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Spelling: None today.

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

Reading: Students completed an informational reading test today.

Writing: Students published their I-Search presentations into their portfolios and continued to work on poetry. A collection of poems is due into portfolios on Monday, May 23.

Math: Students completed a MiniQuiz today about multiplying fractions.

Science: We did an experiment to model the distances of the planets in the solar system.

Social Studies: We learned about the Boston Massacre, the Boston Tea Party, and the Intolerable Acts. Homework is to finish Notebook p. 57 if not done in class.

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:

• 5th Grade Camp is June 9-10. Costs are $110 and payments  are now being collected. Learn more about camp here.
• View or edit the spring “Paper and Coffee” juice volunteer list.
• View our class calendar.
• Check grades, assignments, and attendance at SnapGrades.

Our Mission:
Every student in Room 130 leaves improved and prepared for 6th grade.

Spelling: We reviewed common spelling patterns for the /ou/ sound: ou, ow.

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

Reading: None today due to extra time with Spelling.

Writing: We learned about using repetition in poetry to create music. Students also continued to work on their poetry. A collection of poems is due into portfolios on Monday, May 23.

Math: Students were introduced to the concept of dividing with fractions.

Science: Today was race day for the Jet Toy Challenge! Our class didn’t receive the top spots, but we took third, fourth and many of the middle positions. We may have had the highest combined total distance. Great work, engineers!

Social Studies: None today.

Behavior Update:

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

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

Notes:

• 5th Grade Camp is June 9-10. Costs are $110 and payments  are now being collected. Learn more about camp here.
• View or edit the spring “Paper and Coffee” juice volunteer list.
• View our class calendar.
• Check grades, assignments, and attendance at SnapGrades.

Our Mission:
Every student in Room 130 leaves improved and prepared for 6th grade.

Spelling: Students made Words to Learn lists by correcting the words missed on the last spelling test.

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

Reading: Today was a reading day in Literature Circles.

Writing: Students continued to work on their poetry. A collection of poems is due into portfolios on Monday, May 23.

Math: We reviewed how to use area models and multiplication to multiply fractions. We also reviewed multiplying fractions by whole numbers. Homework is to finish Journal pp. 273-275.

Science: We started to learn about what causes seasons. Today, we thought about if distance from the sun causes seasons. Homework is to finish the Science Court part 1 page.

Social Studies: None today due to library.

Behavior Update:

• 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:

• 5th Grade Camp is June 9-10. Costs are $110 and payments  are now being collected. Learn more about camp here.
• View or edit the spring “Paper and Coffee” juice volunteer list.
• View our class calendar.
• Check grades, assignments, and attendance at SnapGrades.

Our Mission:
Every student in Room 130 leaves improved and prepared for 6th grade.

Spelling: None today due to working on a building writing assessment.

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

Reading: None today due to working on a building writing assessment.

Writing: None today due to working on a building writing assessment.

Students are continuing to work on their poetry. A collection of poems is due into portfolios on Monday, May 23.

Math: Students worked on a district math assessment today.

Science: We reviewed the recent experiment about balanced and unbalanced forces.

Social Studies: None today due to working on a building writing assessment.

Behavior Update:

• 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:

• 5th Grade Camp is June 9-10. Costs are $110 and payments  are now being collected. Learn more about camp here.
• View or edit the spring “Paper and Coffee” juice volunteer list.
• View our class calendar.
• Check grades, assignments, and attendance at SnapGrades.

Our Mission:
Every student in Room 130 leaves improved and prepared for 6th grade.

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 discussion day in Literature Circles.

Writing: We talked about using line breaks to create white space in poems.

Students also continued to work on their poetry today. A collection of poems is due into portfolios on Monday, May 23.

Math: We reviewed multiplying fractions using area models and multiplication formulas. Homework is to complete Journal pp. 268-271.

Science: None today due to an extra Social Studies time.

Social Studies: We learned about several laws passed by Great Britain that angered the colonists:

• Proclamation of 1763: colonists couldn’t move beyond the Appalachian Mountains
• Quartering Act: colonists had to feed and house soldiers
• Stamp Act: colonists had to pay taxes on printed papers.

Homework is to finish Notebook p. 56 if not done in class.

Behavior Update:

• 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:

• 5th Grade Camp is June 9-10. Costs are $110 and payments  are now being collected. Learn more about camp here.
• View or edit the spring “Paper and Coffee” juice volunteer list.
• View our class calendar.
• Check grades, assignments, and attendance at SnapGrades.

Our Mission:
Every student in Room 130 leaves improved and prepared for 6th grade.