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Spelling: None today due to the late start day.

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

Reading: We started reading a book, Love That Dog, by Sharon Creech. We will use this book as part of learning about poetry in writing.

Writing: We started to learn about poetry today. The next portfolio piece in writing will be a collection of poems, due Monday, May 21.

Math: Students completed a fractions test today. There is no homework tonight, how about some Khan Academy practice?

• Prime numbers
• Composite numbers
• Equivalent fractions
• Fractions on the number line 1
• Comparing fractions 1
• Fraction word problems 1

Extra skills for super smartness!

• Ordering fractions
• Equivalent fractions 2
• Recognizing fractions
• Comparing fractions 2
• Fractions on the number line 2
• Factors and multiples

Science: None today due to the late start day.

Social Studies: None today due to the late start day.

Behavior Update:

• Yellow magnets: 0
• Orange magnets: 0
• Red magnets: 0
• STAR Awards: 0
• Magnets moved this week (goal: 10): 2

Check your student’s Personal and Social Growth grade at JupiterGrades to see if your student moved their magnet. Need help with JupiterGrades?

Notes:

• Our Mackinac Trip is Friday, May 11. Here are all the details.
• Students have been asked to work on Khan Academy for at least 60 minutes per week.
• 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: Today was a spelling and skill test.

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

Reading: Today was a reading day in Literature Circles.

Writing: None today due to our technology time.

Math: We reviewed for tomorrow’s math test over fractions. There is a practice test on math book pp. 284-285 that would be a good study guide. Here are skills from Khan Academy that would help for the test:

• Prime numbers
• Composite numbers
• Equivalent fractions
• Fractions on the number line 1
• Comparing fractions 1
• Fraction word problems 1

Extra skills for super smartness!

• Ordering fractions
• Equivalent fractions 2
• Recognizing fractions
• Comparing fractions 2
• Fractions on the number line 2
• Factors and multiples

Science: None today due to our math skills practice time.

Social Studies: We wrote notes in our minibooks about push and pull factors of the Great Migration in the 1900s.

Behavior Update:

• Yellow magnets: 2
• Orange magnets: 0
• Red magnets: 0
• STAR Awards: 0
• Magnets moved this week (goal: 10): 2

Check your student’s Personal and Social Growth grade at JupiterGrades to see if your student moved their magnet. Need help with JupiterGrades?

Notes:

• Our Mackinac Trip is Friday, May 11. Here are all the details.
• Students have been asked to work on Khan Academy for at least 60 minutes per week.
• 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 compound words today. This will be the skill tested on tomorrow’s spelling test.

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 making questions and connections as reading strategies.

Writing: Students completed a building writing test today.

Math: We reviewed equivalent fractions and comparing fractions today. Students also practiced comparing three fractions to put them in order. Homework is to finish Journal P11-7.

Science: None today due to extra time with writing.

Social Studies: We started to read a book about the Great Migration of African American farm workers to northern factories in the 1900s. We talked about factors that pushed them away from their homes and what pulled them to their new homes.

Behavior Update:

• Yellow magnets: 0
• Orange magnets: 0
• Red magnets: 0
• STAR Awards: 0
• Magnets moved this week (goal: 10): 0

Check your student’s Personal and Social Growth grade at JupiterGrades to see if your student moved their magnet. Need help with JupiterGrades?

Notes:

• Students have been asked to work on Khan Academy for at least 60 minutes per week.
• 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 due to our I-Search Conference.

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

Reading: Today was a discussion day in Literature Circles.

Writing: Today was our I-Search Conference! The students received many compliments about their dress, factual presentations and speaking! Thanks to all the family members that visited!

Math: Students worked on equivalent fractions and comparing fractions today using Khan Academy.

Science: None today due to our I-Search Conference.

Social Studies: None today due to our I-Search Conference.

Behavior Update:

• Yellow magnets: 2
• Orange magnets: 0
• Red magnets: 0
• STAR Awards: 0
• Magnets moved this week (goal: 10): 8

Check your student’s Personal and Social Growth grade at JupiterGrades to see if your student moved their magnet. Need help with JupiterGrades?

Notes:

• Students have been asked to work on Khan Academy for at least 60 minutes per week.
• 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: Ten cursive sentences, seven or more words each, are due on Fridays.

Reading: Today was a reading assembly to celebrate the reading month activities from March.

Writing: Students continued to work on the I-Search research project by working on their digital presentation using Google Docs.

This informational project will be presented on Friday, April 27 at our I-Search Conference. Family members are welcome to attend (see the schedule)!

Math: We reviewed equivalent fractions today. We also learned about how to compare two fractions by using fractions strips to show pictures of the fractions, or by seeing which fractions are closer to whole or to one-half. Homework is to finish Journal P 11-6. Also, I’ve asked students to work on Khan Academy for at least 60 minutes per week. I’ll check each Friday to see if students have achieved this goal. Khan Academy is a great way for students to practice math skills we learn in class, or to learn new ones!

Science: We learned from The Privileged Planet that there are about 20 different ingredients that are needed for a planet to support life. The chance that even one planet will have all the necessary ingredients is one planet in 1,000 trillion! This seems to say that the earth is rare and is uniquely suited in the universe for life and scientific discovery. See Monday’s post for the trailer.

Social Studies: None today due to our math skills time.

Behavior Update:

• Yellow magnets: 2
• Orange magnets: 1
• Red magnets: 0
• STAR Awards: 0
• Magnets moved this week (goal: 10): 6

Check your student’s Personal and Social Growth grade at JupiterGrades to see if your student moved their magnet. Need help with JupiterGrades?

Notes:

• Students have been asked to work on Khan Academy for at least 60 minutes per week.
• 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.