“I have a dream…” After reading about Martin Luther King Jr. this week, today we completed 5th grade MLK Jr. math problems and also combined homerooms (Ms. Blomquist’s & Mrs. Dino’s) to share our own dreams for the future. CMS Elementary School Nicole Musarra @ashleylopez210

Getting to the end of Topic 7: Adding & Subtracting Fractions… Today we self assessed where we are with our skills and what we need a little extra practice with. We had smaller groups, larger groups, partner work, self check & STMath. CMS Elementary School Nicole Musarra @ashleylopez210

Plants and bananas and carrots… oh my!!! O, and don’t forget the worms!!! There are so many amazing experiments going on in our classroom! From plant growth to decomposing, Science and Ecosystems are so fun to learn about! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 CMS Elementary School Nicole Musarra @ashleylopez210

A great team effort today to begin Black History Month… Today our CMS 5th graders learned about Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad with a Close Read, BrainPop, Mapping, Crossword, Quilting, Independent Research and Jamboard. CMS Elementary School Nicole Musarra @ashleylopez210

Super Bowl Math Challenge… Congratulations to all my math students!!! They all participated in the 5 day math challenge. Each day there was a new Super Bowl themed math puzzle to solve & many different ways to solve it!!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻CMS Elementary School @NicleMusarra @ashleylopez210

100 & 1,000… What a great day celebrating 100 days of school & for our 5th graders, 1,000 days! We enjoyed the 100 Day Mini Marauder Scavenger Hunt, Movement Breaks every 100 minutes and our 5th grade 100/1000 Choice Board Activities. CMS Elementary School Nicole Musarra @ashleylopez210

Biography Fun… These kids were so excited to present his/her biography today in Ms. Blomquist’s ELA Class. I was so excited to hear how well each of them did… Richard Feynman, Amelia Earhart, Oprah Winfrey, Jane Goodall & Bill Gates. CMS Elementary School Nicole Musarra @ashleylopez210

Great two-day review of Topic 9… Small Group, Individual Review, enVision’s Assessment Practice, STMath, Fun Fraction Division Card Game and Roll & Spin! We are ready for the Topic 9 Assessment tomorrow! CMS Elementary School Nicole Musarra @ashleylopez210

Welcome Back! We are so excited to meet our new 5th Grade students… Looking forward to an amazing year together!!! #5thgraderocks Nicole Musarra @ashleylopez210 CMS Elementary School

Place Value to the Thousandths Place… Our new 5th Graders are crushing Place Value! We started by watching the enVision Visual Learning Bridge, followed by Partner Work, Small Group & STMath. These kiddos are off to a strong start! CMS Elementary School Nicole Musarra @ashleylopez210

We were rolling through math today learning how to Compare Decimals! We finished the day rolling dice playing our Comparing Decimals Game, STMath and even a few early finishers creating their own Dice Decimal Games! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 CMS Elementary School Nicole Musarra @ashleylopez210

It was so wonderful seeing so many of our students in Red, White and Blue to honor 9/11. We had an afternoon full of talking about 9/11, honoring so many heroes and listening to personal stories from our 9/11 Parent Interviews! CMS Elementary School Nicole Musarra @ashleylopez210

Celebrating World Smile Day…Each year the first Friday in October is World Smile Day! We learned today there are many benefits to smiling and sharing a smile. Happy World Smile Day, enjoy all our smiles! CMS Elementary School Nicole Musarra @ashleylopez210

Piñatas, piñatas everywhere… Today we met with our 3rd Grade Class Buddies to finish celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month. Earlier this month we learned about this wonderful celebration which began September 15th and ends October 15th. CMS Elementary School Nicole Musarra @ashleylopez210

Always a great time meeting with our Class Buddies from 3rd grade!!!! Today we learned all about Diwali and finished by making paper lanterns to celebrate this wonderful 5 day holiday and Festival of Lights! CMS Elementary School Nicole Musarra

Puzzles and Games… Getting some extra problem solving in at the end of our shortened day while we wait for dismissal! CMS Elementary School Nicole Musarra

Another Successful Book Fair… Thank you CMS SCA for a another great Book Fair. The kids so much enjoyed picking out books and fun treats today! CMS Elementary School Nicole Musarra CMS SCA

What’s Your Dream? Today we met with our class buddies to learn about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. We learned he is famous for leading the American Civil Rights Movement & fighting against discrimination. After, we all came up with our own dreams! Nicole Musarra CMS Elementary School

Fun-tastic Fraction Friday (with Pattern Blocks)… Today we reviewed fractions. We used pattern blocks to get a visual of what a fraction is. We then made pictures using our pattern blocks and found the value of our creations! Nicole Musarra CMS Elementary School

Learning the How and the Why… Today we learned how to multiply a decimal by a whole number using Decimal Models and Place Value Charts. Coloring tenths and hundredths and seeing the why the answer is what it is. Loved the “Light Bulb Moments”! CMS Elementary School Nicole Musarra