January 20th, 2010
Class activities for Wednesday, January 20
Spelling: None today due to watching Dr. Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech.
Cursive: Cursive worksheet pp. 57-59 are available and due Friday.
Reading: Today was a discussion day in Literature Circles. Some groups worked on visualizing as a reading strategy.
Writing: We talked today about varying sentence beginnings so that sentences aren’t all starting with the same word over and over.
Students also started editing conferences with a partner. The next piece of writing will be a fiction piece, due Monday, January 25. Students should be editing by now.
Math: None today due to completing a writing prompt for the McGrath Writing Committee.
Science: None today due to library.
Social Studies: Students finished the geography challenge, started last week, about regions, elevation, rainfall and population maps.
- Yellow magnets: 1
- Orange magnets: 0
- Red magnets: 0
- STAR Awards: 0
- Magnets moved this week (goal: 10): 1
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 second marking period ends Friday, January 29.
- 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.
