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Spelling: None today.

You can find our yearly 500 word list here. Words will be selected from this list for each test. Students will not know which words will be tested. Find out more on our spelling page.

Cursive: We’ll start cursive soon.

Reading: Today, students recieved their STAR Reading level from the last computerized reading assessment. We also used a website called Trackthisfor.me to track reading and math levels this year. Each student created an account and entered their first reading test. Below is our class average reading level, which we will track over the year.

Writing: Students continued to work on their personal narrative. Our first writing piece, a personal narrative, is due Monday, September 23 (new date). The personal narrative should be written about a memory or true event in each student’s life. Your student is using MrHowd.com Google Docs to write the story. They can work from home; have them show you what they’ve got so far.

Also, students were given a colored folder today to use as their writing portfolio. Students were asked to decorate the folder with pictures, clippings, stickers or drawings. Homework is to start decorating the portfolios, which will be laminated next week.

Math: None today due to extra time with Constitution Day.

Science: Students completed an experiment today about what items stick to a magnet, and what happens when magnets get close to each other. Homework is to finish the Magnetic Observations experiment.

The Energy Fair is on Friday, September 27 (more details here).

Social Studies: Today was Constitution Day. We watched some SchoolHouse Rock videos about no more kings, about the start of the Revolution, and the Preamble to the Constitution. We also sang the Preamble:

We the people
In order to form a more perfect union,
Establish justice, insure domestic tranquility,
Provide for the common defense,
Promote the general welfare and
Secure the blessings of liberty
To ourselves and our posterity
Do ordain and establish this Constitution
For the United States of America.

Here’s the song:

The Preamble of the Constitution

Notes:

• The Energy Fair is Friday, September 27.
• Visit our new Links page! Keep track of all the websites we use for learning, or try something new.
• Students have been asked to bring in, or purchase from me, three poly envelopes (three for $2.50) and at least one dry erase marker ($0.50).
• 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 5th grade.

Spelling: None today.

You can find our yearly 500 word list here. Words will be selected from this list for each test. Students will not know which words will be tested. Find out more on our spelling page.

Cursive: We’ll start cursive soon.

Reading: Today we reviewed manners for taking care of books by performing class skits about not ripping, throwing, writing, or bending books.

Writing: None today due to our technology time. Today, we started to learn about computer programming using JavaScript. Ask your student to show you their creation!

Our first writing piece, a personal narrative, is due Friday, September 20. The personal narrative should be written about a memory or true event in each student’s life. Your student is using MrHowd.com Google Docs to write the story. They can work from home; have them show you what they’ve got so far.

Math: We reviewed writing multiplication sentences and showing repeated addition as multiplication. Homework is to finish Journal P1-1 started in class.

Science: We reviewed forms of energy today. We also talked about the Energy Fair, which will be on Friday, September 27. Here are more details about the Energy Fair.

Social Studies: We learned that, when things are scarce, people can’t have everything they want, so they have to make choices. There is an opportunity cost when people make a choice.

Notes:

• Visit our new Links page! Keep track of all the websites we use for learning, or try something new.
• Students have been asked to bring in, or purchase from me, three poly envelopes (three for $2.50) and at least one dry erase marker ($0.50).
• 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 5th grade.

Visit our new links page at mrhowd.com/links. This page will keep track of all the websites we use for learning, and other bonus sites for reading, math, science, social studies, and other fun stuff.

Here’s a preview of the page. To get back to it, just type mrhowd.com/links into any browser.

Spelling: None on Fridays.

You can find our yearly 500 word list here. Words will be selected from this list for each test. Students will not know which words will be tested. Find out more on our spelling page.

Cursive: We’ll start cursive soon.

Reading: Today we practiced reading using MobyMax. Your student can practice MobyMax from home. Have them show you what they are working on!

Writing: We talked about finding a focus for a story by writing about only the best part and the best time. A focused piece of writing is easier to write and easier to read, because the ideas match each other. Our first writing piece, a personal narrative, is due Friday, September 20. The personal narrative should be written about a memory or true event in each student’s life. Your student is using MrHowd.com Google Docs to write the story. They can work from home; have them show you what they’ve got so far.

Math: We used Khan Academy to practice math today. This is another practice website that students can work on from home to improve their math skills.

Science: None today.

Social Studies: None today due to art.

Notes:

• Visit our new Links page! Keep track of all the websites we use for learning, or try something new.
• Students have been asked to bring in, or purchase from me, three poly envelopes (three for $2.50) and at least one dry erase marker ($0.50).
• 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 5th grade.

Spelling: Today we reviewed short and long vowel sounds.

You can find our yearly 500 word list here. Words will be selected from this list for each test. Students will not know which words will be tested. Find out more on our spelling page.

Cursive: We’ll start cursive soon.

Reading: We started to think of problems caused when people aren’t careful with books. This is in preparation to open our class library for check out.

Writing: Everyone made a map of “buried stories.” Just like pirates might dig for treasure based on the directions of a map, each student made a map of a favorite location and put an X in a place where an interesting story happened. This will help students thing of creative writing ideas. Our first writing piece, a personal narrative, is due Friday, September 20. The personal narrative should be written about a memory or true event in each student’s life.

Math: Each student created and explored their online math account. This will allow students to access the text, journal and other math resources from any internet-connected computer. Have your student go to shortlinks.mrhowd.com/math and show you. We attempted to complete more, but poor behavior choices hindered our progress.

Science: We started a unit on magnetism today. Each student created a minibook to collect important ideas, and they brainstormed what they think about magnets.

Social Studies: We started to learn about economics today. We learned that people always have unlimited wants, but the world only had limited resources. Balancing the two is what economists do.

Notes:

• Students have been asked to bring in, or purchase from me, three poly envelopes (three for $2.50) and at least one dry erase marker ($0.50).
• 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 5th grade.