"Never give up, don't ever give up." – Jim Valvano
As I do with every exam, I will read actual questions from the Test and I will announce that I am doing so before I say the answers..those that are paying attention will have these questions written down and thus be more prepared than those that do not.
Good luck!
Also, missing work was handed out today to a few students and I have made available copies of all the assignments on the back table for students that routinely check the gradebook.
Thanks!
So we fell a little bit short of getting a map of the entire world done, but I’m proud of how things turned out 🙂
I’ve had these posted by the library for a while now and they pretty much take up the entire wall… overall the kids did a beautiful job but you can definitely tell which groups worked well together and which struggled a bit. All in all this was a learning experience and one that I know every child will benefit from in the future!
Love you guys and all the hard work and effort you’ve put in this year, not just for me but for yourselves and your families, to not settle and accept the status quo but desire to be better, wanting to be great!
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Math– 5B Workbook pgs. 163-165, more practice with triangles so we don’t forget before the final 🙂
We began our History review today and I started to scale back the notes a bit…I read actual questions from the Test and will continue to do so as we progress through the week. Keep on studying! Have a good night!
So below is a copy of the study guide that I’ll be using over the next few days. It is 6 pages front and back but it includes both questions and answers (except for the vocabulary terms) so that’s why it’s a bit long.
I expect the test to be under 50 questions, about half vocabulary and the rest short answer and matching.
Students will be as prepared for this exam as they should have been for today’s Web Quest assessment on ancient Greece – if they are paying attention in class, they’ll have all they need to be successful. As we go over the guide this week, we’ll be able to peel back some of the explanations to their most important parts…I’ll ultimately end up reading the actual Test questions by Friday using the information from the guide as reference to show the students that everything they need is right there.
Any questions just let me know, thanks!
BELOW IS A COPY OF THE MATH GUIDE that Mr. Carr and I went over today. Below is also a link to the IXL website to practice a few of these skills each day…we’ll be reviewing the material through Thursday for our Final on Friday. This document is pretty similar to what I posted last night, except there’s video links here. I’ll also be reading questions from the actual final over the next few days as well.
Working on the History review now…trying to scale things down to the most important concepts based on what we learned last year about our students and their first experience with final exams…This space will be updated later tonight and into tomorrow with relevant information concerning both exams.
We will discuss this as a class tomorrow to see which areas students are and are not comfortable with. I will then take a look at last year’s exam that was 50 questions and make any specific changes at that point. As of now, though, this is a good start.
Students should have examples of all these concepts in their notebooks. Along w/ their notes there should also be actual examples and drawings. We don’t have to study anything from chapter 10, 11, 14. All other materials they can use are the actual chapter tests, the math reviews, the math review quizzes, and the textbooks.
Students have requested to make their own study guides for Math and so here’s the opportunity to do so! Buona fortuna!
Hi, so hopefully this link below works (it seems to, I just checked it and it opens to the entire folder). I had to upload the files to Google Drive because the size of the videos is so massive due to the quality, I can’t email them and so putting them on Google Drive is the only option available to us.
I was honestly so extremely proud (but not surprised) as to how well our class performed during this entire process, always asking relevant questions, listening carefully during our weekly visits by the federal prosecutors, etc…because our ‘Lead Team’ were active lawyers as well, we met w/ them a bit less than 5C but based on the stellar behavior and maturity our children in 5S, their immaculate performance truly moved me to tears at one or two points (not full blown crying, just watery eyes that I had to wipe away 😉
I absolutely love and am going to miss each and every child that I was fortunate to have under my guidance this past year. We established a standard and raised the bar for 5th grade in terms of what can be accomplished if the kids are given the chance to express themselves as opposed to being ‘babied’ throughout the year. Our children are capable of so much more as we’ve all seen this past year. I 100% firmly believe that your children will be more prepared for 6th grade and beyond than their average peer because that was what we set out to accomplish from the start, to develop well-rounded learners armed with the ‘dangerous’ ability to critically think for themselves on topics that the average teacher they’ve had in the past simply was not equipped to handle.
I know this and trust this as fact because I consistently get texts, emails, and calls from last year’s students (about 7–8 kids) that moved on to challenging private/boarding schools and they all say the same thing, that the material and discussions we had in class prepared them so well for the future that often times they are the only students in their class that know what is going on! I accredit that to my educational philosophy and teaching style but most importantly, our children’s willingness to have an open mind and to never run from obstacles or challenges but rather face them head on. Most importantly, though, has been the support both our children and I have received from home because without your help, none of this would be possible.
Anyway, below is the link to my Google Drive folder that contains all the images and clips from the mock trial at the Federal Building this past Thursday. If you have an issue accessing it just let me know and I’ll try and fix it asap.
Thanks again for all the love and support I’ve received this year.
Math- Textbook pages 189-190
I handed out protractors today just in case they’d be of use at home…obviously they need to be cut out along the edges and on the inside for them to work properly…I’ll try to find a better printout tomorrow.
Here’s an alternative…
History- Web Quest Test on Tuesday
Remember, finals are coming up on…
Just some simple math tonight…
Math– pg. 183, just copy the notes off the page into your own notebooks…learn by doing
pg. 185, #s 3-11 (just the top section, don’t do anything with angles)
Reading– the red Scholastic Magazine with the headline ‘My Parents Were Deported’
Math– 5B Workbook pgs. 151-154, take home ‘quiz’
IF YOU HAVE A DIFFERENT WORKBOOK, please complete the Cumulative Review for Chapters 11-13, pgs. 145-149, #s 1-16
Social Studies– Test on the Web Quest material, #s 1-58 will be next Monday/Tuesday, however the schedule best shakes out.
Hi…so I saw this on one of the sites I frequent and even though they’ve been a bit of a nuisance in class :-), I figured that it’d also be a nice read for the kids…these are a bit more unique than the ones I’ve been seeing as well so maybe they’ll find it interesting to see what else is out there.
Enjoy your Saturday!
There’s also a wealth of Do It Yourself (DIY) videos I’ve been seeing online lately…this one I found kind of neat (although where can you buy zip ties? ha!)
Michael Jordan was cut from his high school basketball team as a sophomore. Imagine how different the world would be if he gave up after that one instance of failure, that one moment of falling short? 