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Spelling: We learned that many English words come from Latin or Greek roots. Today, we learned that vocare is Latin for “to call,” and shows up in vocation, vocal, voice advocate, provoke, and revoke.

Cursive: Ten cursive sentences, seven or more words each, are due Fridays.

Reading: A final group presented their Literature Circles magazine play with the class.

Writing: We talked about a story can be turned into a poem by adding imagery, music or emotion to the story. Students continued to work on poetry. Our next portfolio piece will be a collection of poems, due Friday, May 22.

Math: Students continued to divide with the partial-quotients method of division. Homework is to finish Journal pp. 150-152.

Science: We finished learning about the sun today.

Social Studies: Students started working on review pages in class. Homework is to finish review pp. 10, 12.

Behavior Update:

• Yellow magnets: 0
• Orange magnets: 0
• Red magnets: 0
• STAR Awards: 0
• Magnets moved this week (goal: 10): 4
• Hours with no yellow magnets (record: 58): 12
• Days with no orange magnets (record: 39; previous score: 3): 2

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

Notes:

• Our Mackinac Trip is tomorrow, May 8. Students should arrive at McGrath at 5:45 am.
• 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: None this week.

Spelling: None today due to the late start schedule.

Cursive: Ten cursive sentences, seven or more words each, are due Fridays.

Reading: None today due to the late start schedule.

Writing: Students continued to work on poetry. Our next portfolio piece will be a collection of poems, due Friday, May 22.

Math: Students were introduced to the partial-quotients method of division.

Science: None today due to the late start schedule.

Social Studies: We learned about how Fort Michilimackinac was moved to Mackinac Island during the Revolutionary War.

Behavior Update:

• Yellow magnets: 0
• Orange magnets: 0
• Red magnets: 0
• STAR Awards: 0
• Magnets moved this week (goal: 10): 2
• Hours with no yellow magnets (record: 58): 6
• Days with no orange magnets (record: 39; previous score: 3): 1

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

Notes:

• Our Mackinac Trip is May 8. Students should arrive at McGrath at 5:45 am.
• 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: None this week.

Spelling: None today.

Cursive: Ten cursive sentences, seven or more words each, are due Fridays.

Reading: Students previewed new Literature Circles books.

Writing: We learned that a poem can be written from several fragments (not whole sentences). Here is a fragment poem we wrote as a class:

Getting Ready for the First Day of School

Getting up
Getting ready
Feeling nervous
Mom yelling,
“Get a move on!”
Eating breakfast
Brushing teeth
Dad yelling,
“Catch the bus!”
Grab your bag
Out the door
On the bus
Back seat
Breathing hard
Stomach aching
Driver yells,
“We’re at school!”

Our next portfolio piece will be a collection of poems, due Friday, May 22.

Math: We continued to divide using multiples of ten. Homework is to finish Journal p. 147-149.

Science: We learned about the size, color and energy of the sun.

Social Studies: We finished learning about Pontiac’s Rebellion. Homework is to complete the SQ3R organizer, writing at least one question and answer for each section of the reading.

Behavior Update:

• Yellow magnets: 1
• Orange magnets: 1
• Red magnets: 0
• STAR Awards: 0
• Magnets moved this week (goal: 10): 2
• Hours with no yellow magnets (record: 58): 0
• Days with no orange magnets (record: 39; previous score: 3): 0

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

Notes:

• Our Mackinac Trip is May 8. Here is how our class is doing with fundraising and donations:
  • Full paid: 20 students
  • Mostly paid: 4 students
  • Partially paid: 1 students
  • No payments: 0 students

As shown to the right, our class has about $100 to reach our goal. We are currently accepting final donations.

• 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: None this week.

Spelling: We learned common spelling patterns for the /oi/ sound: oi, oy.

Cursive: Ten cursive sentences, seven or more words each, are due Fridays.

Reading: Students continued reading plays from their magazines to share with the class.

Writing: We began a unit on poetry by learning that poems have at least one of these “ingredients:”

• Imagery: sights, sounds, smells, etc.
• Music: a rhythm or beat, even if the poem does not rhyme.
• Emotion: happiness, sadness, fear, etc.

Students also began writing poems in class. Our next portfolio piece will be a collection of poems, due Friday, May 22.Math: We stared a unit on division today by dividing using multiples of ten. Homework is to finish Journal p. 148.

Science: We did an activity today to learn that the sun, if the size of a beach ball, would be a soccer field away from the earth, if the size of a pinky fingernail. Or, in other words, the sun is far away!

Social Studies: We learned about Pontiac’s Rebellion and started a SQ3R organizer.

Behavior Update:

• Yellow magnets: 0
• Orange magnets: 0
• Red magnets: 0
• STAR Awards: 0
• Magnets moved this week (goal: 10): 0
• Hours with no yellow magnets (record: 58): 8
• Days with no orange magnets (record: 39; previous score: 3): 3

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

Notes:

• Our Mackinac Trip is May 8. Here is how our class is doing with fundraising and donations:
  • Full paid: 19 students
  • Mostly paid: 4 students
  • Partially paid: 1 students
  • No payments: 1 student

As shown to the right, our class has about $200 to reach our goal. We are currently accepting final donations.

• 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: None this week.

Spelling: None today due to our I-Search Conference presentations.

Cursive: Ten cursive sentences, seven or more words each, are due Fridays.

Reading: Students read plays from their magazines to share with the class.

Writing: Students shared their I-Search presentations today with other classes from our school.

Our next portfolio piece will be a collection of poems, due Friday, May 22.

Math: Students completed a math test about these concepts:

• Estimating sums and products;
• Extended multiplication facts;
• Comparing large numbers;
• Multiplication (up to three digit times two digit numbers); and,
• Multiplication number stories.

Science: In health today, we reviewed how to stay safe at home from these hazards:

• burns
• cuts/scrapes
• bruises/broken bones
• electrical shocks
• poisons
• breathing problems (choking, suffocating)

We also talked about how to stay safe when home alone, and when to call 911 for help.

Social Studies: None today due to our I-Search Conference presentations.

Behavior Update:

• Yellow magnets: 2
• Orange magnets: 0
• Red magnets: 0
• STAR Awards: 0
• Magnets moved this week (goal: 10): 7
• Hours with no yellow magnets (record: 58): 2
• Days with no orange magnets (record: 39; previous score: 3): 2

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

Notes:

• Our Mackinac Trip is May 8. Here is how our class is doing with fundraising and donations:
  • Full paid: 18 students
  • Mostly paid: 5 students
  • Partially paid: 1 students
  • No payments: 1 student

As shown to the right, our class has about $300 to reach our goal. We are currently accepting final donations.

• 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: None this week.