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Spelling: None today.

Cursive: Ten cursive sentences, seven or more words each, are due on Fridays.

Reading: Today was a reading day in Literature Circles; students started reading their novels and wrote questions, connections, illustrations, and favorite passages that they thought about while reading.

Writing: We started a new writing piece today, a second personal narrative. Today, students started prewriting by making a list of ideas they would like in their story. A personal narrative is due on Friday, October 10. Your student should be prewriting at this time.

Math: Students completed a STAR Math test today. Check StudentVue to see what your student’s math level is.

Homework is to practice math for 15 minutes or more using MobyMax or Khan Academy.

Science: We wrote notes about the muscular and skeletal systems today.

Social Studies: Students read about different environments that American Indians move to, and how they used the natural resources there. Homework is to finish the reading and notes for section 2.4 if not done in class.

Notes:

• View our daily learning targets.
• 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 6th grade.

Spelling: None today.

Cursive: Ten cursive sentences, seven or more words each, are due on Fridays.

Reading: Students received new Literature Circles book groups today and planned how many pages to read each day.

Writing: Today was our technology time. We used this time to organize our Google Drive in order to store and share writing pieces this year.

Math: Students practiced math skills using MobyMax today. Homework is to practice math for 15 minutes or more using MobyMax or Khan Academy.

Science: We reviewed voluntary and involuntary muscles today.

Social Studies: We learned that American Indians migrated from Siberia to North America in search of big game. Reduced ocean levels during the ice age allowed a land bridge to form between Russia and Alaska. Homework is to finish the reading notes for section 2.3.

Notes:

• View our daily learning targets.
• 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 6th grade.

For-Mar Nature Preserve BioBlitz 2014

Surveying amphibians at For-Mar.

Today was our BioBlitz field trip to For-Mar Nature Preserve! Thanks to all the family members that came with us. See more pics and vids here!

Spelling: We practiced using apostrophes in contractions, but not in possessive pronouns.

Cursive: Ten cursive sentences, seven or more words each, are due on Fridays. One easy kind of sentence to write over and over is a pangram (has all letters of the alphabet). Here are two examples:

• The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
• The five boxing wizards jump quickly.

Reading: Today was Fall Field Day for students that returned their summer reading books. Students that didn’t attend practiced reading skills using MobyMax Reading.

Writing: We reviewed choosing the write words in writing by using precise nouns, strong verbs, and choice adjectives. Students also worked on editing their current piece of writing.

A personal narrative is due Monday, September 22. Students should be editing revising at this point, and homework is to finish the personal narrative by Monday.

Math: We practiced writing decimals and fractions using the thousandths place, and we also practiced writing decimals using place value. Students also used MobyMax to practice math skills. Homework is to practice math for 15 minutes or more using MobyMax or Khan Academy.

Science: We completed an experiment about voluntary and involuntary muscles. Homework is to finish the “Voluntary and Involuntary Muscles” experiment if not done in class.

Social Studies: None today due to extra time with math.

Notes:

• View our daily learning targets.
• 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 6th grade.