October 21st, 2013
Class activities for Monday, October 21
Spelling: We practiced forming words with common spelling patterns for the long i sound: igh, ind, i, i-consonant-e, y.
Cursive: Cursive workbook pp. 31-33 are due Friday.
Reading: Today was a reading day in Literature Circles. Some groups practiced asking questions as a reading strategy.
Writing: None today due to our technology time.
The third and last piece of the marking period is a slightly fictionalized personal narrative, due Friday, November 1. Your student should be nearing the half-way point of their draft by now.
Math: Students completed a math pretest today before we start our next topic.
Science: We reviewed our last experiment and learned that the force of a magnet gets weaker as the distance between objects grows. A magnet’s force gets stronger when it is closer to another magnet or object.
Social Studies: None today.
- Yellow magnets: 2
- Orange magnets: 0
- Red magnets: 0
- STAR Awards: 0
- Magnets moved this week (goal: 9): 2
Check your student’s Personal and Social Growth grade online to see if your student moved their magnet.
Notes:
- Visit our 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 Hawaiian Beach Bash Halloween Party is on Thursday, October 31, from 10-12:30. Add your name to our guest list or volunteer to help here.
Our Mission:
All students in Room 130 will do their best and get ready for 5th grade.
