Archive for May, 2018

Class activities for Wednesday, May 2

Wednesday, May 2nd, 2018

Spelling: None today.

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

Reading: None today due to the Talent Show.

Writing: Today we talked about how all poems have at least one of these three ingredients:

  1. imagery (visualizing and feeling)
  2. music (a rhythm or beat, rhyming, or repeating words)
  3. emotion

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

Math: None today due to the late start. Homework is to practice math for 15 minutes using MobyMax or Khan Academy.

Science: None today due to the late start.

Social Studies: We started our geography topic by learning about the continents. Homework is to finish the Label the Continents page.

Character Strength: This week’s strength is purpose.

Notes:

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

Class activities for Tuesday, May 1

Tuesday, May 1st, 2018

Spelling: None today.

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

Reading: We read an expository article about how scientists learn about small things using an electron microscope.

Writing: We read a poem about a tiger and about a quiet stop in a snowy forest. Students also worked on their poem collection today.  A collection of poems will be due Friday, May 18.

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

Science: We talked about what makes plants and animals alive and separates them from nonliving objects. We also started a new minibook about life and predicted needs for living plants and animals.

Social Studies: None today.

Character Strength: This week’s strength is purpose.

Notes:

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