January 13th, 2011
Class activities for Thursday, January 13
Spelling: Today was a spelling and skill test.
Cursive: Ten cursive sentences of seven or more words each are due on Fridays.
Reading: Students received new Literature Circles books today.
Writing: We talked about different kinds of leads that can begin a story. Today, we looked at the lead from A Christmas Carol and noticed that it was a thinking lead. Here’s the lead. You can also see the book below:
Our next piece of writing, a fiction piece, will be due Friday, January 21. Students should be finished with their draft and revising at this time.
Math: We reviewed the partial-quotients method of division today and talked about dividing with decimals. Homework is to finish Journal pp. 113-114.
Science: We reviewed the sensitivity experiment from earlier in the week. A MiniQuiz over the first three investigations will be tomorrow.
Social Studies: We learned about the Plymouth colony today.
- 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:
- 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.
