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Spelling: None today. We’ll have a spelling test later this week.

Cursive: Cursive worksheet pp. 36-38 are available and are due Friday.

Reading: We read some animal poetry today.

Writing: We talked about writing realistic back and forth dialogue. Students also worked on drafting today. Our next piece of writing is a fiction story due Monday, December 18. Your student should be drafting at this point and should be at the middle or ending of their story. Homework is to work on writing for 15 minutes.

Math: Students worked on addition and subtraction or other math skills today at Khan Academy. Homework is to practice math for 15 minutes using MobyMax or Khan Academy.

Science: Students worked on a district science test again today.

Social Studies: We reviewed our last MiniQuiz about the organization of government.

Character Strength: We are learning about kindness this week.

Notes:

• Please visit the new Internet Safety page for parents.
• We are visiting the Michigan Capitol and Historical Museum tomorrow, December 5, from 7:15 am to 3 pm.
• Grand Blanc Parent University offers workshops about learning, health and parenting; there are several dates throughout the school year. Each workshop comes with a free meal! See the dates and how to register here.
• If you want to schedule your spring conference, here’s where to do that.
• 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: We practiced the difference in usage for the words between and among. We learned that between is used for two things, and among for three or more things.

Cursive: Cursive worksheet pp. 33-35 are available and were due today.

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

Writing: Students worked on drafting today. Our next piece of writing is a fiction story due Monday, December 18. Your student should be drafting at this point and should be about half done with their draft. Homework is to work on writing for 15 minutes if needed.

Math: None today

Science: Students worked on a district science test today.

Social Studies: Students completed a MiniQuiz about the organization of government today. We also learned about some Mexican holiday traditions today.

Character Strength: We are learning about humility and modesty this week.

Notes:

• Please visit the new Internet Safety page for parents.
• We are visiting the Michigan Capitol and Historical Museum on December 5 from 7:15 am to 3 pm.
• Grand Blanc Parent University offers workshops about learning, health and parenting; there are several dates throughout the school year. Each workshop comes with a free meal! See the dates and how to register here.
• If you want to schedule your spring conference, here’s where to do that.
• 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: We learned that c makes a /k/ sound if it’s followed by a u, o, or a. But c makes an /s/ sound if it’s followed by an e, i, or y.

Cursive: Cursive worksheet pp. 33-35 are available and are due Friday.

Reading: We read an expository text about spiders. Students worked on reading skills using MobyMax.

Writing: We talked about writing an interesting ending that uses a visual detail; an action, or some talking. We also talked about organizing writing so that the important parts are longer, with more details.

Students also worked on drafting today. Our next piece of writing is a fiction story due Monday, December 18. Your student should be drafting at this point. Homework is to work on writing for 15 minutes.

Math: Students worked on multi-digit subtraction or other math skills today at Khan Academy. Homework is to practice math for 15 minutes using MobyMax or Khan Academy.

Science: We finished watching a DVD about if the earth and life is rare in the universe, or if planets like earth are common.

Social Studies: None today.

Character Strength: We are learning about humility and modesty this week.

Notes:

• Please visit the new Internet Safety page for parents.
• We are visiting the Michigan Capitol and Historical Museum on December 5 from 7:15 am to 3 pm.
• Grand Blanc Parent University offers workshops about learning, health and parenting; there are several dates throughout the school year. Each workshop comes with a free meal! See the dates and how to register here.
• If you want to schedule your spring conference, here’s where to do that.
• 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: We learned about common spelling patterns for the /k/ sound: c, ck, k, ch, qu.

Cursive: Cursive worksheet pp. 33-35 are available and are due Friday.

Reading: We learned about summarizing, finding the main idea and key details, and what an expository text is. Today was also a discussion day in Literature Circles.

Writing: We watched a video about baking cookies:

The video showed a person not taking time to gather the proper ingredients before baking. The result was a disaster. Students make the connection that prewriting is like gathering ingredients. When a writer has taken the time to gather their ideas, they can easily follow the recipe to make their story. That’s why prewriting is so important.

Students also worked on prewriting conferences and prewriting today. Our next piece of writing is a fiction story due Monday, December 18. Your student should be prewriting at this point. Homework is to work on writing for 15 minutes and to finish prewriting if not done yet.

Math: Students worked on multi-digit addition or other math skills today at Khan Academy. Homework is to practice math for 15 minutes using MobyMax or Khan Academy.

Science: We started watching a DVD about if the earth and life is rare in the universe, or if planets like earth are common.

Social Studies: None today.

Character Strength: We are learning about humility and modesty this week.

Notes:

• Please visit the new Internet Safety page for parents.
• We are visiting the Michigan Capitol and Historical Museum on December 5 from 7:15 am to 3 pm.
• Grand Blanc Parent University offers workshops about learning, health and parenting; there are several dates throughout the school year. Each workshop comes with a free meal! See the dates and how to register here.
• If you want to schedule your spring conference, here’s where to do that.
• 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: Cursive worksheet pp. 33-35 are available and are due Friday.

Reading: Today was a reading day in Literature Circles.

Writing: We talked about writing a summary using a sentence starter:  Somebody wanted ______________, but _____________ (problem), so ________________ (how they fixed it).

Students also worked on prewriting today. Our next piece of writing is a fiction story due Monday, December 18. Your student should be prewriting at this point. Homework is to work on writing for 15 minutes and to finish prewriting the people, places, and plot of the story.

Math: Students worked on multi-digit addition today at Khan Academy. Homework is to practice math for 15 minutes using MobyMax or Khan Academy.

Science: Students completed a MiniQuiz about the sun, moon, and earth.

Social Studies: We researched the history of poinsettias, how they got their name, if they are flowers, and if they are poisonous. Ask your student what they learned!

Character Strength: We are learning about humility and modesty this week.

Notes:

• We are visiting the Michigan Capitol and Historical Museum on December 5 from 7:15 am to 3 pm.
• Grand Blanc Parent University offers workshops about learning, health and parenting; there are several dates throughout the school year. Each workshop comes with a free meal! See the dates and how to register here.
• If you want to schedule your spring conference, here’s where to do that.
• 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.