March 23rd, 2016
Class activities for Wednesday, March 23
Spelling: None today.
Cursive: Ten cursive sentences, seven or more words each, are due on Thursday this week.
Reading: Today was a discussion day in Literature Circles.
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 90% 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: We started a district math test today.
Homework is to practice MobyMax Math or Khan Academy for at least 15 minutes.
Science: We wrote final notes about important ideas we’ve learned about the sun, moon, and earth. We also started working on the Space Fashion Show (more details and a sample script). The Space Fashion Show is our final project of our space unit. Students are working in groups to write a fashion show script that tells about the sun, moon, or earth (click here soon to find your student’s group script). One student from each group will “model” a costume of the sun, moon, or earth. The Space Fashion Show is Wednesday, March 30 at 10 am. Family members are invited!
Social Studies: We reviewed federal and state powers and wrote notes in our minibooks. There will be a MiniQuiz over this topic tomorrow.
Notes:
- View pics from the 4th Grade Musical!
- 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.
