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The Legend of Lightning Larry 2017

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Spelling: None today due to working on a district science test.

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

Reading: Today was a reading skills practice day.

Writing: Students worked on revising their novel today. Our current project is our final fiction piece of the year. Each student has a daily writing goal of 200-400 words. The novel project is due Wednesday, March 29. Look below for more details. Your student should be at or past 100% of their word goal; you can check JupiterGrades to see how much your student has completed (updated Friday, but your student can show you their latest count). Homework is work on writing for at least 15 minutes.

Math: Students used MobyMax Math to work on order of operations or fraction addition and subtraction skills today. Time is running out to finish order of operations; you could ask your student to show you if they are finished with that lesson yet. Homework is to practice math for at least 15 minutes using MobyMax Math or Khan Academy.

Science: We read about how friction can slow an object down, but another force can balance with friction to keep an object moving. For example, if a car is moving against a friction force of 15, the car engine would need a force of 15 to push against friction and keep the car moving. When the forces are balanced, the object can move at a steady speed.

Social Studies: We read the battles of Concord and Bunker Hills, which were the start of the American Revolution. Students also worked on the Key Ideas, Got It, and Quiz about the colonists rebelling.

Notes:

• Light Larry practice and performance times:
  • All the remaining practices are dress rehearsals.
  • Monday, March 27, 4-6 pm
  • The performance is Tuesday, March 28 at 6:30 pm
• 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: Students worked on MobyMax Vocabulary for spelling today.

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

Reading: Today was a discussion day in Literature Circles.

Writing: Students worked on revising their novel today. Our current project is our final fiction piece of the year. Each student has a daily writing goal of 200-400 words. The novel project is due Wednesday, March 29. Look below for more details. Your student should be at or past 100% of their word goal; you can check JupiterGrades to see how much your student has completed (updated Friday, but your student can show you their latest count). Homework is work on writing for at least 15 minutes.

Novel Writing Project 2017

The final piece of the 3rd Marking Period will be our final fiction project of the year. Students will write and publish a novel. Each student will write their own novel, with a word goal minimum of 2,000-4,000 words, based on their reading level (each student’s minimum writing goal is equal to their reading level multiplied by 500). The novels will be written in Google Docs (docs.google.com) to make use of the word count feature. Final novels will be uploaded to Lulu.com and published as paperback books, which can be purchased for reasonable prices. So yes, students will actually write and publish their own novels. This project is based on the National Novel Writing Month Young Writers program.

Math: Students used MobyMax Math to work on order of operations or fraction addition and subtraction skills today. Time is running out to finish order of operations; you could ask your student to show you if they are finished with that lesson yet. Homework is to practice math for at least 15 minutes using MobyMax Math or Khan Academy.

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

Social Studies: We read about the Continental Congress forming a militia and Patrick Henry giving his speech about “liberty or death!”

Notes:

• Light Larry practice and performance times:
  • All the remaining practices are dress rehearsals.
  • Monday, March 27, 4-6 pm
  • The performance is Tuesday, March 28 at 6:30 pm
• 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: Today was a spelling and skill test.

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 making connections as a reading strategy.

Writing: Students worked on revising their novel today. Our current project is our final fiction piece of the year. Each student has a daily writing goal of 200-400 words. The novel project is due Wednesday, March 29. Look below for more details. Your student should be at or past 100% of their word goal; you can check JupiterGrades to see how much your student has completed (updated Friday, but your student can show you their latest count). Homework is work on writing for at least 15 minutes.

Novel Writing Project 2017

The final piece of the 3rd Marking Period will be our final fiction project of the year. Students will write and publish a novel. Each student will write their own novel, with a word goal minimum of 2,000-4,000 words, based on their reading level (each student’s minimum writing goal is equal to their reading level multiplied by 500). The novels will be written in Google Docs (docs.google.com) to make use of the word count feature. Final novels will be uploaded to Lulu.com and published as paperback books, which can be purchased for reasonable prices. So yes, students will actually write and publish their own novels. This project is based on the National Novel Writing Month Young Writers program.

Math: We used this time to discuss character strengths. We are getting ready to take a survey to see which of us have certain strengths, and which traits we need to develop. Homework is to practice math for at least 15 minutes using MobyMax Math or Khan Academy.

Science: We continued to read about the law of inertia and how motion is affected by friction.

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

Notes:

• Light Larry practice and performance times:
  • All the remaining practices are dress rehearsals.
  • Thursday, March 23 (dancers stay until 5:30)
  • Monday, March 27, 4-6 pm
  • The performance is Tuesday, March 28 at 6:30 pm
• 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 practiced forming plural words today. This will be the skill on tomorrow’s spelling test.

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

Reading: We practiced our class play today. Students also planned their Literature Circles daily reading assignments in their groups.

Writing: Students worked on drafting their novel today. Our current project is our final fiction piece of the year. Each student has a daily writing goal of 200-400 words. The novel project is due Wednesday, March 29. Look below for more details. Your student should be drafting at this point and have reached about 95% of their word goal; you can check JupiterGrades to see how much your student has completed (updated Friday). Homework is work on writing for at least 15 minutes.

Novel Writing Project 2017

The final piece of the 3rd Marking Period will be our final fiction project of the year. Students will write and publish a novel. Each student will write their own novel, with a word goal minimum of 2,000-4,000 words, based on their reading level (each student’s minimum writing goal is equal to their reading level multiplied by 500). The novels will be written in Google Docs (docs.google.com) to make use of the word count feature. Final novels will be uploaded to Lulu.com and published as paperback books, which can be purchased for reasonable prices. So yes, students will actually write and publish their own novels. This project is based on the National Novel Writing Month Young Writers program.

Math: We practiced simplifying fractions today. Homework is to practice math for at least 15 minutes using MobyMax Math or Khan Academy.

Science: We read about Newton’s law of motion. Today, we learned about inertia and how objects are rest tend to stay at rest, and objects at motion tend to stay in motion, unless a force is acting on the object.

Social Studies: None today due to extra time with science.

Notes:

• Light Larry practice and performance times:
  • All the remaining practices are dress rehearsals.
  • Wednesday, March 22, Thursday, March 23.
  • Monday, March 27
  • The performance is Tuesday, March 28
• 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.