October 10th, 2013
Class activities for Thursday, October 10
Spelling: Students worked on their Words to Learn lists by correcting words missed on their last spelling test. These words are your student’s spelling list to practice for the next test.
Cursive: Cursive workbook pp. 24-27 are due on Friday.
Reading: Students completed part 1 of the Writing MEAP test today.
Writing: Students completed editing conferences today using a Checklist for Good Writers. During the conference students added comments to the story of another writing, pointing out mistakes with spelling, capital letters and sentence sense. Your student may need to finish the conference at home with a family member or friend.
The second piece of writing for the year is a personal narrative, due Monday, October 14 (new date). Your student should be editing at this time and reading to complete their writing.
Math: Students used MobyMax Math to work on math skills. Would you like to see how your student is progressing? Just go to shortlinks.mrhowd.com/mobymax and select “parent” from the menu. Log in with your student’s username, which is name13 (jessica13 or jason13). The password is your student’s 8-digit birthdate in the format of MMDDYYYY.
Science: None today due to working on the Writing MEAP test.
Social Studies: None today due to working on the Writing MEAP test.
- Yellow magnets: 2
- Orange magnets: 1
- Red magnets: 0
- STAR Awards: 0
- Magnets moved this week (goal: TBD): 11
Check your student’s Personal and Social Growth grade online to see if your student moved their magnet.
Notes:
- The Fall Partnership Fundraiser has started. Orders and money are due October 11. This fundraiser helps fund assemblies, supplies, and small field trips. We’ll have a separate fundraiser for our Mackinac trip.
- Visit our new Links page! Keep track of all the websites we use for learning, or try something new.
- Check out our class calendar to stay up-to-date.
- View grades, behavior, assignments, and attendance online.
Our Mission:
All students in Room 130 will do their best and get ready for 5th grade.
