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Spelling: Today was a spelling and skill test about compound words.

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

Reading: Today was a reading day in Literature Circles; some groups worked on visualizing as a reading strategy.

Writing: Today was a revising work day. Students worked on revising their personal narrative by adding or removing words, sentences, paragraphs, and ideas. Our last personal narrative will be due Monday, November 7; your student should be finished with their draft at this time at least a full page) and making changes by revising. Homework is to work on writing for at least 15 minutes.

Math: We started to review single-digit multiplication today, for example 23 x 7. Students also worked on math skills at Khan Academy or MobyMax. Homework is to practice math for at least 15 minutes using MobyMax Math or Khan Academy.

Here are some Khan Academy topics your students should be finished with this week:

• Rounding decimals
• Adding decimals
• Subtracting decimals
• Exponents
• Distributive Property
• Multiplication Without Regrouping

Science: Students finished working on an open-notebook quiz about experiments 2-4.

Social Studies: None today due to our reading skills and AR practice time.

Notes:

• The Fall Harvest Family Night is October 27 from 6-8 pm.
• Fall conferences are November 15-17. View, edit, or sign up for conferences online.
• Our class Hawaiian Beach Bash party is Friday, November 4 from 9-noon. Here’s our volunteer and guest sign up list.
• Have you set up a Daily Homework Time for your student? Consider 15 minutes of math, 15 minutes of writing, and 20 minutes of something else to make a brain smarter!
• Check out our class calendar to stay up-to-date.
• View links to all the websites we use in class.
• View grades, assignments, and attendance at JupiterGrades.

Our Mission:
All students in Room 130 will do their best and get ready for 6th grade.

Spelling: We practiced spelling compound words today. This will be the skill tested on tomorrow’s spelling test.

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

Reading: Today was a discussion day in Literature Circles.

Writing: We reviewed the idea of adding inner story details to writing. Inner story includes the thoughts and feelings of a character that make them seem real.

Students also worked on drafting their personal narrative. Our last personal narrative will be due Monday, November 7; your student should be finished with their draft by tonight (at least a full page). Homework is to work on writing for at least 15 minutes and to finish drafting.

Math: We practiced the distributive property today using a Khan Academy topic of articles and practices. Students also worked on math skills at Khan Academy or MobyMax. Homework is to practice math for at least 15 minutes using MobyMax Math or Khan Academy.

Here are some Khan Academy topics your students should be finished with this week:

• Rounding decimals
• Adding decimals
• Subtracting decimals
• Exponents
• Distributive Property

Science: None today.

Social Studies: We read about several other Spanish explorers who often searched for riches, but usually failed to find them. However, they were able to claim a lot of land for Spain.

Notes:

• The Fall Harvest Family Night is October 27 from 6-8 pm.
• Fall conferences are November 15-17. View, edit, or sign up for conferences online.
• Our class Hawaiian Beach Bash party is Friday, November 4 from 9-noon. Here’s our volunteer list.
• Have you set up a Daily Homework Time for your student? Consider 15 minutes of math, 15 minutes of writing, and 20 minutes of something else to make a brain smarter!
• Check out our class calendar to stay up-to-date.
• View links to all the websites we use in class.
• View grades, assignments, and attendance at JupiterGrades.

Our Mission:
All students in Room 130 will do their best and get ready for 6th grade.

Spelling: We practiced writing words with consonant blends, such as state and stood. The st in each is a blend.

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

Reading: Today was a reading day in Literature Circles; some groups worked on making connections as a reading strategy.

Writing: We talked about organizing writing so that a story connects from beginning, to middle, to end, focusing just the best parts.

Students also worked on drafting their personal narrative. Our last personal narrative will be due Monday, November 7; your student should be nearing the end of their draft at this point (nearing at least a full page). Homework is to work on writing for at least 15 minutes.

Math: We practiced exponents today using a Khan Academy topic of articles and practices. Students also worked on math skills at Khan Academy or MobyMax. Homework is to practice math for at least 15 minutes using MobyMax Math or Khan Academy.

Here are some Khan Academy topics your students should be finished with this week:

• Rounding decimals
• Adding decimals
• Subtracting decimals
• Exponents

Science: Students started working on an open-notebook quiz today and will finish it tomorrow.

Social Studies: We read about Hernan Cortes and his conquest of the Aztecs to get riches.

Notes:

• The Fall Harvest Family Night is October 27 from 6-8 pm.
• Our class Hawaiian Beach Bash party is Friday, November 4 from 9-noon. Here’s our volunteer list.
• Have you set up a Daily Homework Time for your student? Consider 15 minutes of math, 15 minutes of writing, and 20 minutes of something else to make a brain smarter!
• Check out our class calendar to stay up-to-date.
• View links to all the websites we use in class.
• View grades, assignments, and attendance at JupiterGrades.

Our Mission:
All students in Room 130 will do their best and get ready for 6th grade.

Spelling: We used letter cards to create words, including words with suffixes.

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

Reading: Today was a reading skills practice day.

Writing: We talked about adding visual details to make places in stories seem real.

Students also worked on drafting their personal narrative. Our last personal narrative will be due Monday, November 7; your student should be about half done with their draft at this point. Homework is to work on writing for at least 15 minutes.

Math: We practiced estimating products by rounding, then multiplying. Students also worked on math skills at Khan Academy or MobyMax. Homework is to practice math for at least 15 minutes using MobyMax Math or Khan Academy.

Here are some Khan Academy topics your students should be finished with this week:

• Rounding decimals
• Adding decimals
• Subtracting decimals

Science: We reviewed our last experiment about testing medicines scientifically.

Social Studies: We read about Spanish explorers, including Christopher Columbus.

Notes:

• The Fall Harvest Family Night is October 27 from 6-8 pm.
• Our class Hawaiian Beach Bash party is Friday, November 4 from 9-noon. Here’s our volunteer list.
• Have you set up a Daily Homework Time for your student? Consider 15 minutes of math, 15 minutes of writing, and 20 minutes of something else to make a brain smarter!
• Check out our class calendar to stay up-to-date.
• View links to all the websites we use in class.
• View grades, assignments, and attendance at JupiterGrades.

Our Mission:
All students in Room 130 will do their best and get ready for 6th grade.

Spelling: We practiced adding suffixes to make number words: tenth, hundredth, twentieth, thirtieth, etc.

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

Reading: Students received new Literature Circles books today and we planned how many pages each group would read in a day.

Writing: We practiced breaking text into paragraphs today.

Students also started their to draft their personal narrative. Our last personal narrative will be due Monday, November 7; your student should be done prewriting at this point and drafting. Homework is to work on writing for at least 15 minutes.

Math: We practiced multiplying multiples of ten today. Students practiced this or decimal skills using Khan Academy or MobyMax. Homework is to practice math for at least 15 minutes using MobyMax Math or Khan Academy.

Here are some Khan Academy topics your students should be finished with this week:

• Rounding decimals
• Adding decimals
• Subtracting decimals

Science: None today due to our reading skills practice time.

Social Studies: We practiced reading and writing timelines. Homework is to finish the timeline on p. 43.

Notes:

• The Fall Harvest Family Night is October 27 from 6-8 pm.
• Our class Hawaiian Beach Bash party is Friday, November 4 from 9-noon.
• Have you set up a Daily Homework Time for your student? Consider 15 minutes of math, 15 minutes of writing, and 20 minutes of something else to make a brain smarter!
• Check out our class calendar to stay up-to-date.
• View links to all the websites we use in class.
• View grades, assignments, and attendance at JupiterGrades.

Our Mission:
All students in Room 130 will do their best and get ready for 6th grade.