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Spelling: Students wrote a writing log entry about their last piece of writing and how they could improve. 

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

Reading: Today was a reading skills practice time using MobyMax. 

Writing: Students wrote revising comments to their partners about how they could improve their writing. 

Students also worked on revising today. A narrative story (personal or fiction) is due Sunday, December 16. Homework on weekdays is to work on writing for 15 minutes. Your student should have their draft and revising done by now and reading to edit for corrections. 

Math: We practiced multi-digit multiplication today. Homework on weekdays is to practice math for 15 minutes using MobyMax or Khan Academy.

Science: We planned and typed a science argument about why the animals in the project area we have been studying are not growing and thriving. We practiced making a claim, using evidence, and explaining why our ideas matter.

Social Studies: None today.  

Character Strength: We wrote letters and cards to a boy with terminal cancer that wanted cards. The office is mailing them for us. We recently learned that kindness is what you DO, not just what you say.

Notes:

• Our Mexican Fiesta is Friday, December 21 from 9 am to noon. Here is our volunteer list to see what your student volunteer for or if you would like to be added to the guest list to help at the party. Will still need three people that can bring shredded chicken for our meal. Can you help?
• Is your student doing a Daily Homework Time? Here’s a sample schedule and more ideas to get started.
• 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 6th grade.

Spelling: None today. We used this time to work on our Leadership Notebooks.

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

Reading: Today was a reading skills practice time using MobyMax. 

Writing: We talked about being consistent with verb tense in a story. Most stories are written in past tense, but some are in present tense. It doesn’t matter which is chosen as long as the writer sticks to the same tense throughout the story.

Students also worked on revising today. A narrative story (personal or fiction) is due Sunday, December 16. Homework on weekdays is to work on writing for 15 minutes. Your student should have their draft done by now, but several students in our class are still behind.

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

Science: None today.

Social Studies: We learned about some holiday traditions from Mexico. 

Character Strength: We are learning about kindness this week.

Notes:

• Is your student doing a Daily Homework Time? Here’s a sample schedule and more ideas to get started.
• 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 6th grade.

Spelling: None today.

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

Reading: None today due to a health and nutrition lesson.

Writing: We talked writing realistic dialogue to make characters sound real. Students also worked on revising today. A narrative story (personal or fiction) is due Sunday, December 16. Homework on weekdays is to work on writing for 15 minutes. Your student should have their draft done by now, but several students in our class are behind.

Math: Some students worked on two-digit multiplication again for a final day today, while others continued to other skills. Homework on weekdays is to practice math for 15 minutes using MobyMax or Khan Academy.

Science: We reviewed how to write a science today by making a claim, giving evidence, and explaining why it matters.

Social Studies: We read more about New Spain and how the settlers sometimes cooperated with and sometimes hurt the Native Americans there.

Character Strength: We are learning about kindness this week.

Notes:

• The pizza kit fundraiser for 5th grade camp is going on right now. Orders are due Friday, December 7.
• Is your student doing a Daily Homework Time? Here’s a sample schedule and more ideas to get started.
• 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 6th grade.

Spelling: None today.

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

Reading: Today was a reading skills practice day using MobyMax.

Writing: We talked about writing a “waterfall” lead. This is where a writer starts the story in a place that isn’t too far from the problem of the story. The waterfall is the interesting part of the story, and it shouldn’t take too long for that part to show up in the writing.

Students also worked on drafting. A narrative story (personal or fiction) is due Sunday, December 16. Homework on weekdays is to work on writing for 15 minutes. Your student should have their draft done by now.

Math: We worked on two-digit multiplication again today. There are a few students that are still foggy on the concept. Check with your student and see how they are doing, or even have them show you how to multiply 62 x 25 and see how they are doing. Homework on weekdays is to practice math for 15 minutes using MobyMax or Khan Academy.

Science: None today due to the late start.

Social Studies: None today due to the late start.

Character Strength: We are learning about kindness this week.

Notes:

• The pizza kit fundraiser for 5th grade camp is going on right now. Orders are due this Friday, December 7.
• Is your student doing a Daily Homework Time? Here’s a sample schedule and more ideas to get started.
• 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 6th grade.

Spelling: Today was a preview of upcoming spelling words.

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

Reading: We used our reading time today to have an evidence circle for science. Students read pieces of evidence and then used the evidence to write a scientific argument.

Writing: We talked about not talking too long to introduce the main problem or most interesting part of a story. One way to do that is to make sure that the details in the beginning match the problem of the story, and making sure there aren’t a lot of extra details not connected to the problem. Students also worked on drafting.

A narrative story (personal or fiction) is due Sunday, December 16. Homework on weekdays is to work on writing for 15 minutes. Your student should have their draft nearly done by now.

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

Science: We used evidence to make and support a claim about how to grow healthy plants. Homework is to finish notebook pp. 78-79 if not done in class.

Social Studies: Students completed a test about explorers.

Character Strength: We are learning about kindness this week.

Notes:

• Wednesday, tomorrow, is a late start day. School begins at 11 am.
• The pizza kit fundraiser for 5th grade camp is going on right now. Orders are due this Friday, December 7.
• Is your student doing a Daily Homework Time? Here’s a sample schedule and more ideas to get started.
• 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 6th grade.