November 29th, 2012
Class activities for Thursday, November 29
Spelling: Students continued to make Words to Learn lists from words missed on the last spelling test.
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 making connections as a reading strategy.
Writing: We talked about different types of endings for stories today. Some ways to end stories are with dialogue, action or visual details. Another way is to end the story with a question to make the reader think.
The next piece of writing, a fiction piece, is due Friday, December 14. Students should be drafting at this point.
Math: None today due to Bring a Family Member to School Day. See pics and vids here.
Science: We talked about how body systems are needed work together in order for a human or animal to function.
Social Studies: We started to learn about how exploring the New World led to people settling here. Homework is to finish Notebook p. 27 of not done in class.
- Yellow magnets: 1
- Orange magnets: 0
- Red magnets: 0
- STAR Awards: 0
- Magnets moved this week (goal: 8): 1
Coming soon: Check your student’s Personal and Social Growth grade at ParentVue to see if your student moved their magnet.
Notes:
- View pics and vids of Bring a Family Member to School Day!
- 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.
