Archive for February, 2020

Class activities for Friday, February 7

Friday, February 7th, 2020

Spelling: We learned that r following a vowel makes a new sound.

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

Reading: Today was a discussion day in Literature Circles.

Writing: Students worked on revising their literary essay today. A literary essay is due Tuesday, February 11. Homework on weekdays is to work on writing for 15 minutes. Students should have their draft finished with five paragraphs and should be looking for ways to improve their writing at this point.

Here are some resources to help with this project:

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

Science: Students used slinkies and rope to model how waves move. Homework is to finish notebook pp. 6-7 if not done in class.

Social Studies: We started writing notes about how choices could be made in different situations when there is scarcity.

Character Strength: We are learning about forgiveness this week.

Notes:

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

Class activities for Thursday, February 6

Thursday, February 6th, 2020

Spelling: None today.

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

Reading: Today was a reading day in Literature Circles. Students read a biography about Jacob Riis, a photographer that helped the poor.

Writing: Students worked on revising their literary essay today. A literary essay is due Tuesday, February 11. Homework on weekdays is to work on writing for 15 minutes. Students should have their draft finished with five paragraphs and should be looking for ways to improve their writing at this point.

Here are some resources to help with this project:

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

Science: We talked more about how many animals communicate with sounds and how dolphins might be using sound to communicate with their calves at a distance.

Social Studies: We learned about how scarcity causes people to make choices about what and how things are produced, and who will buy the products. The answers help create an economic system, such as a free market economy or a government-controlled economy.

Character Strength: We are learning about forgiveness this week.

Notes:

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

Class activities for Wednesday, February 5

Wednesday, February 5th, 2020

Spelling: None today.

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

Reading: We practiced reading skills with MobyMax today.

Writing: We talked about using a quote from the book as evidence to add strength to an essay.

Students also worked on drafting their literary essay. A literary essay is due Tuesday, February 11. Homework on weekdays is to work on writing for 15 minutes. Students should have their draft finished tonight with five paragraphs.

Here are some resources to help with this project:

Math: We practiced telling the difference between composite and prime numbers. Homework on weekdays is to practice math for 15 minutes using MobyMax or Khan Academy.

Science: None today due to the late start.

Social Studies: None today due to the late start.

Character Strength: We are learning about forgiveness this week.

Notes:

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

Class activities for Tuesday, February 4

Tuesday, February 4th, 2020

Spelling: None today.

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

Reading: We read a biography about Elizabeth Cady Stanton and how she worked for women’s voting rights. We also talked about rereading to find answers in a text.

Writing: We talked about using a quote or a question in the lead of an essay to add fresh language and style.

Students also worked on drafting their literary essay. A literary essay is due Tuesday, February 11. Homework on weekdays is to work on writing for 15 minutes. Students should have the first three or four paragraphs drafted by tonight.

Here are some resources to help with this project:

Math: We practiced identifying composite numbers today, which are numbers that have more than two factors. Homework on weekdays is to practice math for 15 minutes using MobyMax or Khan Academy.

Science: We started our next topic about waves, energy, and information. This topic will be about explaining how dolphins can communicate underwater.

Social Studies: We finished answering questions that economists might ask about Michigan.

Character Strength: We are learning about forgiveness this week.

Notes:

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

Class activities for Monday, February 3

Monday, February 3rd, 2020

Spelling: None today.

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

Reading: We read a biography about the founder of the first school for the deaf in America. We also started reading a biography of Elizabeth Cady Stanton about women’s voting rights.

Writing: We talked about elaborating and stretching out paragraphs to explain parts of the book. In a literary essay, examples from the book are needed to prove the theme of the book and what it is teaching about. Those paragraphs should have plenty of details so the reader is clear what is happening in the book.

Students also worked on drafting their literary essay. A literary essay is due Tuesday, February 11. Homework on weekdays is to work on writing for 15 minutes. Students should be finished with prewriting and drafting their essay now.

Here are some resources to help with this project:

Math: We practiced identifying prime numbers today. Prime numbers have only two facts, one and itself. Homework on weekdays is to practice math for 15 minutes using MobyMax or Khan Academy.

Science: None today.

Social Studies: We read started researching some questions that economists might ask about Michigan.

Character Strength: We are learning about forgiveness this week.

Notes:

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