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Spelling: None today due to the M-STEP English Language Arts test.

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

Reading: None today due to the M-STEP English Language Arts test.

Writing: Students continued to collect research for the I-Search informational research project, due on May 1. Students will share their research as a digital presentation during our I-Search Conference on May 1.

Math: None today due to the M-STEP English Language Arts test.

Here are recent and upcoming skills from Khan Academy:

• Fractions

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: None today due to the M-STEP English Language Arts test.

Social Studies: We learned about the jobs and living conditions of slaves in the American colonies. Homework if to finish the reading notes for section 9.7.

Notes:

• Students will be taking the M-STEP (Michigan Student Test of Educational Progress) test several days each week for the next three weeks. Please make sure students get enough sleep and a good breakfast!
• 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.

Spelling: None today due to the M-STEP English Language Arts test.

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

Reading: None today due to the M-STEP English Language Arts test.

Writing: Today, we talked about ways to find trustworthy sources of information. The text of the website, its web address, and the images on the site can give clues about if a site is trustworthy, or if the information is not reliable.

Students continued to collect research for the I-Search informational research project, due on May 1. Students will share their research as a digital presentation during our I-Search Conference on May 1.

Math: None today due to the M-STEP English Language Arts test.

Here are recent and upcoming skills from Khan Academy:

• Fractions

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: None today due to the M-STEP English Language Arts test.

Social Studies: We learned about the government and governor’s palace in Williamsburg during colonial times.

Notes:

• Students will be taking the M-STEP (Michigan Student Test of Educational Progress) test several days each week for the next three weeks. Please make sure students get enough sleep and a good breakfast!
• 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.

Spelling: We reviewed homophones today.

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

Reading: Today was a discussion day in Literature Circles.

Writing: Students continued to collect research for the I-Search informational research project, due on May 1. Students will share their research as a digital presentation during our I-Search Conference on May 1.

Math: Students practiced adding and subtracting fractions today in MobyMax.

Here are recent and upcoming skills from Khan Academy:

• Fractions

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 the relationship between speed and braking distance.

Social Studies: We learned about the skilled trades and social life of American colonists.

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.

Spelling: None today.

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

Reading: None today due to the half day schedule.

Writing: None today due to the half day schedule. Our next writing project, the I-Search informational research project, is due on April 24. Students will share their research as a digital presentation during our I-Search Conference on April 24.

Math: None today due to the Talent Show.

Here are recent skills that should be finished:

• Dividing decimals 1
• Dividing decimals 2
• Dividing decimals 3
• Evaluating expressions with parentheses
• Translating expressions with parentheses
• Creating expressions with parentheses
• Visualizing and interpreting relationships between patterns

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: None today due to the Talent Show.

Social Studies: Students worked on a district social studies test today.

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.

Spelling: None today.

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

Reading: Today was a reading day in Literature Circles; some groups worked on using context clues as a reading strategy.

Writing: We continued to work on our next writing project, the I-Search informational research project. Students will share their research as a digital presentation during our I-Search Conference on April 24.  Today, students looked for a book in the school library and continued to collect research.

Math: We practiced subtracting fractions with unlike denominators.

Here are recent skills that should be finished:

• Dividing decimals 1
• Dividing decimals 2
• Dividing decimals 3
• Evaluating expressions with parentheses
• Translating expressions with parentheses
• Creating expressions with parentheses
• Visualizing and interpreting relationships between patterns

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 continued an experiment about how changing the weight of an object affects the force needed to pull the object.

Social Studies: None today due to our class Vanuatu donations project.

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.