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Spelling: Today we played spelling bingo to review /j/ spelling patterns, which will be the skill assessed on tomorrow’s spelling test.

Cursive: Cursive pages 53-55 are available and due Thursday.

Reading: Today was a Literature Circles reading day.

Writing: Students continued to publish for our class book entitled, Freedom Fighters: Our way of saying thank you to our troops.

Orders for a copy of the book are due on Thursday, January 17.

Math: We played a game to review for tomorrow’s math test over these concepts:

• multiplication/division facts
• true/false number sentences
• <,> and (parentheses)
• open sentences
• number stories
• logic problems

Science: We took a science test about electricity, weather and safety.

Social Studies: We learned that Michigan has two regions, the Upper and Lower Peninsulas. We also took a MiniQuiz today over weather and climate, and Michigan’s natural resources. Homework is to finish worksheet pages 1 and 3.

Behavior Update:

• Yellow magnets: 4
• Orange magnets: 0
• Red magnets: 0
• STAR Awards: 3
• Current Hours with No Orange Magnets: 126

Check your student’s Personal and Social Growth grade at SnapGrades to see if your student moved their magnet.

Notes:

• The second marking period and first semester ends on Thursday, January 17; all work for this marking period must be turned in by that date.
• View grades, assignments, attendance and even the report card at SnapGrades.
• Check out our class calendar to stay up-to-date.
• This week’s juice volunteers: thanks to responsible and generous families, we have a juice backlog, so no juice volunteers needed for a few weeks!

Spelling: Today we reviewed adjectives as a way to provide more information for a noun. We will have a spelling test on Wednesday.

Cursive: Cursive pages 53-55 are available and due Thursday.

Reading: Today was a Literature Circles discussion day.

Writing: Students started publishing today for our class book entitled, Freedom Fighters: Our way of saying thank you to our troops.

Orders for a copy of the book are due on Thursday, January 17.

Math: We practiced logic problems today. Homework is to complete Journal pages 73-75.

Science: We played a review game to practice for tomorrow’s test about electricity, weather and safety.

Social Studies: We reviewed Michigan’s natural resources:

• soil
• minerals: iron, copper, salt, limestone
• water
• forests

Behavior Update:

• Yellow magnets: 1
• Orange magnets: 0
• Red magnets: 0
• STAR Awards: 3
• Current Hours with No Orange Magnets: 119

Check your student’s Personal and Social Growth grade at SnapGrades to see if your student moved their magnet.

Notes:

• The second marking period and first semester ends on Thursday, January 17; all work for this marking period must be turned in by that date.
• View grades, assignments, attendance and even the report card at SnapGrades.
• Check out our class calendar to stay up-to-date.
• This week’s juice volunteers: thanks to responsible and generous families, we have a juice backlog, so no juice volunteers needed for a few weeks!

Here’s our week in 60 seconds:

• Spelling: /j/ sounds, spelling patterns can make different sounds, spelling test next week
• Cursive: pp. 50-52
• Reading: New Literature Circles magazine groups, connections, questioning
• Writing: Drafting and revising for our class book, portfolio piece due January 17
• Math: Number stories, open sentences, test next week
• Science: Storm spotter training, test next week
• Social Studies: Climate, weather, Michigan’s natural resources

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Spelling: Today we reviewed the common spelling patterns for the /j/ sound: dge, ge, gi, gy and j. This will be the skill assessed on next week’s spelling test.

Cursive: Cursive pages 50-52 were due today.

Reading: Students completed a narrative reading test today. No Literature Circles due to finishing up weather spotter training.

Writing: Today was the final revising day for our class book entitled, Freedom Fighters: Our way of saying thank you to our troops. Homework is to have an editing conference at home this weekend and be ready to publish on Monday.

Contest entries for the book’s cover illustration, dedication page, and interior illustration are due on Monday.

Orders for a copy of the book are due on Thursday, January 17.

Math: Students completed a MiniQuiz today over number sentences, parentheses, open sentences and number stories.

Science: We finished up our weather spotter training today, learning the difference between tornadoes, land spouts , gustnados, wall clouds, funnel clouds, shelf clouds and tail clouds. View the presentation below. The Etch-a-Sketch organizer completed earlier this week will be due on Monday. We will also have a test over electricity, weather and safety early next week.

Social Studies: None on Fridays.

Behavior Update:

• Yellow magnets: 1
• Orange magnets: 0
• Red magnets: 0
• STAR Awards: 3
• Current Hours with No Orange Magnets: 112

Check your student’s Personal and Social Growth grade at SnapGrades to see if your student moved their magnet.

Notes:

• The second marking period and first semester ends on Thursday, January 17; all work for this marking period must be turned in by that date.
• View grades, assignments, attendance and even the report card at SnapGrades.
• Check out our class calendar to stay up-to-date.
• This week’s juice volunteers: thanks to responsible and generous families, we have a juice backlog, so no juice volunteers needed for a few weeks!

***A guest teacher was with us yesterday, so those activities are included in today’s post.*** 

Spelling: Yesterday and today, students reviewed the soft g sound (/j/) and saw that the -dge ending is used for short vowels, and the -ge ending is used for other vowel sounds.

Cursive: Cursive pages 50-52 are available and due tomorrow.

Reading: Yesterday was a discussion day and today was a reading day in Literature Circles.

Writing: Yesterday was the final drafting day, and today was a revising day for our Military Thank You class book. Students are working on poems, thank you letters, short stories, story dialogues, post cards or letter exchanges with a fictitious soldier, or pledges.

Each student will write and illustrate a page of the book. The page can also be submitted for the last portfolio piece, due January 17.

The title of the book has been selected:

Freedom Fighters: Our way of saying thank you to our troops

Contest entries for the book’s cover illustration, dedication page, and interior illustration are due on Monday.

Math: Yesterday, students practiced solving open sentences (5 + x = 7, x = 2). Homework was to complete Journal pp. 70-71. Today we reviewed this week’s math assignments. Homework is Math Boxes 3.10, except for box 4. We will have a MiniQuiz tomorrow over number stories and open sentences.

Science: Yesterday students reviewed electricity and safety with an Etch-a-Sketch organizer. This was homework if not finished. No science today due to library.

Social Studies: Yesterday students learned about Michigan’s natural resources. Homework was to finish an SQ3R organizer. No social studies today due to discussing our class’ rather poor behavior choices yesterday with the guest.

Behavior Update:

• Yellow magnets: 1
• Orange magnets: 0
• Red magnets: 0
• STAR Awards: 0
• Current Hours with No Orange Magnets: 98

Check your student’s Personal and Social Growth grade at SnapGrades to see if your student moved their magnet.

Notes:

• View grades, assignments, attendance and even the report card at SnapGrades.
• Check out our class calendar to stay up-to-date.
• This week’s juice volunteers: thanks to responsible and generous families, we have a juice backlog, so no juice volunteers needed for a few weeks!