Archive for April, 2016

Class activities for Tuesday, April 12

Tuesday, April 12th, 2016

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 solving unknown words by breaking the word into chunks, and some worked on summarizing.

Writing: Students worked on finding information for their I-Search informational research project using books and websites. We’ll be collecting information for this week. The project is due on April 29. Students will share their research as a digital presentation during our I-Search Conference on April 29.

Math: None today due to extra time with science. We’ll have extra math tomorrow.

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

Science: We continued watching a documentary about if earth-like planets are special or common in the universe.

Social Studies: We wrote notes about how the government is organized into branches and levels.

Notes:

  • Report cards will be available at the end of the week.
  • 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, April 11

Monday, April 11th, 2016

Spelling: None today.

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

Reading: None today due to getting new seats, captains, and jobs.

Writing: We went to the library today and students looked for books to support their I-Search informational research project. We’ll be collecting information for this week. The project is due on April 29. Students will share their research as a digital presentation during our I-Search Conference on April 29.

Math: We worked on the standard method of division today, and students practice math skills at Khan Academy.

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

Science: We started watching a documentary about if earth-like planets are special or common in the universe.

Social Studies: None today.

Notes:

  • Report cards will be available at the end of the week.
  • 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 Friday, March 32

Friday, April 1st, 2016

Spelling: Students completed a spelling and skill test today.

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

Reading: None today due to the Talent Show.

Writing: Students shared their research topic for our next project, called the I-Search Project. This will be an information research project about a topic of each student’s choosing. If a student would like to think about this over break, finalizing the topic, looking for information, or finding a book in a library would be great things to do.

Math: None today due to the half day schedule.

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

Science: None today due to the Talent Show.

Social Studies: None today due to the Talent Show.

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.