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Spelling: Today was a spelling and skill test.

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

Reading: None today due to art and Market Day shopping

Writing: Today we worked on our next writing project, a persuasive letter about improving our country, by writing notes about core democratic values. Here are parts to a persuasive essay that we’ll be working on next week:

1. Introduction describing a public policy problem in America (vaccines, fighting ISIS, body cameras for police officers, healthy foods for schools, etc.).
2. Their opinion about a solution to the problem.
3. Some kind of data to support their opinion.
4. At least one core democratic value to support their opinion.
5. A conclusion restating their data and opinion.

A persuasive Letter to the Editor (guidelines) about a public policy issue facing the US will be due Friday, March 3.

Resources:

• Persuasive Letter Guidelines
• CNN Student News
• Pollingreport.com
• Debate.org
• Petitions.whitehouse.gov
• annenbergclassroom.org/speakouts

Math: We practiced decimal division skills today using MobyMax Math. This is our final class work day; anything unfinished will need to be completed at home. Homework is to practice math for at least 15 minutes using MobyMax Math or Khan Academy.

Here are some skills that should be leveled up at this point:

• Dividing Decimals 1
• Dividing Decimals 2
• Dividing Decimals 3
• Dividing Decimals 4
• Dividing Decimals 5
• Dividing Decimals 6
• Dividing Decimals 7
• Dividing Decimals 8
• MobyMax Math Decimals skill

Science: We completed an experiment to model how traits are passed from one generation to the next through by chance. Homework is to finish the Generations of Traits experiment started in class.

Social Studies: We listened to a song about the Underground Railroad and started to listen to an audio drama.

Notes:

• Our Feb Factor Valentine’s Party is Thursday, February 16. Here’s our volunteer and guest list.
• Our class will be performing a class play in March. Here are the after school class practice and performance times. Hopefully getting the schedule early will allow everyone to work out scheduling conflicts.
• Have you set a Daily Homework Time for your student? Consider 15 minutes of math, 15 minutes of writing, and 20 minutes of something else to make a brain smarter!
• 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 6th grade.

Spelling: We reviewed contractions today; this will be the skill tested on tomorrow’s spelling test.

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

Reading: Today was a discussion day in Literature Circles.

Writing: Today we started our next writing project, a persuasive letter about improving our country. We’ll review core democratic values this week and start writing the letter next week, including these parts:

1. Introduction describing a public policy problem in America (vaccines, fighting ISIS, body cameras for police officers, healthy foods for schools, etc.).
2. Their opinion about a solution to the problem.
3. Some kind of data to support their opinion.
4. At least one core democratic value to support their opinion.
5. A conclusion restating their data and opinion.

A persuasive Letter to the Editor (guidelines) about a public policy issue facing the US will be due Friday, March 3.

Resources:

• Persuasive Letter Guidelines
• CNN Student News
• Pollingreport.com
• Debate.org
• Petitions.whitehouse.gov
• annenbergclassroom.org/speakouts

Math: We practiced decimal division skills today using MobyMax Math. Homework is to practice math for at least 15 minutes using MobyMax Math or Khan Academy.

Here are some skills that should be leveled up at this point:

• Dividing Decimals 1
• Dividing Decimals 2
• Dividing Decimals 3
• Dividing Decimals 4
• Dividing Decimals 5
• Dividing Decimals 6
• Dividing Decimals 7
• Dividing Decimals 8
• MobyMax Math Decimals skill

Science: We completed an inventory of our traits to see how we are alike and different. Homework is to make a bar graph of the team data collected in class.

Social Studies: We finished a Dear America episode about slavery today

Notes:

• Middle school course request sheets are due tomorrow, February 14.
• Our Feb Factor Valentine’s Party is Thursday, February 16. Here’s our volunteer and guest list.
• Our class will be performing a class play in March. Here are the after school class practice and performance times. Hopefully getting the schedule early will allow everyone to work out scheduling conflicts.
• Have you set a Daily Homework Time for your student? Consider 15 minutes of math, 15 minutes of writing, and 20 minutes of something else to make a brain smarter!
• 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 6th grade.

Spelling: Students used letter cards to form words with soft-syllable endings.

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

Reading: Today was a reading day in Literature Circles.

Writing: We talked about writing more sentences in the middle paragraphs so that it’s clear to the reader what is happening in that example from the book. We also worked on editing today. A literary essay (here’s our example essay) will be due Friday, February 10, but students can finish over the weekend. Homework is to work on writing for at least 15 minutes.

Math: None today due to extra time with social studies. Homework is to practice math for at least 15 minutes using MobyMax Math or Khan Academy.

Here are some skills that should be leveled up at this point:

• Dividing Decimals 1
• Dividing Decimals 2
• Dividing Decimals 3
• Dividing Decimals 4
• Dividing Decimals 5
• Dividing Decimals 6
• Dividing Decimals 7
• Dividing Decimals 8

Science: We finished working on our class experiment about using traits to survive and how traits are passed on to other generations.

Social Studies: We learned about how people fought back against slavery and students completed the digital Key Ideas, Got It, and Quiz. We also started watching a Dear America episode about slavery.

Notes:

• Our Feb Factor Valentine’s Party is Thursday, February 16. Here’s our volunteer and guest list.
• Our class will be performing a class play in March. Here are the after school class practice and performance times. Hopefully getting the schedule early will allow everyone to work out scheduling conflicts.
• Middle school course request sheets are due February 14.
• Have you set a Daily Homework Time for your student? Consider 15 minutes of math, 15 minutes of writing, and 20 minutes of something else to make a brain smarter!
• 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 6th grade.

Spelling: None today due to extra work on writing.

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

Reading: Students worked on literature reading skills today using MobyMax.

Writing: We talked about making a strong essay by having every part of the essay focus on just one main idea, which each person’s opinion of what the book is teaching. We also worked on editing for capitals, end marks, and run on sentences. A literary essay (here’s our example essay) will be due Friday, February 10. Homework is to work on writing for at least 15 minutes.

Math: We worked on a district mid-year math test today. Homework is to practice math for at least 15 minutes using MobyMax Math or Khan Academy.

Here are some skills that should be leveled up at this point:

• Dividing Decimals 1
• Dividing Decimals 2
• Dividing Decimals 3
• Dividing Decimals 4
• Dividing Decimals 5
• Dividing Decimals 6
• Dividing Decimals 7
• Dividing Decimals 8

Science: We worked on making a line graph of class data for our recent experiment modeling how animals use their traits to survive. We also started talking about what the data means.

Social Studies: None today due to art and extra math time.

Notes:

• Our Feb Factor Valentine’s Party is Thursday, February 16. Here’s our volunteer and guest list.
• Our class will be performing a class play in March. Here are the after school class practice and performance times. Hopefully getting the schedule early will allow everyone to work out scheduling conflicts.
• Middle school course request sheets are due February 14.
• Have you set a Daily Homework Time for your student? Consider 15 minutes of math, 15 minutes of writing, and 20 minutes of something else to make a brain smarter!
• 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 6th grade.

Career Day 2017

11 new photos · Album by Christian Howd

Spelling: None today due to Career Day.

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

Reading: None today due to Career Day.

Writing: None today due to Career Day. A literary essay (here’s our example essay) will be due Friday, February 10. Homework is to work on writing for at least 15 minutes.

Math: None today due to Career Day. Homework is to practice math for at least 15 minutes using MobyMax Math or Khan Academy.

Here are some skills that should be leveled up at this point:

• Dividing Decimals 1
• Dividing Decimals 2
• Dividing Decimals 3
• Dividing Decimals 4
• Dividing Decimals 5
• Dividing Decimals 6
• Dividing Decimals 7
• Dividing Decimals 8

Science: We worked on collecting class data for our recent experiment modeling how animals use their traits to survive, and we also started making a line graph.

Social Studies: Today was our reading skills and AR practice day.

Notes:

• Our Feb Factor Valentine’s Party is Thursday, February 16. Here’s our volunteer and guest list.
• Our class will be performing a class play in March. Here are the after school class practice and performance times. Hopefully getting the schedule early will allow everyone to work out scheduling conflicts.
• Middle school course request sheets are due February 14.
• Have you set a Daily Homework Time for your student? Consider 15 minutes of math, 15 minutes of writing, and 20 minutes of something else to make a brain smarter!
• 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 6th grade.