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Today was our Hawaiian Beach Bash! Students surfed, put on Hawaiian shirts, threw frisbees, tossed foam noodles, passed coconuts, ate pineapple slices, chewed on lemons and limes, had a hula-hoop contest, and danced to the Beach Boys! Later, it was Hawaiian pizza, Capri Suns and fruit kabobs! Thanks to all the families that helped with food, donations, decorations, games, setup and cleanup! Our party totally tubular because of everyone’s help! Look for pictures and videos soon.

Spelling:  None today due to our Hawaiian Beach Bash!

Cursive: Cursive worksheet pp. 15-17 are available and due Monday.

Reading: None today due to making Fall Greeting Wreaths.

Writing: None today due to making Fall Greeting Wreaths.

The next piece of writing will be a personal narrative that has been slightly fictionalized, or, in other words, a personal narrative based on a true story. This piece of writing will be due Friday, November 6. This will be the final writing piece of the first marking period.  Students should be revising by now.

Math: None today due to our Hawaiian Beach Bash!

Science: None today due to our Hawaiian Beach Bash!

Social Studies: None today due to our Hawaiian Beach Bash!

Behavior Update:

• Yellow magnets: 0
• Orange magnets: 0
• Red magnets: 0
• STAR Awards: 0
• Magnets moved this week (goal: 10): 4

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

Notes:

• The end of the First Marking Period is Friday, November 6.
• Need to make, change or check your Fall Parent Teacher Conference time? See here.
• Check out our class calendar to stay up-to-date.
• View grades, assignments, and attendance at SnapGrades.

Our Mission:
Every student in Room 130 leaves improved and prepared for 5th grade.

Spelling:  We reviewed long e spelling patterns and discussed spelling surprise words. A word is a spelling surprise when you have to use your eyes to spell it, not just sounding it out. For example, people is a spelling surprise, because it doesn’t look like it sounds.

Cursive: Cursive worksheet pp. 15-17 are available and due Friday.

Reading: Today was a discussion day in Literature Circles.

Writing: None today due to technology.

The next piece of writing will be a personal narrative that has been slightly fictionalized, or, in other words, a personal narrative based on a true story. This piece of writing will be due Friday, November 6. This will be the final writing piece of the first marking period.  Students should be revising by now.

Math: We continued to practice making bar graphs. Today, students worked on the final copy of their bar graphs started earlier this week. Homework is to finish the final copy bar graph and the Get Water-Wise worksheet, if not done in class. These assignments will be due on Monday.

Science: None today due to art.

Social Studies: There was a test today about Michigan’s natural resources and industries.

Behavior Update:

• Yellow magnets: 2
• Orange magnets: 0
• Red magnets: 0
• STAR Awards: 0
• Magnets moved this week (goal: 10): 4

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

Notes:

• Need to make, change or check your Fall Parent Teacher Conference time? See here.
• Check out our class calendar to stay up-to-date.
• View grades, assignments, and attendance at SnapGrades.
• Our Hawaiian Beach Bash will be Friday, October 30 from 9:30-11:45 am. Sign up on our volunteer or guest list.

Our Mission:
Every student in Room 130 leaves improved and prepared for 5th grade.

Spelling:  None today due to taking a class photograph.

Cursive: Cursive worksheet pp. 15-17 are available and due Friday.

Reading: Today was a reading day in Literature Circles.

Writing: We talked about using choice adjectives to describe the story better. Adjectives describe nouns and help the reader to picture the story. The class added adjectives to poem, based on work by Karen Hesse, to make it more interesting:

Come On, Rain

Steaming heat
Crusty vine
Dry alleyway
Drooping lupines
Dusty path
Drying heat

Cold glass
Stormy sky
Moist air

The adjectives show up before the nouns and answer the question, “What kind?”

Students also worked on their draft or started revising today.

The next piece of writing will be a personal narrative that has been slightly fictionalized, or, in other words, a personal narrative based on a true story. This piece of writing will be due Friday, November 6. This will be the final writing piece of the first marking period.  Students should be ready working on drafts by now or ready to revise.

Math: None today due to Diversity Day.

Science: None today due to library.

Social Studies: We reviewed Michigan’s natural resources. There will be a test tomorrow about Michigan’s natural resources and industries.

Behavior Update:

• Yellow magnets: 0
• Orange magnets: 0
• Red magnets: 0
• STAR Awards: 2
• Magnets moved this week (goal: 10): 2

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

Notes:

• Need to make, change or check your Fall Parent Teacher Conference time? See here.
• Check out our class calendar to stay up-to-date.
• View grades, assignments, and attendance at SnapGrades.
• Our Hawaiian Beach Bash will be Friday, October 30 from 9:30-11:45 am. Sign up on our volunteer or guest list.

Our Mission:
Every student in Room 130 leaves improved and prepared for 5th grade.

Spelling:  Today we reviewed common spelling patterns for the long e sound: ee, ea, e at the end of a syllable, and y.

Cursive: Cursive worksheet pp. 15-17 are available and due Friday.

Reading: Today was a discussion day in Literature Circles.

Writing: We discussed responsibility in working on writing at school and home. This means working on writing a little bit most nights, even for just 10 minutes. That time will add up and help students to stay on schedule. I also asked students to start taking their writer’s folder home each night, so that they can work on writing if they have time.

Students also worked on their draft today.

The next piece of writing will be a personal narrative that has been slightly fictionalized, or, in other words, a personal narrative based on a true story. This piece of writing will be due Friday, November 6. This will be the final writing piece of the first marking period.  Students should be ready working on drafts by now.

Math: We continued to work on making bar graphs today. Students used their survey data from yesterday to make a draft of a bar graph. Homework is to finish the bar graph draft, if not done in class, and to finish puzzle pages 65 and 66.

Science: None today due to discussing responsibility in completing assignments and homework.

Social Studies: We learned about mining copper and iron in Michigan, and continued to work on an Alphabet Soup organizer about farming, logging and mining. Homework is to complete the Alphabet Soup organizer.

Behavior Update:

• Yellow magnets: 0
• Orange magnets: 0
• Red magnets: 0
• STAR Awards: 3
• Magnets moved this week (goal: 10): 2

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

Notes:

• Need to make, change or check your Fall Parent Teacher Conference time? See here.
• Check out our class calendar to stay up-to-date.
• View grades, assignments, and attendance at SnapGrades.
• Our Hawaiian Beach Bash will be Friday, October 30 from 9:30-11:45 am. Sign up on our volunteer or guest list.

Our Mission:
Every student in Room 130 leaves improved and prepared for 5th grade.

Spelling:  Today was a preview of upcoming spelling words.

Cursive: Cursive worksheet pp. 15-17 are available and due Friday.

Reading: Today was a reading day in Literature Circles.

Writing: We talked about using precise nouns in writing: instead of writing “brown stuff,” say “rust.” Instead of “thing to lift the car up,” say “jack.” By being exact and specific, the reader will better understand what the writing is about.

Students also worked on their draft today.

The next piece of writing will be a personal narrative that has been slightly fictionalized, or, in other words, a personal narrative based on a true story. This piece of writing will be due Friday, November 6. This will be the final writing piece of the first marking period.  Students should be ready working on drafts by now.

Note also that many students have not yet turned in their piece of writing that was due October 16. Students had three weeks to work on this piece of writing. You can check to see if your student has completed their writing by logging in to SnapGrades and clicking on writing.

Math: We worked on making bar graphs today. Students reviewed the components of a complete bar graph and then surveyed the class to collect data. Homework is to finish the World Series Winners bar graph review page, and to complete their survey, if not done in class.

Science: We discussed the states of matter Investigation Review from last week.

Social Studies: Students started working on an Alphabet Soup organizer about farming, logging and mining. This organizer will be due later this week.

Behavior Update:

• Yellow magnets: 2
• Orange magnets: 0
• Red magnets: 0
• STAR Awards: 0
• Magnets moved this week (goal: 10): 2

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

Notes:

• Need to make, change or check your Fall Parent Teacher Conference time? See here.
• Check out our class calendar to stay up-to-date.
• View grades, assignments, and attendance at SnapGrades.
• Our Hawaiian Beach Bash will be Friday, October 30 from 9:30-11:45 am. Sign up on our volunteer or guest list. We will need some help coordinating food and donations. Would anyone like to help coordinate that? Just contact me and I can give you further information.

Our Mission:
Every student in Room 130 leaves improved and prepared for 5th grade.