1. Math Challenge! Susie caught a fish that weighed 1 ¾ pounds. It weighed half a pound more than ½ the weight of the fish Sam caught. What did Sam’s fish weigh? When you first come in the room: 1.Copy your agenda notes. 2.Classify your sentence. 3.Complete the math challenge on a piece of scratch paper. 4.Take care of any morning needs. Today is Friday, November 9, 2012 “Happiness doesn’t depend on who you are or what you have; it depends solely upon what you think.” Agenda Notes Homework Reading: CR due Nov. 15 English: Questions 1-3 Math: Questions 1 and 2 Test Schedule Science: Nov. 13 English: Nov. 15 Reading: Nov. 15 Math: Nov. 16 Word Study: Nov. 16

2. Math Challenge! Susie caught a fish that weighed 1 ¾ pounds. It weighed half a pound more than ½ the weight of the fish Sam caught. What did Sam’s fish weigh? 2 ½ pounds

3. Sacred Writing Time Did you come to class with an idea to write about? As soon as class starts, quietly make that pencil dance! It’s November 9. Today is “Chaos Never Dies Day.” Do you believe there can ever be calm without chaos? Trivial Fact of the Day: The longest human foot on record is currently 27 inches. Interesting Quote of the Day: “Dwell in possibility.” --Emily Dickinson (American poet) Vocabulary Word of the Day: serenity (noun) – a state of calmness and peace where one feels untroubled. One can experience serenity on Chaos Never Dies Day, right? Where do you experience serenity?

4. “Catastrophe” Our house is a catastrophe. The curtains are in shreds. There's fur on all the furniture and "presents" on our beds. The couch is clawed to pieces. The bathroom rug is ripped. The goldfish bowl is broken and the cat food dish is flipped. There's kitty litter everywhere. The carpet smells like pee. We went away for just one day and got CATastrophe. --Kenn Nesbitt

5. 1. Don’t take the scenic route, we must drive straight there. 2. Although the voyage seems long, we will arrive sometime. 3. The older person was very grateful when we helped her bring in the groceries. 4. The pelicans gliding over the waves would barely flap a wing. 5. The builder constructed the building with talent and precision.

6. 6. The city worked together to repair the damage after the storm. 7. Go to a college if you want to get a job that will make you the happiest: 8. The United States is certainly made from people of different cultures. 9. Some societies give people the power to express themselves as they choose. 10. The people in Cuba live differently than people in the United States.

7. 11. I heard the sad news of her death just a few minutes ago. 12. The photographs we took were developed on shiny paper. 13. I love ice cream, yogurt, milk, cheese and butter. 14. I thought I heard the airplane crash right down the road. 15. It certainly isn’t right to force someone to work for you without pay.

8. 16. They turned the music up loud so everyone could hear at the concert. 17. In science class we looked at blood through a microscope. 18. After that big dinner I was no longer starving. 19. The woman recognized the man who robbed the store in a police line-up. 20. The gang members need to work together for the good of the neighborhood.

9. Visualization as a Reading Strategy

11. Elections will be held on the sixth day of November.

12. Comparative and Superlative Take pre-assessment

13. http://watchknowlearn.org/Video.aspx?VideoID=51604

15. 12:00-1:45 12:00-12:45 --- Activity 12:45-1:15 --- Lunch 1:15-1:45 --- Recess/Bathroom

16. Math

17. Subtracting Like Denominators

18. Parts of a Fraction 3 4 = the number of parts = the total number of parts that equal a whole

19. Parts of a Fraction 3 4 = numerator = denominator

20. Subtracting Like Denominators 1/4 4 4 1 4 3 4 - = Only subtract the numerators

21. Subtract these fractions 1/5 4 5 1 5 - = 3 5

22. Subtract these fractions 1/4 3 4 1 4 - = 2 4

23. Simplify Your Answer 2 4 = 2 2 1 2 ÷

24. Jam Time! http://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjams/jams/math/fraction s/simplest-form.htm

25. Subtract these fractions 3 6 2 6 5 6 - = 1 6 1 6 1 6 1 6 1 6

26. Simplify Your Answer 3 6 = 3 3 1 2 ÷

27. Subtract these fractions 2 6 2 6 4 6 - = 1 6 1 6 1 6 1 6

28. Simplify Your Answer 2 6 = 2 2 1 3 ÷

29. Subtract these fractions 3 12 5 - = 2

30. Simplify Your Answer 2 12 = 2 2 1 6 ÷

31. Subtract these fractions 3 10 9 - = 6

32. Simplify Your Answer 6 10 = 2 2 3 5 ÷

33. Subtract these fractions 3 9 4 9 - = 1 9 4 4

34. 1 8 7 8 - = 6 8 5 5

35. Simplify Your Answer 6 8 = 2 2 3 4 ÷ 55

36. Subtract these fractions 2 9 8 9 - = 6 9 413

37. Simplify Your Answer 6 9 = 3 3 2 3 ÷ 11

38. Groups! Groups will rotate every 15 - 20 minutes Activity #1 & 2 – Math Textbook pg 343 problems 8-24 even Activity #3 – Mrs. Thompson - Math Activity #4 – Computer (Sumdog) 1:45 – 3:10

39. Clean up/Pack up Please remember what your individual responsibility is. 3:10-3:15