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Spelling: None today due to a class project.

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

Reading: None today due to visiting West Middle School for a tour.

Writing: We talked about writing a fragment poem by writing a few words on each line, rather than full sentences. Here’s an example written by a past class. 

A collection of poems will be due Sunday, May 19. Homework on weekdays is to work on writing for 15 minutes.

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

Science: We used a simulation to model how solids dissolve into a liquid. We noticed that if the liquid attracts the molecules of the solid, it will dissolve.

Social Studies: We read about the main ideas of the Declaration of Independence.

Character Strength: We are learning about leadership this week.

Notes:

• Check out the GRASP program as an inexpensive way to give your student a reading or math boost over the summer. A final jumpstart before middle school!
• One way to get your student ready for middle school is to have them do a Daily Homework Time of 15 minutes of math and writing every day.
• Check out our class calendar to stay up-to-date.
• View grades, assignments, and attendance at JupiterGrades.
• 5th Grade Camp is May 23-24. Find more information here.

Our Mission:
All students in Room 130 will do their best and get ready for 6th grade.

Spelling: None today.

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

Reading: None today due to taking a climate and safety survey.

Writing: None today due to the Jet Toy Challenge race.

A collection of poems will be due Sunday, May 19. Homework on weekdays is to work on writing for 15 minutes.

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

Science: Today students tried to dissolve cumin, citric acid, sugar, and pepper and tasted the solutions. Sugar and citric acid dissolved, but the cumin and pepper did not.

Social Studies: We read about how the Second Continental Congress formed an army and formed a committee to write the Declaration of Independence.

Character Strength: We are learning about purpose this week.

Notes:

• Check out the GRASP program as an inexpensive way to give your student a reading or math boost over the summer. A final jumpstart before middle school!
• One way to get your student ready for middle school is to have them do a Daily Homework Time of 15 minutes of math and writing every day.
• Check out our class calendar to stay up-to-date.
• View grades, assignments, and attendance at JupiterGrades.
• 5th Grade Camp is May 23-24. Find more information here.

Our Mission:
All students in Room 130 will do their best and get ready for 6th grade.

Spelling: None today.

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

Reading: Today was a reading day in Literature Circles. Students read an informational text about Mars and wrote notes.

Writing: We learned about adding music to poems using alliteration (same beginning sounds) or with onomatopoeia (words like splash, bam, whoosh). Students also continued working on their poem collection.

A collection of poems will be due Sunday, May 19. Homework on weekdays is to work on writing for 15 minutes.

Math: We started a district math test today. Homework on weekdays is to practice math for 15 minutes using MobyMax or Khan Academy.

Science: Students wrote a scientific explanation about why a food coloring mixture on a piece of paper separated when water was added.

Social Studies: Students worked on a digital review and quiz about the start of the American Revolution.

Character Strength: We are learning about purpose this week.

Notes:

• Check out the GRASP program as an inexpensive way to give your student a reading or math boost over the summer. A final jumpstart before middle school!
• One way to get your student ready for middle school is to have them do a Daily Homework Time of 15 minutes of math and writing every day.
• Check out our class calendar to stay up-to-date.
• View grades, assignments, and attendance at JupiterGrades.
• 5th Grade Camp is May 23-24. Find more information here.

Our Mission:
All students in Room 130 will do their best and get ready for 6th grade.

Spelling: None today.

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

Reading: None today due to the late start schedule.

Writing: We reviewed the ingredients of poetry: imagery, music, and emotion. All poems have at least one of those elements. Students also worked on writing a poem with a musical beat or some emotion. A collection of poems will be due Sunday, May 19.

Homework on weekdays is to work on writing for 15 minutes.

Math: We practiced multiplying fraction word problems today. Homework on weekdays is to practice math for 15 minutes using MobyMax or Khan Academy.

Science: We talked about how chromatography paper separated food coloring and we will write an explanation of this tomorrow.

Social Studies: We read about the battles of Lexington, Concord and Bunker Hill today.

Character Strength: We are learning about purpose this week.

Notes:

• Check out the GRASP program as an inexpensive way to give your student a reading or math boost over the summer. A final jumpstart before middle school!
• One way to get your student ready for middle school is to have them do a Daily Homework Time of 15 minutes of math and writing every day.
• Check out our class calendar to stay up-to-date.
• View grades, assignments, and attendance at JupiterGrades.
• 5th Grade Camp is May 23-24. Find more information here.

Our Mission:
All students in Room 130 will do their best and get ready for 6th grade.

If you are looking for a way to keep your student “sharp” this summer, to give a boost for middle school, or just for a way to provide extra math and reading activities, then consider GRASP, the Grand Rapids Academic Summer Program:

The GRASP program is a nine-week correspondence summer program in math and reading. Teachers and curriculum professionals developed GRASP as a cost-efficient substitute for traditional summer school.  The program seeks to help students retain skills learned during the past school year by providing review exercises.  Grades K-3 get packets but Grades 4-8 can choose online or packets.

Children receive a packet of material containing all 9 lessons for the summer. The lessons are scored, results recorded, and returned to the children.

Children successfully completing (70% accuracy) at least 7 lessons are awarded a certificate, and those successfully completing all 9 lessons receive a medal soon after Labor Day.

Costs for this program are $38 for one subject or $63 for both. This is an inexpensive and convenient way to keep your student learning over the summer. Click the links below for more information or to register.

More Information:

• More information at the GRASP website
• View and print an enrollment form
• Enroll online