Math: Great class today! We took a formative assessment that predominantly covered 4th grade content. As you will see tonight, this assessment was an opportunity to apply their understanding of algebraic concepts and variables to solve unfamiliar problems. I was generally pleased with their efforts and understanding but realized that the presentation seemed a bit abstract to them at first. However, I believe they felt empowered by the end of our review and expect to see a "can-do" attitude throughout the next couple of weeks. Please review this with them and sign it.

Language Arts: We continued our city research today in the media center. While some worked with print resources, the other students used some online media to collect additional information.

Spelling will begin next week because this project is eating into our LA time...