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Spelling: Students practiced writing words with common /k/ spelling patterns: c, ck, ch, k, qu.

Cursive: Cursive pp. 22-24 are available and are due Friday.

Reading: Today was a discussion day in Literature Circles.

Writing: We talked more about adding paragraphs for new times, places, actions, people, ideas, and speakers.

Students also worked on editing today during editing conferences with a partner.

A “fictionalized” personal narrative is due Sunday, November 3. Homework on weekdays is to work on writing for 15 minutes.

Math: We practiced multiplying numbers by multiples of 10s, 100s, and 1000s again today. Homework on weekdays is to practice math for 15 minutes using MobyMax or Khan Academy.

Science: None today due to extra social studies time.

Social Studies: We wrote notes about the branches of government. We also learned about beginning with the end in mind.

Character Strength: We are learning about creativity this week.

Notes:

• View the Tardies page to see how I track and use tardies to help students become more responsible.
• We are having a Hawaiian Beach Bash on Friday, November 8 from 12:30-3:30. Family members are invited to join us and help with the food and games! Here is our volunteer and guest list.
• Sign up for a fall conference or view your time online.
• Have you started a Daily Homework Time with your student? If homework causes tears or battles, or if you have had to deal with missing assignments or low grades, read more about Daily Homework Time and start one with your student. It will help!
• Check out our class calendar to stay up-to-date.
• View grades, assignments, and attendance at JupiterGrades.

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

Spelling: Students make Words to Learn lists from words missed on the last spelling test. This will be your student’s custom spelling list to practice for the next test.

Cursive: Cursive pp. 22-24 are available and are due Friday.

Reading: Today was a reading day in Literature Circles. Students read a folktale and wrote notes about their thinking.

Writing: We talked about adding paragraphs for new times, places, actions, people, ideas, and speakers.

Students also worked on editing today.

A “fictionalized” personal narrative is due Sunday, November 3. Homework on weekdays is to work on writing for 15 minutes.

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

Science: We wrote notes about how rocks can change over time due to weathering and erosion caused by wind, water, plants and ice. We also used a simulation to learn that more erosion can happen with faster water over longer time periods.

Social Studies: We started to research the branches of government and what they are like.

Character Strength: We are learning about creativity this week.

Notes:

• The school Harvest Fest is tonight from 5:30-7:30! Students may wear a costume to the Harvest Fest, but no costumes during school hours, please. Many activities are free, and others are $1-2.
• We are having a Hawaiian Beach Bash on Friday, November 8 from 12:30-3:30. Family members are invited to join us and help with the food and games! Here is our volunteer and guest list.
• Have you started a Daily Homework Time with your student? If homework causes tears or battles, or if you have had to deal with missing assignments or low grades, read more about Daily Homework Time and start one with your student. It will help!
• Check out our class calendar to stay up-to-date.
• View grades, assignments, and attendance at JupiterGrades.

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

Spelling: We learned about common spelling patterns for the /k/ sound: c, ck, c, ch, qu.

Cursive: Cursive pp. 22-24 are available and are due Friday.

Reading: We read a folktale about how being greedy causes trouble and pain.

Writing: We talked about adding visual details to show the setting. That will make the places of a story seem more realistic.

Students also worked on editing by checking for mistakes with spelling, capitals, periods, sentence sense, quotation marks, and paragraphs.

A “fictionalized” personal narrative is due Sunday, November 3. Homework on weekdays is to work on writing for 15 minutes.

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

Science: We read a book about how rocks can change over time due to weathering and erosion caused by wind, water, and ice.

Social Studies: We watched some video clips to learn about the three branches of government.

Character Strength: We are learning about creativity this week.

Notes:

• The school Harvest Fest is tomorrow, Wednesday, from 5:30-7:30! Students may wear a costume to the Harvest Fest, but no costumes during school hours, please.
• We are having a Hawaiian Beach Bash on Friday, November 8 from 12:30-3:30. Family members are invited to join us and help with the food and games! Here is our volunteer and guest list.
• Have you started a Daily Homework Time with your student? If homework causes tears or battles, or if you have had to deal with missing assignments or low grades, read more about Daily Homework Time and start one with your student. It will help!
• Check out our class calendar to stay up-to-date.
• View grades, assignments, and attendance at JupiterGrades.

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

Spelling: None today.

Cursive: Cursive pp. 22-24 are available and were are due Friday.

Reading: We read some folktales about animals and practiced finding the moral of the story.

Writing: Students worked on revising conferences by commenting on a partner’s writing today. Students also worked on revising their own story today.

A “fictionalized” personal narrative is due Sunday, November 3. Homework on weekdays is to work on writing for 15 minutes.

Math: We practiced comparing numbers with multiplication in word problems today. Homework on weekdays is to practice math for 15 minutes using MobyMax or Khan Academy.

Science: Students continued to work on their Mystery Environment scientific argument that was started on Friday.

Social Studies: We finished reading about the three branches of government and wrote notes in our minibooks.

Character Strength: We are learning about creativity this week.

Notes:

• We are having a Hawaiian Beach Bash on Friday, November 8 from 12:30-3:30. Family members are invited to join us and help with the food and games! Here is our volunteer and guest list.
• The Math page has been updated, and check it out if you have ever wondered why our class uses digital tools for math.
• Have you started a Daily Homework Time with your student? If homework causes tears or battles, or if you have had to deal with missing assignments or low grades, read more about Daily Homework Time and start one with your student. It will help!
• Check out our class calendar to stay up-to-date.
• View grades, assignments, and attendance at JupiterGrades.

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

Spelling: We learned that it is easier to spelling difficult words if they are broken up into syllables.

Cursive: Cursive pp. 19-21 are available and were due today.

Reading: Students completed a MobyMax reading level assessment and then worked on reading skills using MobyMax Foundational Reading.

Writing: We talked about “bringing characters to life” by making them talking back and forth in a realistic way.

Students also worked on revising today by adding parts or taking out parts that don’t match.

A “fictionalized” personal narrative is due Sunday, November 3. Homework on weekdays is to work on writing for 15 minutes.

Math: We introduced customary capacity units (cups, pints, quarts, and gallons) as a preview today. We also started our next topic of multiplication with one digit numbers. Today, we practiced comparing numbers with multiplication. Homework on weekdays is to practice math for 15 minutes using MobyMax or Khan Academy.

Science: We used some evidence to make a claim about a mystery rock layer and what the past environment might have been. Homework is to finish the Mystery Environment scientific argument (a Google Doc), if not finished from class.

Social Studies: Today was a leader lesson about our “circle of control.” We can’t control everything, but instead should focus our energy on the things we can control. In the clip below, Wilbur tries to control his friend and wishes Dracula would do something different! He should remember he can only control himself. If Wilbur is so scared, he should just leave the area. He’s not being very proactive!

Character Strength: We are learning about perspective this week.

Notes:

• We are having a Hawaiian Beach Bash on Friday, November 8 from 12:30-3:30. Family members are invited to join us and help with the food and games! Here is our volunteer and guest list.
• The Math page has been updated, and check it out if you have ever wondered why our class uses digital tools for math.
• Fun Run Fundraiser donations can still be turned in this week! Every little bit helps!
• Have you started a Daily Homework Time with your student? If homework causes tears or battles, or if you have had to deal with missing assignments or low grades, read more about Daily Homework Time and start one with your student. It will help!
• Check out our class calendar to stay up-to-date.
• View grades, assignments, and attendance at JupiterGrades.

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