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Spelling: We reviewed common spelling patterns for the /k/ sound: co, ca, cu, k. Some others are qu, and ck.

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

Reading: Today was a discussion day in Literature Circles.

Writing: Student worked on revising today. We also talked about organizing writing so that the reader knows what type of story they are reading. For example, if the story is a fantasy story, it should be clear to the reader from the beginning that there will be creatures and magic. If the creatures and magic don’t show up until the middle, the reader will be surprised and the story won’t be as believable.

A fiction story is due Monday, December 12. Your student should be revising at this point.

Math: We practiced using mental math to divide by 10s and 100s. Students also practiced math using MobyMax Math.

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

Science: None today due to extra time with math.

Social Studies: We finished writing notes about famous explorers that helped create settlements in the New World.

Bring a Family Member to School Day: Thanks to all the family members that visited our room today. We decorated for our upcoming Mexican Fiesta by making papel picado (punched paper) decorations, and paper poinsettias and popcorn garland for our arbolito (little tree).

Notes:

• The Pizza Kit 5th Grade Camp fundraiser is ongoing until December 5. Orders and money are due at that time.
• 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 informational magazines today and began reading and writing notes. Some groups worked on making connections as a reading strategy.

Writing: We talked about writing endings that make the writing feel finished, without rushing through important parts. One type of ending is to end with a question. Ending with some dialogue, a visual detail, or some action are other ways to write an ending.

Students didn’t have much work time after that; poor behavior choices misused some of our time. Homework is to work on revising.

A fiction story is due Monday, December 12. Your student should be revising at this point.

Math: None today due to finishing our science performance task.

Homework is to practice math for 15 minutes or more using MobyMax or Khan Academy, and to finish level up on these skills if not done in class:

• Graphing points
• Coordinate plane word problems in the first quadrant

Science: Students finished the performance task that we started earlier in the week.

Social Studies: None today due to our reading skills and AR practice time.

Notes:

• The Pizza Kit 5th Grade Camp fundraiser is ongoing until December 5. Orders and money are due at that time.
• 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 reviewed common spelling patterns for the /s/ sound: ss, s, sc, ce, ci, cy.

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

Reading: Students completed a STAR Reading test today.

Writing: We talked again about symmetrical stories that have similar details at the beginning and again at the end to create a matching pattern for the reader. Stories that use recurring details like this feel more organized.

Students also continued to work on their draft.

A fiction story is due Monday, December 12. Your student should be nearing the end of their draft at this point

Math: We worked on a class coordinate graph using data from our last science experiment.

Homework is to practice math for 15 minutes or more using MobyMax or Khan Academy, and to finish level up on these skills if not done in class:

• Graphing points
• Coordinate plane word problems in the first quadrant

Science: Students continued to work on a performance task that modeled how traits can help an animal survive in its environment. Today, students started to graph the class data from the experiment.

Social Studies: Some groups shared what they learned about the explorers they studied.

Notes:

• The Pizza Kit 5th Grade Camp fundraiser is ongoing until December 5. Orders and money are due at that time.
• 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: None today due to extra time with science.

Writing: We reviewed the idea of making dialogue important to the story. Dialogue should help tell the story. If some of the dialogue is just “chit chat,” and not important, then those parts can be removed so the story is organized better.

Students also continued to work on their draft.

A fiction story is due Monday, December 12. Your student should be drafting at this point, and over half done with their story draft.

Math: We learned about graphing points and solving problems on coordinate graphs.

Homework is to practice math for 15 minutes or more using MobyMax or Khan Academy, and to finish level up on these skills if not done in class:

• Graphing points
• Coordinate plane word problems in the first quadrant

Science: Students completed a science experiment today that modeled how traits can help an animal survive in its environment. Students will graph and analyze the data from this experiment tomorrow.

Social Studies: None today due to extra time with the science experiment.

Notes:

• Bring money tomorrow if you want to make a purchase from the book fair.
• The Pizza Kit 5th Grade Camp fundraiser is ongoing until December 5. Orders and money are due at that time.
• 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.