November 14th, 2011
Class activities for Monday, November 14
Spelling: None today due to students getting new seats.
Cursive: Cursive pp. 36-38 are available and due on Friday.
Reading: Today was a reading day in Literature Circles; some groups worked on using context clues as a reading strategy.
Writing: We talked about making characters come to life using realistic dialogue, description of how they act, visual details, and action details that show the characters.
The next piece of writing is a fiction story, due Monday, November 28. Students should be drafting at this time.
Math: We started to review place value. We also reviewed three ways to write a number:
- Standard form: 358
- Expanded form: 300+50+8
- Word form: three hundred fifty-eight.
Homework is to finish Journal R3-1.
Science: We worked on cleaning our Courtyard Garden and getting it ready for the spring.
Social Studies: We reviewed positive and negative incentives today.
- 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 JupiterGrades to see if your student moved their magnet. Need help with JupiterGrades?
Notes:
- Fall Parent Teacher Conferences are Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Check your time here.
- Our field trip to the Michigan Capitol and Historical Museum is December 6. Click the link if you would like to chaperone.
- 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.
