September 22nd, 2011
Class activities for Thursday, September 22
Spelling: None today.
Cursive: A cursive reviewed page is available and due Friday.
Reading: None today due to extreme inefficiencies with our time. Our class is still struggling with early fourth grade mistakes, such as talking, not listening, not following directions, lack of participation, being impulsive, etc. There are a total of 26 different lists of mistakes on our class whiteboard that students are still struggling with. Once we can stop spending our energy on wasteful tasks, we’ll be able to focus on more important things. Ask your student if they have any ideas on how our class can improve.
Writing: We talked about finding a focus for writing. For example, a student may choose to write about Christmas Break. But that’s long time and a huge topic. Maybe the best part of Christmas Break was New Year’s Eve, and the best part of that day was watching the ball drop. The topic went from two weeks, to one day, to one hour. The best writing is focused on just the best parts.
Students also continued to work on their first piece of writing, a personal narrative about a memory or event, which is due into portfolios on Monday, September 26.
Math: Students worked on a Math pretest today.
Science: We didn’t get much done today. See the Reading section above.
Social Studies: We learned about Michigan’s economic activities, resources and goods.
- Yellow magnets: 0
- Orange magnets: 0
- Red magnets: 0
- STAR Awards: 0
- Magnets moved this week (goal: ?): 4
Check your student’s Personal and Social Growth grade at JupiterGrades to see if your student moved their magnet. Need help with JupiterGrades?
Notes:
- The McGrath Fun Run is October 6. Money pledges and donations are due October 3.
- Check out our class calendar to stay up-to-date.
- View grades, assignments, and attendance at JupiterGrades.
Our Mission:
All students in Room 130 will do their best and get ready for 5th grade.
