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Spelling: We reviewed suffixes, homographs (words with the same spelling, but different sounds or meanings) and irregular verbs today (run/ran, go/went, catch/caught).

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

Reading: Today was a discussion day in Literature Circles.

Writing: None on Thursdays due to technology.

In writing, we have been reviewing Core Democratic Values. The  next piece of writing is a persuasive letter about an idea to improve our school or community. Here is more information about this project. The persuasive letter will be due Friday, March 5.

Math: We continued to practice metric measurement and estimation. Homework is to finish Journal p. 102.

Science: We wrote notes in our minibooks about electrical safety. We also completed an experiment that modeled using a broken cord or an overloaded circuit.

Social Studies: We wrote notes in our minibooks about well-known features of the Midwest.

Behavior Update:

• Yellow magnets: 1
• Orange magnets: 0
• Red magnets: 0
• STAR Awards: 0
• Magnets moved this week (goal: 10): 6

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

Notes:

• 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: None today.

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

Reading: Today was a reading day in Literature Circles.

Writing: We continued to review Core Democratic Values, learning today about diversity. We also talked about potential helpful ideas that could be used for the  next piece of writing, a persuasive letter about an idea to improve our school or community. Here is more information about this project. The persuasive letter will be due Friday, March 5.

Math: We started practicing measurement with the metric system. Today, students measured several objects to the nearest centimeter. Homework is to finish Math Boxes 4.7.

Science: None today due to library.

Social Studies: None today due to art.

Behavior Update:

• Yellow magnets: 2
• Orange magnets: 0
• Red magnets: 0
• STAR Awards: 0
• Magnets moved this week (goal: 10): 5

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

Notes:

• 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: None today due to finalizing the fiction writing piece we have been working on recently.

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

Reading: Today was a discussion day in Literature Circles.

Writing: Choose Your Own Adventure fiction gamebook stories were due today. Here are our stories:

• Abel’s mesosoic adventure
• Alex’s Space Adventure
• Ashlee’s CIA Missio
• Casey’s BIG gam
• Charles tarer on the track
• DOTUN’S NINJA MISSION
• Drew’s Wizard Off
• Dylans saber tooth tiger adventure
  
• Indira’s CIA Case
• Jacob’s Black Ninja vs Purple Ninja
• Jadyn’s Horseback Riding Story.
• Joel’s The Ultimate Ninja
• katies underwater mystery
  
• Mahrysa’s The Detactive
• Mary’s C.I.A
• MEGHANS OUTDOOR AVENTURE WITH A HORSE
• Nancy’s Proof Of Aliens
• Nate’s Ninja Battle
• Ryans world war
• SAMARI’S FBI mission
• Sara’s- Sucked in a Video Game
• Skylir’s Seaking of The Vampires
• William’s Area 51.3 Adventure
• Zach’s Jewel Mystery
• Zack’s X-Spy

View all the stories, including stories from other years.

We also started working on the next piece of writing, a persuasive letter about an idea to improve our school or community. This week, we are reviewing Core Democratic Values. Students should also be thinking of what idea they would like to write about. Here is more information about this project. The persuasive letter will be due Friday, March 5.

Math: We reviewed addition and subtraction with money and students completed a MiniQuiz over that subject.

Science: None today.

Social Studies: We learned about transportation, sports and how the weather affects life in the Midwest.

Behavior Update:

• Yellow magnets: 2
• Orange magnets: 1
• Red magnets: 0
• STAR Awards: 0
• Magnets moved this week (goal: 10): 3

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

Notes:

• 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: None today.

Cursive: Ten cursive sentences, seven or more words each, are due on Fridays. This week’s assignment will be due Tuesday. Students also completed a cursive quiz.

Reading: Today was a reading day in Literature Circles.

Writing: Today was the final work day for each student’s Choose Your Own Adventure fiction gamebook, due Tuesday, February 16. Students will publish their adventure as a website at sites.mrhowd.com. Students also had revising conferences by having a partner comment on their website.

Choose Your Own Adventure Resources

• See examples of Choose Your Own Adventure fiction websites here and here
• Look through The Abominable Snowman Choose Your Own Adventure book (hint: search for “the end” to see some of the endings of the book)
• View the titles of all the Choose Your Own Adventure books to get adventure topic ideas
• Play Zork, a text-based computer came. Here is a list of commands and directions. Here is a map of the dungeon if you get stuck or lost.

Math: None today due to our Feb Factor Valentine’s Party.

Science: None today due to our Feb Factor Valentine’s Party.

Social Studies: None today due to our Feb Factor Valentine’s Party.

Our party was so good, it was scary, literally! We sang some love songs (brotherly love songs!), passed out our cards and ate sloppy joes, chips, and fruit. Feb Factor games included sticking conversation hearts, slurping gummy hearts, affixing stickers, and munching cranberries. Stay tuned for pictures! Thanks to everyone who donated food and supplies; we had more than enough! A big thanks to all the family members that helped serve food, cleanup and setup games!

Behavior Update:

• Yellow magnets: 0
• 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:

• 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 compound words today.

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

Reading: Today was a discussion day in Literature Circles.

Writing: Students continued to draft their Choose Your Own Adventure fiction gamebook, due Tuesday, February 16. Students will publish their adventure as a website at sites.mrhowd.com. Students also had revising conferences by having a partner comment on their website.

Choose Your Own Adventure Resources

• See examples of Choose Your Own Adventure fiction websites here and here
• Look through The Abominable Snowman Choose Your Own Adventure book (hint: search for “the end” to see some of the endings of the book)
• View the titles of all the Choose Your Own Adventure books to get adventure topic ideas
• Play Zork, a text-based computer came. Here is a list of commands and directions. Here is a map of the dungeon if you get stuck or lost.

Math: None today due to completing a district Social Studies test.

Science: We watched a movie about being safe with electricity.

Social Studies: We read about the Soo Locks of the Upper Peninsula and reviewed Detroit’s automobile factory history.

Behavior Update:

• Yellow magnets: 1
• 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:

• Our Feb Factor Valentine’s Party is Friday, February 12 from 1:30 pm to the end of the day. Click here to see the volunteer list and add your name if you are coming to the party!
• 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.