October 18th, 2012
Class activities for Thursday, October 18
Spelling: None today due to extra time working on writing.
Cursive: Ten cursive sentences of seven or more words each are due on Fridays.
Reading: Today was a reading day in Literature Circles; some groups worked on determining importance as a reading strategy.
Writing: We talked about using choice adjectives in writing. Adjectives answer the question, “What kind?”. What kind of car, house, or food? A red car, large house, or delicious food?
The next piece of writing, a fictionalized personal narrative, will be due on Friday, November 2. Students should be working on their drafts at this point.
Math: We reviewed for Monday’s math test about adding and subtracting decimals. A practice test can be found on pp. 58-59 of the math book.
Science: None today due to an extra time with social studies. We’ll have extra time for science tomorrow.
Social Studies: We learned and wrote notes about the American Indians of the Great Plains, Eastern Woodlands and Southeast. Homework is to finish the reading notes in Notebook pp. 16-17, if not done in class. Here’s what we learned about the different regions of the American Indians:
- Yellow magnets: 3
- Orange magnets: 1
- Red magnets: 0
- STAR Awards: 2
- Magnets moved this week (goal: 8): 17
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.
