Kate Black

5th grade rocks • Wellington Elementary School

[Kate Black @ms_blacksclass]

last MAP test of the year and I am so proud of their growth!! 7 classmates have grown from novice to apprentice and 1 has grown from novice to proficient

[Kate Black @ms_blacksclass]

this week, 5th grade got to zoom with scientist Meg Lowman from Kathryn Lasky’s book, The Most Beautiful Roof in the World! What an amazing opportunity to ask her questions about studying the rainforest! Students have been working with this book throughout EL module 2!

[Kate Black @ms_blacksclass]

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[Kate Black @ms_blacksclass]

Re-organizing an essay! Today we practiced our on-demand writing structure by putting an essay back together using teamwork. Great observations and connections were made 👏📝

[Kate Black @ms_blacksclass]

we are on-demand writers! woohoo! 🎉

[Kate Black @ms_blacksclass]

open house ✅ woohoo!

[Kate Black @ms_blacksclass]

yesss!! such a useful tool!

[Sarah Reed,NBCT, AIC @KYTOY15]

@ms_blacksclass Thank you for showing the new JCPS Google Classroom feature to support fluency! @JcpsElemEla This is a game changer! @JCPS_CAO 😘💕😘💕💕

[Kate Black @ms_blacksclass]

this morning we had an awesome test based discussion about what factor was the most important in Jackie Robinson’s success as a leader of social change! Everyone had great opinions with reasons and evidence to support ⚾️ #MonarchsGROW

[Kate Black @ms_blacksclass]

5th grade had an awesome field trip to the Muhammad Ali Center today to learn more about his life as an athlete for social change, our EL Module 3 topic. #monarchsGROW

[Tasha_1920 @MrsSmithMiles]

Multiplication Math Master #5thgradeRocks @CTMontessori1 @ms_blacksclass @mainmarcia @MsMathies

[Kate Black @ms_blacksclass]

group work planning our monologues! We were so excited to pick our character narrators! #MonarchsGROW

[Kate Black @ms_blacksclass]

this week we are starting a new topic in social studies: What motivated European countries to colonize the Americas? Kagan Inside-Outside circle sharing about what motivates them! #monarchsGROW

[Kate Black @ms_blacksclass]

5th graders hard at work on their independent research about human rights! #MonarchsGROW

[Kate Black @ms_blacksclass]

@oliviamevans_ @CTMontessori1 We haven’t analyzed our data yet, but they observed that the longer the soil and water were in the sun, the hotter it got!

[Kate Black @ms_blacksclass]

Heating Earths Materials- Experiment testing the time it takes to heat water and soil, then cool in the shade. #sciencerules #MonarchsGROW

[Kate Black @ms_blacksclass]

Getting into IM Unit 2 with a dividing fractions card sort!! #MonarchsGROW

[Kate Black @ms_blacksclass]

We are so exited about our brand new desks and chairs!!! Lots of learning happening in them already! #MonarchsGROW

[Coleridge-Taylor Montessori @CTMontessori1]

It is Respect Spirit Week at CTM! We will be talking about Respect all week during Character Strong lessons!

[Kate Black @ms_blacksclass]

@szbarber @ELeducation Thank you!!