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Spelling: Today was the school spelling bee! Congratulations to our room finalists, Yousef and Jaxon. Jaxon will move on to the district spelling bee!

Tomorrow will be a spelling test.

Cursive: Cursive pp. 45-47 are available and are due Friday.

Reading: Students worked on MobyMax Reading Stories and Foundational Reading today.

Math: None today due to the late start and the school spelling bee. Homework on weekdays is to practice math for 15 minutes using MobyMax or Khan Academy.

Science: None today due to the late start.

Social Studies: None today due to the late start.

Character Strength: We are learning about optimism this week.

Notes:

• Family Math and Science Night is January 30 from 5:30-7:00 pm. Lots of fun experiments, math games, and free hot dogs! Please come!
• 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 JupiterGrades.

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

Spelling: We reviewed diagraphs, which are two letters that form one new sound: ch, th, sh, ph, wh. This will be the skill tested on Thursday’s spelling test.

Cursive: Cursive pp. 45-47 are available and are due Friday.

Reading: We read a realistic fiction story about someone helping during tornados and hurricanes by donating supplies.

Math: We used MobyMax Math to practice multiplication again today. We are up to 22 students finished with the one-digit multiplication lesson; only 6 more students to go! Most of the class is now working on two-digit multiplication. Homework on weekdays is to practice math for 15 minutes using MobyMax or Khan Academy.

Science: Students wrote a scientific explanation about how a gecko could see its prey and they recognize if it was safe to eat. Homework is to finish notebook p. 60 if not done in class.

Social Studies: We used this time to learn about the Mexican tradition of Dia de los Reyes – the Day of the Kings. The “Three Kings” visited our classroom and left fruit snacks in the shoes that students left by their desks.

Character Strength: We are learning about optimism this week.

Notes:

• Tomorrow is a late start day; school begins at 11 am.
• Family Math and Science Night is January 30 from 5:30-7:00 pm. Lots of fun experiments, math games, and free hot dogs! Please come!
• 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 JupiterGrades.

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

Spelling: None today.

Cursive: Cursive pp. 45-47 are available and are due Friday.

Reading: We started a new topic and read a realistic fiction story about helping our communities.

Math: We used MobyMax Math to practice multiplication again today. Elven students are finished with the one-digit multiplication lesson, meaning that 17 students are not finished yet. Homework on weekdays is to practice math for 15 minutes using MobyMax or Khan Academy.

Science: We used a model to show how an organism uses light to see an object and then uses its memories to recognize what to do with the object.

Social Studies: We reviewed our rights and responsibilities as Americans.

Character Strength: We are learning about optimism this week.

Notes:

• Wednesday is a late start day; school begins at 11 am.
• Family Math and Science Night is January 30 from 5:30-7:00 pm. Lots of fun experiments, math games, and free hot dogs! Please come!
• 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 JupiterGrades.

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

Today was our Mexican Fiesta! We started by making farolitos (little lanterns) out of paper and reading a book called The Night of Las Posadas.  

We then started our own Las Posadas. We went to the cafeteria and the office, and they wouldn’t let us in for shelter, but the family members in our class finally gave us shelter and we started our fiesta! We sang Cascabel and El Burrito de Belen (the Little Donkey of Bethlehem).

Then we all took a whack at the piñata. It lasted long enough for everyone to take a swing! Then we headed back to the room to eat. The menu included:

• Mexican-style tacos on corn tostada shells;
• Spicy shredded chicken eaten with torn flour tortillas;
• Nopalitos (prickly pear cactus!);
• Pepinos (cucumbers with lemon juice and salt);
• Mexican hot chocolate (hot chocolate with cinnamon);
• Cinnamon churros; and,
• Buñelos (fried flour tortillas with cinnamon and sugar).

Later, we played Toma Todo, a Mexican top game much like the Jewish dreidel. In this game, students start with ten beans, then take or put in beans as the top says. The person with the winning amount of beans could select a Mexican pop. We also played Loteria, a Mexican bingo game.

A grande-sized thanks to the family members who helped prepare and serve food today at the fiesta, and for all the generous donations–we had more than enough food and everyone had their fill!

Feliz Navidad!

Spelling: None today.

Cursive: Cursive pp. 42-44 are available and were due today.

Reading: Today was a discussion day in Literature Circles.

Math: We used MobyMax Math to practice multiplication again today. Homework on weekdays is to practice math for 15 minutes using MobyMax or Khan Academy.

Science: We modeled how a lizard sees and recognizes its prey. We talked about how the brain forms an image and then compares that image with a memory to know what choice to make.

Social Studies: We used this time to make papel picado, a Mexican punched paper decoration.

Character Strength: We are learning about self-control this week.

Notes:

• Our Mexican Fiesta is Friday, December 20 from 9 am until noon. Family members are welcome and needed for food preparation, set up and clean up in the morning during the party. Here is our volunteer and guest list. Family members, due to the limited size of our classroom and the amount of food we have, we are not able to accommodate younger siblings.
• 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 JupiterGrades.

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