October 22nd, 2010
Class activities for Friday, October 22
Spelling: Today was a preview of upcoming spelling words.
Cursive: Ten cursive sentences of seven or more words each are due on Fridays.
Reading: Today was a reading day in Literature Circles; some groups worked on synthesizing and making inferences as reading strategies.
Writing: We talked about how to describe characters using more than just a sentence list of attributes. Students also worked on their drafts today.
A slightly fictionalized personal narrative is due Friday, November 5. Students should be drafting at this time.
Math: None today.
Science: We wrote notes and reviewed some recent assignments about the digestive system today.
Social Studies: None on Fridays.
- Yellow magnets: 0
- Orange magnets: 0
- Red magnets: 0
- STAR Awards: 0
- Magnets moved this week (goal: 10): 0
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 Hawaiian Beach Bash (Halloween party) will be on Friday, October 29, from 9:30 am to noon. Add your name to our Volunteer and Guest list if you can help or will attend.
- Need to make or edit your Parent Teacher Conference time? Do that here.
- View or edit the “Paper and Coffee” juice volunteer list.
- View our class calendar.
- View grades, assignments, and attendance at SnapGrades.
Our Mission:
Every student in Room 130 leaves improved and prepared for 6th grade.


October 26th, 2010 at 2:54 pm
I like planting yesterday in the garden.