September 29th, 2011
Class activities for Thursday, September 29
Spelling: We learned the correct usage of fewer and less. Fewer is used for things that can be counted, and less is used for things that cannot be counted:
- There are fewer students in this class than last year.
- We have less time to complete the work now.
Cursive: Cursive pp. 15-17 are available in class and due on Friday.
Reading: We learned that good readers notice interesting passages when they read and want to share them with others. Readers might find passages that are funny, interesting, surprising, or important. Since no reader can remember everything, finding the best passages to remember is important.
Writing: We talked about how students can find “buried stories” by drawing a map of a well-known place, and putting an “x” at each location that a memorable event happened. Students can use this buried stories map to get writing ideas later.
A personal narrative is due into portfolios on Friday, October 14. Students should be drafting at this point.
Math: We started to learn about how the distributive property can be used to separate harder multiplication problems into easier ones. For example, 9 x 4 can be separated into (5 x 4) + (4 x 4). The 9 is cut into 5 + 4. Homework is to finish Math Book p. 15, 1-5.
Science: We watched the final segment of Science Court and students worked on analyzing the evidence. Homework is to finish Science Court, Part 3.
Students were also introduced to the Energy Fair (more details here). The Energy Fair is Friday, October 7.
Social Studies: None today due to an extra time with science.
- Yellow magnets: 4
- Orange magnets: 0
- Red magnets: 0
- STAR Awards: 0
- Magnets moved this week (goal: 10): 5
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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.
