April 19th, 2012
Class activities for Thursday, April 19
Spelling: We practiced adding suffixes onto number words: twentieth, thirtieth, fortieth, hundredth.
Cursive: Ten cursive sentences, seven or more words each, are due on Fridays.
Reading: Students received new informational magazines today to read in Literature Circles.
Writing: Students continued to work on the next writing piece, the I-Search research project today, 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: We practiced finding all the factors for a product. For example, here are all the factors for 24:
- 1 x 24
- 2 x 12
- 3 x 8
- 4 x 6
Science: Today was our final workday on the Space Fashion Show. The Space Fashion Show will be tomorrow, April 20, at 10am in the small gym. Homework is to finish any remaining work on this project, including the script, practicing reading the script, and finishing the costume.
Social Studies: Students reviewed and took notes about the group posters made to compare the Midwest to other regions of the United States.
- Yellow magnets: 7
- Orange magnets: 0
- Red magnets: 0
- STAR Awards: 0
- Magnets moved this week (goal: 10): 10
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All students in Room 130 will do their best and get ready for 5th grade.
