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Spelling: Today was a spelling and skill test.

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

Reading: We looked at good examples of student reading responses today.

Writing: Students worked on prewriting conferences today.

A slightly fictionalized personal narrative is due Friday, November 5. Students should be prewriting or drafting at this time.

Math: We reviewed estimating products today. Homework is to complete Journal pp. 47-49.

Science: We wrote notes about the digestive system today. We also learned about what happens to the fat, carbohydrates and protein in food when it moves through our digestive system. Homework is to finish the Dealing with Digestion review page.

Social Studies: We learned about the Southwest and Plateau American Indians today. Homework is to finish the reading notes for sections 3.4 and 3.5, if not done in class.

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 SnapGrades to see if your student moved their magnet. Need help with SnapGrades?

Notes:

• Our Hawaiian Beach Bash (Halloween party) will be on Friday, October 29, from 9:30 am to noon. Add your name to our Volunteer and Guest list if you can help or will attend.
• Need to make or edit your Parent Teacher Conference time? Do that here.
• View or edit the “Paper and Coffee” juice volunteer list.
• View our class calendar.
• View grades, assignments, and attendance at SnapGrades.

Our Mission:
Every student in Room 130 leaves improved and prepared for 6th grade.

Spelling: None today due to the Science MEAP test.

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

Reading: None today due to the Science MEAP test.

Writing: None today due to the Science MEAP test.

A slightly fictionalized personal narrative is due Friday, November 5. Students should be prewriting at this time.

Math: We reviewed data landmarks (minimum, maximum, range, mode, median, mean) today and the class completed a MiniQuiz.

Science: None today due to the Science MEAP test.

Social Studies: None today due to the Science MEAP test.

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 SnapGrades to see if your student moved their magnet. Need help with SnapGrades?

Notes:

• Our Hawaiian Beach Bash (Halloween party) will be on Friday, October 29, from 9:30 am to noon. Add your name to our Volunteer and Guest list if you can help or will attend.
• Need to make or edit your Parent Teacher Conference time? Do that here.
• View or edit the “Paper and Coffee” juice volunteer list.
• Check out our class calendar to stay up-to-date.
• View grades, assignments, and attendance at SnapGrades.

Our Mission:
Every student in Room 130 leaves improved and prepared for 6th grade.

Spelling: None today due to the Math MEAP test.

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

Reading: None today due to the Math MEAP test.

Writing: None today due to the Math MEAP test.

A slightly fictionalized personal narrative is due Friday, November 5. Students should be prewriting at this time.

Math: We reviewed data landmarks (minimum, maximum, range, mode, median, mean) today. Homework is complete puzzle pages 67-68.

Science: None today due to the Math MEAP test.

Social Studies: None today due to the Math MEAP test.

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 SnapGrades to see if your student moved their magnet. Need help with SnapGrades?

Notes:

• View or edit the “Paper and Coffee” juice volunteer list.
• Check out our class calendar to stay up-to-date.
• View grades, assignments, and attendance at SnapGrades.

Our Mission:
Every student in Room 130 leaves improved and prepared for 6th grade.

Spelling: We reviewed rules for creating plural nouns today. This will be the skill tested on Thursday’s 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: We watched a dramatic reading of Thank You, Mr. Falker, by Patricia Polacco, to see how this author turns her personal narratives into slightly fictionalized stories. Students also spent some time prewriting for their next piece.

A slightly fictionalized personal narrative is due Friday, November 5. Students should be prewriting at this time.

Math: We reviewed data landmarks (minimum, maximum, range, mode, median) today and included a new one, mean. Students were taught how to calculate the mean, or average, by adding the numbers in a data set and dividing the sum by the number of data points added. Homework is to practice using these data landmarks with an activity on Journal pp. 39-40.

Science: We completed two experiments today to learn more about the digestive system:

1. We dissolved whole and crushed candy in warm water to see which one dissolved faster. We noticed that the crushed candy dissolved faster. This model showed us that chewed up food dissolves faster in our digestive systems.
2. We chewed an unsalted cracker and left it in our mouths for five minutes. The enzymes in our saliva started to break down the starches in the cracker into sugars, which we could detect by a slightly sweet taste.

Homework is to finish the Saliva Makes It Sweet experiment questions.

Social Studies: We learned about the Northwest Coast and California Intermountain American Indians today. Homework is to finish the History Mystery notes on p. 16.

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 SnapGrades to see if your student moved their magnet. Need help with SnapGrades?

Notes:

• View or edit the “Paper and Coffee” juice volunteer list.
• Check out our class calendar to stay up-to-date.
• View grades, assignments, and attendance at SnapGrades.

Our Mission:
Every student in Room 130 leaves improved and prepared for 6th grade.

Spelling: None today due to our Wild West class photo.

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

Reading: Today was a reading day in literature Circles.

Writing: None today.

A personal narrative is due Monday, October 18. Students should be publishing at this time.

Math: None today due to STAR Friday.

Science: We reviewed the excretory system and started learning about the digestive system.

Social Studies: None on Fridays.

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 SnapGrades to see if your student moved their magnet. Need help with SnapGrades?

Notes:

• View or edit the “Paper and Coffee” juice volunteer list.
• Check out our class calendar to stay up-to-date.
• View grades, assignments, and attendance at SnapGrades.

Our Mission:
Every student in Room 130 leaves improved and prepared for 6th grade.