April 12th, 2011
Class activities for Tuesday, April 12
Spelling: None today.
Cursive: Ten cursive sentences of seven or more words each are due on Fridays.
Reading: Today was a discussion day in Literature Circles.
Writing: We talked about how to use a natural voice in informational writing. For example, rather than write like a Wikipedia article stuffed with impersonal facts, it will be more interesting to write with a personal voice, like how a person would talk.
Students worked on collecting research for their I-Search project. Students will research a topic and create a digital presentation using Google Docs (docs.mrhowd.com).
Here are more details about the I-Search project. Our general timeline :
- Week 1: Collect research
- Week 2: Select research, plan presentation, start draft of presentation
- Week 3: Finalize presentation, present at our I-Search Conference at the end of April
Math: Students practiced organizing data today. Homework is to finish Journal pp. 170-172. Note that only the survey part of p. 171 needs to be completed. The rest of the page will be completed in class tomorrow.
Science: We finished the measuring speed experiment. Homework is to finish calculating the speed and average speed of today’s trials and then to finish the analysis on p. 10.
Social Studies: We finished learning about slavery in the American Colonies. Homework is to finish Notebook pp 49-50.
- Yellow magnets: 0
- Orange magnets: 0
- Red magnets: 0
- STAR Awards: 0
- Magnets moved this week (goal: 10): 1
Check your student’s Personal and Social Growth grade at SnapGrades to see if your student moved their magnet. Need help with SnapGrades?
Notes:
- Why so much homework today? No one reason, really. It just so happened that today involved more work than we could finish in class. Other days, such as yesterday, have little or no homework.
- View or edit the spring “Paper and Coffee” juice volunteer list.
- View our class calendar.
- Check grades, assignments, and attendance at SnapGrades.
Our Mission:
Every student in Room 130 leaves improved and prepared for 6th grade.
