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Today we learned about the First Thanksgiving Observance signed by President George Washington in 1789:

Then we made a minibook of our own Thanksgiving blessings. We also watched a Charlie Brown version of the history of the Pilgrims during their first year in the New World.

I hope your family has a happy Thanksgiving holiday!

Spelling: Students learned common spelling pattern for the long /e/ sound: e, ee, ea, y

Cursive: No cursive assignment this week.

Reading: Today was a reading skills practice day using MobyMax Reading Skills Informational and Literature.

Students also worked on planning the beginning, middle and ending of their story.

A fiction story is due Sunday, December 15. Homework on weekdays is to work on writing for 15 minutes. Your student should be finishing prewriting tonight.

Math: Students completed the unit test for multiplying 1-digit numbers today. Homework on weekdays is to practice math for 15 minutes using MobyMax or Khan Academy.

Science: We read a book about how some animals (turtles, lizards) use their sense of sight to look for food, while others (guinea pigs) use their sense of smell to find food.

Social Studies: Students worked on the Power Problems note page started last week. This is homework if not done in class.

Character Strength: We are learning about gratitude this week.

Notes:

• Tomorrow is a half day.
• Our field trip to the Michigan Capitol and Historical Museum is Thursday, December 12. Students need to arrive to school at 7:15 am and will need a sack lunch with disposable containers. We still need some chaperones. Find more details or request to be a chaperone here.
• 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!
• The pizza kit fundraiser for our Mackinac trip is happening right now. Money and order forms are due December 3.
• 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: No cursive assignment this week.

Reading: Today was a reading skills practice day using MobyMax Foundational Reading and Reading Stories.

These four words help a student plan out the character of the story (somebody), what they want, what is preventing them from getting what they want (the problem) and what the character does to solve the problem.

Students used these words to start prewriting their next story.

A fiction story is due Sunday, December 15. Homework on weekdays is to work on writing for 15 minutes. Your student should be prewriting right now.

Math: Students coached each other to work on unfinished multiplication with regrouping skills. We will take a unit test over this topic tomorrow. Homework on weekdays is to practice math for 15 minutes using MobyMax or Khan Academy.

Science: We previewed an upcoming book about animal senses. Homework is to finish notebook p. 8 if not done in class.

Social Studies: None today due to a survey about safety.

Character Strength: We are learning about gratitude this week.

Notes:

• Our field trip to the Michigan Capitol and Historical Museum is Thursday, December 12. Students need to arrive to school at 7:15 am and will need a sack lunch with disposable containers. We still need some chaperones. Find more details or request to be a chaperone here.
• 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!
• The pizza kit fundraiser for our Mackinac trip is happening right now. Money and order forms are due December 3.
• 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: Today was a preview of upcoming spelling words.

Cursive: Cursive pp. 33-35 were due today.

Reading: Today was a discussion day in Literature Circles.

Writing: We practiced editing for run-on sentences again today. We also learned how to use a spelling and grammar checker in Google Docs to check for mistakes.

Students also worked on publishing today by giving their story a title, deleting prewriting, and resolving comments to make the writing ready to read.

A fiction story is due Sunday, November 24. Homework on weekdays is to work on writing for 15 minutes. Your student should be finishing up their story this weekend.

Math: We practiced multiplying with regrouping today. Homework on weekdays is to practice math for 15 minutes using MobyMax or Khan Academy.

Science: None today due to extra social studies.

Social Studies: We finished reading about how our government uses checks and balances to limit the power of each branch.

Character Strength: We are learning about gratitude this week.

Notes:

• Our field trip to the Michigan Capitol and Historical Museum is Thursday, December 12. Students need to arrive to school at 7:15 am and will need a sack lunch with disposable containers. We still need some chaperones. Find more details or request to be a chaperone here.
• 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!
• The pizza kit fundraiser for our Mackinac trip is happening right now. Money and order forms are due December 3.
• 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. 33-35 are due Friday.

Reading: Today was a reading day in Literature Circles.

Writing: We practiced editing for run-on sentences.

Students also worked on editing today.

A fiction story is due Sunday, November 24. Homework on weekdays is to work on writing for 15 minutes. Your student should be editing for spelling, capitals, sentence sense, paragraphs, and other mistakes at this point.

Math: We practiced multiplying without regrouping today. Homework on weekdays is to practice math for 15 minutes using MobyMax or Khan Academy. Our class mastery level has been improving! We will be at 80% soon, and more people have been working at home to catch up!

Science: We completed an experiment about using our senses to get information about an object hidden in a canister.

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

Character Strength: We are learning about gratitude this week.

Notes:

• 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!
• The pizza kit fundraiser for our Mackinac trip is happening right now. Money and order forms are due December 3.
• 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.