Problem of the Day 108

Bavisella

A big congrats for all our runners yesterday. In particular, we want to congratulate Lorenzo (1st), Leo M. (2nd) and Sarah (3rd) for their great performances!

In Math today we reviewed for our test on next Tuesday and we reviewed our nonfiction unit in Reading. Next week we will begin not only our last chapter in Math but also our last unit in Reading (the Socratic circle).

Problem of the Day: Special Edition

THE WRITING WORKSHOP

We just finished our unit on Informational Essays. The Grade 5 writers chose to write on the topics of "Obesity," "Anorexia" and "Food Allergies." The final essays were due on Monday. They will be presented next week.

This week we also began a new writing unit on Opinion Essays. We have been discussing several topics such as "Should kids be allowed to get tattoos and piercings?" , "Should students be allowed to have cell phones in class?" and  " Should students get paid for getting good grades ?"

I am looking forward to these class discussions and to reading their ideas.

Problem of the Day 107

Nervous System

In Math we already finished our chapter 14 on 3D solids by looking at cylinders, spheres and cones.

In Reading we talked about how history often repeats itself. So, when we are reading a non-fiction book about history we should see if anything can be compared to another time period or even what is happening today in the news.

In Science we talked about both the excretory system as well as the nervous system. Here is the prezi:

Problem of the Day 106

3D figures

In Math this morning we began chapter 14 about 3D figures. We learned to identify faces, bases, edges, and vertices. We specifically looked at two types of figures that are named after their bases: prisms and pyramids.



In Reading we talked about how to have a personal reaction to what we read in nonfiction texts.

In Art we worked on our Science projects.

Problem of the Day 105

50th Celebration is right around the corner...

In Math today we reviewed the last few chapters on probability and geometry. We just have 2 chapters left!! We will begin chapter 14 on 3-d figures on Monday.

Tomorrow everybody needs to be at the theater at 4:45.

Per studiare i modi e i tempi verbali

Ricordo a tutti che le coniugazioni dei verbi si trovano sul quaderno di grammatica e anche sul libro Alla grande alle pagine 84-85 (ausiliari essere - avere) e 92,93,94 (tre coniugazioni)

Grazie!

Problem of the Day 104

Spanish

We had our dress rehearsal this morning for our 50th anniversary show. Things look great!

We also finished our cumulative review. Tomorrow we will correct our work.

This afternoon we had a Introduction to Spanish lesson. Everybody seemed very pleased about it.

Compiti di grammatica per lunedì 27 aprile

Dal libro Alla grande pagina 89, l'ultimo esercizio va svolto sul quaderno.

Studiare il modo condizionale, lunedì ci sarà un quiz.

Problem of the Day 103

Immune System

In Reading we talked about how to read non-fiction from different perspectives. It is important as we formulate our own ideas that we see things from different points of view.

In Math we began our cumulative review. We will be working on it for the next few days.

In Science we started to talk about the immune system. Here is our prezi that we will finish next week.

Problem of the Day 102

News Update

Here is a brief news update:

• We finished our chapter 13 test today. We should have results out on Wednesday.
• Friday we need to be at the theater at 5:00 for rehearsal and the show starts at 6:30.
• Next Tuesday we have the Young Marathon- Bavisela. 
• Our field trip to Forni di Sopra is May 20th to 22nd.
• We are working on our final Science projects about the human body systems. We will have more information later about the Science Fair.

Compiti di analisi logica per giovedì 23 aprile

Compiti di analisi logica per giovedì 23 aprile

Sul quaderno fai l'analisi logica delle seguenti  6 frasi.

1 Divido in sintagmi

2 Trovo il predicato ( verbale o nominale)

3 Trovo il soggetto ( scrivo se è sottinteso)

4 Trovo i diversi complementi ( specificazione, termine, oggetto, luogo, tempo, modo, mezzo o strumento)

Carla studia geografia con grande concentrazione.

Di sera Emma scrive in camera sua una poesia con una matita verde.

Noi vi abbiamo prestato i pattini ieri.

Oggi pomeriggio andrò a casa di Stefania.

Gianni e Cristiana passeggiano tranquillamente nel parco ogni pomeriggio.

Siete venuti a scuola con la bicicletta.

Problem of the Day 101

Happy 100th POD Day!

In Reading we talked about looking for the "all", "most", "few", and "but" to look for key and important facts. This will help with your research.

In Math, we reviewed for our test on Monday. Good luck to all!

We also had our 100th POD celebration with our tricky question. We will have results on Monday...

Let's Celebrate the 100th POD!!

Heart broken about Math

In Math today we reviewed for our test on Monday.

In Reading we worked on proving our answers to essential questions by defending them with facts and quotes.

Problem of the Day 99

Math Test on Monday

We will have our Math test on Monday over Chapter 13 (Triangles and Quadrilaterals). We are reviewing our polygon rules now to find missing angles. Make sure you try the problem of the day!

In Reading we talked about the importance of visual tools (charts, webs, timelines...) to help us to identify essential questions.

In Band we worked on the song "Thinking Out Loud".

In Tech we worked on making a commercial with video editing.

Problem of the Day 98

Circulatory System

In Math today we looked at quadrilaterals. Here are some of our notes:

Quadrilateral	Definition	Example	Rules:
Parallelogram	Quadrilateral with 2 sets of parallel sides		Opposite angles are congruent Adjacent angles are supplementary (180°) Area=B x H
Rhombus	parallelogram with 4 congruent sides		Same as all parallelograms Diagonals form right angles A=(d1 x d2)/2
Rectangle	Parallelogram with 4 right angles		Same as all parallelograms A= B x H
Square	Parallelogram with 4 congruent sides and 4 right angles		Same as a rhombus A = B x H or S2
Trapezoid	Quadrilateral with one pair of parallel sides		adjacent angles separated by the non parallel sides are supplementary A= (B1 + B2)/2 x H

We will now start reviewing for our test on Monday.

In Science we talked about our next system: The Circulatory System

Here is our prezi:

Problem of the Day 97

Stats Presentations

Great job everybody with our Stats presentations today! I was very impressed.

In Math we continued to look at triangles, specifically the fact that the sum of 2 sides are always more than the third side.


Tomorrow we move into a look at quadrilaterals.

Compiti di grammatica per lunedì 20 aprile

Analizza sul quaderno le seguenti forme verbali e ripassa il modo congiuntivo, lunedì ci sarà un piccolo test.

Che tu avessi riso

Che noi ascoltassimo

Che essi sbagliassero

Che io abbia risposto

Che voi siate andati

Che egli creda

Che voi cantaste

Compiti di analisi logica per giovedì 16 aprile

Compiti di analisi logica per giovedì 16 aprile

Sul quaderno fai l'analisi logica delle seguenti  6 frasi.

1 Divido in sintagmi

2 Trovo il predicato ( verbale o nominale)

3 Trovo il soggetto ( scrivo se è sottinteso)

4 Trovo i diversi complementi ( specificazione, termine, oggetto, luogo, tempo)

Sabato Giovanni vi ha mandato una lettera da Pisa.

I disegni degli alunni sono molto belli.

Il pappagallo di Stefania è sempre in gabbia.

Lo zio recentemente ha comprato una moto in Francia.

A Mattia è spuntato il primo dentino.

Il pettirosso becchetta i semini sul balcone di casa.

Poetry jam

Thanks so much for coming up today!  The students all worked so hard and with all their hearts on this poetry writing project. I hope you enjoy reading them as much as I did.

Poetry Jam

We talked about how to ask good questions about our topic in Reading today. Asking why, where, when, what and how can be a good way to focalize our curiosity.

In Math we presented our Stats research projects....great job everybody!

Also great job during your Poetry Jam! I was impressed!

Problem of the Day 96

Isosceles and Right Triangles

We learned in Math today that isosceles and right triangles are special when trying to find missing angles.

In Reading we talked about how we need to keep our essential questions in our mind as we read. We also saw Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I have a Dream" speech.

Problem of the Day 95

Angles of a Triangle

We again worked on our reading groups for Reading.

In Math we constructed a triangle, cut it up, and then placed the angles to see that the 3 angles form a straight line of 180°.

In Technology we worked with a new software to edit videos. In Band we worked on a new song.

POETRY JAM APRIL 10

 A reminder to all of you that Grade 5 students will have a poetry reading on FRIDAY APRIL 10 at 13.00

We look forward to sharing our poetry with you!

Problem of the Day 94

Triangles

In Reading we split up into our groups and practiced with Grades 3 and 4 for the show.

In Math we started our next chapter on 2D shapes by looking at the classification of triangles.

In Science we looked at the Respiratory System. Here is our prezi:

Problem of the Day 93