February 8th, 2016
Class activities for Monday, February 8
Spelling: Today was a preview of upcoming spelling words.
Cursive: Cursive pages 52-54 are available and due on Friday.
Reading: None today due to Eagle Talk.
Writing: Students completed revising conferences today. Homework is to work on writing for at least 15 minutes. Some students stayed in at recess working on their essay due to not taking the time to have it drafted by now.
A literary essay will be due Tuesday, February 16; here’s a sample essay and here’s an example essay we wrote together. Students should be finished with their draft by now and starting to revise.
Math: Students chose MobyMax or Khan Academy to practice math skills today; our time was shortened today due to a district social studies test. Here are some skills we’ve been working on lately:
Homework is to practice MobyMax Math or Khan Academy for at least 15 minutes.
Science: Students completed an experiment about measuring colored water using graduated cylinders to create a color spectrum. Homework is to finish the experiment page if not done in class.
Social Studies: Students completed a district economics test today. You can see your student’s grade in ParentVue or StudentVue.
Notes:
- Our Feb Factor Valentine’s party is Thursday, February 11 from 9-noon. Here’s our volunteer list. We still need a few volunteers to help with serving food and games.
- The Mackinac trip page has been updated with behavior expectations: students that have three or more office referrals starting in the third marking period may lose the privilege to attend the trip.
- Looking for a way to motivate your student to read at home? Try Don’t Break the Chain. It’s a simple way to building reading habits.
- Check out our class calendar to stay up-to-date.
- Visit our Links page: keep track of all the websites we use for learning, or try something new.
- View grades, assignments, and attendance at ParentVue or StudentVue.
Our Mission:
All students in Room 130 will do their best and get ready for 5th grade.
