1. Good Morning Unpack and get ready for class. Hand in your homework. Make sure you have a sharpened pencil and your Readers Notebook and Binder on your desk. Begin the task on the right and the task on your desk if there is one. Dear Social Scientists, Today we are going to spend time reorganizing our classroom to make it a caring, sharing, and peaceful environment. Please draw a picture of the ideal classroom with YOU doing what makes it a peaceful classroom. Bring it to Morning Meeting. Getting Ready for the DayYour task for the day

2. Good Morning News Unpack and get ready for class. Hand in your homework. Make sure you have a sharpened pencil and your Readers Notebook and Binder on your desk. Begin the task on the right and the task on your desk if there is one. Task NewsYour task for the day

3. Good Morning News Unpack and get ready for class. Hand in your homework. Make sure you have a sharpened pencil and your Readers Notebook and Binder on your desk. Begin the task on the right and the task on your desk if there is one. Task Dear Astronomers, There is a famous saying…”Shoot for the moon. If you miss you will land among the stars.” What do you think this quote means? Write the quote in your Writers Notebook and explain what you think it means. NewsYour task for the day

4. Good Morning News Unpack and get ready for class. Hand in your homework. Make sure you have a sharpened pencil and your Readers Notebook and Binder on your desk. Begin the task on the right and the task on your desk if there is one. Task Dear Astronomers, I was so impressed with your solar system reports. Please bring your science notebook and a pencil to Morning Meeting. We will be sharing facts with each other. I will give you your science reports to help you remember! Please make sure you return them. NewsYour task for the day

5. Good Morning News Unpack and get ready for class. Hand in your homework. Make sure you have a sharpened pencil and your Readers Notebook and Binder on your desk. Begin the task on the right and the task on your desk if there is one. Task Dear Higher Order Thinkers(HOTS). Today we will be challenging our thinking. Please bring your whiteboards and a dry erase marker to Morning Meeting. NewsYour task for the day

6. Good Morning News Unpack and get ready for class. Hand in your homework. Make sure you have a sharpened pencil and your Readers Notebook and Binder on your desk. Begin the task on the right and the task on your desk if there is one. Task NewsYour task for the day

7. Good Morning News Unpack and get ready for class. Hand in your homework. Make sure you have a sharpened pencil and your Readers Notebook and Binder on your desk. Begin the task on the right and the task on your desk if there is one. Task Welcome Scientists, What happens to an apple if you leave it out for a while it turns brown! Today we will think about changes. I am going to put out a few things for us to observe over the next week or so. We will watching them to see how they change. Think about these items might change after a week. Dish of water half a potato slice of bread slice of bread in a plastic bag, Bring your ideas to Morning Meeting News Your task for the day

8. Good Morning News Unpack and get ready for class. Hand in your homework. Make sure you have a sharpened pencil and your Readers Notebook and Binder on your desk. Begin the task on the right and the task on your desk if there is one. Task Dear Caring Class, On your desk is the name of a person in the class(or in a box). Your job is to write a special message to your secret pal, telling them something about them that you like or will make them feel special and important. NewsYour task for the day

9. Good Morning News Unpack and get ready for class. Hand in your homework. Make sure you have a sharpened pencil and your Readers Notebook and Binder on your desk. Begin the task on the right and the task on your desk if there is one. Good Morning, Recyclers, We have been on the lookout for items that can be recycled or reused. I know some of our classroom supplies aren’t’ useful anyone. Instead of throwing them away, let’s see if we can find otter uses for them. Take a list of the material below. Do you have any ideas about how to use them in different ways? Write one idea on the chart. – Dried out markers – picture frame – Pencil stubs – Old game pieces – Juice boxes – Soda bottles – Wrappers News Your task for the day

10. Good Morning News Unpack and get ready for class. Hand in your homework. Make sure you have a sharpened pencil and your Readers Notebook and Binder on your desk. Begin the task on the right and the task on your desk if there is one. Task Dear Future Citizens of the World, It is important for us to remember that the future is in YOUR hands. What can you do to save the environment today and every day? NewsYour task for the day

11. Good Morning News Unpack and get ready for class. Hand in your homework. Make sure you have a sharpened pencil and your Readers Notebook and Binder on your desk. Begin the task on the right and the task on your desk if there is one. Task Hello, Sporty Students, We’re going to do a quick experiment with some balls. First, let’s make some predictions. Using what you already know, which ball do you think will bounce the highest when dropped from a height of 5 feet? Put a check mark under your prediction for the highest bounce. Be prepared to explain your prediction. Basketball, Tennis ball, ping pong ball, kick ball NewsYour task for the day

12. Good Morning News Unpack and get ready for class. Hand in your homework. Make sure you have a sharpened pencil and your Readers Notebook and Binder on your desk. Begin the task on the right and the task on your desk if there is one. Task Good Morning Chemists, Matter is made of atoms. Atoms are too small to be seen, but we know they are there. Think about our sense of smell. We can smell cookies in the oven even if we aren’t in the kitchen. What is your favorite smell? I happen to love the smell of bread baking. NewsYour task for the day

13. Good Morning News Unpack and get ready for class. Hand in your homework. Make sure you have a sharpened pencil and your Readers Notebook and Binder on your desk. Begin the task on the right and the task on your desk if there is one. Task Welcome Pilots, Today is a little different. We will be testing aerodynamics. I would like you to make a paper airplane. Before you fly your paper airplane(later) you must explain in your science journal why your design will make it fly further. You may use paper clips or brads on your paper airplane but once you put it on the plane, you can’t change it. NewsYour task for the day

14. Good Morning News Unpack and get ready for class. Hand in your homework. Make sure you have a sharpened pencil and your Readers Notebook and Binder on your desk. Begin the task on the right and the task on your desk if there is one. Task NewsYour task for the day Dear Mathematicians, We have learned so much this year and will continue to learn even more. Our activity today is to play Math Vocabulary Match. For your morning work, I would like you to think of your favorite math word, write in on a note card with the definition. We will be sharing our favorite words and definitions at Morning Meeting. (My favorite math word is tessellation because I love repeating patterns).

15. Good Morning News Unpack and get ready for class. Hand in your homework. Make sure you have a sharpened pencil and your Readers Notebook and Binder on your desk. Begin the task on the right and the task on your desk if there is one. Task NewsYour task for the day Dear Measurers, I don’t even know if “Measurer” is a word, but I like being able to play with words. Today I would like you to use a tape measure or ruler to measure the distance in centimeters between your wrist and the inside of your elbow. Record your answer on a Post it. We will look at the answers as mathematicians and scientists (mathetist or is it scientician?). As I said before, I love to play with words. How about YOU?

16. Good Morning News Unpack and get ready for class. Hand in your homework. Make sure you have a sharpened pencil and your Readers Notebook and Binder on your desk. Begin the task on the right and the task on your desk if there is one. Task NewsYour task for the day Dear Kind Hearted Students, So often we forget to thank people around us for things that they do. Make list of people you are thankful for and why. Then make a card to give to them.

17. Good Morning News Unpack and get ready for class. Hand in your homework. Make sure you have a sharpened pencil and your Readers Notebook and Binder on your desk. Begin the task on the right and the task on your desk if there is one. Task NewsYour task for the day Dear Sequential Students, Wow! That’s a big word! Please write 5 activities in sequence ( that means in order) of what you did from the moment you got up in the morning until you got to school. (Only 5). You will share that with the partners you get from our greeting.

18. Good Morning News Unpack and get ready for class. Hand in your homework. Make sure you have a sharpened pencil and your Readers Notebook and Binder on your desk. Begin the task on the right and the task on your desk if there is one. Task NewsYour task for the day Dear Picture Perfect Poets, Your assignment today is a bit odd…I want you to write an “I Can’t Write a Poem” (poem) on your desk, is a mentor poem to give you some ideas. All you have to do is to make a list of your favorite excuses(don’t have any….make them up!)

19. Good Morning News Unpack and get ready for class. Hand in your homework. Make sure you have a sharpened pencil and your Readers Notebook and Binder on your desk. Begin the task on the right and the task on your desk if there is one. Task NewsYour task for the day Dear Sweet Poets, I like ice cream. Yes, I do. I love it so much, that I wrote a poem about it. In your Writers Notebook, make a concrete poem about something you really like. It can be baseball, softball, food) Think of the words that describe what you like, making it descriptive and unique.

20. Good Morning News Unpack and get ready for class. Hand in your homework. Make sure you have a sharpened pencil and your Readers Notebook and Binder on your desk. Begin the task on the right and the task on your desk if there is one. Task NewsYour task for the day

21. Good Morning News Unpack and get ready for class. Hand in your homework. Make sure you have a sharpened pencil and your Readers Notebook and Binder on your desk. Begin the task on the right and the task on your desk if there is one. Task NewsYour task for the day

22. Good Morning News Unpack and get ready for class. Hand in your homework. Make sure you have a sharpened pencil and your Readers Notebook and Binder on your desk. Begin the task on the right and the task on your desk if there is one. Task NewsYour task for the day