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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 worked on our poem collection today. Some students worked on musical poems using repetition, a beat, or rhyming.

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

Math: We worked on making common denominators today in Khan Academy.

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

Science: We decided to plant radish seeds to use for our plant needs experiments. We also learned that living creatures all complete four basic activities:

• movement
• growth/reproduction
• maintenance/repair
• eliminating waste

Social Studies: We reviewed land and water features of the US and will look for examples of these land and water forms next time.

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 practiced changing the meaning of words by adding prefixes.

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

Reading: None today due to the late start day.

Writing: None today due to the late start day.

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

Math: Students completed a STAR Math test today.

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

Science: We planned experiments to test what plants need to live.

Social Studies: We reviewed the relative location of the US 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: 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.

Spelling: None today.

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

Reading: Today was a short reading skills practice day due to art.

Writing: Our next piece of writing is a collection of poems. We talked today about the ingredients of a poem:

• Imagery: visual details a reader can picture
• Music: a sing-songy rhythm or beat
• Emotion: a feeling the reader gets while reading the poem.

A poem doesn’t have to have all three of these “ingredients,” but should have at least one.

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

Math: We started our topic on fractions and decimals today by practicing equivalent fractions. There are a lot of fractions and decimals skills, and our goal is to finish by the end of May. Working at home each night would help your student finish on time.

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

Science: We predicted what things a plant needs to live; soon we will test our predictions by experimenting with plants.

Social Studies: We started our last topic of the year–geography. We reviewed the names of the seven continents. Students also received a map of continents to label. Homework is to finish the Label the Continents note 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.