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Spelling: We reviewed compound words today. This will be the skill tested on tomorrow’s spelling test.

Cursive: Ten cursive sentences, seven or more words each, are due on Fridays.

Reading: Today was a reading day in Literature Circles; some groups worked on making questions and connections as reading strategies.

Writing: Students completed a building writing test today.

Math: We reviewed equivalent fractions and comparing fractions today. Students also practiced comparing three fractions to put them in order. Homework is to finish Journal P11-7.

Science: None today due to extra time with writing.

Social Studies: We started to read a book about the Great Migration of African American farm workers to northern factories in the 1900s. We talked about factors that pushed them away from their homes and what pulled them to their new homes.

Behavior Update:

• 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:

• Students have been asked to work on Khan Academy for at least 60 minutes per week.
• 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.

Spelling: None today due to our I-Search Conference.

Cursive: Ten cursive sentences, seven or more words each, are due on Fridays.

Reading: Today was a discussion day in Literature Circles.

Writing: Today was our I-Search Conference! The students received many compliments about their dress, factual presentations and speaking! Thanks to all the family members that visited!

Math: Students worked on equivalent fractions and comparing fractions today using Khan Academy.

Science: None today due to our I-Search Conference.

Social Studies: None today due to our I-Search Conference.

Behavior Update:

• Yellow magnets: 2
• Orange magnets: 0
• Red magnets: 0
• STAR Awards: 0
• Magnets moved this week (goal: 10): 8

Check your student’s Personal and Social Growth grade at JupiterGrades to see if your student moved their magnet. Need help with JupiterGrades?

Notes:

• Students have been asked to work on Khan Academy for at least 60 minutes per week.
• 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.

Spelling: None today.

Cursive: Ten cursive sentences, seven or more words each, are due on Fridays.

Reading: Today was a reading assembly to celebrate the reading month activities from March.

Writing: Students continued to work on the I-Search research project by working on their digital presentation using Google Docs.

This informational project will be presented on Friday, April 27 at our I-Search Conference. Family members are welcome to attend (see the schedule)!

Math: We reviewed equivalent fractions today. We also learned about how to compare two fractions by using fractions strips to show pictures of the fractions, or by seeing which fractions are closer to whole or to one-half. Homework is to finish Journal P 11-6. Also, I’ve asked students to work on Khan Academy for at least 60 minutes per week. I’ll check each Friday to see if students have achieved this goal. Khan Academy is a great way for students to practice math skills we learn in class, or to learn new ones!

Science: We learned from The Privileged Planet that there are about 20 different ingredients that are needed for a planet to support life. The chance that even one planet will have all the necessary ingredients is one planet in 1,000 trillion! This seems to say that the earth is rare and is uniquely suited in the universe for life and scientific discovery. See Monday’s post for the trailer.

Social Studies: None today due to our math skills time.

Behavior Update:

• Yellow magnets: 2
• Orange magnets: 1
• Red magnets: 0
• STAR Awards: 0
• Magnets moved this week (goal: 10): 6

Check your student’s Personal and Social Growth grade at JupiterGrades to see if your student moved their magnet. Need help with JupiterGrades?

Notes:

• Students have been asked to work on Khan Academy for at least 60 minutes per week.
• 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.

Spelling: None today.

Cursive: Ten cursive sentences, seven or more words each, are due on Fridays.

Reading: We read Esperanza Rising, our shared reading book.

Writing: Students continued to work on the I-Search research project by working on their digital presentation using Google Docs.

This informational project will be presented on Friday, April 27 at our I-Search Conference. Family members are welcome to attend!

Math: We reviewed prime and composite numbers and multiples today. We also learned about equivalent fractions today. Students learned to multiply the top and bottom of a fraction by the same number to get a new equivalent fraction. Homework is to finish Journal P 11-4.

Science: We continued to watch The Privileged Planet about how the earth is uniquely suited in the universe for life and scientific discovery. See Monday’s post for the trailer.

Social Studies: None today due to our math skills time.

Behavior Update:

• Yellow magnets: 2
• Orange magnets: 0
• Red magnets: 0
• STAR Awards: 0
• Magnets moved this week (goal: 10): 3

Check your student’s Personal and Social Growth grade at JupiterGrades to see if your student moved their magnet. Need help with JupiterGrades?

Notes:

• 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.

Spelling: Students learned that consonant blends are two more more consonants next to each other in a word. Each letter sound is heard. In the word state, st is a consonant blend.

Cursive: Ten cursive sentences, seven or more words each, are due on Fridays.

Reading: Today was a reading day in Literature Circles.

Writing: Students continued to work on the I-Search research project by working on their digital presentation using Google Docs.

This informational project will be due Friday, April 27. Students should be collecting information and planning their presentation.

Math: Students practiced identifying prime and composite numbers today. We also learned about multiples and practiced thinking about if one number is a multiple of another.

• Prime numbers have only two factors. Examples: 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 23.
• Composite numbers have more than two factors. Examples: 4, 8, 10, 21, 25, 81.
• Multiples of 5: 5, 10, 15, 20.
• Multiples of 7: 7, 14, 21, 28

Homework is to finish Journal P11-2 and P11-3, even-numbered problems.

Science: To finish our unit on space, we started to watch The Privileged Planet about how the earth is uniquely suited in the universe for life and scientific discovery. Here is the trailer:

Social Studies: None today due to extra time with science.

Behavior Update:

• Yellow magnets: 1
• Orange magnets: 0
• Red magnets: 0
• STAR Awards: 0
• Magnets moved this week (goal: 10): 1

Check your student’s Personal and Social Growth grade at JupiterGrades to see if your student moved their magnet. Need help with JupiterGrades?

Notes:

• 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.