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Spelling: Most students completed their Words to Learn list today from words they missed on their last spelling test. This is your student’s customized spelling list for the next test.

Cursive: Ten cursive sentences of at least seven words each are due Friday.

Reading: None today due to completing a writing test.

Writing: During this final week of work on their I-Search projects (click here for more details), students should be…

• organizing their research on their I-Search 2008 class wiki pages,
• spell checking their presentations using SpellCheck.net or some other resource,
• searching UnitedStreaming or the web for related images, and
• working on their presentation saved on MrHowd.com Google Docs (docs.mrhowd.com). This presentation can be edited from school and home.

A summary of the project:

Students will research their I-Search question using print and internet sources and create a digital presentation using PowerPoint or MrHowd.com Google Docs presentation software. Students are collecting their research on our I-Search 2008 class wiki. Later, students will present their findings to other students who sign up to attend their talk. The presentation slides will be turned in to portfolios for a writing grade.

The I-Search presentation is due April 25, and will be presented Monday morning, April 28, from 10:30-11:30 am. Family members are welcome!

Math: Students completed a basic math skills test today. Check SnapGrades to see how your student performed and if they improved since our September test.

Science: None due to art.

Social Studies: None today due to work on I-Search presentations.

Behavior Update:

• Yellow magnets: 0
• Orange magnets: 0
• Red magnets: 0
• STAR Awards: 0
• Current Hours with No Orange Magnets: 7

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

Notes:

• This week’s juice volunteers (full list): Austin and Emma. Thanks for your generosity!
• View grades, assignments, attendance and even the report card at SnapGrades.
• Check out our class calendar to stay up-to-date.
• Visit our Mackinaw Field Trip page for more information on our May 9 trip.

Spelling: None today.

Cursive: Ten cursive sentences of at least seven words each are due Friday.

Reading: Today students practiced reading plays from their magazines to share with the class. The plays will be presented on Friday; students are practicing reading with good voice and expression.

Writing: During this final week of work on their I-Search projects (click here for more details), students should be…

• organizing their research on their I-Search 2008 class wiki pages,
• spell checking their presentations using SpellCheck.net,
• searching UnitedStreaming or the web for related images, and
• working on their presentation saved on MrHowd.com Google Docs (docs.mrhowd.com). This presentation can be edited from school and home.

A summary of the project:

Students will research their I-Search question using print and internet sources and create a digital presentation using PowerPoint or MrHowd.com Google Docs presentation software. Students are collecting their research on our I-Search 2008 class wiki. Later, students will present their findings to other students who sign up to attend their talk. The presentation slides will be turned in to portfolios for a writing grade.

The I-Search presentation is due April 25, and will be presented Monday morning, April 28. Students should be adding information to their MrHowd.com Google Docs presentation by this time.

Math: Students were shown how to divide using the standard method of division. Homework is to complete a division worksheet. I told students they could choose to solve the problems with the standard method or partial quotients method of division.

Science: None due to library.

Social Studies: We graded the review worksheets from yesterday and students completed a test over Europeans arriving in Michigan.

Behavior Update:

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

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

Notes:

• This week’s juice volunteers (full list): Austin and Emma. Thanks for your generosity!
• View grades, assignments, attendance and even the report card at SnapGrades.
• Check out our class calendar to stay up-to-date.
• Visit our Mackinaw Field Trip page for more information on our May 9 trip.

Spelling: Students completed a preview of upcoming spelling words.

Cursive: Ten cursive sentences of at least seven words each are due Friday.

Reading: Today was the final discussion day for this nonfiction cycle of Literature Circles.

Writing: During this final week of work on their I-Search projects (click here for more details), students should be…

• organizing their research on their I-Search 2008 class wiki pages,
• searching UnitedStreaming or the web for related images, and
• working on their presentation saved on MrHowd.com Google Docs (docs.mrhowd.com). This presentation can be edited from school and home.

A summary of the project:

Students will research their I-Search question using print and internet sources and create a digital presentation using PowerPoint or MrHowd.com Google Docs presentation software. Students are collecting their research on our I-Search 2008 class wiki. Later, students will present their findings to other students who sign up to attend their talk. The presentation slides will be turned in to portfolios for a writing grade.

The I-Search presentation is due April 25, and will be presented on Monday, April 28. Students should be adding information to their MrHowd.com Google Docs presentation by this time.

Math: Students practiced how to divide using the partial quotients method. Homework is to complete a division worksheet.

Science: Students made new Sun, Moon and Earth minibooks today.

Social Studies: We played a game to review for the test tomorrow over Europeans arriving in Michigan. Homework is to complete a review worksheet.

Behavior Update:

• Yellow magnets: 2
• Orange magnets: 0
• Red magnets: 0
• STAR Awards: 0
• Current Hours with No Orange Magnets: 77

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

Notes:

• This week’s juice volunteers (full list): Austin and Emma. Thanks for your generosity!
• View grades, assignments, attendance and even the report card at SnapGrades.
• Check out our class calendar to stay up-to-date.
• Visit our Mackinaw Field Trip page for more information on our May 9 trip.

Spelling: Students completed a spelling test and skill test over the homophones, there, their, they’re, theirs and there’s.

Cursive: Ten cursive sentences of at least seven words each are due Friday; this week’s assignment will be due Monday.

Reading: None today.

Writing: Students are continuing to work on their I-Search projects (click here for more details) by…

• collecting research on their I-Search 2008 class wiki pages,
• planning their presentations using webs created with Bubbl.us,
• searching UnitedStreaming for related video clips and images, and
• working on their presentation saved on MrHowd.com Google Docs (docs.mrhowd.com). This presentation can be edited from school and home.

A summary of the project:

Students will research their I-Search question using print and internet sources and create a digital presentation using PowerPoint or MrHowd.com Google Docs presentation software. Students are collecting their research on our I-Search 2008 class wiki. Later, students will present their findings to other students who sign up to attend their talk. The presentation slides will be turned in to portfolios for a writing grade.

The I-Search presentation is due April 25. Students should be adding information to their MrHowd.com Google Docs presentation by this time.

Math: Students learned how to divide using the partial quotients method. Please see the Student Reference Book for more information on this method of division. Homework is to complete Journal p. 150.

Science: None today.

Social Studies: None due to the half day schedule.

Behavior Update:

• Yellow magnets: 0
• Orange magnets: 0
• Red magnets: 0
• STAR Awards: 0
• Current Hours with No Orange Magnets: 70

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

Notes:

• This week’s juice volunteers (full list): Austin and Emma. Thanks for your generosity!
• View grades, assignments, attendance and even the report card at SnapGrades.
• Check out our class calendar to stay up-to-date.
• Visit our Mackinaw Field Trip page for more information on our May 9 trip.

Our class tracks goals for reading, math and behavior. You can now follow our progress online at our digital Data Center. The charts are updated monthly.