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Spelling: Students worked on their writing log during this time. They looked at my comments for their last piece of writing and summarized the bright spots and areas to work on.

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

Reading: We talked about our last STAR Reading test performance. We noticed that our level dropped in some areas of STAR Reading. One cause might have been not taking enough time on the STAR Reading test. Some students finished in 10 or 15 minutes. That’s only 20-30 seconds per question, not enough time to carefully read some text, a question, and some answers. We’ll be taking another STAR Reading test on Thursday. If we take more time, we’ll probably see better results. Today was also a reading skills and AR practice day.

Writing: We added an extension to our chromebooks called Grammarly to use for editing. We also talked about editing by going to the beginning and rereading all the writing again, looking for mistakes. A personal narrative is due Friday, October 12.  Homework is to work on writing for 15 minutes.

Math: We practiced multiplying decimals by 10s, 100s and 1000s. Homework is to practice math for 15 minutes using MobyMax or Khan Academy.

Science: We read more about how matter moves through an ecosystem and how scientists study food webs in nature.

Social Studies: We reviewed the notes that students wrote with a guest teacher about how American Indians adapted to their environments.

Character Strength: We are learning about looking for the good in others this week.

Notes:

• Tomorrow is a late start day. School starts at 11 am.
• Our October book order is due Friday, October 12. You can order online.
• The Walk-a-Thon is Thursday, October 11. Please attend and look for ways to help contribute to our school!
• Check out our class calendar to stay up-to-date.
• View grades, assignments, and attendance at JupiterGrades.
• Sign up for a fall conference here.

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 Fridays. 

Reading: We read a biography of Arthur C. Clarke and how some of his science fiction ideas ended up becoming reality!

Writing: Students worked on revising conferences today by commenting on a partner’s writing. Students also looked at my comments and the grade from their first piece of writing. Hopefully students got some ideas on what they could work on this week to get even better results on their second piece of writing. Parents, you can see my writing comments at JupiterGrades. A personal narrative is due Friday, October 12.  Homework is to work on writing for 15 minutes.

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

Science: We wrote some notes about how matter moves in an ecosystem. We also used what we learned to predict what sloths and jaguars would need in a rainforest to grow and be healthy.

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

Character Strength: We are learning about looking for the good in others this week.

Notes:

• Our October book order is due Friday, October 12. You can order online.
• The Walk-a-Thon is Thursday, October 11. Please attend and look for ways to help contribute to our school!
• Check out our class calendar to stay up-to-date.
• View grades, assignments, and attendance at JupiterGrades.
• Sign up for a fall conference here.

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

Spelling: None today due to the half day.

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

Reading: We used this time to read our science text and write some notes in our notebooks.

Writing: None today. A personal narrative is due Friday, October 12.  Homework is to work on writing for 15 minutes.

Math: None today. Homework during the week is to practice math for 15 minutes using MobyMax or Khan Academy.

Science: We watched a simulation again to see how food matter is turned into body matter inside an organism. We wrote notes to answer how animals grow.

Social Studies: None today.

Character Strength: We are learning about open-mindedness this week. We also started making a digital leadership notebook that will be a portfolio of our activities this year.

Notes:

• Our October book order is due Friday, October 12. You can order online.
• The Walk-a-Thon is Thursday, October 11. Please attend and look for ways to help contribute to our school!
• Check out our class calendar to stay up-to-date.
• View grades, assignments, and attendance at JupiterGrades.
• Sign up for a fall conference here.

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 Fridays. 

Reading: Today was a discussion day in Literature Circles. Students discussed the notes they wrote about the book they read yesterday.

Writing: Students worked on revising today. A personal narrative is due Friday, October 12.  Homework is to work on writing for 15 minutes.

Math: We worked more on multiplying and dividing numbers by 10, 100, and 1000. Homework is to practice math for 15 minutes using MobyMax or Khan Academy.

Science: None today.

Social Studies: We read about how American Indians adapted to their environment in order to survive. Students read pp. 13-16 in their book and completed the notes. Homework is to finish the reading and notes from pp. 13-16 if not finished in class.

Character Strength: We are learning about open-mindedness this week.

Notes:

• Our October book order is due Friday, October 12. You can order online.
• The Walk-a-Thon is Thursday, October 11. Please attend and look for ways to help contribute to our school!
• Check out our class calendar to stay up-to-date.
• View grades, assignments, and attendance at JupiterGrades.
• Sign up for a fall conference here.

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

Spelling: We reviewed homographs, which are words that are spelled the same, but have different meanings. This will be the skill tested on tomorrow’s spelling test.

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

Reading: Today was a reading day in Literature Circles. Students read a book silently and wrote some notes.

Writing: We talked about how to use the built-in dictionary in Google Docs to change words into better ones. Students also worked on revising. A personal narrative is due Friday, October 12.  Homework is to work on writing for 15 minutes.

Math: Students worked on a quiz and then practiced multiplying and dividing by 10, 100, and 1000. We also set a goal of reaching 100% class mastery of place value and decimals by October 20. We are at 39% right now. Homework is to practice math for 15 minutes using MobyMax or Khan Academy.

Science: We wrote notes about how animals grow by adding matter to their body through eating. Homework is to finish notebook p. 14 if not done in class.

Social Studies: Today was a Leadership Lesson. We talked about the three habits that make up the “Private Victory:” these are being proactive, beginning with the end in mind, and putting first things first. Doing these things helps us stay in control so that we are more successful at what we do.

Character Strength: We are learning about open-mindedness this week.

Notes:

• Our October book order is due Friday, October 12. You can order online.
• The Walk-a-Thon is Thursday, October 11. Please attend and look for ways to help contribute to our school!
• Check out our class calendar to stay up-to-date.
• View grades, assignments, and attendance at JupiterGrades.
• Sign up for a fall conference here.

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