Archive for May, 2008

Class activities for Thursday, May 22

Thursday, May 22nd, 2008

Spelling: None due to a math warm-up and library.

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

Reading: None today due to an assembly.

Writing: Students reviewed their I-Search portfolio piece grade and submitted their poetry pieces today.

Math: None due to practicing for the fourth grade musical.

Science: Students completed an experiment about making clouds. They placed an ice cube on plastic wrap above warm water and observed the formation of a cloud (tiny droplets of liquid water). Homework is to complete the experiment analyze and conclude questions.

The Space Fashion Show will be tomorrow, May 23 at 1:30 pm. Click here for more information.

Social Studies: None due to library.

Behavior Update:

  • Yellow magnets: 1
  • Orange magnets: 0
  • 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): Patrick and William. 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.

Class activities for Tuesday, May 20

Tuesday, May 20th, 2008

Spelling: We practiced using letter tiles to make words containing the /s/ sound formed by c spelling patterns (e.g., recent, cereal, city).

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

Reading: Today was a reading day in Literature Circles. Some groups worked on inferring as a strategy.

Writing: None today due practicing for the fourth grade musical.

Math: We continued a review of fractions today. Homework is to complete Journal pp. 190-191.

Science: We learned about how the earth’s water is only 3% freshwater, and that water is used for many different reasons. Homework is to complete Investigation Review p. 84.

The Space Fashion Show will be Friday, May 23 at 1:30 pm. Click here for more information.

Social Studies: We read about life as a pioneer in Michigan.

Behavior Update:

  • Yellow magnets: 4
  • Orange magnets: 0
  • Red magnets: 0
  • STAR Awards: 0
  • Current Hours with No Orange Magnets: 1

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): Patrick and William. 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.

Class activities for Monday, May 19

Monday, May 19th, 2008

Spelling: None today due to finishing the Essential Skills Science test.

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

Reading: None today due to practicing for the fourth grade musical.

Writing: None today due to art.

Math: We started a unit on fractions today. Homework is to complete Math Boxes 7.1, boxes 1, 3, 5, 6.

Science: We started a unit on Earth’s Water. Students completed an experiment to see how much of the earth is covered with water. Homework is to finish the Water Planet activity.

The Space Fashion Show will be Friday, May 23 at 1:30 pm. Click here for more information.

Social Studies: None today due to finishing the Essential Skills Science test.

Behavior Update:

  • Yellow magnets: 2
  • 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): Patrick and William. 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.

Class activities for Friday, May 16

Friday, May 16th, 2008

Spelling: None today due to finishing the Essential Skills Social Studies test.

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

Reading: None due to a concert by the Grand Blanc West Middle School band.

Writing: Students worked on the Essential Skills Science test today. A collection of poems will be due into portfolios on Monday, May 19 (new date). The poems will be shared at a Poetry Slam at Border’s Book Store on June 5.

Math: None due to working on the Space Fashion Show.

Science: Students continued to work on their Space Fashion Show scripts. The Space Fashion Show will be Friday, May 23 at 1:30 pm. Click here for more information.

Social Studies: None on Fridays.

Behavior Update:

  • Yellow magnets: 0
  • Orange magnets: 0
  • Red magnets: 0
  • STAR Awards: 0
  • Current Hours with No Orange Magnets: 15

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): Patrick and William. 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.

Class activities for Thursday, May 15

Thursday, May 15th, 2008

Spelling: Today students made their Words to Learn list from words they missed on the last spelling test.

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

Reading: Students worked on the Essential Skills Social Studies test today.

Writing: Students worked on the Essential Skills Social Studies test today. A collection of poems will be due into portfolios on Monday, May 19 (new date). The poems will be shared at a Poetry Slam at Border’s Book Store on June 5.

Math: None due to art and working on the Essential Skills Social Studies test.

Science: Students continued to work on their Space Fashion Show scripts. The Space Fashion Show will be Friday, May 23 at 1:30 pm. Click here for more information.

Social Studies: None due to library.

Behavior Update:

  • Yellow magnets: 1
  • Orange magnets: 0
  • Red magnets: 0
  • STAR Awards: 3
  • 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): Paige and Justice C. 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.