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Spelling: We reviewed the list of contractions we made earlier. Here are the lists we made:

Visit our Flickr page to see notes we added to the images about the contractions we left off. Click each image and move your mouse cursor over the images to see the notes.

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

Reading: Today was a discussion day in Literature Circles; some groups worked on making connections as a reading strategy.

Writing: Students continued to collect research for their I-Search projects. View our I-Search 2010 Research website. Here are more details about the I-Search project. Our general timeline :

1. Week 1: Collect research
2. Week 2: Select research, plan presentation, start draft of presentation
3. Week 3: Finalize presentation, present at our I-Search Conference

Math: Students continued to use the Partial Products method of multiplication. Here’s a video tutorial. Homework is to a 10-problem multiplication worksheet.

Science: None due to library.

Social Studies: We read Ox-Cart Man and looked at how his family exhanged good and services for money.

Behavior Update:

• Yellow magnets: 2
• 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:

• Find more information about Summer School, including dates and payment options.
• 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 extra time with math and writing.

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

Reading: Today was a reading day in Literature Circles; some groups worked on questioning as a reading strategy.

Writing: Students started to collect research for their I-Search projects. View our I-Search 2010 Research website. Here are more details about the I-Search project.

Math: Students were introduced to the Partial Products method of multiplication. Here’s a video tutorial:

Homework is to finish Journal pp. 125.

Science: We started a new unit to learn about life. Today, we made a life minibook and brainstormed what animals and humans need for life:

• water
• heat/shelter
• food/energy
• air/oxygen

Social Studies: We started to learn about economics today. We made a minibook and started reviewing what our government is and does.

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:

• Find more information about Summer School, including dates and payment options.
• 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 contractions today.

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

Reading: Students received new Literature Circles magazines today.

Writing: Students shared their I-Search project questions with the class. We will start collecting research tomorrow. Here are more details about the I-Search project.

Math: None today due to extra time with science.

Science: To finish our unit on space, we watched The Privileged Planet about how the earth is uniquely suited in the universe for life and scientific discovery. View the entire presentation below.

Here is a short excerpt of the main idea of the presentation (opens in a popup window).

Social Studies: None today due to art.

Behavior Update:

• Yellow magnets: 1
• Orange magnets: 1
• 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:

• Find more information about Summer School, including dates and payment options.
• 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 the half day schedule.

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

Reading: None today due to the half day schedule.

Writing: None today due to the half day schedule.

We will begin work on our  I-Search project after spring break. Here are more details about the I-Search project.

Math: Today, was the Multiplication Madness tournament! Our class played a good game, but lost to Mrs. Moul’s class in the first round. Congratulations to Mrs. Johnston’s class for their 82-80 buzzer-beater victory over Ms. Lunkas’ class!

Science: None today due to creative writing.

Social Studies: None today due to the half day schedule.

Behavior Update:

• Yellow magnets: 0
• Orange magnets: 0
• Red magnets: 0
• STAR Awards: 0
• Magnets moved this week (goal: 10): 7

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

Notes:

• Find more information about Summer School, including dates and payment options.
• 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.