September 12th, 2014
Class activities for Friday, September 12
Spelling: We started to make a mini poster about using apostrophes in contractions, but not in possessive pronouns.
Cursive: Ten cursive sentences, seven or more words each, are due next Friday.
Reading: Today, we practicing thing what a text reminds us of.
Writing: We talked about proving general statements with details. Instead of saying something is fun, prove it by adding details to show what was fun.
A personal narrative is due Monday, September 22. Students should be drafting at this point. Homework is to finish the draft by Tuesday.
Math: We practiced reading and writing large numbers. Students also used Khan Academy to practice math skills. Homework is to practice math for at least 15 minutes, using Khan Academy or MobyMax.
Science: Students worked in groups to predict important internal features of living creatures. This begins our unit about body systems. View the creatures.
Social Studies: None today due to our math skills practice time.
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Notes:
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All students in Room 130 will do their best and get ready for 6th grade.
