February 29th, 2008
Class activities for Thursday, February 28 and Friday, February 29
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Spelling: Yesterday, students added the th suffix to number words (forty to fortieth). Today students practiced their spelling words.
Cursive: No new cursive assignment this week.
Reading: Yesterday was a reading day and today was a discussion day in Literature Circles.
Writing: Yesterday and today were editing days. Today we talked about keeping a balance between general and specific information. A piece of fiction is due Monday, March 3.
Math: Yesterday, students took a math test over these concepts:
- metric measurement
- decimal addition and subtraction
- comparing and ordering decimals
- metric unit conversion
Science: Students worked on shadow puppet plays yesterday; none today.
Social Studies: None yesterday; today we started exploring a website focused on the Underground Railroad.
- Yellow magnets: 2
- Orange magnets: 0
- Red magnets: 0
- STAR Awards: 0
- Current Hours with No Orange Magnets: 16
Check your student’s Personal and Social Growth grade at SnapGrades to see if your student moved their magnet.
Notes:
- Read-a-Thon next Friday! This is the last organized fundraiser before our Mackinac trip.
- 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 (full list): Christian and Zach P. Thanks for your generosity!
