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Spelling: None today.

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

Reading: None today due to our I-Search Conference presentations.

Writing: Today was our I-Search Conference!

Math: Students continued to practice division skills at MobyMax or Khan Academy today. This is our final week to work on division skills. Division skill progress has been posted to ParentVue and StudentVue, and more grades will be updated later.

Here are some skills we’ve been working on:

• Zeros in the dividend (no remainders)
• Zeros in the quotient (no remainders)
• Divide by 1-digit numbers (no remainders)
• Intro to dividing with remainders
• Divide with remainders

Homework is to practice MobyMax Math or Khan Academy for at least 15 minutes.

Science: None today due to our I-Search Conference presentations.

Social Studies: Students worked on a district government test 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.

Spelling: None today.

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

Reading: Students completed a STAR Reading test today.

Writing: Students worked on editing and publishing slides for their presentation. The I-Search project is due on April 29. Students will share their research as a digital presentation during our I-Search Conference (see schedule) on April 29. Students have been asked to wear something nice for the presentation.

Homework is to work on writing for at least 15 minutes and to finish their presentation.

Math: Students continued to practice division skills at MobyMax or Khan Academy today. This is our final week to work on division skills. Division skill progress has been posted to ParentVue and StudentVue, and more grades will be updated later.

Here are some skills we’ve been working on:

• Zeros in the dividend (no remainders)
• Zeros in the quotient (no remainders)
• Divide by 1-digit numbers (no remainders)
• Intro to dividing with remainders
• Divide with remainders

Homework is to practice MobyMax Math or Khan Academy for at least 15 minutes.

Science: We reviewed ideas about what is similar and different about animals, plants, and a nonliving objects.

Social Studies: Today was our reading skills and AR practice day.

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.

Spelling: We reviewed common spelling patterns for the /j/ sound: dge, ge, gi, gy, j.

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

Reading: Today was a discussion day in Literature Circles.

Writing: Students worked on revising slides for their presentation. The I-Search project is due on April 29. Students will share their research as a digital presentation during our I-Search Conference (see schedule) on April 29.

Homework is to work on writing for at least 15 minutes.

Math: Students continued to practice division skills at MobyMax or Khan Academy today. This is our final week to work on division skills.

Here are some skills we’ve been working on:

• Zeros in the dividend (no remainders)
• Zeros in the quotient (no remainders)
• Divide by 1-digit numbers (no remainders)
• Intro to dividing with remainders
• Divide with remainders

Homework is to practice MobyMax Math or Khan Academy for at least 15 minutes.

Science: Students worked on comparing an animal, plant, and a nonliving object. Students could choose to make their comparisons in a Google Doc, slide presentations, or on paper. Homework is to finish writing how those objects are similar and different.

Social Studies: Students completed a miniquiz about checks and balances and were review the class results. They weren’t very good. We learned about and reviewed checks and balances yesterday, but some students couldn’t prove that they learned about this idea. You might want to have your student improve their answers and return for a better grade. Your student can find their quiz answers in their email inbox.

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.

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 questioning and visualizing as reading strategies.

Writing: Students worked on revising conferences today and revising slides for their presentation. The I-Search project is due on April 29. Students will share their research as a digital presentation during our I-Search Conference (see schedule) on April 29.

Homework is to work on writing for at least 15 minutes.

Math: Students practiced division skills at MobyMax or Khan Academy today. This is our final week to work on division skills.

Here are some skills we’ve been working on:

• Zeros in the dividend (no remainders)
• Zeros in the quotient (no remainders)
• Divide by 1-digit numbers (no remainders)
• Intro to dividing with remainders
• Divide with remainders

Homework is to practice MobyMax Math or Khan Academy for at least 15 minutes.

Science: Students completed a space miniquiz and then made new minibooks to collect notes for our unit on studying life.

Social Studies: We learned how a bill is made into a law.

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.

Spelling: None today.

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

Reading: Today was a reading skills and AR practice today.

Writing: Students continued to create, revise, and edit slides for their presentation. The I-Search project is due on April 29. Students will share their research as a digital presentation during our I-Search Conference (see schedule) on April 29.

Homework is to work on writing for at least 15 minutes.

Math: Students practiced division skills at MobyMax today. Our target is to finish division skills by the end of April.

Here are some skills we’ve been working on:

• Zeros in the dividend (no remainders)
• Zeros in the quotient (no remainders)
• Divide by 1-digit numbers (no remainders)
• Divide with remainders

Homework is to practice MobyMax Math or Khan Academy for at least 15 minutes.

Science: Students worked on a district test about modeling how bees pollinate flowers.

Social Studies: None today due to extra time with the science test.

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.