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Spelling: None today.

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

Reading: Today was a reading assessment day for some students, and a rewards day for others.

Writing: Today was a prewriting day for the Find It, Decide It research project, our last writing project. Students will work with a partner to research a decision with evidence to back it up. The Find It, Decide It project is due Friday, June 1. Homework is to start collecting research.

Math: We practiced writing numbers as decimals and fractions. Homework is to practice math for 15 minutes using MobyMax or Khan Academy.

Science: We worked again on an experiment that modeled how bees pick up pollen and drop it on flowers.

Social Studies: None today.

Character Strength: There are no new character strengths this year.

Notes:

• The Leader in Me Walk-a-Thon is tomorrow, May 22 from 5-7 pm. Please attend and help our school support leadership activities for next year.
• End of the Year activities:
  • Field Day, June 1.
  • Dairy Queen Field Trip, June 12. Family members are invited to walk with us.
  • End of the Year Potluck and Picnic, June 13. Family members are invited to lunch and to help with games.
  • Rollhaven Field Trip, June 14. Family members are invited to go with us.
    
• Have you helped your student plan a Daily Homework Time?
• Check out our class calendar to stay up-to-date.
• View links to all the websites we use in class.
• View grades, assignments, and attendance at Jupiter Ed.

Our Mission:
All students in Room 130 will do their best and get ready for 5th grade.

Spelling: None today.

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

Reading: Today was a reading and discussion day in Literature Circles. Students also started working on an AR test.

Writing: Today was a publishing day. A collection of poems was due today.

Math: We practiced using number lines to find decimals to the hundredths place. Homework is to practice math for 15 minutes using MobyMax or Khan Academy.

Science: We worked on an experiment that modeled how bees pick up pollen and drop it on flowers.

Social Studies: None today.

Character Strength: This week’s topic is a review of the other people matter mindset.

Notes:

• End of the Year activities:
  • Field Day, June 1.
  • Dairy Queen Field Trip, June 12. Family members are invited to walk with us.
  • End of the Year Potluck and Picnic, June 13. Family members are invited to lunch and to help with games.
  • Rollhaven Field Trip, June 14. Family members are invited to go with us.
    
• Have you helped your student plan a Daily Homework Time?
• Check out our class calendar to stay up-to-date.
• View links to all the websites we use in class.
• View grades, assignments, and attendance at Jupiter Ed.

Our Mission:
All students in Room 130 will do their best and get ready for 5th grade.

Spelling: None today.

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

Reading: None today due to extra science.

Writing: Students completed editing conferences today and we edited our poem collection today. A collection of poems will be due Friday, May 18.

Math: We practiced writing decimals in words, by using pictures, and on number lines. Homework is to practice math for 15 minutes using MobyMax or Khan Academy.

Science: We learned about special adaptations various animals have that allow them to survive. We also learned about fossils, how they are created in catastrophes, and how they give us information about the past.

Social Studies: We started to learn about how and why people migrate to new places.

Character Strength: This week’s topic is a review of the other people matter mindset.

Notes:

• End of the Year activities:
  • Field Day, June 1.
  • Dairy Queen Field Trip, June 12. Family members are invited to walk with us.
  • End of the Year Potluck and Picnic, June 13. Family members are invited to lunch and to help with games.
  • Rollhaven Field Trip, June 14. Family members are invited to go with us.
    
• Have you helped your student plan a Daily Homework Time?
• Check out our class calendar to stay up-to-date.
• View links to all the websites we use in class.
• View grades, assignments, and attendance at Jupiter Ed.

Our Mission:
All students in Room 130 will do their best and get ready for 5th grade.

Spelling: Today was a preview of upcoming spelling words.

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

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

Writing: Students completed revising conferences today and we edited our poem collection today. A collection of poems will be due Friday, May 18.

Math: We practiced fraction skills involving tenths and hundredths in order to get ready for decimals. Homework is to practice math for 15 minutes using MobyMax or Khan Academy.

Science: We learned about variations and adaptations that allow animals and plants to survive.

Social Studies: We read a story about how humans can interact with their environment in helpful and hurtful ways.

Character Strength: This week’s topic is a review of the other people matter mindset.

Notes:

• End of the Year activities:
  • Field Day, June 1.
  • Dairy Queen Field Trip, June 12. Family members are invited to walk with us.
  • End of the Year Potluck and Picnic, June 13. Family members are invited to lunch and to help with games.
  • Rollhaven Field Trip, June 14. Family members are invited to go with us.
    
• Have you helped your student plan a Daily Homework Time?
• Check out our class calendar to stay up-to-date.
• View links to all the websites we use in class.
• View grades, assignments, and attendance at Jupiter Ed.

Our Mission:
All students in Room 130 will do their best and get ready for 5th grade.

Spelling: Today was a spelling and skill test.

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

Reading: We read an article about Spanish fort built in Florida and also about two English colonies in colonial America.

Writing: We editing our poem collection today. A collection of poems will be due Friday, May 18.

Math: We practiced multiplying whole numbers and fractions today using numbers and also in word problems. Homework is to practice math for 15 minutes using MobyMax or Khan Academy.

Science: None today due to taking a survey.

Social Studies: We looked at special purpose maps and looked for patterns about the geography of the US.

Character Strength: This week’s topic is a review of the other people matter mindset.

Notes:

• End of the Year activities:
  • Field Day, June 1.
  • Dairy Queen Field Trip, June 12. Family members are invited to walk with us.
  • End of the Year Potluck and Picnic, June 13. Family members are invited to lunch and to help with games.
  • Rollhaven Field Trip, June 14. Family members are invited to go with us.
    
• Have you helped your student plan a Daily Homework Time?
• Check out our class calendar to stay up-to-date.
• View links to all the websites we use in class.
• View grades, assignments, and attendance at Jupiter Ed.

Our Mission:
All students in Room 130 will do their best and get ready for 5th grade.