May 3rd, 2013
Class activities for Friday, May 3
Spelling: None 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: We are learning about poetry this unit. A collection of poems with be due Friday, May 17.
Math: We practiced multiplying fractions to find the area of a rectangle. Homework is to finish Journal P11-5.
Science: Students completed an experiment to test if speed affected braking distance. Homework is to finish the analysis questions on p. 44. Students had to return their science books today, but the analysis questions for the final three experiments can be found here.
Social Studies: We learned about the Boston Tea Party and the Intolerable Acts. Homework is to finish the reading notes for those two topics if not done in class. Students also completed a quiz over the issues leading up to the Revolutionary War.
- Yellow magnets: 2
- Orange magnets: 0
- Red magnets: 0
- STAR Awards: 2
- Magnets moved this week (goal: 8): 9
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Notes:
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Our Mission:
All students in Room 130 will do their best and get ready for 6th grade.
