March 22nd, 2016
Class activities for Tuesday, March 22
Spelling: We started learning about changing the y to an i before adding suffixes, except ing.
Cursive: Ten cursive sentences, seven or more words each, are due on Friday.
Reading: None today due to an assembly.
Writing: Students worked on drafting their novel today. Our current project is our final fiction piece of the year. Each student has a daily writing goal of 150-300 words. The novel project is due Wednesday, March 30. Your student should be about 80% complete by today. Look below for more details.
Novel Writing Project 2016
The final piece of the 3rd Marking Period will be our final fiction project of the year. Students will write and publish a novel. Each student will write their own novel, with a word goal minimum of 1,500-3,000 words, based on their reading level (each student’s minimum writing goal is equal to their reading level multiplied by 500). The novels will be written in Google Docs (docs.mrhowd.com) to make use of the word count feature. Final novels will be uploaded to Lulu.com and published as paperback books, which can be purchased for reasonable prices. So yes, students will actually write and publish their own novels. This project is based on the National Novel Writing Month Young Writers program.
Homework is work on writing for at least 15 minutes.
Math: None today due to 4th grade musical practice.
Homework is to practice MobyMax Math or Khan Academy for at least 15 minutes.
Science: We learned that the moon takes about a month to rotate on its axis and revolve around the earth. Homework is to finish the Earth and Moon Movement crossword page.
Social Studies: None today due to an assembly.
Notes:
- The 4th Grade Musical is today, Tuesday, March 22. Students need to meet in our class at 6:00 pm, wearing something nice, preferably in black and white.
- 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.
