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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 Eagle Talk.

Writing: We talked more about making characters seem real by describing their behavior, showing their actions, including dialogue and visual details, and showing how other characters react.

Students also worked on revising conferences today. Our last personal narrative will be due Monday, November 7; your student should be making changes by revising. Homework is to work on writing for at least 15 minutes.

Math: Some students practiced double-digit multiplication today while others worked on finishing missing or new math skills at Khan Academy or MobyMax. Homework is to practice math for at least 15 minutes using MobyMax Math or Khan Academy.

Here are some Khan Academy topics your students should be finished with by now:

• Multiplication Without Regrouping
• Multiplication With Regrouping
• Multiplying 2-Digit Numbers
• Multi-Digit Multiplication

Science: None today due to art.

Social Studies: We learned about some religious wars during the Age of Exploration that affected how America was colonized by English settlers that valued religious freedom.

Notes:

• Fall conferences are November 15-17. View, edit, or sign up for conferences online.
• Our class Hawaiian Beach Bash party is Friday, November 4 from 9-noon. Here’s our volunteer and guest sign up list.
• Have you set up a Daily Homework Time for your student? Consider 15 minutes of math, 15 minutes of writing, and 20 minutes of something else to make a brain smarter!
• Check out our class calendar to stay up-to-date.
• View links to all the websites we use in class.
• View grades, assignments, and attendance at JupiterGrades.

Our Mission:
All students in Room 130 will do their best and get ready for 6th grade.

Spelling: Today was a preview of upcoming spelling words.

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

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

Writing: We talked about making characters seem real by describing their behavior, showing their actions, and including dialogue.

Students also worked on revising today. Our last personal narrative will be due Monday, November 7; your student should be making changes by revising. Homework is to work on writing for at least 15 minutes.

Math: We practiced single and double-digit multiplication today. Students also worked on math skills at Khan Academy or MobyMax. Homework is to practice math for at least 15 minutes using MobyMax Math or Khan Academy.

Here are some Khan Academy topics your students should be finished with this week:

• Rounding decimals
• Adding decimals
• Subtracting decimals
• Exponents
• Distributive Property
• Multiplication Without Regrouping
• Multiplication With Regrouping
• Multiplying 2-Digit Numbers

Science: Students completed a science experiment about which part of a hand is more sensitive, fingers, palm, or wrist. We also practiced completing experiments while changing only one variable at a time. Homework is to finish analysis questions 1-4 on p. 24.

Social Studies: Students completed digital assessments for Lesson 2.2 about Spanish explorers. Homework is to finish the Key Ideas, Got It? and quiz if not done in class.

Notes:

• Fall conferences are November 15-17. View, edit, or sign up for conferences online.
• Our class Hawaiian Beach Bash party is Friday, November 4 from 9-noon. Here’s our volunteer and guest sign up list.
• Have you set up a Daily Homework Time for your student? Consider 15 minutes of math, 15 minutes of writing, and 20 minutes of something else to make a brain smarter!
• Check out our class calendar to stay up-to-date.
• View links to all the websites we use in class.
• View grades, assignments, and attendance at JupiterGrades.

Our Mission:
All students in Room 130 will do their best and get ready for 6th 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: None today due to art.

Our last personal narrative will be due Monday, November 7; your student should be finished with their draft at this time at least a full page) and making changes by revising. Homework is to work on writing for at least 15 minutes.

Math: We continued to work on single-digit multiplication today. Students also worked on math skills at Khan Academy or MobyMax. Homework is to practice math for at least 15 minutes using MobyMax Math or Khan Academy.

Here are some Khan Academy topics your students should be finished with this week:

• Rounding decimals
• Adding decimals
• Subtracting decimals
• Exponents
• Distributive Property
• Multiplication Without Regrouping

Science: None today due to our reading skills practice time.

Social Studies: We read about how Spain sent people to their land in New Spain to create a government, create businesses, look for riches, and spread Christianity.

Notes:

• The Fall Harvest Family Night is tonight, October 27 from 6-8 pm.
• Fall conferences are November 15-17. View, edit, or sign up for conferences online.
• Our class Hawaiian Beach Bash party is Friday, November 4 from 9-noon. Here’s our volunteer and guest sign up list.
• Have you set up a Daily Homework Time for your student? Consider 15 minutes of math, 15 minutes of writing, and 20 minutes of something else to make a brain smarter!
• Check out our class calendar to stay up-to-date.
• View links to all the websites we use in class.
• View grades, assignments, and attendance at JupiterGrades.

Our Mission:
All students in Room 130 will do their best and get ready for 6th grade.

Spelling: Today was a spelling and skill test about compound words.

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 as a reading strategy.

Writing: Today was a revising work day. Students worked on revising their personal narrative by adding or removing words, sentences, paragraphs, and ideas. Our last personal narrative will be due Monday, November 7; your student should be finished with their draft at this time at least a full page) and making changes by revising. Homework is to work on writing for at least 15 minutes.

Math: We started to review single-digit multiplication today, for example 23 x 7. Students also worked on math skills at Khan Academy or MobyMax. Homework is to practice math for at least 15 minutes using MobyMax Math or Khan Academy.

Here are some Khan Academy topics your students should be finished with this week:

• Rounding decimals
• Adding decimals
• Subtracting decimals
• Exponents
• Distributive Property
• Multiplication Without Regrouping

Science: Students finished working on an open-notebook quiz about experiments 2-4.

Social Studies: None today due to our reading skills and AR practice time.

Notes:

• The Fall Harvest Family Night is October 27 from 6-8 pm.
• Fall conferences are November 15-17. View, edit, or sign up for conferences online.
• Our class Hawaiian Beach Bash party is Friday, November 4 from 9-noon. Here’s our volunteer and guest sign up list.
• Have you set up a Daily Homework Time for your student? Consider 15 minutes of math, 15 minutes of writing, and 20 minutes of something else to make a brain smarter!
• Check out our class calendar to stay up-to-date.
• View links to all the websites we use in class.
• View grades, assignments, and attendance at JupiterGrades.

Our Mission:
All students in Room 130 will do their best and get ready for 6th grade.

Spelling: We practiced spelling compound words today. This will be the skill tested on tomorrow’s spelling test.

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

Reading: Today was a discussion day in Literature Circles.

Writing: We reviewed the idea of adding inner story details to writing. Inner story includes the thoughts and feelings of a character that make them seem real.

Students also worked on drafting their personal narrative. Our last personal narrative will be due Monday, November 7; your student should be finished with their draft by tonight (at least a full page). Homework is to work on writing for at least 15 minutes and to finish drafting.

Math: We practiced the distributive property today using a Khan Academy topic of articles and practices. Students also worked on math skills at Khan Academy or MobyMax. Homework is to practice math for at least 15 minutes using MobyMax Math or Khan Academy.

Here are some Khan Academy topics your students should be finished with this week:

• Rounding decimals
• Adding decimals
• Subtracting decimals
• Exponents
• Distributive Property

Science: None today.

Social Studies: We read about several other Spanish explorers who often searched for riches, but usually failed to find them. However, they were able to claim a lot of land for Spain.

Notes:

• The Fall Harvest Family Night is October 27 from 6-8 pm.
• Fall conferences are November 15-17. View, edit, or sign up for conferences online.
• Our class Hawaiian Beach Bash party is Friday, November 4 from 9-noon. Here’s our volunteer list.
• Have you set up a Daily Homework Time for your student? Consider 15 minutes of math, 15 minutes of writing, and 20 minutes of something else to make a brain smarter!
• Check out our class calendar to stay up-to-date.
• View links to all the websites we use in class.
• View grades, assignments, and attendance at JupiterGrades.

Our Mission:
All students in Room 130 will do their best and get ready for 6th grade.