January 13th, 2014
Class activities for Monday, January 13
Spelling: Students completed a spelling achievement test today. A similar test will be taken later in the year to measure progress.
Cursive: Cursive workbook pp. 60-62 are due Friday.
Reading: None today due to extra time with social studies.
Writing: Students continued drafting for Choose Your Own Adventure fiction gamebook project. Students are writing a fiction adventure story with choices that the reader can make. Each choice can change how the story turns out. Students will publish their adventure as a website at sites.mrhowd.com. See below for more details.
This project is due Friday, January 17. Students should be continuing to draft their adventure story at this point.
Choose Your Own Adventure Resources
- See examples of Choose Your Own Adventure fiction websites here and here.
- Here are some good student examples:
- Look at some examples of different kinds of endings in a Choose Your Own Adventure Story.
- Find a complete list of resources here.
Math: Students practiced math skills using MobyMax Math today.
Science: None today due to our Room 130 Spelling Bee! Congratulations to Madelyn and Lindsey, our representatives this year in the school spelling bee.
Social Studies: Students completed a district economics test today.
- Yellow magnets: 0
- Orange magnets: 0
- Red magnets: 0
- STAR Awards: 0
- Magnets moved this week (goal: 9): 0
- Hours with no magnets (Last time: 3): 16
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, report cards, behavior, assignments, and attendance online.
Our Mission:
All students in Room 130 will do their best and get ready for 5th grade.