My Fifth Grade Year
This is a paper where I will tell you about my experiences in different subjects, and which ones I improved the most in. I will also, answer all of your three questions about my year. I will also Answer your questions about my year. This year I had a lot of fun, and I'm ready to share my experiences with you.Answer to questions
How has your math process changed this year?
Answer: My math skills has changed a lot this year, this is because I have changed teachers and I have gone to a higher level class ( Math Olympiad ) that teaches me new strategies and helps me with the main Eureka level math. Md. Kasal has helped me improve in math because her teaching strategies were fun but, also educational. An example of my math improvement is: At the beginning of the Division and Multiplication unit, I didn't know anything about long division. But now, I use long division when ever I can.
What do you actually do during break?
Answer: I do a number of things during break. At the beginning of the year, I mostly played Soccer with my friends in one goal. In the middle of the year, I mostly played Four square with my sister's friends and my friends. Right now, I either play Wall Ball with my class friends or soccer with my friends in 5G and 5O. During third break, I usually stay in my class and either play cars with my friends, or work on stuff I haven't finished during class.
How do you pick new books to read
Answer: I usually base my book choices on my reading level and skill. For example, when I figured out I was level Z, and that the books I were reading were too easy for me, I started reading higher level books. Another way I pick books to read is: I read the blurb on the back ( or on the first page ) and see if the book looks interesting and challenging enough for me. I also base my book choices on the genres I like, for example: Fantasy, Sci-Fi , etc.Evidence:
Fountas and Pinnel score improvement: Beginning of the year score: V. End of the year score: Z.
MAP score improvement: Beginning of the year score: 224. End of year score: 232.
My Experiences:
Reading
In reading this year, I have accomplished and grown a lot. For example, at the beginning of the year, I was level V. And now, I'm level Z and the highest level reader in the class. This shows, that a lot can happen in a year, especially fifth grade. One of my favorite units in reading this year was Book club. It was great to discuss and predict ideas about books with a group, especially when we did it in front of everyone. I also liked Book club in the academic aspect as well, for example, I went up two levels in just that unit. That shows that I learned a lot from Book club books and discussions.
Writing
In writing this year, I had a lot of fun, while learning and while writing. For example, at the beginning of the year I didn't know anything about writing Argumentative Essays. But now, I know how to right : Claims, counter claims, and supporting paragraphs. My favorite unit in writing was: Fantasy. This was my favorite unit because, I felt like I could really write what I wanted to the way I wanted to. For example, in my book I put my sarcastic funny comments in my writing, and I put language I use in my writing. For me, the Fantasy unit was a chance for me to be free of Information.
Math
In math this year, are class was both a loud one and a focused one. Even when we had something important going on, we were loud about it. but when we had something as simple as a problem set, we were quiet about it. Anyway, My favorite unit in math this year was: Division and Multiplication (Module 2). I really liked this unit because, it was the one I learned the most in. For example, at the beginning of the year I didn't know a thing about long division, now it's the only thing I like to use. I also liked the unit because it made me struggle the most. It was one of the units where I went to my mom almost every night for help. But I didn't take this struggle as a bad thing, I took it like a learning opportunity.
Science
Science this year, was by far the best science class I've ever had. I loved this years science class because it was the first year we actually had a science lab and the first year we did experiments. My favorite unit in science was the erosion unit. It was great to be put in a group that you have to do countless fun experiments and projects with. I also loved this unit because we got to build our own terrain and landforms to experiment on.
Social Studies
Social Studies was my favorite subject in 5th grade because we got to learn about different events and people in ancient history. It was especially great when we got to do our Colombian Exchange unit, because we got to do our presentations on the unit. Making the presentation helped me learn a lot about the Colombian Exchange and Cortes (My role) taking over the Aztec tribe. Another reason SS was my favorite was, I felt like I could feel that everyone was enjoying themselves, including Ms.Kasal.
Citizenship
My citizenship this year was a lot better than last year's. I feel like this was because my attitude towards the people around me has changed. Last year I was Mr. Negative an I was always complaining about something, but now I'm more positive and I don't get in trouble every day for talking back to the teacher. I also think that my attitude has changed because I'm not under as much stress and confusion as I was before.
Most Challenging
I think the most challenging thing we've had to do this year was the Informational writing. It was really hard to do research on topics and then write a page on each one, and make a text feature for each one. And that would've been hard enough, but we also had to turn our research into a book and present that book to all of fifth grade and my parents. Although my book on air pollution was hard to right, It was fun making it. A challenging unit is also a fun one, because you learn more than you would in an easy unit.
Most Enjoyable
The most enjoyable thing we did in 5K was when we got to make our own News Room. It was super fun to be able to bring in our own decorations and materials into class, and be able to hang stuff up on bulletin boards. Not to mention, that we got to make write our own newspapers with our friends and fellow students/co workers. Even though we had the people who weren't aloud to work there, I think everyone else liked this experience too, in the academic aspect and the enjoyment aspect.
Most Proud of
I'm most proud of being level Z in reading and being the highest level reader in 5K. For me, reaching level Z has been my goal for a long time, since I have always been a good reader I knew it was possible for me to reach my goal. Even though I've been the highest level reader in the class fro along time, it was really cool to reach level Z because I knew I had reached the limit of reading in Elementary school, just as I had reached the end of fifth grade.
Most Growth
I think I've improved the most in Reading, because I've gone up four levels since the beginning of the year, and my MAP scores has gone up by eight points since the beginning of fifth grade. I think this happened because I focused on improving in this subject by reading more, and doing more meaningful jots. Ms. Kasal really helped me succeed in this subject, by always pushing me forward, instead of pulling me back. My sister Caitlin has helped me accomplish level Z by being someone to look up to.
I think I've improved the most in Reading, because I've gone up four levels since the beginning of the year, and my MAP scores has gone up by eight points since the beginning of fifth grade. I think this happened because I focused on improving in this subject by reading more, and doing more meaningful jots. Ms. Kasal really helped me succeed in this subject, by always pushing me forward, instead of pulling me back. My sister Caitlin has helped me accomplish level Z by being someone to look up to.
