April 30th, 2015
Class activities for Thursday, April 30
Spelling: We reviewed homophones and long vowel sounds.
Cursive: Ten cursive sentences, seven or more words each, are due on Fridays.
Reading: Students practiced reading fluency by selecting a passage from their novel to read to the class using good speed, tone, accuracy, and volume.
Writing: Students finalized their digital I-Search presentation slides. The project is due on May 1. Students will share their research as a digital presentation during our I-Search Conference on May 1. Here is the conference schedule. Students have been asked to wear something nice for the I-Search Conference.
Math: Students continued to work on fraction addition, subtraction, and multiplication.
Here are recent and upcoming skills from Khan Academy:
It would be helpful for students to continue working on these skills at home if they haven’t had enough time in class to master them.
Homework is to practice math for 15 minutes or more using MobyMax or Khan Academy, and to work on MobyMax FactMaster for 5 minutes.
Science: We reviewed our last experiment about how different temperatures, seasons, and amounts of daylight are due to the tilt of the earth’s axis in space.
Social Studies: We learned about the Boston Massacre and the Boston Tea Party. Homework is to read pp. 142-145 in the social studies book and finish the reading notes for chapter 10.
Notes:
- 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.
- Fifth Grade Camp is May 7-8, 2015. Costs are $100 and payments are being accepted through May.
Our Mission:
All students in Room 130 will do their best and get ready for 6th grade.
