May 3rd, 2016
Class activities for Tuesday, May 3
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 visualizing and inferring as reading strategies.
Writing: Today we reviewed the ingredients of a poem: imagery, music, and emotion. We also started reading a book about poetry called, “Love that Dog.”
A collection of poems will be due Friday, May 20.
Math: Today we continued to practice making equivalent fractions using Khan Academy.
Homework is to practice MobyMax Math or Khan Academy for at least 15 minutes.
Science: We collected plants today to test our predictions about what plants need to live.
Social Studies: We reviewed continent names and locations, and also learned about the relative location of the US. Homework is to finish the Relative Locations of the US notes page.
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.
