MrHowd.com

Spelling: None today due to the late start.

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

Reading: None today due to the late start.

Writing: We learned that stories can be turned into poems if the story is revised to add imagery, music or emotion.

A collection of poems is due into portfolios on Friday, May 21.

Math: None today due to the late start.

Science: None today due to library.

Social Studies: We reviewed how positive and negative incentives affect people’s behavior. Homework is to an incentive article and chart started in class..

Behavior Update:

• Yellow magnets: 1
• 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 SnapGrades to see if your student moved their magnet. Need help with SnapGrades?

Notes:

• I-Search Gallery (view our I-Search presentations)
• Our Mackinac Trip is Friday, May 14. Get more information here.
• 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 made their Words to Learn list from words they missed on the last spelling test. This is your student’s custom spelling list for the next test.

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

Reading: Today was a discussion day in Literature Circles. Students also completed a Reading Mad Minute and fiction reading test.

Writing: We started a unit on poetry. Today, we read a few poems and noticed that poems have these ingredients:

• Imagery: senses or description of what things look or feel like
• Music: a rhythm or beat that makes the poem sound sing-songy or musical
• Emotion: a happy, sad or emotional tone

Poems do not need to have all the ingredients, but should include at least one. Students also started working on their own poems. A collection of poems is due into portfolios on Friday, May 21.

Math: Students completed a math test.

Science: None today due to extra time with writing.

Social Studies: We reviewed how supply and demand affect the price of goods and services. Homework is to finish highlighting and labeling an article about the supply and demand of video game systems.

Behavior Update:

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

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

Notes:

• I-Search Gallery (view our I-Search presentations)
• Our Mackinac Trip is Friday, May 14. Get more information here.
• 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 spelling patterns for the /or/ 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 completed a piece of writing using the prompt, “A time I felt…”

• I-Search Gallery (click to view the presentations)

Math: We reviewed powers of 10 and played a game to practice for tomorrow’s math test.

• Here’s a sample test and key for review (look for the chapter 5 test)

Science: We compared animal and plant needs today. Homework is to finish the comparison diagram if not finished in class.

Social Studies: We talked about how supply and demand affect the price of goods and services.

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 Mackinac Trip is Friday, May 14. Get more information here.
• 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 due to our I-Search Conference.

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

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

Writing: Today was our I-Search Conference! Everyone did a great job and was dressed for success! We had a large audience and many interested questions. Our keynote speaker, Dr. Abdella (our assistant superintendent), spoke about everyone learning what they like and becoming good at it.

• I-Search Gallery (click to view the presentations)

Math: Students completed a multiplication MiniQuiz today.

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

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): 9

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 Mackinac Trip is Friday, May 14. Get more information here. There is currently 1 chaperone spot available. Chaperone deposits are due by April 30.
• 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: Students previewed and selected their new Literature Circles magazines.

Writing: Students worked on their I-Search presentations  using Google Docs (docs.mrhowd.com).

• View our I-Search 2010 Research website.
• Here are more details about the I-Search project.
• Here is the presentation schedule for the I-Search Conference
• The I-Search Conference is tomorrow, April 30 from 10-11:30 am. Students have been asked to wear “business casual” clothing for this special presentation.

Math: We reviewed rounding and then practiced powers of 10. Homework is to finish Journal p. 141.

Science: None due to extra time with writing and Social Studies.

Social Studies: Students completed a MiniQuiz about the characteristics of a market economy. We also learned about circular flow: money flows from people to businesses, then back to people.

Behavior Update:

• Yellow magnets: 1
• 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?

Notes:

• Our Mackinac Trip is Friday, May 14. Get more information here. There are currently 2 chaperone spots available. Chaperone deposits are due by April 30.
• 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.