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Spelling: None today due to extra time with science.

Cursive: Cursive pp. 13-15 are available and are due Friday.

Reading: Today was a reading day in Literature Circles. Students read about the origins of the Ferris Wheel and wrote notes about their reading.

Writing: We talked about using the right word in the right spot, and to be specific. That makes writing sound more interesting and realistic.

Students also worked on editing or publishing today.

A personal narrative is due Sunday, October 13. Homework on weekdays is to work on writing for 15 minutes. Your student should be editing or ready to publish by now.

Math: We started our new topic about addition, subtraction, and estimation. Today we practiced rounding.

Homework on weekdays is to practice math for 15 minutes using MobyMax or Khan Academy.

Science: We practiced writing a scientific argument that includes a claim, evidence, and why the evidence matters.

Social Studies: We learned about how different levels of government have different powers.

Character Strength: We are learning about giving other people our attention this week. This is part of the #OtherPeopleMatter mindset.

Notes:

• Fun Run Fundraiser donations are due October 21. Learn more or donate online.
• Have you started a Daily Homework Time with your student? If homework causes tears or battles, or if you have had to deal with missing assignments or low grades, read more about Daily Homework Time and start one with your student. It will help!
• 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 the late start schedule.

Cursive: Cursive pp. 13-15 are available and are due Friday.

Reading: Students worked on MobyMax Foundational Reading to practice reading skills today.

Writing: Students worked on editing conferences today by commenting to a partner about capitals, periods, sentence sense, spelling.

A personal narrative is due Sunday, October 13. Homework on weekdays is to work on writing for 15 minutes. Your student should be editing by now.

Math: Students finished their STAR Math test today.

Homework on weekdays is to practice math for 15 minutes using MobyMax or Khan Academy.

Science: None today due to the late start schedule.

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

Character Strength: We are learning about giving other people our attention this week. This is part of the #OtherPeopleMatter mindset.

Notes:

• Fun Run Fundraiser donations are due October 21. Learn more or donate online.
• Have you started a Daily Homework Time with your student? If homework causes tears or battles, or if you have had to deal with missing assignments or low grades, read more about Daily Homework Time and start one with your student. It will help!
• 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 practiced common spelling patterns for the short /o/ sound: o, ou, aw, al.

Cursive: Cursive pp. 13-15 are available and are due Friday.

Reading: We finished reading a narrative nonfiction story and learned about some reading strategies: rereading and looking for context clues.

Writing: We talked about editing for the most common mistakes in writing: capitals, periods, sentence sense, spelling. Students also used Grammarly, an extension added to their chromebook Google account that helps with spell checking and editing.

A personal narrative is due Sunday, October 13. Homework on weekdays is to work on writing for 15 minutes. Your student should be editing by now.

Math: Students worked on a STAR Math test today. We were focusing on writing our math down for each problem and taking our time. As shown below, students that take their time get better results.

Homework on weekdays is to practice math for 15 minutes using MobyMax or Khan Academy.

Science: We used a computer to model how a fossil is created by sediment layers in water that cement to form rock. We also collected evidence that we will use to prove the claim that a desert study area was underwater in the past. Homework is to finish notebook p. 18 if not done in class.

Social Studies: We started our next topic about powers of the federal government. Today, we reviewed levels of government, local, state, and federal.

Character Strength: We are learning about giving other people our attention this week. This is part of the #OtherPeopleMatter mindset.

Notes:

• Tomorrow, Wednesday, is a late start day. School starts at 11 am.
• Fun Run Fundraiser donations are due October 21. Learn more or donate online.
• Have you started a Daily Homework Time with your student? If homework causes tears or battles, or if you have had to deal with missing assignments or low grades, read more about Daily Homework Time and start one with your student. It will help!
• 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. 13-15 are available and are due Friday.

Reading: We started a new topic in reading today about learning from science. Today we read some narrative nonfiction stories about motion and gravity.

Writing: Students worked on revising conferences today by adding thought comments and questions to a partner’s writing.

Students also worked on revising today. A personal narrative is due Sunday, October 13. Homework on weekdays is to work on writing for 15 minutes.

Math: Students took a final unit test today for the place value topic. Our class mastery percentage ended at 97%! Homework on weekdays is to practice math for 15 minutes using MobyMax or Khan Academy.

Science: None today due to extra time with writing.

Social Studies: Today was a leader lesson about “Choosing your weather.” This means that a student can choose their actions, attitude, and mood. A proactive person chooses to solve their problems, but a reactive person complains and blames others. They wait to be rescued instead of overcoming the challenge. Students need to know that it won’t work to avoid the problem or ignore it. It’s best to solve the problem while it’s still small.

Character Strength: We are learning about giving other people our attention this week. This is part of the #OtherPeopleMatter mindset.

Notes:

• Fun Run Fundraiser donations are due October 21. Learn more or donate online.
• Have you started a Daily Homework Time with your student? If homework causes tears or battles, or if you have had to deal with missing assignments or low grades, read more about Daily Homework Time and start one with your student. It will help!
• 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 the half day schedule.

Cursive: Cursive pp. 10-12 are available and were due today.

Reading: None today due to the half day schedule.

Writing: We talked about a stylistic trick in writing about the order of details. Before a character is described visually, it is good to add some action or talking. Make the character talk or make them do some action before you describe what they look like. This helps the reader to understand who this character is and why they should care about them.

Students continued to work on revising today. This is the time to add details (talking, action, visual details), take out parts that don’t fit or aren’t focused on the topic, finish unfinished thoughts, and improve the writing.

A personal narrative is due October 11. Homework on weekdays is to work on writing for 15 minutes. Your student should be revising by now.

Math: None today due to the half day schedule. Homework on weekdays is to practice math for 15 minutes using MobyMax or Khan Academy.

Science: None today due to the half day schedule.

Social Studies: We wrote notes about how a fictional government compared to the US government in individual rights, freedoms, rule of law, common good, and if the government was a republic.

Character Strength: We are learning about open-mindedness this week.

Today was the kickoff for our annual Fun Run Fundraiser:

Notes:

• Our first book order is due today.
• Fun Run Fundraiser donations are due October 21. Learn more or donate online.
• Have you started a Daily Homework Time with your student? If homework causes tears or battles, or if you have had to deal with missing assignments or low grades, read more about Daily Homework Time and start one with your student. It will help!
• 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.