  
For fun and an extension, write a friend a message using the grid from yesterday!  

Social Studies: (20 min)

New newspaper today for your reading pleasure!  We are reading week 20, The Rise of Communism.  As with Monday, today you will just be reading the paper.  I will have the WS for you to do tomorrow.  We will play another Kahoot tomorrow, so keep that in mind while reading today!

OK, I am going to post all of the work in the class notebook that I promised.  I will see you guys at 11:00!! 

Tuesday, April 28, 2020

Tuesday, April 28, 2020

Happy Tuesday, my friends!

I hope you are doing well and happy.  Today is supposed to be a beautiful day!  I have a message for your parents, from Mrs. Erbskorn regarding the refund from the 5th grade field trip.  Please see the paragraph below.  If there are any questions, don't hesitiate to ask. 


Parents, 
If you paid for the 5th grade trip to Warm Springs, a partial refund will be mailed to you this week.  You will receive a check for $29.25 which is the total amount refunded by the travel company.   We know this is disappointing, and please understand we worked to secure the highest refund we could from the travel company.  Please look for the check addressed "to the parents of ___" in the mail in a Cobb County envelope.



Let's get to today's assignments.  

AM Work / Wordly Wise #17: (20 min)

This week you are working on week 33 in the grammar edits and week 34 in the math review.  
For Wordly Wise, you are on #17 and should be up to section B today.  We will continue to do a section each day and have the last quiz on Wednesday, May 6th.  

Reading: (30 min)

Today is a choice board day.  Please read for your entire 30 minutes today.  Be sure that you have updated your curent book on the flipgrid.  Last week, I provided a link to an online digital library that you can "borrow" books from for free.  All you need is to use your Cobb County log in for the site.  I am including it again today, in case you need a new book.  Remember, searching for a new book does not count as part of your 30 minutes.  😮

Writing: (20 min)

Use the choice board to respond to the section you read today.  Remember my expectations and use complete sentences, text evidence to support your statements, and put your effort into turning in a quality piece of work.  
If you have additional time, after doing the response from the choice board, you may go to the Language Arts section of IXL and do section R. 3, 4, and 5.  

Math: (30 min)

Since we have been wotking on coordinate planes, I want to do my favorite activity related to this skill with you.  In the class notebook under Math for today, you will find a grid with a point for each letter of the alphabet on it. There will also be a set of coordinate points set out for you to decode a message from me.  
In return, you may use the same grid to write a reply back to me, or you may create your own secret code using a coordinate plane and the alphabet and  reply back to me that way.  As an extension, you can send coded messages to your friends using the same thing!  Have fun with this!  😊 

Social Studies: (20 min)

Yesterday, I provided the paper for youto read.  Today, you will go into the class notebook and answer the questions.  You may feel free to look back at the newspaper to help you answer the questions.  
You may want to do that before our meeting because today's Kahoot will be based off of the questions in Social Studies.  

Have fun with your work today and put forth your best efforts!  I will see you at 11:00!!

Monday, April 27, 2020

Monday, April 27, 2020

Good morning and Happy Monday!

I hope  this message finds you all doing well and staying healthy!!  I just wanted to let you know how much I miss you guys!  Friday's chats with each of you were great!  I really enjoyed getting an opportunity to talk to each of you!  This Friday I have a few meetings, so I am not sure if I am able to do it again until Friday, May 8th.

Anyway, on to today's assignments!

Edit:  Morning Meeting:
Topic: Morning Meeting
Time: This is a recurring meeting Meet anytime

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5938710759?pwd=RmN4Rk9WUjdDN3ZnWXFkdWx2dTNjZz09

Meeting ID: 593 871 0759
Password: 6Yvqu4

AM Work Answers from last week:



Anyway, on to today's assignments!

AM Work / Wordly Wise #17: (20 min)

I will edit this post later on this morning to include the answers from last week's morning work.  For now, move on the the next week's work with both the grammar edits and the math review.  (See above)
Wordly Wise #17 A is the section you are doing today.  The Quiz will be May 6th.  

Reading: (30 min)

Today is IXL.  You will be doing section G.1 and 2 (point of view) and section H.3 (drawing inferences from a text).  

Writing: (20 min)

Today we will work on revising the narrative portion of your mamoir.  In our class meeting today, we will look at how to go back to our writing and include both the internal and external feelings.  I will have an example for you, and then we will practice on a piece together.  After that, you will have the opportunity to wotk on that with your own writing.  Remember May 8 is our hard and fast deadline for the memoirs to be completed.  

Math: (30 min)

We will continue working with coordinate grids for this week.  In Khan Academy, you have your assignments on coordinate grids to first.  Once completed, please go to IXL and do section U. 1, 2, and the new section under 2.  This is also on coordinate planes.  

Social Studies: (20 min)

Today is Social Studies.  I have the weekly newpspaer in the class notebook for you to read today.  tomorrow, I will have an assignment for you to do with the paper, but for today, you just have to read the paper.  You can access the social studies weekly newspapers online the same way the you get to the science textbooks, if you want to do that.  I know there are options there for read alouds and other links to more information.  I know that some of you may be having trouble accessing the online text, so it will be in the class notebook.  



OK!!!  See you at 11:00!!!
I will also 

Friday, April 24, 2020

Friday, April 24, 2020

Good morning!

Happy Friday!  I am so excited today!  I get to hang out this morning and talk to you guys!!  I don't know about you all, but yesterday's meeting was so much fun!  I will definitely play more Kahoot games in the future!  

Remember there are no new assignments today.  If you have any work from the week that you haven't completed, you have today to catch up.  😊

Look at yesterday's schedule for your time to jump on the zoom meeting.  Once I see you in the waiting room, I will wrap up the meeting I am on and let you in. 

Book club: The author meeting starts at noon.  The info is on Mrs Daniel's blog, but I am posting it here too.  Come prepared with some good questions for her!  

Meeting ID: 914 8309 6235
Password: Author

Have a wonderful weekend!!  And I will see you soon!