January 14th, 2015
Class activities for Wednesday, January 14
Spelling: None today.
Cursive: Ten cursive sentences, seven or more words each, are due on Fridays.
Reading: Students previewed new Literature Circles books today.
Writing: Students worked on editing their adventures stories today.
Our next writing project is a Choose Your Own Adventure fiction gamebook. Students will write a fiction adventure story with choices that the reader can make. Each choice can change how the story turns out. Students will publish their adventure as a website at sites.mrhowd.com. See below for more details.
This project is due Friday, January 16. Students should be finished with their draft and revising at this point.
Choose Your Own Adventure Resources
- Find a complete list of resources here.
Math: Students practiced math skills using MobyMax Math today. Here are some division skills we’ve been working on lately:
Homework is to practice math for 15 minutes or more using MobyMax or Khan Academy.
Science: None today due to our reading skills practice time.
Social Studies: We learned about the colony of Jamestown today. Homework is to finish notebook p. 35.
Notes:
- The second marking period ends Friday, January 16. Log in to StudentView to look at recent grades and check for missing assignments.
- 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.
