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Class activities for Friday, March 6

Friday, March 6th, 2020

Spelling: None today due to the half day.

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

Reading: None today due to Career Fair. Our presenters were an author, a financial planner, a military officer (Mr. Mitchell), and a motivational speaker.

Career Fair 2020

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Writing: We had prewriting conferences and continued drafting today. Each student has a daily word count goal of 100-300 words. This is easier to reach if students work at school and home. Check with your student and see how many words they have typed so far. They should be at 20% of their goal by the end of the weekend.

The novel project is due Wednesday, March 25. Homework is work on writing for at least 15 minutes daily during the week.

Novel Writing Project 2020

The final piece of the 3rd Marking Period will be our final fiction project of the year. Students will write and publish their own novel! Each student will write their own novel, with a word goal minimum of 1,000-3,000 words, based on their reading level (each student’s minimum writing goal is equal to their reading level multiplied by 500). The novels will be written in Google Docs (docs.google.com) to make use of the word count feature. Final novels will be uploaded to Lulu.com and published as paperback books, which can be purchased for reasonable prices. So yes, students will actually write and publish their own novels. This project is based on the National Novel Writing Month Young Writers program.

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

Science: None today due to Career Fair.

Social Studies: None today due to Career Fair.

Character Strength: We are learning about cheering for successes this week.

Notes:

  • Today was Make a Difference Day. We made cards to thank our custodians, supervisors, office staff, cafeteria staff, and bus drivers.
  • Learn more about the Zero Increase Bond and vote on May 5.
  • Is your student doing a Daily Homework Time? Here’s a sample schedule and more ideas to get started.
  • Check out our class calendar to stay up-to-date.
  • View grades, assignments, and attendance at Jupiter Ed.
  • Please send in remaining Mackinac donations and payments by Friday, April 17. Find more details about our Mackinac trip here.

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

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Class activities for Thursday, March 5

Thursday, March 5th, 2020

Spelling: None today due to the half day.

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

Reading: Today was the Read-a-Thon fundraiser for our Mackinac trip.

Writing: We started drafting today. Each student has a daily word count goal of 100-300 words. This is easier to reach if students work at school and home. Check with your student and see how many words they have typed so far.

The novel project is due Wednesday, March 25. Homework is work on writing for at least 15 minutes daily during the week. Students should be finishing with prewriting and should be drafting the beginning of their story by now.

Novel Writing Project 2020

The final piece of the 3rd Marking Period will be our final fiction project of the year. Students will write and publish their own novel! Each student will write their own novel, with a word goal minimum of 1,000-3,000 words, based on their reading level (each student’s minimum writing goal is equal to their reading level multiplied by 500). The novels will be written in Google Docs (docs.google.com) to make use of the word count feature. Final novels will be uploaded to Lulu.com and published as paperback books, which can be purchased for reasonable prices. So yes, students will actually write and publish their own novels. This project is based on the National Novel Writing Month Young Writers program.

Math: Today was a work day using Khan Academy. Homework on weekdays is to practice math for 15 minutes using MobyMax or Khan Academy.

Science: None today due to the half day.

Social Studies: None today due to the half day.

Character Strength: We are learning about cheering for successes this week.

Notes:

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

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Class activities for Wednesday, March 4

Wednesday, March 4th, 2020

Spelling: None today. We worked on our leadership notebook again today to get them ready for Celebration of Learning tonight.

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

Reading: None today due to the half day.

Writing: None today due to the half day. The novel project is due Wednesday, March 25. Homework is work on writing for at least 15 minutes daily during the week. Students should be finishing prewriting tonight so they know what will be in the beginning, middle, and end of their story.

Novel Writing Project 2020

The final piece of the 3rd Marking Period will be our final fiction project of the year. Students will write and publish their own novel! Each student will write their own novel, with a word goal minimum of 1,000-3,000 words, based on their reading level (each student’s minimum writing goal is equal to their reading level multiplied by 500). The novels will be written in Google Docs (docs.google.com) to make use of the word count feature. Final novels will be uploaded to Lulu.com and published as paperback books, which can be purchased for reasonable prices. So yes, students will actually write and publish their own novels. This project is based on the National Novel Writing Month Young Writers program.

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

Science: We used hands, shoulders and arms to model how particles collide to send sound energy in a wave. Students also made a digital model of sound particles colliding.

Social Studies: We wrote notes about a book called, “The Go-Around Dollar,” which shows how money circles from people to businesses in an economy.

Character Strength: We are learning about cheering for successes this week.

Notes:

  • Celebration of Learning is tonight, Wednesday, March 4 from 4:30-7:00 pm. Come see your student’s leadership notebook, writing portfolio, and tour the school!
  • The Read-a-Thon is tomorrow. This our last fundraiser for our Mackinac trip. Students can bring donations, books, a blanket, a pillow, and a snack and drink.
  • Spring conferences are March 3 and 5. Students with academic or behavior concerns may be asked to attend a conference. View, sign up or edit your conference time here.
  • Learn more about the Zero Increase Bond and vote on May 5.
  • Is your student doing a Daily Homework Time? Here’s a sample schedule and more ideas to get started.
  • Check out our class calendar to stay up-to-date.
  • View grades, assignments, and attendance at Jupiter Ed.
  • Please send in remaining Mackinac donations and payments by Friday, April 17. Find more details about our Mackinac trip here.

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

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Class activities for Tuesday, March 3

Tuesday, March 3rd, 2020

Spelling: None today. We’ll be working on our leadership notebooks during spelling this week.

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

Reading: Today was a discussion day in Literature Circles.

Writing: We worked on prewriting for our next project, a novel:

Novel Writing Project 2020

The final piece of the 3rd Marking Period will be our final fiction project of the year. Students will write and publish their own novel! Each student will write their own novel, with a word goal minimum of 1,000-3,000 words, based on their reading level (each student’s minimum writing goal is equal to their reading level multiplied by 500). The novels will be written in Google Docs (docs.google.com) to make use of the word count feature. Final novels will be uploaded to Lulu.com and published as paperback books, which can be purchased for reasonable prices. So yes, students will actually write and publish their own novels. This project is based on the National Novel Writing Month Young Writers program.

The novel project is due Wednesday, March 25. Homework is work on writing for at least 15 minutes daily during the week. Your student should be prewriting the beginning, middle, and end of their novel by now.

Math: We practiced dividing using an area model today. Homework on weekdays is to practice math for 15 minutes using MobyMax or Khan Academy.

Science: We used coins to model how particles collide to make a sound wave. Homework is to finish pp. 36-38 if not done in class.

Social Studies: We finished writing notes about market economies and students completed a prediction chart about what businesses might produce. Homework is to finish the Prediction Chart if not done in class.

Character Strength: We are learning about cheering for successes this week.

Notes:

  • Celebration of Learning is Wednesday, March 4 from 4:30-7:00 pm. Come see your student’s leadership notebook, writing portfolio, and tour the school!
  • Spring conferences are March 3 and 5. Students with academic or behavior concerns may be asked to attend a conference. View, sign up or edit your conference time here.
  • Is your student doing a Daily Homework Time? Here’s a sample schedule and more ideas to get started.
  • Check out our class calendar to stay up-to-date.
  • View grades, assignments, and attendance at Jupiter Ed.
  • Please send in remaining Mackinac donations and payments by Friday, April 17. Find more details about our Mackinac trip here.

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

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