Mr. Cook

5MA: Chapter 6 test tomorrow — prepare tonight 3PA: Caregivers ask about vocabulary webs + process 4PA: If you turned in your “Life as a Garden” project, be sure to submit it in Google Classroom

Any other teachers seeing announcements get cut off with no “view more” option in #GoogleClassroom? Students miss key directions because they literally can’t see them. @GoogleForEdu

@GoogleForEdu — when #GoogleClassroom truncates announcements, students don’t always see the full message—and sometimes there isn’t even a “view more.” Clear directions shouldn’t disappear.

No school Mon (conferences). Tue = eLearning. PA classes have no live sessions. 3PA: Literature web – Green Book Ch. 5–6 4PA: Secret Garden “Life as a Garden” analysis 5PA: Review my feedback on the Mystery Research Quest & extend your research 5MA test Thursday Live Meet Tues.

Learning is swirling today at Cowlishaw. 3PA: Literature webs for The Green Book (Ch. 5–6). 4PA: Ask about their Secret Garden literary depiction. 5PA: Why do strong writers get lost in a “vortex”? IAR testing this week — no normal schedule for Mr. Cook.

Building Thinking Classrooms has transformed our math learning. Students work together, explain their thinking, and learn from each other. Math time is now full of conversation, collaboration, and strong problem solving.problem-solvingproblem solving #BuildingThinkingClassrooms

Homework Rundown — 3/9/26 5MA: No class today (grade-level field trip). 3PA: Ask your learner how Shakespeare connects to the study of The Green Book. 4PA: Review their Secret Garden Mandala essay and discuss feedback. 5PA: Finish Little Women excerpt + annotations.

📚 Homework Rundown — March 3 5MA: Big Ideas 6.4.2. Quiz on 6.3–6.4 Thursday. 3PA: Ask your scholar what they know about Shakespeare. 4PA: Secret Garden Mandala due Friday before 11:25. 📖 Anderson’s Book Fair returns to Cowlishaw—Mr. Cook’s wishlist awaits!

Homework Rundown — Wednesday, February 25, 2026🧮 5th Grade Accelerated Math Practice 6.3.2 on the Big Ideas platform.📚 5PA (Project Arrow) Complete your Harrison Bergeron prep slides by Monday, March 2. These slides are your required preparation for our upcoming Socratic

Homework & Reminders — Mon. Feb 23 5MA: Practice 6.3 (Big Ideas) due Wed. (No class tomorrow – assembly) 3PA: Seeking donations of The Green Book 4PA: Finish “prejudice” vocab web + Mandala paper due 3/6 5PA: Study Harrison Bergeron vocab webs #ProjectArrow #AcceleratedMath

📚 Homework Feb 19 5MA Practice 6.1 & 6.2 (paper-pencil) Quiz tomorrow. 5PA 🌎Research the different forms of government, including ours, the United States, which is a democracy. What are its characteristics? What is its definition? What is a democracy? What does it look like?

📘 Homework Rundown — Feb. 9 4PA: Work on Secret Garden Mandala Symbolism Constructed Response (see Google Classroom). 5MA: Lesson 5.4 Enrichment & Extension handout. 📅 Chapter 5 Test: Wed., Feb. 11.

Hey @Starbucks love the new cups. Consider keeping them or make traveler/tumbler versions?!

Class Updates:4PA gets extra time on their Nightingale & the Rose expectation vs. outcome chart due to a field trip. 5PA is piloting a more rigorous Socratic Seminar reflection—ask them about it! Talent Development continues building logic, spatial & visual reasoning. 📘🧠

5th Grade Accelerated Math Update! Tonight’s homework is 4.3.2 in the Big Ideas Dynamic Classroom. Since Chapter 4 is on the shorter side, students should expect their Chapter 4 Assessment next Tuesday, December 16.

Weekend HW for Accelerated Math: 4.1.2 is now posted in Big Ideas. 5PA kicked off their All Summer in a Day escape room reward today—puzzles continue Monday, and I can’t wait to see who escapes! 🔐

5th-grade Accelerated Math: complete Big Ideas HW 4.1 tonight as we begin our work with percents. Caregiver update in email. 5PA: Even without meeting this week, your All Summer in a Day Literary Analysis Response is still due Friday via Google Classroom.

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5th-grade Accelerated Math: prep tonight for tomorrow’s Chapter 3 Assessment—your practice test is the best tool! 5PA: We haven’t met this week yet, but your All Summer in a Day Structured Response is still due Friday via Google Classroom.