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Spelling: Today was a preview of upcoming spelling words. 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 our more on our spelling page.

Cursive: We’ll start cursive this week.

Reading: None today due to art.

Writing: Students worked on their authority lists this morning and started a brainstorm list of possible writing topics this afternoon. They also started to prewrite for the first piece of writing, a personal narrative, due Friday, September 20. The personal narrative should be written about a memory or true event in each student’s life.

Math: Students received math books, journals and whiteboards today. We’ll start reviewing multiplication tomorrow.

Science: None today due to our math skills practice time.

Social Studies: We watched a presentation to remember the events of September 11.

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 ($1).
• 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.

Cursive: We’ll start cursive this week.

Reading: We read a little from our class book, “A Long Way from Chicago.”

Writing: Students started creating “Authority Lists” of topics they know about.

Math: Students completed a STAR Math test today.

Science: We’ll start science this week with a review of energy forms and a unit on magnetism.

Social Studies: We”ll start social studies this week with a unit on economics.

Notes:

• We decided what our class rules should be this year. It’s one rule: Follow the High Fives.
• Check out our class calendar to stay up-to-date.
• View grades, assignments, and attendance online.
• We created a class mission statement. See it below:

Our Mission:
All students in Room 130 will do their best and get ready for 5th grade.

Spelling: Students used MobyMax to practice spelling and vocabulary today.

Cursive: We’ll start cursive this week.

Reading: Students completed a STAR Reading test today. Look for a STAR annual progress report to come home soon.

Writing: We’ll start writing this week with a personal narrative.

Math: We’ll start math this week multiplication and division meaning and facts.

Science: We’ll start science this week with a review of energy forms and a unit on magnetism.

Social Studies: We”ll start social studies this week with a unit on economics.

Notes:

• Check out our class calendar to stay up-to-date.
• View grades, assignments, and attendance online.
• We created a class mission statement. See it below:

Our Mission:
All students in Room 130 will do their best and get ready for 5th grade.

Today was Team Day! Students worked in teams to solve several challenges:

• Students had to “stick” their ankles to the student next to them in line, and the entire line of students had to walk forward without letting their feet separate from the people next to them.
• Students had to untie a “human knot” of tangled arms.
• Students had to lower a hula hoop with their team each only using one finger to hold it up. No fingers could separate from the hula hoop.
• Students had to untie a knot in a rope around a tree by moving their bodies through the know!

It wasn’t always easy, and there were some frustrations, but students solve the challenges by working hard and working as a team. Thanks to all the family volunteers that helped run the team activities! Look for pics soon!

After Team Day, I asked students to comment on what they learned. View their comments at TodaysMeet.

We also played people bingo today and practiced a few room procedures.

Notes:

• School Supply list
• Students will need a pair of earbuds this year. Something inexpensive will be fine.
• Need to update your contact information or send in your email address or phone number? Do that here.
• Parents and family members, find out more information about our class here.
• Students, visit StudentCentral here.
• Check out our class calendar to stay up-to-date.
• View grades, assignments, and attendance at ParentVue and StudentVue.
• More class information…
  • About MrHowd.com
  • Class Info
  • Contact Mr. Howd
  • Policies and Procedures
  • Subjects

We continued to learn new procedures and meet new people today:

• Teams elected team captains that will help their team be the best they can be.
• Each team received a class job.
• Students received lockers and selected partners.
• Students used a website today called MobyMax. We’ll use this website this year to practice reading, math, and language arts. Today, we practiced vocabulary words. Your student can access this website from any internet-connected computer in order to practice and get smarter!
• We played a game call “Win as Much as You Can.” The goal is to win points, but the number of points earned is based on what each team selects. When the teams work against each other, some teams win, and some lose. When the teams work together, everyone wins. So far, the class has been working against each other, and they are starting to see that working together might be a better idea. We’ll finish tomorrow and see if the students decide that working together is better than working against each other.

Notes:

• Team Day is tomorrow, Friday, September 6 from 10:15-11:45 am. The class will be completing team-building activities in student groups. Can you help? Instructions will be provided!
• School Supply list
• Students will need a pair of earbuds this year. Something inexpensive will be fine.
• Need to update your contact information or send in your email address or phone number? Do that here.
• Parents and family members, find out more information about our class here.
• Students, visit StudentCentral here.
• Check out our class calendar to stay up-to-date.
• View grades, assignments, and attendance at ParentVue and StudentVue.
• More class information…
  • About MrHowd.com
  • Class Info
  • Contact Mr. Howd
  • Policies and Procedures
  • Subjects