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Spelling: We reviewed usage of the homophones, there, their, they’re, theirs and there’s. This will be the skill test for tomorrow’s spelling test.

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

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: None today due to the half day schedule.

Science: In health today, we reviewed a movie called, Now I Can Tell You My Secret, about a boy who is inappropriately touched by a neighbor. We discussed that, when a student is touched in a way that makes them feel uncomfortable, they have a right to:

1. say no,
2. get away fast to a safe place,
3. tell a trusted adult, or
4. keep telling trusted adults if some don’t believe you.

Here is an overview and discussion guide for the movie. Here is another guide called, Keep Them Safe (PDF), with plenty of child safety tips.
Social Studies: None due to the half day schedule.

Behavior Update:

• Yellow magnets: 2
• Orange magnets: 0
• Red magnets: 0
• STAR Awards: 0
• Current Hours with No Orange Magnets: 67

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

Notes:

• Check your Spring Conference time online! Click here.
• 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: We learned that some Latin roots are used in English words. The Latin word vocare means “to call,” and shows up in the words, vocation, vocal, voice, advocate, vocabulary and revoke.

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

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.

Math: None today due to the half day schedule.

Science: None today due to the half day schedule.

Social Studies: We wrote notes in our minibooks about the Proclamation of 1763, Pontiac’s Rebellion, the American Revolution and fortification of Mackinac Island. Students then made marshmallow forts and “relocated” them to “Mackinac Island” (the back table).

Behavior Update:

• Yellow magnets: 0
• Orange magnets: 0
• Red magnets: 0
• STAR Awards: 0
• Current Hours with No Orange Magnets: 66

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

Notes:

• Check your Spring Conference time online! Click here.
• 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.

Marshmallow forts

Originally uploaded by Christian Howd

Spelling: None today due to visiting the book fair.

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

Reading: Today was a discussion day and a reading day. Students also finished their magazines and will receive new books next week.

Writing: None today due to an extra reading time.
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.

Math: We started a unit on division today. Students learned to divide using a multiples of ten strategy. Homework is to finish Journal pp. 147-148.

Science: Students completed a test over sound, vibrations, pitch, and volume.

Social Studies: We learned that Pontiac’s Rebellion led to the British promising land to Native Americans, which angered the Americans and led to the American Revolution. During the Revolution, Britain moved Fort Michilimackinac from the mainland to Mackinac Island so that it could be better defended.

Behavior Update:

• Yellow magnets: 4
• Orange magnets: 0
• Red magnets: 0
• STAR Awards: 3
• Current Hours with No Orange Magnets: 65

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

Notes:

• Check your Spring Conference time online! Click here.
• 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: Today we learned common spelling patterns for the /oi/ sound: oi and oy. We also noticed that oi is the most frequently used pattern, but oy is the most frequently used pattern at the end of a word.

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

Reading: None today due to extra time in the computer lab. We will have a double reading time tomorrow.

Students completed a STAR computerized reading assessment today, and again, our class average reading level improved! Our class achieved an average reading level of 5.46, which is significantly higher than our yearly goal of 5.16. Great work students and families! You can check your students most current reading level in the reading section of SnapGrades.

Writing: Students continued 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, and searching UnitedStreaming for related video clips and images. Students also continued to work 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.

Math: Today was a test over estimating, rounding and multiplication.

Science: We reviewed for the science test tomorrow over sound, vibrations, pitch, and volume.

Social Studies: We learned that Pontiac’s Rebellion of Native Americans against the British did not end well for the Indians.

Behavior Update:

• Yellow magnets: 2
• Orange magnets: 0
• Red magnets: 0
• STAR Awards: 3
• Current Hours with No Orange Magnets: 54

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

Notes:

• Check your Spring Conference time online! Click here.
• 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.