Category Archive for 'Class activities'

Online activities for Thursday, May 21

Thursday, May 21st, 2020

See our Online School Agenda to see what we worked on today. You and your students can easily get to the agenda from go.mrhowd.com/online.

Reading: Students practiced reading with MobyMax Reading Skills Literature and Informational again today, working on the strategies of theme and problem and solution. Several students still have these as unfinished assignments. Check the Online School Agenda for details.

Writing: Students worked on drafting their Find It, Decide It research project. Students are working with a partner to research a decision and make a choice. This project will be due Friday, May 29. Check the Online School Agenda for directions and links. Your student and partner should have their draft completed, including an introduction, similarities, differences, and their decision.

Math: We worked on multiplying fractions today. In order to finish this topic by next Tuesday, students will need to complete two skills per day. Check the Online School Agenda for directions and links.

Science: None today.

Social Studies: Students learned about two regions in the western US and completed a note page. Check the Online School Agenda for directions and links.

Notes:

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

Online activities for Wednesday, May 20

Wednesday, May 20th, 2020

See our Online School Agenda to see what we worked on today. You and your students can easily get to the agenda from go.mrhowd.com/online.

Reading: Students practiced reading with MobyMax Reading Skills Literature and Informational again today, working on the strategies of theme and problem and solution. Check the Online School Agenda for details.

Writing: Students worked on drafting their Find It, Decide It research project. Students are working with a partner to research a decision and make a choice. This project will be due Friday, May 29. Check the Online School Agenda for directions and links. Your student and partner should have the introduction and similarities sections done by now, and should be working on the differences today.

Math: We started a new topic on multiplying fractions today. In order to finish this topic by next Tuesday, students will need to complete two skills per day. Check the Online School Agenda for directions and links.

Science: Students worked on learning about energy at MobyMax Science.

Social Studies: None today.

Notes:

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

Online activities for Tuesday, May 19

Tuesday, May 19th, 2020

See our Online School Agenda to see what we worked on today. You and your students can easily get to the agenda from go.mrhowd.com/online.

Reading: Students practiced reading with MobyMax Reading Skills Literature and Informational today. Check the Online School Agenda for details.

Writing: Students worked on drafting their Find It, Decide It research project. Students are working with a partner to research a decision and make a choice. This project will be due Friday, May 29. Check the Online School Agenda for directions and links. Your student and partner should have the introduction and similarities sections done by now. Many students have yet to start this project.

Math: Students continued to work on adding and subtracting fractions. Today was our final work day to finish this topic. Students may need to work during afternoons or on Friday if they haven’t worked enough to finish this topic yet. Check the Online School Agenda for directions and links.

Science: None today.

Social Studies: Students learned about a way to divide the US into four regions by drawing four lines on a map. Check the Online School Agenda for directions and links.

Notes:

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

Online activities for Monday, May 18

Monday, May 18th, 2020

See our Online School Agenda to see what we worked on today. You and your students can easily get to the agenda from go.mrhowd.com/online.

Reading: Students practiced reading with MobyMax Reading Stories and Reading Skills Literature today. Check the Online School Agenda for details.

Writing: Students started our last project of the year, called Find It, Decide It. Students will be working with a partner to research a decision and make a choice. This project will be due Friday, May 29. Check the Online School Agenda for directions and links.

Math: Students continued to work on adding and subtracting fractions. We are planning to finish this topic by tomorrow, May 19. Students will need to work at a focused pace, completing several skills a day, to finish. Check the Online School Agenda for directions and links.

Science: Students worked on MobyMax Science today. The “Energy 2” topic about forms of energy is due at the end of the week.

Social Studies: None today.

Notes:

  • Announcement: Next year, I will be the 3-5 grade technology teacher at McGrath. I’ll get to see everyone in TechEx every day, but they will have a new 5th-grade classroom teacher.
  • Do you need any help with technology or a wifi hotspot to use at home? If so, feel free to contact me or call the Help Desk at 591-1697 and 591-1698
  • See our Online School Agenda to see what we worked on today and to find directions and links. Make sure your student completes the work they missed if they didn’t join us during the day.
  • View grades at Jupiter Ed.
  • Please see here if your student needs to turn in late or missing work.

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

Online activities for Thursday, May 14

Thursday, May 14th, 2020

See our Online School Agenda to see what we worked on today. You and your students can easily get to the agenda from go.mrhowd.com/online.

Reading: Today was a discussion day in Literature Circles. Students recorded videos of their reading notes and their answers to other student’s responses. Students also completed a MobyMax Reading Level Assessment. Check the Online School Agenda for details.

Writing: Students published their collection of poems today. This is due tomorrow, May 15. Check the Online School Agenda for directions and links. Students should have four to five poems written by now.

Math: Students continued to work on adding and subtracting fractions. We are planning to finish this topic by May 19. Students will need to work at a focused pace, completing several skills a day, to finish. Check the Online School Agenda for directions and links.

Science: None today.

Social Studies: Students learned about special regions of the United States. Check the Online School Agenda for directions and links.

Notes:

  • Announcement: Next year, I will be the 3-5 grade technology teacher at McGrath. I’ll get to see everyone in TechEx every day, but they will have a new 5th-grade classroom teacher.
  • Do you need any help with technology or a wifi hotspot to use at home? If so, feel free to contact me or call the Help Desk at 591-1697 and 591-1698
  • See our Online School Agenda to see what we worked on today and to find directions and links. Make sure your student completes the work they missed if they didn’t join us during the day.
  • View grades at Jupiter Ed.
  • Please see here if your student needs to turn in late or missing work.

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