January 5th, 2012
Class activities for Thursday, January 5
Spelling: Students started making their Words to Learn lists by correcting words they missed on the last spelling test. Homework is to work on their Words to Learn list.
Cursive: Cursive pp. 54-56 are available and tomorrow.
Reading: Students practiced reading a selected passage 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 reviewed adding today.
Science: We tried to answer the question, “What is matter?” We also tried to figure out if air is matter. We tested it by using syringes filled with air. Students noticed that, if air is in a syringe, the plunger cannot be pressed in all the way. The air takes up space. We also connected syringes to see what would happen if one of the plungers was pressed in. Watch our video below to see what happened! (See a larger version here.)
KPICASA_GALLERY(ScienceExperiments2012)
Social Studies: We talked about how cheaper materials, lower wages or better products from other countries can affect jobs, prices and quality in America.
- Yellow magnets: 2
- Orange magnets: 0
- Red magnets: 0
- STAR Awards: 0
- Magnets moved this week (goal: 10): 2
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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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Our Mission:
All students in Room 130 will do their best and get ready for 5th grade.
