Mr. Blanc's Class

Math Students will continue working with measurement. They will be given problems involving time, capacity, and distance. An example of the type of problem they are working on is, it took 5 minutes 23 seconds for Bob's oven to preheat to 350 degrees. That was 28 seconds faster than it took Becky's oven to preheat to 350 degrees. How much total time did it take for the two ovens to reach 350 degrees? Reading Students continue to read in their book groups. When each group completes their next book, each member is responsible for creating some sort of response project. Possibilities include but are not limited to creating a new book jacket for the book, making a wanted poster about one of the characters, or making a design for a t-shirt about the book. Ask your student when they will finish their current book and what response they are planning on completing when they are done.  Idiom of the week: icing on the cake Field Trip To further our study of natural resources, ...

State Testing Next week will be our final week of state testing. The last test the students will take is the Math Performance Task. I have been very proud of the effort the students have given on these assessments! Math We have started our final math module of the year. This module covers unit conversions in both US standard and the metric system. To be successful in this unit students need to have their multiplication facts down and understand the metric prefixes like milli, centi, and kilo. Reading  Students are continuing to participate in book groups. All of the groups are in different places with regards to the books they are reading. Some of the groups have selected a second book to read and others are getting near the end of their first book. Check in with your student and have them tell you about their book. Have them tell you what the theme of their story is and why.  Idiom of the week: behind the eight ball Inquiry Our inquiry unit with the central ide...

Reading Next week students will begin book groups. Each student will be placed with a group of peers. Each group will get to select the book they want to read. In addition, they will be determining how many pages each member of the group will read each day. Ask your student what book their group is reading after school on Monday.    Idiom of the week: a gray area Math Our math focus will shift from decimals to geometry. Students will learn how to draw and measure angles and find unknown angles by using given angle measures. In addition they will learn how to identify different types of angles, triangles, and quadrilaterals. Inquiry  As we come to the end of our inquiry unit with the central idea that people use scientific knowledge to respond to a changing Earth, students are preparing to film their video on their natural disaster. So far they have made a storyboard that outlines their video. The next step is to write a script of what each child will say in th...