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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 day.

Writing: Students worked on publishing and finalizing their collection of poems today. I told students they could work on them for a final day on Saturday before I would start grading them.

Math: We practiced adding fractions with denominators of 10 and 100 in Khan Academy. Students also had time to try to catch up on any unfinished fraction skills. We’ll be starting decimals skills next week. Homework is to practice MobyMax Math or Khan Academy for at least 15 minutes. Some students may need to work at home if they haven’t had enough time to finish their fraction skills in class.

Science: We looked at our plant experiments and found out that the plants with too much or too little heat died. The plant without water isn’t looking too healthy. We also started learning about how organisms adapt to their environment to survive.

Social Studies: We worked on geography skills using MobyMax Social Studies today. Many students were continuing to learn about landforms or natural resources.

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 discussion day in Literature Circles.

Writing: We talked about using line breaks to make sure just one idea is on each line of a poem. It’s also fine to split a long idea into two lines, but it’s doesn’t work as well to mix two different ideas or half ideas on the same line. Students also worked on editing conferences.

A collection of poems will be due Friday, May 20.

Math: We practiced adding and subtracting mixed numbers and multiplying fractions today in Khan Academy. Homework is to practice MobyMax Math or Khan Academy for at least 15 minutes. We are trying to finish our fractions unit by this week. Some students may need to work at home if they haven’t had enough time to finish their fraction skills in class.

Science: Students set up plant experiments to test if plants need light, heat, water, and air. We also started learned about factors that can affect a population.

Social Studies: We worked on geography skills using MobyMax Social Studies today. Many students were practicing identifying landforms or natural resources.

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 due to the math M-STEP test.

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

Reading: None today due to the math M-STEP test.

Writing: We talked about using repetition in poetry to create music to the reader. Students also worked on revising conferences today.

A collection of poems will be due Friday, May 20.

Math: We practiced adding and subtracting mixed numbers today. Homework is to practice MobyMax Math or Khan Academy for at least 15 minutes. We are trying to finish our fractions unit by this week. Fractions skill progress has been updated in StudentVue if you want to see how your student is doing and if they have any missing skills to work on at home.

Science: We planned experiments today to test what plants need to survive.

Social Studies: We worked on geography skills using MobyMax Social Studies 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 due to the math M-STEP test.

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

Reading: None today due to the math M-STEP test.

Writing: None today due to the math M-STEP test.

A collection of poems will be due Friday, May 20.

Math: We practiced rewriting improper fractions and mixed numbers today. Homework is to practice MobyMax Math or Khan Academy for at least 15 minutes. We are trying to finish our fractions unit by this week. Ask your student how they are doing with their fractions skills, and if they are behind, it might be helpful to have them work at home this week.

Science: None today due to the math M-STEP test.

Social Studies: We worked on geography skills using MobyMax Social Studies today. Many students were practicing finding the relative location of the US.

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: Students completed a spelling and skill test 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 determining importance and inferring as reading strategies.

Writing: We continued to work on our poem collection today.

A collection of poems will be due Friday, May 20.

Math: We practiced adding and subtracting fractions today. Homework is to practice MobyMax Math or Khan Academy for at least 15 minutes.

Science: We sorted animal, plant, and human activities into similar categories to learn that living creatures use their energy to grow, reproduce, maintain their health, repair, eliminate waste, and move.

Social Studies: We worked on geography skills using MobyMax Social Studies 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.