Tuesday, 14 April 2026

Tuesday April 14th

 Period 1 - Red light and read aloud...we're getting so close to the end and they're are sooo into this book I read about 6 chapters!

Period 2 -French

Period 3 -Outside...it was beautiful...lots of football for Mr. Cross

Period 4 -Edges, Faces and Vertices in math and on knowledgehook.

Period 5 and 6 is Science.  We'll be looking at parts of a plant.  We'll start our own bean babies growing lima beans in the window.  We'll use Google Drawing to make our own diagrams of the parts of a plant (e.g., Roots, Stem, Leaves, and Flower).

Reminder...tomorrow is Swim to Survive...bring your bathing suit.

Monday, 13 April 2026

Monday April 13th

 Here is what we've done (so far).

Period 1 -Red light, weekend round up, read aloud

Period 2 - we worked on our 'digital mood boards' and continued working on 'showing, not telling'.

Period 3 -we stayed outside all period...it was beautiful!

Period 4 - Math -we review Edges/Faces/Vertices- they did some work on Prodigy while I conferenced one on one.

Period 5 -is gym..they're with Mr. D right now.

Period 6 -is finish up.  I need to finish my conferences....they need to finish their digital mood boards and some prodigy questions.  If they work hard, I might give them some free time.


Friday, 10 April 2026

Friday April 9th

 Here is the plan for today:

Period 1-Red light, read aloud, and I'm going to walk them through their 'mood boards' they'll be creating on Google Slides based on class novel.

Period 2 - They'll work on their mood boards finding pictures online that fit the mood of the characters...then writing sentences that show and don't tell what each picture means.


Period 3 -we'll continue to investigate 3D solids.  Naming them and figuring out their edges, faces and vertices.  I have some work for them to do as well.

Period 4-we'll use the chromebooks to do some more 3D work.

Period 5 - is Science.  We'll look at the life cycle of a plant and dissect a kidney bean...to see what's inside.  

Period 6 is gym.


Have a great weekend.  Reminder, we start Swim to Survive next Wednesday!

Thursday, 9 April 2026

Thursday April 8th

 Here is what we did today (so far).

Period 1 - Red light.  Read aloud.  Mini lesson: Mig's 'cloudy dream' vs her 'Hard reality'....why she wishes so bad to be a princess.

Period 2 - Writer's workshop.  Mini lesson focused on 'showing, not telling' to help us be better writer's (like Kate DiCamillo).

Period 3 - It was WAY TOO NICE to stay inside. 

Period 4 - We quickly talked about 3D solids and their properties (edges, faces and vertices).  Then we answered a few questions on Prodigy.  

Period 5 is gym (Monday Schedule).

Period 6 I did have science on the agenda...but I feel like I might pivot to 'finish up/free time'...as many kids are not quite done their math.



Wednesday, 8 April 2026

Wednesday April 8th

 Here is the plan for today:

Period 1 - Red light, read aloud, reader's workshop: character motivation (how Roscuro's motivation has changed)

Period 2 - Writer's workshop:  creating 'voice' through dialogue.  They're going to write 2 lines of dialogue without saying who the character is...we have as a class have to decide 

(e.g.., Person 1: "Good heavens! Whatever is that pungent, woolen monstrosity doing upon my pristine marble flooring? Someone fetch the Royal Tongs at once!"

Person 2: "Ooh, a foot-blanket! Finder's keepers! It’s got a bit of a pong to it, but it’ll keep me toesies warm in the dungeon, it will.").

Period 3- Math - More Symmetry, more quadrilaterals.
Period 4 - Music

Period 5 and 6 is art. I'm hoping to teach them how to shade using 'cross hatching' technique. Then we'll look deep into value, and shading (Chiaroscuro)...we'll see how it goes.


Tuesday, 7 April 2026

Tuesday April 7th

 Here is was the plan for today:

Period 1 -Red light, weekend round up, read aloud.

Period 2 - we made wanted posters for Roscuro...a character in our book. (French was moved to Period 6 today)

Period 3 we reviewed lines of symmetry and quadrilaterals...we're getting better.

Period 4 we played on prodigy and answered quadrilateral and symmetry questions.

Period 5 we did a bit of science...we looked at what plants need to survive (sun, water, space and food). 

Period 6 French with Mrs. Benison.


Wednesday, 1 April 2026

Wednesday April 1st

 Happy April Fools Day!

Here is the plan today:

Period 1 -Red light, read aloud, and reader's workshop.  We compared Chiaroscuro to Despereaux.  We also watched this movie: Marshmallow tree...and it fooled a couple of the kids.  Especially when I asked " Do you think these Organic Marshmallows are healthier than the ones we buy in bags at the grocery store?"

Period 2- Writer's workshop.  We practiced using our senses to make 'the basement was scary', into something much more vivid.

Period 3 we started our unit on 2D and 3D shapes.  We talked about some 2D shapes and the their properties.

Period 4 is music with Mrs. Haynes.

Period 5 and 6 we'll do some 'quadrilateral city' art.  When they finish they'll be able to go on Prodigy and answer some more 2D shape questions.

Tuesday April 14th

 Period 1 - Red light and read aloud...we're getting so close to the end and they're are sooo into this book I read about 6 chapters...