November 8th, 2010
Class activities for Monday, November 8
Spelling: We reviewed there/their/they’re/theirs/there’s homophones. Homework is to finish Personal Poster 4 about this subject.
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 determining importance as a reading strategy.
Writing: We discussed reasons for beginning a new paragraph:
- A new time in the story;
- A new setting;
- A new idea;
- A new, different character action;
- A new idea.
Our next piece of writing, a fiction piece, is due Monday, November 29. Students should be prewriting at this time.
Math: Students completed a Math Skills pretest today.
Science: We finished learning about the nervous system and wrote notes in our minibooks.
Social Studies: We started learning about European Explorers. Today, we thought about what would be needed to take a trip, and how explorers also needed to prepare for their trips to the New World.
- 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:
- 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.
