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Spelling: Students used letter cards to form words with soft-syllable endings.

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

Reading: Today was a reading day in Literature Circles.

Writing: We talked about writing more sentences in the middle paragraphs so that it’s clear to the reader what is happening in that example from the book. We also worked on editing today. A literary essay (here’s our example essay) will be due Friday, February 10, but students can finish over the weekend. Homework is to work on writing for at least 15 minutes.

Math: None today due to extra time with social studies. Homework is to practice math for at least 15 minutes using MobyMax Math or Khan Academy.

Here are some skills that should be leveled up at this point:

• Dividing Decimals 1
• Dividing Decimals 2
• Dividing Decimals 3
• Dividing Decimals 4
• Dividing Decimals 5
• Dividing Decimals 6
• Dividing Decimals 7
• Dividing Decimals 8

Science: We finished working on our class experiment about using traits to survive and how traits are passed on to other generations.

Social Studies: We learned about how people fought back against slavery and students completed the digital Key Ideas, Got It, and Quiz. We also started watching a Dear America episode about slavery.

Notes:

• Our Feb Factor Valentine’s Party is Thursday, February 16. Here’s our volunteer and guest list.
• Our class will be performing a class play in March. Here are the after school class practice and performance times. Hopefully getting the schedule early will allow everyone to work out scheduling conflicts.
• Middle school course request sheets are due February 14.
• Have you set 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 due to extra work on writing.

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

Reading: Students worked on literature reading skills today using MobyMax.

Writing: We talked about making a strong essay by having every part of the essay focus on just one main idea, which each person’s opinion of what the book is teaching. We also worked on editing for capitals, end marks, and run on sentences. A literary essay (here’s our example essay) will be due Friday, February 10. Homework is to work on writing for at least 15 minutes.

Math: We worked on a district mid-year math test today. Homework is to practice math for at least 15 minutes using MobyMax Math or Khan Academy.

Here are some skills that should be leveled up at this point:

• Dividing Decimals 1
• Dividing Decimals 2
• Dividing Decimals 3
• Dividing Decimals 4
• Dividing Decimals 5
• Dividing Decimals 6
• Dividing Decimals 7
• Dividing Decimals 8

Science: We worked on making a line graph of class data for our recent experiment modeling how animals use their traits to survive. We also started talking about what the data means.

Social Studies: None today due to art and extra math time.

Notes:

• Our Feb Factor Valentine’s Party is Thursday, February 16. Here’s our volunteer and guest list.
• Our class will be performing a class play in March. Here are the after school class practice and performance times. Hopefully getting the schedule early will allow everyone to work out scheduling conflicts.
• Middle school course request sheets are due February 14.
• Have you set 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.

Career Day 2017

11 new photos · Album by Christian Howd

Spelling: None today due to Career Day.

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

Reading: None today due to Career Day.

Writing: None today due to Career Day. A literary essay (here’s our example essay) will be due Friday, February 10. Homework is to work on writing for at least 15 minutes.

Math: None today due to Career Day. Homework is to practice math for at least 15 minutes using MobyMax Math or Khan Academy.

Here are some skills that should be leveled up at this point:

• Dividing Decimals 1
• Dividing Decimals 2
• Dividing Decimals 3
• Dividing Decimals 4
• Dividing Decimals 5
• Dividing Decimals 6
• Dividing Decimals 7
• Dividing Decimals 8

Science: We worked on collecting class data for our recent experiment modeling how animals use their traits to survive, and we also started making a line graph.

Social Studies: Today was our reading skills and AR practice day.

Notes:

• Our Feb Factor Valentine’s Party is Thursday, February 16. Here’s our volunteer and guest list.
• Our class will be performing a class play in March. Here are the after school class practice and performance times. Hopefully getting the schedule early will allow everyone to work out scheduling conflicts.
• Middle school course request sheets are due February 14.
• Have you set 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 reviewed rules for adding suffixes onto words today.

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

Reading: Today was a reading day in Literature Circles. Students started reading informational magazines.

Writing: Students worked on revising conferences for their essay today. A literary essay (here’s our example essay) will be due Friday, February 10. Homework is to work on writing for at least 15 minutes.

Math: We continued to practice decimal division problems by moving the decimal when needed to make the problems easier to work with. Homework is to practice math for at least 15 minutes using MobyMax Math or Khan Academy.

Here are some skills that should be leveled up at this point:

• Dividing Decimals 1
• Dividing Decimals 2
• Dividing Decimals 3
• Dividing Decimals 4
• Dividing Decimals 5
• Dividing Decimals 6
• Dividing Decimals 7
• Dividing Decimals 8

Science: We worked on an experiment to model how animals use their traits to survive, and how the best-adapted animals survive to reproduce a new generation.

Social Studies: We read about how slaves were used slightly in the northern colonies and to a great extent in the southern colonies.

Notes:

• Our Feb Factor Valentine’s Party is Thursday, February 16. Here’s our volunteer and guest list.
• Our class will be performing a class play in March. Here are the after school class practice and performance times. Hopefully getting the schedule early will allow everyone to work out scheduling conflicts.
• Middle school course request sheets are due February 14.
• Have you set 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: None today due to having a class meeting about poor behavior choices by some students affecting our class.

Writing: Students worked on drafting their essay today; we looked at a student sample to get ideas. A literary essay (here’s our example essay) will be due Friday, February 10. Homework is to work on writing for at least 15 minutes at to finish the essay draft, having five paragraphs.

Math: We practiced decimal division problems by moving the decimal when needed to make the problems easier to work with. Homework is to practice math for at least 15 minutes using MobyMax Math or Khan Academy.

Here are some skills that should be leveled up at this point:

• Dividing Decimals 1
• Dividing Decimals 2
• Dividing Decimals 3
• Dividing Decimals 4
• Dividing Decimals 5
• Dividing Decimals 6
• Dividing Decimals 7
• Dividing Decimals 8

Science: We started working on an experiment to see how animals adapt to their environment and how traits are passed from one generation to another.

Social Studies: None today due to our class meeting. We made a new class agreement, agreeing to the following behaviors:

• Turn and look at the speaker.
• Use your time wisely.
• Joke at the right time.
• Talk when it’s time.
• Keep pace with others.

I also talked about the sequence of consequences:

• First behavior: warning
• Second behavior: time out away from team
• Third behavior: behavior letter home

Notes:

• Our class will be performing a class play in March. Here are the after school class practice and performance times. Hopefully getting the schedule early will allow everyone to work out scheduling conflicts.
• Middle school course request sheets are due February 14.
• Have you set 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.