January 15th, 2014
Class activities for Wednesday, January 15
Spelling: We learned some rules for suffixes:
- Most suffixes are just added onto a word: pencils, walking, painter
- Drop the silent e before vowel suffixes: careful, caring, dancing, dancer
- Double the final consonant for one syllable words using vowel suffixes: hugging, hugs, running, runs
Cursive: Cursive workbook pp. 60-62 are due Friday.
Reading: Today was a reading day in Literature Circles; some groups worked on determining importance and using context clues and reading strategies.
Writing: Students continued drafting for Choose Your Own Adventure fiction gamebook project. Students will publish their adventure as a website at sites.mrhowd.com. See below for more details.
This project is due Friday, January 17. Students should be finishing their story, revising, or editing at this point.
Choose Your Own Adventure Resources
- See examples of Choose Your Own Adventure fiction websites here and here.
- Look at some examples of different kinds of endings in a Choose Your Own Adventure Story.
- Find a complete list of resources here.
Math: None today due to the McGrath Spelling Bee.
Science: We used syringes to learn that matter takes up space. When the syringes were filled with air, students weren’t able to press the plunger in all the way.
Social Studies: None today due to extra time with reading.
- Yellow magnets: 0
- Orange magnets: 0
- Red magnets: 0
- STAR Awards: 0
- Magnets moved this week (goal: 9): 0
- Hours with no magnets (Last time: 3): 28
Check your student’s Personal and Social Growth grade online to see if your student moved their magnet.
Notes:
- Visit our Links page: keep track of all the websites we use for learning, or try something new.
- Check out our class calendar to stay up-to-date.
- View grades, report cards, behavior, assignments, and attendance online.
Our Mission:
All students in Room 130 will do their best and get ready for 5th grade.
