April 23rd, 2014
Class activities for Wednesday, April 23
Spelling: None today.
Cursive: Ten cursive sentences, seven or more words each, are due on Friday.
Reading: Today was a day for students to finish any notes left over from yesterday’s reading day in Literature Circles.
Writing: Students continued creating slides for their I-Search presentations today. The I-Search project is due Friday, April 25, and the I-Search Conference presentations will be April 25 from 10:30-11:40. Here is the conference schedule; family members are invited to attend. Students have been asked to wear something nice for the presentations (something like business-casual, no jeans or t-shirts if possible). Homework is to finish the presentation so it is ready to revise and edit tomorrow and present on Friday!
Math: Students completed a MiniQuiz about multiplication and then we started learning about division. Today, we learned about how to divide two-digit numbers with a remainder: 21 / 4 or 20 / 3. Homework is to work on MobyMax Math or Khan Academy for 15 minutes or more.
Science: We started the Best Lettuce Experiment by planting six different types of lettuce seeds. We’ll measure them weekly and taste them at the end to determine which kind is the best to grow in a home or school garden.
Social Studies: None today.
- Yellow magnets: 2
- Orange magnets: 0
- Red magnets: 0
- STAR Awards: 0
- Magnets moved this week (goal: 9): 3
- Hours with no magnets (best: 73): 0
Check your student’s Personal and Social Growth grade online to see if your student moved their magnet.
Notes:
- Mackinac trip donations are due by the end of April. The trip is May 9.
- Feb Factor Valentine’s Party pics.
- View the third marking period report card here. MEAP reports were sent home with students on Friday, April 4.
- 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.
