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Spelling: Students completed a spelling and skill test today.

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

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

Writing: We learned about the core democratic values of justice, equality, common good and diversity today.

Our next writing project is a persuasive “letter to the editor” about a way to improve our school or community. We’re reviewing core democratic values this week and students will start their letter next week.  Here is more information about this project, and here’s a checklist to help with writing the letter. This piece will be due Monday, February 27.

Math: None today due to STAR Friday.

We will have a math test on Monday about these ideas:

• Multiplying by tens and hundreds
• Breaking apart to multiply
• Using mental math to multiply
• Estimating by rounding
• Problem solving by thinking about reasonable answers

Science: We reviewed matter and energy today. There will be a science test over this topic on Monday.

Social Studies: We reviewed core democratic values today as part of our social studies and writing project.

Behavior Update:

• Yellow magnets: 0
• Orange magnets: 0
• Red magnets: 0
• STAR Awards: 0
• Magnets moved this week (goal: 10): 3

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 Feb Factor Valentine’s Party is Tuesday, February 14 from 10:00-noon. Family members are invited to help with food serving and games. See our volunteer list or add your name to the guest list.
• Want to grab your favorite time for the Spring Parent Teacher Conferences in March? Do that here.
• 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. We will have a spelling test tomorrow. The skill tested will be about common spelling patterns for the /j/ sound.

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 questioning as a reading strategy.

Writing: We learned about the core democratic value of pursuit of happiness today.

Our next writing project is a persuasive “letter to the editor” about a way to improve our school or community. We’re reviewing core democratic values this week and students will start their letter next week.  Here is more information about this project, and here’s a checklist to help with writing the letter. This piece will be due Monday, February 27.

Math: We reviewed estimating by rounding today. We also practiced for the math test we will have on Monday about these ideas:

• Multiplying by tens and hundreds
• Breaking apart to multiply
• Using mental math to multiply
• Estimating by rounding
• Problem solving by thinking about reasonable answers

Science: We added notes in our minibooks about temperature benchmarks, volume, graduated cylinders and the water cycle. Homework is to complete the matter Investigation Review if not completed in class.

Social Studies: We reviewed finding the relative location of the United States. Students completed a MiniQuiz about the continents today.

Behavior Update:

• Yellow magnets: 0
• Orange magnets: 0
• Red magnets: 0
• STAR Awards: 0
• Magnets moved this week (goal: 10): 3

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 Valentine’s Party is Tuesday, February 14 from 10:00-noon. Family members are invited to help with food serving and games. See our volunteer list or add your name to the guest list.
• Want to grab your favorite time for the Spring Parent Teacher Conferences in March? Do that here.
• 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 prefixes and suffixes today.

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

Reading: None today due to working on a building writing assessment.

Writing: We learned about the core democratic values of life and liberty today.

Our next writing project is a persuasive “letter to the editor” about a way to improve our school or community. We’re reviewing core democratic values this week and students will start their letter next week.  Here is more information about this project, and here’s a checklist to help with writing the letter. This piece will be due Monday, February 27.

Math: None today due to working on a building writing assessment.

We’ll have a math test Monday about these ideas:

• Multiplying by tens and hundreds
• Breaking apart to multiply
• Using mental math to multiply
• Estimating by rounding
• Problem solving by thinking about reasonable answers

Science: We reviewed temperature benchmarks and practiced measuring with a thermometer today.

Social Studies: None today.

Behavior Update:

• Yellow magnets: 0
• Orange magnets: 0
• Red magnets: 0
• STAR Awards: 0
• Magnets moved this week (goal: 10): 3

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 Valentine’s Party is Tuesday, February 14 from 10:00-noon. Family members are invited to help with food serving and games. See our volunteer list or add your name to the guest list.
• Want to grab your favorite time for the Spring Parent Teacher Conferences in March? Do that here.
• 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 getting new seats.

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

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

Writing: None today due to our technology time.

Our next writing project is a persuasive “letter to the editor” about a way to improve our school or community. We’re reviewing core democratic values this week and students will start their letter next week.  Here is more information about this project, and here’s a checklist to help with writing the letter. This piece will be due Monday, February 27.

Math: We practiced solving problems by thinking about the reasonableness of an answer. Homework is to finish Journal P5-6. We’ll have a math test Thursday about these ideas:

• Multiplying by tens and hundreds
• Breaking apart to multiply
• Using mental math to multiply
• Estimating by rounding
• Problem solving by thinking about reasonable answers

Science: We learned about important temperature benchmarks (freezing, room temperature, body temperature, boiling). Homework is to finish the Thermometer Review page.

Social Studies: We learned about ways to locate the US by comparing it to the location of other countries, the equator, the Prime Meridian, the hemispheres of the globe and the continents. Homework is to finish the Location of the US activity if not done in class. There will be a MiniQuiz soon about locating continents.

Behavior Update:

• Yellow magnets: 0
• Orange magnets: 0
• Red magnets: 0
• STAR Awards: 0
• Magnets moved this week (goal: 10): 3

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

Notes:

• Want to grab your favorite time for the Spring Parent Teacher Conferences in March? Do that here.
• 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 common spelling patterns for the /j/ sound: gy, gi, ge, j and dge. We also learned that the dge pattern usually follows a short vowel sound, but the ge pattern follows a long vowel sound.

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

Reading: Today was a reading day in Literature Circles.

Writing: Students were introduced to our next writing project, a persuasive letter. Students will be writing a “letter to the editor” about a way to improve their school or community. We’re reviewing core democratic values this week and students will start their letter next week.  Here is more information about this project, and here’s a checklist to help with writing the letter. This piece will be due Monday, February 27.

Math: We practiced estimating products by rounding. Homework is to finish Journal P5-5.

Science: We reviewed measuring volume today. We also reviewed the water cycle: evaporation, condensation, precipitation.

Social Studies: We learned about ways to locate the US by comparing it to the location of other countries, the equator, the Prime Meridian, the hemispheres of the globe and the continents. There will be a MiniQuiz tomorrow about locating continents.

Behavior Update:

• Yellow magnets: 3
• Orange magnets: 0
• Red magnets: 0
• STAR Awards: 0
• Magnets moved this week (goal: 10): 3

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

Notes:

• Want to grab your favorite time for the Spring Parent Teacher Conferences in March? Do that here.
• 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.