Archive for February, 2016

Mackinac Trip Behavior Expectations

Wednesday, February 3rd, 2016

Students received a letter today explaining behavior expectations for our upcoming Mackinac trip:

Students earn the privilege to attend this field trip by following the “High Fives” and working hard during the school year.  Unfortunately, students who continually choose to not follow the “High Fives” receive office referrals.  Students who receive three office referrals, starting in the third marking period, may lose their privilege to attend the field trip.  Our school’s hope is that every student will earn the right to go and not miss out on this wonderful experience. Students that lose the priviledge to attend the trip will serve and out of school suspension on the day of the trip.

Learn more about the Mackinac trip here.

Class activities for Tuesday, February 2

Tuesday, February 2nd, 2016

Spelling: None today.

Cursive: Cursive pages 49-51 are available and due on Friday.

Reading: Students continued working on reader’s theatre plays to practice reading fluency and to share their book with the class.

Writing: Students completed prewriting conferences today and started drafting their literary essay. Homework is to finish drafting the first paragraph.

A literary essay will be due Friday, February 12; here’s a sample essay and here’s an example essay we wrote together.

Math: Students practiced multiplication skills today. 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: We started to learn how to measure liquids using a graduated cylinder.

Social Studies: We reviewed public goods and services today.

Notes:

  • 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.

Class activities for Monday, February 1

Monday, February 1st, 2016

Spelling: We reviewed the there/their/they’re homophones.

Cursive: Cursive pages 49-51 are available and due on Friday.

Reading: Students started working on reader’s theatre plays to practice reading fluency and to share their book with the class. Also, January’s Don’t Break the Chain form is due tomorrow for everyone participating in the contest.

Writing: Students checked out a book at the library to write an essay about. They should have read the book and started prewriting their essay. Homework is to finish prewriting the literary essay.

A literary essay will be due Friday, February 12; here’s a sample and here’s an example essay we wrote together.

Math: We practiced multiplying 3-digit by 1-digit numbers today. 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: We reviewed our last experiments about measuring weight and mass. We wrote notes in our minibooks about similarities and differences of weight and mass.

Social Studies: We looked at the mission of several government agencies to see what public goods and services they offered. Homework is to finish writing notes for at least four more agencies on the public goods and services note page from class.wrote notes about ways an economy can change and started learning about public goods and services provided by the government.

Notes:

  • 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.