January 30th, 2013
Class activities for Wednesday, January 30
Spelling: None today due to students receiving new seats.
Cursive: Ten cursive sentences of seven or more words each are due on Fridays.
Reading: Today was a discussion day in Literature Circles.
Writing: Students started their essay project by having a prewriting conference or reading a book to write an essay.
The next piece of writing, a literary essay (here’s an example), is due Friday, February 8. Students should be prewriting what their essay will be about at this point.
Math: Students worked on a math test about multiplying decimals.
Science: We started to learn about how scientists test medicines scientifically.
Social Studies: Students designed an advertisement about all the features of Plymouth, or one of the other English colonies we have learned about. Homework is to finish notebook p. 38.
- Yellow magnets: 0
- Orange magnets: 0
- Red magnets: 0
- STAR Awards: 0
- Magnets moved this week (goal: 8): 2
Check your student’s Personal and Social Growth grade online to see if your student moved their magnet.
Notes:
- Check out our class calendar to stay up-to-date.
- View grades, assignments, and attendance online.
Our Mission:
All students in Room 130 will do their best and get ready for 6th grade.
