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Spelling: None today.

Cursive: Eight cursive sentences, seven or more words each, are due Thursday.

Reading: None today due to the MSTEP test.

Writing: Today we talked more about creating line breaks that add meaning to a poem. Students also worked on their poem collection today.  A collection of poems will be due Friday, May 18.

Math: We practiced multiplying whole numbers and fractions today. Homework is to practice math for 15 minutes using MobyMax or Khan Academy.

Science: None today.

Social Studies: We learned about human feature in geography: cities, roads, bridges. We noticed that there are more cities and roads in the eastern US than the west, and we also noticed that there is more flat land and rainfall in the eastern US.

Character Strength: This week’s strength is leadership.

Notes:

• Our Mackinac trip is tomorrow, May 11. We are meeting at 5:45 am in the McGrath cafeteria. Find more details about our Mackinac trip here.
• Have you helped your student plan a Daily Homework Time?
• 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 Jupiter Ed.

Our Mission:
All students in Room 130 will do their best and get ready for 5th grade.

Spelling: We reviewed the idea that prefixes are letters added to the front of a baseword that changes the meaning of the word, but never the spelling of the baseword.

Cursive: Eight cursive sentences, seven or more words each, are due Thursday.

Reading: None today due to the MSTEP test.

Writing: Today we talked about whitespace and how to create line breaks that add meaning to a poem. Students also worked on their poem collection today.  A collection of poems will be due Friday, May 18.

Math: We practiced adding and subtracting mixed numbers again today. Homework is to practice math for 15 minutes using MobyMax or Khan Academy.

Science: We reviewed acquired and inherited traits. Homework is to finish the Where did you get your traits? page started in class.

Social Studies: None today.

Character Strength: This week’s strength is leadership.

Notes:

• Our Mackinac trip is May 11. Find more details about our Mackinac trip here.
• Have you helped your student plan a Daily Homework Time?
• 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 Jupiter Ed.

Our Mission:
All students in Room 130 will do their best and get ready for 5th grade.

Spelling: None today.

Cursive: Eight cursive sentences, seven or more words each, are due Thursday.

Reading: Today was the reading and writing MSTEP test. Tomorrow we’ll start the math MSTEP test.

Writing: Today we talked adding empty lines in a poem to create whitespace. Students also worked on their poem collection today.  A collection of poems will be due Friday, May 18.

Math: We practiced adding and subtracting mixed numbers again today. Homework is to practice math for 15 minutes using MobyMax or Khan Academy.

Science: None today.

Social Studies: We made a map of common landforms in America.

Character Strength: This week’s strength is leadership.

Notes:

• The non-homestead millage renewal vote is today, May 8. Please vote!
• Our Mackinac trip is May 11. Find more details about our Mackinac trip here.
• Have you helped your student plan a Daily Homework Time?
• 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 Jupiter Ed.

Our Mission:
All students in Room 130 will do their best and get ready for 5th grade.

Spelling: We practiced spelling words with the ge/dge patterns for the /j/ sound.

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

Reading: Today was the reading and writing MSTEP test.

Writing: Today we talked turning a story into a poem. Students also worked on their poem collection today.  A collection of poems will be due Friday, May 18.

Math: We practiced adding and subtracting mixed numbers. Homework is to practice math for 15 minutes using MobyMax or Khan Academy.

Science: None today.

Social Studies: We started to learn about the physical features of the US.

Character Strength: This week’s strength is leadership.

Notes:

• The non-homestead millage renewal vote is May 8. Please vote!
• Our Mackinac trip is May 11. Find more details about our Mackinac trip here.
• Have you helped your student plan a Daily Homework Time?
• 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 Jupiter Ed.

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 Friday.

Reading: Students completed a STAR Reading test today.

Writing: Today we talked about how some poems can be “small,” meaning they can be about small or common topics. Not every poem has to be about major, action-packed events.

Students also worked on their poem collection today.  A collection of poems will be due Friday, May 18.

Math: We practiced converting between improper fractions and mixed numbers. Homework is to practice math for 15 minutes using MobyMax or Khan Academy.

Science: We completed a survey of traits to see if everyone in our class had the same traits or if there are differences.

Social Studies: We started to learn about how to locate the US on a map.

Character Strength: This week’s strength is purpose.

Notes:

• The non-homestead millage renewal vote is May 8. Please vote!
• Our Mackinac trip is May 11. Find more details about our Mackinac trip here.
• Have you helped your student plan a Daily Homework Time?
• 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 Jupiter Ed.
  

Our Mission:
All students in Room 130 will do their best and get ready for 5th grade.