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Spelling: Today was a preview of upcoming spelling words.

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

Reading: Today was a reading day in Literature Circles.

Writing: We started to plan a McGrath Courtyard Garden project.

Students are continuing to work on their Find It, Decide It project.

Resources:

• Find It, Decide It project guidelines
• Our project discussion on Google Wave (your student may need to log in for you to view this)

Math: We reviewed ways to handle a remainder in a division problem. We also talked about how to multiply and divide numbers with decimals.

Science: Students simulated a food chain involving water fleas, sunfish and herons. We noticed that if the water fleas ingested any toxins, the toxins moved up the food chain to the sunfish and the herons.

Social Studies: Students completed an economics test today.

Behavior Update:

• Yellow magnets: 2
• Orange magnets: 0
• Red magnets: 0
• STAR Awards: 0
• Magnets moved this week (goal: 10): 9

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

Fifth Grade with Mr. Howd

I’m cordially inviting the students to be in my class again in fifth grade. Please RSVP here or with the note sent home, by June 3.

Notes:

• Visit our class photos page to see the latest pictures and videos.
• I-Search Gallery (view our I-Search presentations).
• Find more information about Summer School, including dates and payment options.
• 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 5th grade.

Spelling: None today.

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

Reading: Today was a discussion day in Literature Circles.

Writing: Students worked on finalizing their question for their Find It, Decide It project. They also predicted what some of the answers to their research would be. Here are the guidelines. Here’s the discussion so far.

Math: We learned that there are a few ways to handle a remainder in a division problem:

• Turn it into a fraction;
• Consider it as a leftover (the remaining objects don’t belong to anyone);
• Ignore the remainder (the remaining objects aren’t used); or
• Round up (add another group to fit the remainder).

Homework is to finish Journal p. 156-157.

Science: Students played Food Chain Rummy to practice making food chains and webs.

Social Studies: None due to art. There will be a test over economics tomorrow.

Behavior Update:

• Yellow magnets: 3
• Orange magnets: 0
• Red magnets: 0
• STAR Awards: 0
• Magnets moved this week (goal: 10): 7

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

Fifth Grade with Mr. Howd

I’m cordially inviting the students to be in my class again in fifth grade. Please RSVP here or with the note sent home, by June 3.

Notes:

• Visit our class photos page to see the latest pictures and videos.
• I-Search Gallery (view our I-Search presentations).
• Find more information about Summer School, including dates and payment options.
• 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 5th grade.

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 day in Literature Circles.

Writing: Students worked on finalizing their partner and their question for their Find It, Decide It project. Here are the guidelines. Here’s the discussion so far:

Math: We reviewed solving multiplication and division number stories. We also talked about how to make sense of the remainder of a division problem, starting with turning the remainder into a fraction. Homework is to finish Journal p. 156, problems 1-4, and p. 158.

Science: None today due to extra time with Social Studies.

Social Studies: We reviewed for tomorrow’s test over economics.

Behavior Update:

• Yellow magnets: 1
• Orange magnets: 0
• Red magnets: 0
• STAR Awards: 0
• Magnets moved this week (goal: 10): 4

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

Fifth Grade with Mr. Howd

I’m cordially inviting the students to be in my class again in fifth grade. Please RSVP here or with the note sent home, by June 3.

Notes:

• Visit our class photos page to see the latest pictures and videos.
• I-Search Gallery (view our I-Search presentations).
• Find more information about Summer School, including dates and payment options.
• 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 5th grade.

Spelling: We reviewed the homophones there/their/they’re and theirs/there’s. This will be the skill test on tomorrow’s spelling test.

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

Reading: Today was a discussion day in Literature Circles.

Writing: Students were introduced to our final writing piece of the year, called Find It, Decide It. Here are the guidelines.

Math: We practiced solving multiplication and division number stories. Homework is to finish Journal pp 153-155.

Science: Students played Food Chain Rummy to practice making food chains and webs.

Social Studies: None due to extra time with writing.

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

Fifth Grade with Mr. Howd

I’m cordially inviting the students to be in my class again in fifth grade. Please RSVP here or below by June 3.

Notes:

• Visit our class photos page to see the latest pictures and videos.
• I-Search Gallery (view our I-Search presentations).
• Find more information about Summer School, including dates and payment options.
• 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 5th grade.

Spelling: We learned that some English words (vocal, vocabulary, advocate, provoke, revoke)  are made from Latin base words (vocare meaning “to call”). Knowing the Latin base word helps to understand the English word.

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

Reading: Today was a reading day in Literature Circles.

Writing: Students worked on editing conferences and publishing today.

A collection of poems is due into portfolios on Monday, May 24.

Math: None on Fridays.

Science: We reviewed a district unit test about electricity and magnetism.

Social Studies: We discussed public goods and services provided by the government for the common good and to protect citizens and their individual rights.

Behavior Update:

• Yellow magnets: 2
• Orange magnets: 0
• Red magnets: 0
• STAR Awards: 0
• Magnets moved this week (goal: 10): 13

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

Notes:

• Visit our class photos page to see the latest pictures and videos.
• I-Search Gallery (view our I-Search presentations).
• Find more information about Summer School, including dates and payment options.
• 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 5th grade.