December 12th, 2012
Class activities for Wednesday, December 12
Spelling: We reviewed rules for adding suffixes onto base words today.
Cursive: Ten cursive sentences of seven or more words each are due on Fridays.
Reading: Today was a discussion day in Literature Circles.
Writing: None today due to discussing some behavior issues.
The next piece of writing, a fiction piece, is due Friday, December 14. Students should be editing at this point.
Math: We practiced dividing using two-digit divisors. Homework is to finish Journal P5-5.
Science: We completed an activity about identifying inherited or acquired traits. Homework is to finish the analyze and conclude questions on the experiment page. See if you can tell the traits apart:
Social Studies: We continued to learn about explorers, which country sponsored them, where they explored, when they arrived, what motivated them and what impact they had.
- Yellow magnets: 3
- Orange magnets: 0
- Red magnets: 0
- STAR Awards: 0
- Magnets moved this week (goal: 8): 3
Coming soon: Check your student’s Personal and Social Growth grade at ParentVue to see if your student moved their magnet.
Notes:
- Our Fiesta Mexicana is Friday, December 21 from 8:45-noon. Sign up or view our volunteer list. Family members are welcome to attend!
- 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.
