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Spelling: We practiced forming irregular verbs. Irregular verbs are ones that don’t use -ed for past tense. Examples:

• run/ran
• stand/stood
• eat/ate

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 students previewed new Literature Circles books in advance of getting book groups soon.

Writing: Students worked on revising their current piece of writing.

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

Math: None today due to extra time with social studies. We’ll have an extra math time tomorrow.

Science: We completed an experiment about how the muscular system tires when overused, and how lactic acid in muscles can cause them to slow down and feel painful. Homework is to finish the “Those Aching Muscles” experiment if not done in class.

Social Studies: Today is Constitution Day. We reviewed the Bill of Rights (first ten amendments to the constitution). Then we watched a movie that imagines what America would be like if we didn’t have the Bill of Rights. Ask your student what America would be like without the Bill of Rights.

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: We practiced using prefixes to change the meaning of basewords.

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 a reading skills practice day using MobyMax and Accelerated Reader.

Writing: Students started revising their current piece of writing.

A personal narrative is due Monday, September 22. Students should be revising at this point.

Math: Students used Khan Academy to practice math skills. Homework is to practice math for at least 15 minutes, using Khan Academy or MobyMax.

Science: We learned how the skeletal system was connected. Students cut out and connected paper models of bones to form a skeleton. We’ll check accuracy tomorrow. Homework is to finish assembling the skeleton if not finished in class.

Social Studies: We learned that American Indians had origin stories to explain where they thought the earth and people came from.

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: We finished a mini poster about using apostrophes in contractions, but not in possessive pronouns. You student has a copy in their Google Drive; ask them to show you!

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, we practiced visualizing a text and determining important parts.

Writing: None today due to our technology time. We solved computer programing puzzles at Code.org today.

A personal narrative is due Monday, September 22. Students should be finishing their draft at this point. Homework is to finish the draft by Tuesday.

Math: We practiced converting between fractions and decimals. Students also used MobyMax to practice math skills. Homework is to practice math for at least 15 minutes, using Khan Academy or MobyMax.

Science: We started learning about the skeletal system. Homework is to finish the “Saved by a Skeleton” review page if not done in class.

Social Studies: We started to learn about how people from Asia migrated to North American and became the ancestors of Native Americans.

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: 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.

You can now view our daily learning targets online to see what we’ve been learning about lately.

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• Visit our Links page: keep track of all the websites we use for learning, or try something new.
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• 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.

Monday: Crazy Hair Day

Tuesday: Silly Sock Day

Wednesday: Red and Black Day

Thursday: Slipper Day

Friday: Hat Day

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