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Spelling: Students started making Words to Learn lists by correcting words missed on the last 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: Students started organized their information into a Mind Map today using the MindMup Google Drive app. They will use their mind maps to plan their slide presentation and will start working on that as soon as tomorrow. The I-Search project is due on April 29. Students will share their research as a digital presentation during our I-Search Conference on April 29.

Homework is to finish the mind map started in class.

Math: We’ve been working on standard division lately using Khan Academy. Today we practiced 1-digit division with no remainders. Our target is to finish division skills by the end of April.

Here are some skills we’ve been working on:

• Zeros in the dividend (no remainders)
• Zeros in the quotient (no remainders)
• Divide by 1-digit numbers (no remainders) (Exercise)

Homework is to practice MobyMax Math or Khan Academy for at least 15 minutes.

Science: None today. We’ll have a MiniQuiz tomorrow about the sun, moon, and earth.

Social Studies: We reviewed the powers of each branch and learned that each branch has special powers and limits on those powers. Students completed a MiniQuiz today about how the government is organized into branches and levels.

Notes:

• MP3 Report cards are available in ParentVue or StudentVue.
• Looking for a way to motivate your student to read at home? Try Don’t Break the Chain. It’s a simple way to building reading habits.
• Check out our class calendar to stay up-to-date.
• Visit our Links page: keep track of all the websites we use for learning, or try something new.
• View grades, assignments, and attendance at ParentVue or StudentVue.

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

Spelling: None today.

Cursive: Ten cursive sentences, seven or more words each, are due on Fridays. This week’s will be due on Monday.

Reading: Today was a reading day in Literature Circles; some groups worked on making connections and solving unknown words through chunking and context clues.

Writing: Students continued to work on finding information for their I-Search informational research project using books and websites. The project is due on April 29. Students will share their research as a digital presentation during our I-Search Conference on April 29.

Math: We’ve been working on standard division lately using Khan Academy.

Here are some skills we’ve been working on:

• Zeros in the dividend (no remainders)
• Zeros in the quotient (no remainders)

Homework is to practice MobyMax Math or Khan Academy for at least 15 minutes.

Science: We learned that the earth has around 20 features that make it habitable for life: oxygen atmosphere, right location from sun, correct size star, rocky planet, liquid water, magnetic field, and many others. All these features are needed for life and show that earth-like planets are rare in the universe.

Social Studies: None today.

Notes:

• Report cards will be available at the end of the week.
• Looking for a way to motivate your student to read at home? Try Don’t Break the Chain. It’s a simple way to building reading habits.
• Check out our class calendar to stay up-to-date.
• Visit our Links page: keep track of all the websites we use for learning, or try something new.
• View grades, assignments, and attendance at ParentVue or StudentVue.

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

Spelling: Today was a preview of upcoming spelling words.

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

Reading: Today was a discussion day in Literature Circles.

Writing: Students continued to work on finding information for their I-Search informational research project using books and websites. The project is due on April 29. Students will share their research as a digital presentation during our I-Search Conference on April 29.

Math: We’ve been working on standard division lately using Khan Academy.

Here are some skills we’ve been working on:

•  Zeros in the dividend (no remainders)
•  Zeros in the quotient (no remainders)

Homework is to practice MobyMax Math or Khan Academy for at least 15 minutes.

Science: None today due to extra time with math.

Social Studies: Today was a reading skills and AR practice day.

Notes:

• Report cards will be available at the end of the week.
• Looking for a way to motivate your student to read at home? Try Don’t Break the Chain. It’s a simple way to building reading habits.
• Check out our class calendar to stay up-to-date.
• Visit our Links page: keep track of all the websites we use for learning, or try something new.
• View grades, assignments, and attendance at ParentVue or StudentVue.

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

Spelling: None today.

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 solving unknown words by breaking the word into chunks, and some worked on summarizing.

Writing: Students worked on finding information for their I-Search informational research project using books and websites. We’ll be collecting information for this week. The project is due on April 29. Students will share their research as a digital presentation during our I-Search Conference on April 29.

Math: None today due to extra time with science. We’ll have extra math tomorrow.

Homework is to practice MobyMax Math or Khan Academy for at least 15 minutes.

Science: We continued watching a documentary about if earth-like planets are special or common in the universe.

Social Studies: We wrote notes about how the government is organized into branches and levels.

Notes:

• Report cards will be available at the end of the week.
• Looking for a way to motivate your student to read at home? Try Don’t Break the Chain. It’s a simple way to building reading habits.
• Check out our class calendar to stay up-to-date.
• Visit our Links page: keep track of all the websites we use for learning, or try something new.
• View grades, assignments, and attendance at ParentVue or StudentVue.

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

Spelling: None today.

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

Reading: None today due to getting new seats, captains, and jobs.

Writing: We went to the library today and students looked for books to support their I-Search informational research project. We’ll be collecting information for this week. The project is due on April 29. Students will share their research as a digital presentation during our I-Search Conference on April 29.

Math: We worked on the standard method of division today, and students practice math skills at Khan Academy.

Homework is to practice MobyMax Math or Khan Academy for at least 15 minutes.

Science: We started watching a documentary about if earth-like planets are special or common in the universe.

Social Studies: None today.

Notes:

• Report cards will be available at the end of the week.
• Looking for a way to motivate your student to read at home? Try Don’t Break the Chain. It’s a simple way to building reading habits.
• Check out our class calendar to stay up-to-date.
• Visit our Links page: keep track of all the websites we use for learning, or try something new.
• View grades, assignments, and attendance at ParentVue or StudentVue.

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