November 30th- December 4th

Writing:

• We started writing mini stories and quotes to help us support our thesis statements for literary essays. LK
• We finished reading our mentor texts and started writing our essays! DR
• We started editing and revising our evidence to make sure it is strong and proves our points, just like lawyers do! AD
• We are finding “just right quotes” to help us further our thesis statements. AA
• Most of us finished drafting our evidence, but some of us will finish this weekend. LS

Math:

• In math we learned how to revise our math thinking to make it better so we can publish it.
• We are learning to divide three digit numbers. We can use multiplication and arrays to help us solve these problems. BV & JW
• We learned to revise our math thinking by organizing our thinking, using labels, rechecking for accuracy, pushing ourselves to be efficient, and rereading the directions to make sure you answered all parts. GG, BV, WM, MR

Reading:

• Miss Sproch signed us all up for a SPROCHSTARS Reading and Attitude Challenge. We start next week! BW
• We are paying attention to the lessons that our characters are learning in our stories. VS
• We are setting goals for ourselves to help us talk long with our partners! We complimented ourselves on something that we are doing well and we created a goal for something we need to work on. BW & AD
• We made a wish list for books that we would like in this classroom because Dr. Forshaw and Dr. Brenner are donating money to help us grow our library and fill it with books WE want to read! CH
• We started a new read aloud, “Love that Dog.” JE

Science:

• We conducted a new experiment where we had to make a hypothesis about which items in the room had nickel, iron/steel, or cobalt in them. We then tested the room to see where we could find them! MR
• We learned that electromagnets takes electricity and turns it into energy. JW & WM
• We learned that it is not safe to put magnets on electrical outlets or electronics. CL
• We learned that anything that sticks to a magnet has a magnetic force field. LS