Thomas Paine Elementary

Cheering on our STAR Games athletes! Go Thomas Paine! 🐯🧡🖤

Experimenting with concrete poems for #NationalPoetryMonth #fifthgradewriting @TPaineIES @ChpsTweets

@ChpsTweets LTCs are ready to learn at the @Amplify NJ Literacy Summit! @CHPS_VKatsikis @CarlyCollinsCBE @mariadamianireb @vijiLTC

Lauren Magaziner, author of the Case Closed series, visited us today! She shared her actual editorial letters for ONE BOOK she wrote. Wow! Writing is hard work! @laurenmagaziner @TPaineIES #fifthgradewriting

Reading & writing choice time results in AMAZING creativity. Ss are writing poems about book club novels, writing friendly letters, writing short stories, reading, reflecting on their book club novels together, and making graphic novels. #fifthgradereading @TPaineIES @ChpsTweets

Groups figure out the relationship between x and y coordinates to solve riddles! #fifthgrademath #buildingthinkingclassrooms @TPaineIES

Thanks to @PaineLTC for bringing Author Lauren Magaziner to Paine!

Paine Family Literacy Night: Passport to Adventure was a BLAST! Many thanks to @chea_pride for their sponsorship, @booksmiles1 for the books, and the staff and families who made our night a success! @TPaineIES @Paine_Reading @NJEA

Reading with our tiger buddies! #readacrossamerica @TPaineIES @ChpsTweets

Discussion boards for book club discussions 🌟💫✨ Each S selects one of their “stop and jots” about the chapter that they think will spark discussion & sticks it on their spot. One at a time, a sticky note is place in the center of the board to discuss @JSerravallo @TPaineIES

Using equivalent fractions and number lines to add and subtract fractions. I am so proud of them! #fifthgrademath #buildingthinkingclassrooms @TPaineIES @ChpsTweets

We are learning how to write a friendly letter. Look what came in the mail!! We are SO excited. @TPaineIES

Students are choosing a debatable topic to research. They researched both sides before deciding their opinion. This is one of their favorite units in fifth grade, and I am loving seeing their opinions form on these important issues! #fifthgradewriting @TPaineIES @ChpsTweets

Zach shares his draft about banning plastic #fifthgradewriting

Ss study mentor persuasive essays and notice their features. Today, they focused on writing an introductory paragraph with a thesis statement and three supporting details. #fifthgrade #fifthgradewriting #writersworkshop

It’s been a busy conference week! But here are some future scientists solving the problem of algae blooms in lakes #fifthgradescience @MysterySci

Today we learned about Hanukkah and practiced spinning a dreidel! @TPaineIES

Great shares at comic club today! Spotlight on Elaina and Kori 👏

A great comprehension strategy from Jennifer Serravallo--rename headings to boost your comprehension of each section #fifthgradereading

Elaina shared about diabetes for World Diabetes Day! #worlddiabetesday