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Spelling: None today due to a cursive quiz.

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

Reading: Today was a reading day in Literature Circle; some groups practiced making connections and visualizing.

Writing: Today we discussed how a poem can have a “double-focus:”

Grandpa’s shoes
Were big and bruised,
Scratched and scuffed.
They’ve been places.

The poem above is about grandpa’s shoes, but can also be about grandpa, who is old, big, bruised and scuffed. They’ve both been places.

A collection of poems will be due into portfolios on Friday, May 16. The poems will be shared at a Poetry Slam at Border’s Book Store in June.

Math: We practiced multiplication and division stories today. Homework is Journal pp. 153-155.

Science: We continued to learn about some of the features of the moon:

• No atmosphere;
• No life;
• No water;
• Less mass, less gravity.

Homework is to finish Investigation Review pp. 42-42.
Social Studies: We talked about how the Native Americans lost the Battle at Fallen Timbers and were forced to give up some of their land in Michigan. Settlers moved in and the Michigan Territory was created.

Behavior Update:

• Yellow magnets: 0
• Orange magnets: 0
• Red magnets: 0
• STAR Awards: 0
• Current Hours with No Orange Magnets: 10

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): Coltin and Terence. 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 practiced changing words into other words, noticing how the spelling changed.

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

Reading: Today was a discussion day in Literature Circles.

Writing: Today we learned that a metaphor can be used to compare two things and create imagery (school is a pinball game, my house is a jungle, my heart is a river).

A collection of poems will be due into portfolios on Friday, May 16. The poems will be shared at a Poetry Slam at Border’s Book Store in June.

Math: Students took part in Math Skills today.

Science: We learned about some of the features of the moon:

• Is a gray rocky ball;
• Has mountains, valleys and plains;
• Has bowl-shaped craters

Social Studies: None on Fridays.

Behavior Update:

• Yellow magnets: 3
• Orange magnets: 0
• Red magnets: 0
• STAR Awards: 0
• Current Hours with No Orange Magnets: 5

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): Coltin and Terence. 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.

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Spelling: We reviewed /ou/ spelling patterns by making words with letter tiles.

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

Reading: Today was a reading day in Literature Circles.

Writing: Today we talked about how a story can be turned into a poem using at least one of the three ingredients of a poem:

1. imagery (visualizing and feeling)
2. music (a rhythm or beat)
3. emotion

A collection of poems will be due into portfolios on Friday, May 16. The poems will be shared at a Poetry Slam at Border’s Book Store in June.

Math: Students worked in teams to complete division relays today, then took a division MiniQuiz.

Science: None due to library.

Social Studies: We learned that the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 was a plan to create three, four or five states from the Northwest Territory, and Michigan was eventually one of the states created.

Behavior Update:

• Yellow magnets: 1
• Orange magnets: 2
• 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): Katie and Chandler. 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.