MRS. SKOGSTAD'S Class
5th Grade MOSAIC
Now that I look back, I don't know why I was so stressed about it all this time. Funny how sometimes you worry a lot about something and it turns out to be nothing. ― R.J. Palacio, Wonder
IMPORTANT DATES
Discovery Quests due week os 10/3
Picture Day 10/6
Cardboard Challenge due 10/7
Cardboard Arcade Expo!
Come see our cardboard arcade games in the cafeteria!
You may then take your child's arcade game home after the expo.
Due to space availability in our classroom, we can not keep them in the room past Friday.
Discovery Quest
Once a quarter, you will be responsible for presenting your Discovery Quest topic to the class. You will be assigned a date to present and you may only change your date due to extenuating circumstances(family vacation, illness, etc.) Discovery Quests are meant to improve your speaking and listening skills. Presentations are great practice for the real world. You will work on public speaking, eye contact, voice, preparedness of your topic, enhancing your digital presentations, critical thinking, and communication skills. The topics will be open ended for voice and choice. Discovery Quests need to be presented orally, but have a digital component as well. They need to be between 2-5 minutes in length. Be sure to practice at home before presenting in class. Practice will help you!!! If you have any questions, please email me or ask me about it in class. Discovery Quest #1-Getting to Know You Due 1st week of October Choose a topic to present on that tells about yourself. You could talk about a hobby that you do, a subject that you enjoy, the history of your family name, your family tree, where you are from, family traditions, etc. Be creative and pick something that helps us learn about YOU!
Weekly Update
- created our reading response journals
- written our first reading response
- Fountas and Pinnell Reading Assessments
- writing in our W-RN(Writing and Reading Notebook)
- practicing our fluency and expression each day with the new Harry Potter book
- reading Wonder by R.J. Palacio
- Triangle Sums in math
- Word Problem Wednesday
- Padlet about the Periodic Table
- working on our Earthquake graphing project
- finishing out Branches of Government project
- interacting with other Eden Lake 5th graders