A little snow hanging on
Friday, May 9th, 2014
Archive for May, 2014
On our way
Friday, May 9th, 2014
Check MrHowd.com for live updates from our Mackinac trip
Thursday, May 8th, 2014If your student is going with us to Mackinac, check MrHowd.com throughout the day for live updates and photos from our trip!
Source: Mackinac Island Gal
Class activities for Thursday, May 8
Thursday, May 8th, 2014Spelling: We started a spelling and skill test today.
Cursive: Ten cursive sentences, seven or more words each, are due on Friday.
Reading: None today due to working on a special project. Ask us on Sunday what it was.
Writing: None today due to a physical education and nutrition lesson from a guest teacher.
A collection of poems will be due Friday, May 16.
Math: None today. Homework is to work on MobyMax Math or Khan Academy for 15 minutes or more.
Science: We made our second measurement of our Best Lettuce Experiment, looking at height, leaf shape, and color.
We are also continuing to work on our plant needs experiments (photos here).
Social Studies: We continued learning about the Bill of Rights and how they protect Americans.
- Yellow magnets: 0
- Orange magnets: 0
- Red magnets: 0
- STAR Awards: 0
- Magnets moved this week (goal: 9): 0
- Hours with no magnets (best: 73): 42
Check your student’s Personal and Social Growth grade online to see if your student moved their magnet.
Notes:
- The Mackinac trip is tomorrow, May 9. Meet in the McGrath cafeteria at 5:45 am. Here are some last-minute reminders.
- 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.
Class activities for Wednesday, May 7
Wednesday, May 7th, 2014Spelling: We practiced identifying and making sentences for homographs, words that have more than one meaning.
Cursive: Ten cursive sentences, seven or more words each, are due on Friday.
Reading: Today was a reading practice day using MobyMax Reading.
Writing: Today, we learned that writing a poem in fragments, not complete sentences, can make the poem musical.
A collection of poems will be due Friday, May 16.
Math: Students completed a progress test in MobyMax and then worked on math skills practice. Homework is to work on MobyMax Math or Khan Academy for 15 minutes or more.
Science: None today. View our plant needs experiments (photos here).
Social Studies: We started learning about the Bill of Rights and how the protect Americans. Here’s a quick review:
- Yellow magnets: 0
- Orange magnets: 0
- Red magnets: 0
- STAR Awards: 0
- Magnets moved this week (goal: 9): 0
- Hours with no magnets (best: 73): 35
Check your student’s Personal and Social Growth grade online to see if your student moved their magnet.
Notes:
- The Mackinac trip is May 9. Here are some last-minute reminders.
- 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.
