January 4th, 2012
Class activities for Wednesday, January 4
Spelling: We learned that prefixes are attached to base words to make new meanings. Prefixes don’t change the spelling of base words.
Cursive: Cursive pp. 54-56 are available and tomorrow.
Reading: Students selected a passage and practiced reading it aloud with good speed, tone and volume.
Writing: Students worked on drafting or revising today.
The next piece of writing is a fiction story, due Friday, January 13. Students should be drafting at this time.
Math: We practiced adding today. Homework is to finish Journal P4-3.
Science: We wrote notes in our minibooks about these ideas:
- Light is one form of energy;
- Adding energy to something will raise its temperature;
- Metals are good conductors of heat.
Social Studies: None today due to our reading and math skills time.
- Yellow magnets: 0
- Orange magnets: 0
- Red magnets: 0
- STAR Awards: 0
- Magnets moved this week (goal: 10): 0
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Notes:
- Want to grab your favorite time for the Spring Parent Teacher Conferences in March? Do that here.
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- View grades, assignments, and attendance at JupiterGrades.
Our Mission:
All students in Room 130 will do their best and get ready for 5th grade.
