January 14th, 2014
Class activities for Tuesday, January 14
Spelling: We learned that prefixes are letters added to the front of a base word that change its meaning. Prefixes don’t change the spelling of the base word.
Cursive: Cursive workbook pp. 60-62 are due Friday.
Reading: Students completed a STAR Reading test today and also practiced reading skills with MobyMax Reading.
Writing: Students continued drafting for Choose Your Own Adventure fiction gamebook project. 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: We reviewed subtracting across zeroes today, such as 600 – 123. Students also practiced math skills using Khan Academy. Here’s skill to work on for homework.
Science: We reviewed and practiced common temperature benchmarks:
- water freezing
- room temperature
- body temperature
- water boiling
Students have been asked to learn these four temperatures, in Celsius and Fahrenheit.
Social Studies: None today due to extra time with reading.
- 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): 22
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.
