October 17th, 2012
Class activities for Wednesday, October 17
Spelling: None today due to the science MEAP test.
Cursive: Ten cursive sentences of seven or more words each are due on Fridays.
Reading: None today due to the science MEAP test.
Writing: We talked about the three most important details that every story should have:
- visual details about what characters, places and objects look like;
- dialogue or thoughts; and,
- action to show how the characters move and what they do.
Students also worked on prewriting conferences today.
The next piece of writing, a fictionalized personal narrative, will be due on Friday, November 2.
Math: We practiced solving multiple step problems. Homework is to finish Journal P2-8.
Science: None today due to the science MEAP test.
Social Studies: We learned and wrote notes about the American Indians of the Southwest and Plateau regions.
- Yellow magnets: 3
- Orange magnets: 1
- Red magnets: 1
- STAR Awards: 3
- Magnets moved this week (goal: 8): 13
Coming soon: Check your student’s Personal and Social Growth grade at ParentVue to see if your student moved their magnet.
Notes:
- Check out our class calendar to stay up-to-date.
- Coming soon: view grades, assignments, and attendance at ParentVue.
Our Mission:
All students in Room 130 will do their best and get ready for 6th grade.
