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Spelling: We reviewed common spelling patterns for the /ch/ sound: ch and tch.

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

Reading: None today due to the middle school scheduling assembly.

Writing: Students continued to write write an essay from a short story we read this week.

The next piece of writing, a literary essay (here’s an example), is due Friday, February 8. Students will select a book or story and write an essay to share their thoughts about a theme or big idea from the story.

Math: None today due to STAR Friday.

Science: We reviewed the clinical trials experiment completed yesterday.

Social Studies: We learned about King Philip’s War in which the American Indians fought against the English settlers in New England. Homework is to finish notebook p. 37.

Behavior Update:

• Yellow magnets: 2
  
• Orange magnets: 1
• Red magnets: 0
• STAR Awards: 0
• 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:

• Middle school course request sheets are due by February 14.
• Check out our class calendar to stay up-to-date.
• View grades, assignments, and attendance online.

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

Spelling: We reviewed common spelling patterns for the /j/ sound. We learned that dge usually following a short vowel sound (as in fudge or badge), but the ge pattern usually follows a long vowel (as in wage or huge).

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

Reading: Today was a reading and discussion day in Literature Circles.

Writing: We read a short story and practiced thinking about a theme or big idea from the story. Students started to write an essay from this story and planned what examples they would use to prove their thinking.

The next piece of writing, a literary essay (here’s an example), is due Friday, February 8. Students will select a book or story and write an essay to share their thoughts about a theme or big idea from the story.

Math: We practiced solving multiple step problems today. Homework is to finish Journal P6-7.

Science: None today due to extra time with reading.

Social Studies: Students compared and contracted the three English settlements of Roanoke, Jamestown, and Plymouth.

Behavior Update:

• Yellow magnets: 3
  
• Orange magnets: 0
• Red magnets: 0
• STAR Awards: 0
• Magnets moved this week (goal: 8): 4

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.

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: None today due to extra time with science. We’ll have extra time with Literature Circles tomorrow.

Writing: We started a new writing project today. The next piece of writing will be a literary essay (here’s an example). Students will select a book or story and write an essay to share their thoughts about a theme or big idea from the story. The essay is due Friday, February 8.

Math: We practiced multiplying two decimals. Homework is to finish Journal P6-6.

Science: We completed a simulation to model a clinical trial. Students use the taste of some yellow lemonade to simulate a headache. Then they drank some pink lemonade to simulate the medicine. If the pink lemonade tasted better, that meant the headache was gone, if it tasted worse, them side effects showed up, and no taste difference meant no change in the headache. Homework is to finish the Analysis questions 1-4 on pp. A14-15.

Social Studies: We learned about the hardships and successes of the Plymouth colony. Homework is to finish notebook p. 36.

Behavior Update:

• Yellow magnets: 1
  
• 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.

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

Spelling: Students finished their Words to Learn lists from words missed on the last spelling test. We also reviewed common spellling patterns for the /k/ sound.

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

Reading: Today was a reading day in Literature Circles.

Writing: Students continued to work on their Choose Your Own Adventure fiction gamebook websites. This project is due Monday, January 21. Students should be revising or editing at this point.

Math: None today due to STAR Friday.

Science: We reviewed the activity about how the disease pellagra was discovered through the use of human testing.

Social Studies: We learned about the hardships and successes of the Jamestown colony. Homework is to finish notebook p. 35.

Behavior Update:

• Yellow magnets: 0
  
• Orange magnets: 0
• Red magnets: 0
• STAR Awards: 0
• Magnets moved this week (goal: 8): 4

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

Notes:

• View Career Fair pictures and videos here.
• Check out our class calendar to stay up-to-date.
• View grades, assignments, and attendance online.

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

Spelling: Students made their Words to Learn lists from words missed on the last spelling test.

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

Reading: Today was a discussion day in Literature Circles.

Writing: Students continued to draft their Choose Your Own Adventure fiction gamebook websites. Students will write a fiction adventure story with choices that the reader can make. Each choice can change how the story turns out.  Students will publish their adventure as a website at sites.mrhowd.com. See below for more details.

This project is due Monday, January 21. Students should be revising or editing at this point.

Choose Your Own Adventure Resources

• See examples of Choose Your Own Adventure fiction websites here and here.
• Here are some good student examples:
  • William’s Roanoke Adventure
  • Abel’s Aztec Terror
  • Katie’s Lost Statue hunt
  • Nancy’s Under Water Adventure!
• Find a complete list of resources here.

Math: None today due to the career fair.

Science: None today due to musical rehearsal.

Social Studies: None today due to musical rehearsal.

Behavior Update:

• Yellow magnets: 0
  
• Orange magnets: 0
• Red magnets: 0
• STAR Awards: 0
• Magnets moved this week (goal: 8): 4

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

Notes:

• The Fifth Grade Musical is tonight, Thursday, at 6:30 pm.
• Today was the Career Fair. View pictures here.
• Check out our class calendar to stay up-to-date.
• View grades, assignments, and attendance online.

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