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Spelling: None today due to our Space Fashion Show.

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

Reading: None today.

Writing: None today due to our Space Fashion Show. Students are continuing 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: None today due to STAR Friday.

Science: Today was the Space Fashion Show! Everyone did great and the class received a lot of compliments on their well-written scripts and creative costumes!

Social Studies: None today due to our Space Fashion Show.

Behavior Update:

• Yellow magnets: 2
• Orange magnets: 0
• Red magnets: 0
• STAR Awards: 0
• Magnets moved this week (goal: 10): 12

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: 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.

Behavior Update:

• Yellow magnets: 7
• Orange magnets: 0
• Red magnets: 0
• STAR Awards: 0
• Magnets moved this week (goal: 10): 10

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 reviewed irregular verbs and homophones today.

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

Reading: The remaining students performed their monologues to the class, reading with speed, tone and volume.

Writing: Students continued to work on the next writing piece, the I-Search research project today, by working on the 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 completed a division test today.

Science: None today due to extra time with science yesterday. Students are continuing to work on the Space Fashion Show! Here is more about this project, including a sample fashion show script. The Space Fashion Show will be on Friday at 10am in the small gym. Willing students may stay after school tomorrow until 5 pm to help decorate the small gym for the fashion show.

Social Studies: Students worked in groups to finish making a diagram comparing the Midwest region to other regions in the United States.

Behavior Update:

• Yellow magnets: 0
• 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: None today due to our math skills time.

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

Reading: Several students performed monologues for the class to practice reading with speed, tone and volume.

Writing: Students continued to work on the next writing piece, the I-Search research project today, by working on a digital presentation using Google Docs to share their research findings with the school.

We also talked about how it is important to use a natural voice in the presentation, like someone talking, rather than sounding like a stuffy book or website.

This informational project will be due Friday, April 27 when students present at our I-Search Conference. Students should be working on their presentations now.

Math: We reviewed for tomorrow’s math test about division. There is a practice test on math book p. 253 that would be a good study guide for the test. Here’s a Khan Academy division skill that would also be helpful in practicing.

Science: Students continued to work on their Space Fashion Show scripts. Here is more about this project, including a sample fashion show script. The Space Fashion Show will be on Friday at 10am in the small gym.

Social Studies: Students worked in groups to see how the Midwest region is similar to and different from other regions.

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: Today was the final workday for students to complete their Words to Learn lists of missed spelling words from the last spelling test.

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

Reading: Today was an assembly by a storyteller.

Writing: Students continued to work on the next writing piece, the I-Search research project today. Students started to work on a digital presentation using Google Docs to share their research findings with the school.

This informational project will be due Friday, April 27 when students present at our I-Search Conference. Students should be working on their presentations now.

Math: Students practiced that standard method of division today. Homework is to finish a division practice page.

Science:  Students continued to work on their Space Fashion Show scripts. Here is more about this project, including a sample fashion show script. The Space Fashion Show will be on Friday at 10am in the small gym.

Social Studies: Students worked in groups to see how the Midwest region is similar to and different from other regions.

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:

• Multicultural Night is tonight from 6-8pm. Come tour the world with activities, stories and fun!
• 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.