December 13th, 2012
Class activities for Thursday, December 13
Spelling: None today due to extra time with writing.
Cursive: Ten cursive sentences of seven or more words each are due on Fridays.
Reading: Students practiced reading their Literature Circles magazine plays today. Groups will perform the plays htis week and next.
Writing: Students worked on completing editing conferences and editing or publishing.
The next piece of writing, a fiction piece, is due Monday, December 17. Students should be publishing at this point.
Math: We continued to practice dividing using two-digit divisors. Homework is to finish Journal P5-6.
Science: We completed an activity that modeled how a dog would have certain traits based on which genes were randomly inherited from their mother or father.
Social Studies: We finished writing notes about various European explorers.
- Yellow magnets: 1
- Orange magnets: 0
- Red magnets: 0
- STAR Awards: 0
- Magnets moved this week (goal: 8): 4
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.
