We have another busy and full week ahead of us as we march toward Spring Break and count down until K-PREP testing time! In the meantime, we spent the day Monday celebrating our most recent post-assessment accomplishments in both Mrs. Elliott and Mrs. Dennis' classes!
As students completed their PDSA's for standards of study in both the Math and Reading content areas, students chose what celebratory activity they wanted to participate in, should 80% of the class reach proficiency on the standard, according to the post-assessment data.
In Math, students chose "free electronic time", an opportunity to play freely on their electronics during Math time (school approved sites, of course!), instead of working for the day.
As, our classroom motto goes, "We work hard, we play hard!", and students definitely worked hard! Take a look at pre-test versus post-test scores, indicating a high level of student growth for both classrooms!
{Students place a post-it note indicating their score in the correct column according to pre-assessment results: 0-50% red, 60-70% yellow, and 80%+ green. Those students scoring below 80% are required to take the post-assessment test at the end of the standard, while students scoring 80% or higher can choose to take the assessment to increase their score, or opt out, if they scored a 100% for instance. After post-assessment results are in, students then move their post-it note to the correct column, indicating their new, and hopefully improved score. Students not scoring in the proficient column, 80%+ are then pulled for Tier II grouping.}
In Reading, students chose "Cake Boss", an activity they have completed numerous times at this point, yet can't get enough of! They get to decorate, and then most importantly EAT cakes that they've decorated!
Formulating a plan...
Some of the completed cakes...
And the Cake Boss winner, voted on by Mrs. Dennis and Mrs. Elliott....!!!!
Mondays can be hard coming back to after a fun-filled weekend, but with student achievement celebrations like these, it always makes it a little easier!☺
In 5th grade, "We WORK hard, we PLAY hard!" and Mrs. Dennis and Mrs. Elliott always hold up their end of the bargain!
On Tuesday, it was back to business as usual. In Math, after taking our next pre-assessment, over 5.MD.1, students took notes over creating and answering questions involving line plots with fractional measurements. After reviewing briefly, students created a topic that we could quickly and easily gather data from that included fractions {student shoes sizes}, gathered their own information in a tally chart, and transferred their information to a line plot, being careful to include all the necessary parts. Here is an example:
In 5th grade, "We WORK hard, we PLAY hard!" and Mrs. Dennis and Mrs. Elliott always hold up their end of the bargain!
On Tuesday, it was back to business as usual. In Math, after taking our next pre-assessment, over 5.MD.1, students took notes over creating and answering questions involving line plots with fractional measurements. After reviewing briefly, students created a topic that we could quickly and easily gather data from that included fractions {student shoes sizes}, gathered their own information in a tally chart, and transferred their information to a line plot, being careful to include all the necessary parts. Here is an example:
In Social Studies, we continued working on our study of the Civil War. After investigating the key events that led up to the War, such as the Missouri Compromise, Bleeding Kansas, and the election of Abraham Lincoln, we dug deep into what the war was like for soldiers of both the Union and Confederate Armies, including war tactics and technologies, food, life on the home front, and even medical care.
In the meantime, a few students who are working on independent studies of their choosing, continued their projects. These are still works in progress and the boys almost had heart attacks knowing that unfinished products were going on the blog, LOL!
Eli chose to focus on Geography. He is researching and creating a World Cultural Map, based upon the predominant population of countries located throughout the world, as indicated by their religious symbols.
On Wednesday, the entire school traveled to Morehead State University to watch the M.S.U. Eagles battle Alabama A&U. It was a wonderful field trip, as many of us had never had the opportunity to step foot on a university campus, even though we have one so close! Before the game, fifth grade had the privilege of touring campus. We got to see and learn about the many academic programs offered and what buildings those courses were offered in, we visited the Recreational Center and were amazed at how nice and state of the art it was, and got to experience what campus living would be like by visiting an actual dorm room! Then, it was on to the athletic field to cheer on our favorite Eagles! We had a blast, and of course, M.S.U. won!
Other events coming up this week include:
Henry chose to delve deeper into European, Spanish, and French Explorers and is creating a version of "Pokemon" cards for each explorer, giving each a "health" rating scale, depending upon their successes and failures in achieving their goals.
Roby and Cooper chose to stick with the Civil War and are busily creating a board game incorporating events leading up to the war, key figures of the war, major battles, as well as other important and deciding factors that helped to determine the ultimate outcome.
On Wednesday, the entire school traveled to Morehead State University to watch the M.S.U. Eagles battle Alabama A&U. It was a wonderful field trip, as many of us had never had the opportunity to step foot on a university campus, even though we have one so close! Before the game, fifth grade had the privilege of touring campus. We got to see and learn about the many academic programs offered and what buildings those courses were offered in, we visited the Recreational Center and were amazed at how nice and state of the art it was, and got to experience what campus living would be like by visiting an actual dorm room! Then, it was on to the athletic field to cheer on our favorite Eagles! We had a blast, and of course, M.S.U. won!
Other events coming up this week include:
Wednesday, March 29th - M.S.U. Baseball Game Field Trip {wear BLUE or YELLOW}
Thursday, March 30th - Perfect Attendance Staff vs. Students Basketball Game
Friday, March 31st - March Against Drugs {wear RED!}
