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Spelling: None today.

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

Reading: Today was a discussion day in Literature Circles.

Writing: We are learning about poetry this unit. A collection of poems with be due Friday, May 17.

Math: We practiced multiplying fractions to find the area of a rectangle. Homework is to finish Journal P11-5.

Science: Students completed an experiment to test if speed affected braking distance. Homework is to finish the analysis questions on p. 44. Students had to return their science books today, but the analysis questions for the final three experiments can be found here.

Social Studies: We learned about the Boston Tea Party and the Intolerable Acts. Homework is to finish the reading notes for those two topics if not done in class. Students also completed a quiz over the issues leading up to the Revolutionary War.

Behavior Update:

• Yellow magnets: 2
• Orange magnets: 0
• Red magnets: 0
• STAR Awards: 2
• Magnets moved this week (goal: 8): 9

Check your student’s Personal and Social Growth grade online to see if your student moved their magnet.

Notes:

• Check out our class calendar to stay up-to-date.
• View grades, assignments, and attendance online.
• Thinking of summer school or summer enrichment? Learn more here.

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

Spelling: None today.

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

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

Writing: We read more poems today from the book, Hate that Cat. A collection of poems with be due Friday, May 17.

Math: We practiced multiplying fractions. Homework is to finish Journal P11-4.

Science: We started an experiment about how speed affects braking distance in a vehicle. Today was also the first session of our Jet Toy Challenge. All the 5th grade students are competing in teams to build a balloon powered car. Local engineers from GM are helping the students design and test their cars.

Social Studies: We learned about the Stamp Act and the Boston Massacre. Homework is to finish the reading notes for those two topics.

Behavior Update:

• Yellow magnets: 2
• Orange magnets: 0
• Red magnets: 0
• STAR Awards: 1
• Magnets moved this week (goal: 8): 7

Check your student’s Personal and Social Growth grade online to see if your student moved their magnet.

Notes:

• Check out our class calendar to stay up-to-date.
• View grades, assignments, and attendance online.
• Thinking of summer school or summer enrichment? Learn more here.

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

Spelling: None today due to the late start.

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

Reading: None today due to extra time with science.

Writing: We read a poem by William Carlos Williams and then students wrote their own poems in the same style, focusing on emotion and imagery. A collection of poems with be due Friday, May 17.

Math: We practiced estimating products of fractions.

Science: Students completed an an activity about applying balanced and unbalanced forces to a wooden block. Force meters were used to measure the forces. Homework is to finish the analysis questions on p. 40 started in class.

Social Studies: None today due to the late start.

Behavior Update:

• Yellow magnets: 2
• Orange magnets: 0
• Red magnets: 0
• STAR Awards: 0
• Magnets moved this week (goal: 8): 5

Check your student’s Personal and Social Growth grade online to see if your student moved their magnet.

Notes:

• Check out our class calendar to stay up-to-date.
• View grades, assignments, and attendance online.
• Thinking of summer school or summer enrichment? Learn more here.

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

Spelling: Students completed a spelling and skill test today.

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

Reading: We used our Literature Circles time to read and write notes about social studies.

Writing: We started a unit on poetry by reading from Hate that Cat by Sharon Creech.

Math: We practiced estimating products of fractions. Homework is to finish Journal P11-3.

Science: We learned about Newton’s second and third laws of motion, involving the equation, force = mass x acceleration (f=ma), and also that every action has an equal and opposite reaction. We also learned that balanced forces keep at object at rest or moving steadily, but balanced forces can speed up or slow down an object. Homework is to finish the analysis questions on p. 36.

Social Studies: We learned about the Proclamation of 1763 (colonists can’t cross the Appalachian Mountains) and the Quartering Act (colonists have to house and feed soldiers). Homework is to finish notebook p. 56.

Behavior Update:

• Yellow magnets: 0
• Orange magnets: 0
• Red magnets: 0
• STAR Awards: 0
• Magnets moved this week (goal: 8): 3

Check your student’s Personal and Social Growth grade online to see if your student moved their magnet.

Notes:

• Check out our class calendar to stay up-to-date.
• View grades, assignments, and attendance online.
• Thinking of summer school or summer enrichment? Learn more here.

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

Spelling: We reviewed compound words and common long vowel patterns. Long vowel sounds will be the skill tested on tomorrow’s spelling test.

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

Reading: We read in our science book about Newton’s laws of motion.

Writing: None today due to our technology time.

Math: We practiced multiplying fractions by whole numbers. Homework is to finish Journal P11-2.

Science: We learned about Newton’s laws of motion, inertia, friction and how forces can start, stop or keep an object moving.

Social Studies: None today.

Behavior Update:

• Yellow magnets: 3
• Orange magnets: 0
• Red magnets: 0
• STAR Awards: 3
• Magnets moved this week (goal: 8): 3

Check your student’s Personal and Social Growth grade online to see if your student moved their magnet.

Notes:

• Check out our class calendar to stay up-to-date.
• View grades, assignments, and attendance online.
• Thinking of summer school or summer enrichment? Learn more here.

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