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Spelling: None today.

Cursive: Cursive worksheet pp. 10-12 are available and were due Friday.

Reading: We finished reading about fast and slow processes that can change the earth. We also talked about rereading a text to understand it better, and practiced how to compare and contrast ideas.

Writing: We talked about using the right word in the right spot to help a reader understand the writing better. Today was also the final drafting work day. A personal narrative is due Friday, October 13, and the minimum length is one page. Your student should be finishing their draft tonight. Homework is to work on writing for 15 minutes and to finish drafting.

Math: We learned about special quotients today:

• Anything divided by 1 is itself
• Anything divided by itself is 1 (except zero)
• Anything divided by zero is undefined

Students also used MobyMax Math to practice multiplication and division skills we’ve been working on recently. Homework is to practice math for 15 minutes using MobyMax or Khan Academy.

Science: Today we reviewed our last experiment about what a picnic would be like on the moon.

Social Studies: We reviewed how the government carries out the Constitution. We’ll have a MiniQuiz about the Preamble to the Constitution soon.

Notes:

• Have you helped your student plan a Daily Homework Time? This is a daily (Monday through Thursday) time of 40 minutes for students to work on math, writing, math facts, cursive, or other homework. Maybe it’s right after school, or at 5 pm, or right after dinner. The idea is that your student is working each day on something to make them smarter. Here is a sample schedule and more ideas.
• 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 JupiterGrades.

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

Spelling: None today.

Cursive: Cursive worksheet pp. 10-12 are available and were due Friday.

Reading: We started reading an informational article about avalanches and natural disasters. We also practiced finding important ideas in a text.

Writing: Today was a drafting work day. We also talked about making writing more interesting by adding dialogue, action details, and visual details.

A personal narrative is due Friday, October 13, and the minimum length is one page. Your student should be drafting at this point and should have more than a half-page typed.

Math: We reviewed fact families today:

• 2 x 3 = 6
• 3 x 2 = 6
• 6 / 3 = 2
• 6 / 2 = 3

Students also used MobyMax Math to practice the connection between multiplication and division. Homework is to practice math for 15 minutes using MobyMax or Khan Academy.

Science: Today we started learning what life would be like on the moon. The moon’s gravity is weaker, so astronauts could jump higher and farther. Astronauts would also weigh less on the moon. Students also thought about what it would be like to go to a “moon picnic” and what things they would need and use on the moon. Homework is to finish the Moon Outing experiment started in class.

Social Studies: None today.

Notes:

• If you would like to order a #SchoolEveryDay shirt for your student, you can order a shirt using this online order form.
• Have you helped your student plan a Daily Homework Time? This is a daily (Monday through Thursday) time of 40 minutes for students to work on math, writing, math facts, cursive, or other homework. Maybe it’s right after school, or at 5 pm, or right after dinner. The idea is that your student is working each day on something to make them smarter. Here is a sample schedule and more ideas.
• 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 JupiterGrades.

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

Spelling: None today.

Cursive: Cursive worksheet pp. 7-9 are available and were due Friday.   

Reading: We finished reading a realistic fiction story about two friends at school.

Writing: We talked about using three kinds of details in stories to make them more interesting:

1. Dialogue (What are the characters saying?)
2. Action (What are the characters doing?)
3. Visual details (What do the characters, places, objects look like?)

Students also continued drafting today. A personal narrative is due Friday, October 13, and the minimum length is one page. Your student should be drafting at this point.

Math: None today due to the Energy Fair.

Science: Today was the Energy Fair!

Energy Fair 2017

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Social Studies: None today due to the Energy Fair.

Notes:

• If you would like to order a #SchoolEveryDay shirt for your student, you can order a shirt using this online order form.
• Have you helped your student plan a Daily Homework Time? This is a daily (Monday through Thursday) time of 40 minutes for students to work on math, writing, math facts, cursive, or other homework. Maybe it’s right after school, or at 5 pm, or right after dinner. The idea is that your student is working each day on something to make them smarter. Here is a sample schedule and more ideas.
• 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 JupiterGrades.

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

Spelling: None today.

Cursive: Cursive worksheet pp. 7-9 are available and due Friday.   

Reading: We practiced visualizing by drawing illustrations today.

Writing: Students finished prewriting conferences today by commenting on a partner’s writing using Google Docs. Students also started drafting their writing. A personal narrative is due Friday, October 13, and the minimum length is one page. Homework is to work on writing for at least 15 minutes. Your student should be drafting at this point.

Math: Today we practiced thinking about division as making equal groups. Students also used MobyMax Math to practice this skill. Homework is to practice math for 15 minutes using MobyMax or Khan Academy.

Science: None today due to our reading skills practice time.

The Energy Fair project is due tomorrow, Friday, September 29. Here are the Energy Fair directions. Each student should be bringing in an object and making a sign or digital presentation (an elaborate sign, board, or presentation is not needed; simpler is better).

Social Studies: None today.

Notes:

• If you would like to order a #SchoolEveryDay shirt for your student, you can order a shirt using this online order form.
• Have you helped your student plan a Daily Homework Time? This is a daily (Monday through Thursday) time of 40 minutes for students to work on math, writing, math facts, cursive, or other homework. Maybe it’s right after school, or at 5 pm, or right after dinner. The idea is that your student is working each day on something to make them smarter. Here is a sample schedule and more ideas.
• 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 JupiterGrades.

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

Spelling: None today.

Cursive: Cursive worksheet pp. 7-9 are available and due Friday.   

Reading: We practiced reading strategies about predicting, looking for the problem and solution, and recognizing realistic fiction.

Writing: Students started working on prewriting conferences today. We’ll continue this tomorrow. A personal narrative is due Friday, October 13. Homework is to work on writing for at least 15 minutes and to finish prewriting the beginning, middle, and end of the story for 15 minutes. Some students didn’t have their prewriting finished as of today. Your student should be prewriting at this point.

Math: Today we practiced looking for patterns in numbers to solve problems. Homework is to practice math for 15 minutes using MobyMax or Khan Academy.

Science: None today.

The Energy Fair project is due Friday, September 29. Here are the Energy Fair directions. Each student should be bringing in an object and making a sign or digital presentation (an elaborate sign, board, or presentation is not needed; simpler is better).

Social Studies: Students worked in groups to think about the purpose of government from the Preamble to the Constitution and wrote about how the government carries out the Constitution.

Notes:

• #SchoolEveryDay is a message we are trying to communicate this year. Predictably, students that miss school the most score lower on state and national tests, and develop less perseverance and grit to power through problems. Teachers have shirts with this message that we wear periodically. If your student would like to join us in spreading the #SchoolEveryDay message, you can order a shirt using this online order form.
• Have you helped your student plan a Daily Homework Time? This is a daily (Monday through Thursday) time of 40 minutes for students to work on math, writing, math facts, cursive, or other homework. Maybe it’s right after school, or at 5 pm, or right after dinner. The idea is that your student is working each day on something to make them smarter. Here is a sample schedule and more ideas.
• 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 JupiterGrades.

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