November 11th, 2014
Class activities for Tuesday, November 11
Spelling: Students completed a spelling and skill test today.
Cursive: Ten cursive sentences, seven or more words each, are due on Fridays.
Reading: Students planned a project today to share their Literature Circles book with the class. They will work on this project for the remainder of the week.
Writing: We reviewed the idea that saving the best fact or most interesting part for later in the story is a good way to keep the reader’s interest. Our next piece of writing, a fiction story, is due Friday, November 21. Your student should be almost finished with their draft by now.
Math: We learned about using multiplying using the distributive property today. For example, to multiply 53 x 7, the problem can be divided into 50 x 7 and 3 x 7. Doing it that way splits up the 53 into more manageable numbers: 50 and 3.
Students practiced this skill using Khan Academy.
Here are some of the skills we’ve been working on lately. These would be good skills to practice at finish at home.
- Multiplying 2 digits by 2 digits with area models
- Multiplying 2 digits by 2 digits
- Multi-digit multiplication
- Powers of ten
Homework is to practice math for 15 minutes or more using MobyMax or Khan Academy.
Science: None today due to extra time with social studies.
Social Studies: We learned more about why Martin Luther disagreed with the Catholic Church of the time, how a religious war started, and how that caused explorers to come to America.
Notes:
- The Scrip fundraiser is starting again on Mondays. Learn more about this easy way to earn free money for 5th grade camp.
- The Pizza Kit 5th Grade Camp fundraiser is ongoing until December 5. Orders and money are due at that time.
- Fall Conferences are November 11-13. View or edit your conference appointment.
- 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.
