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Spelling: Students finished making Words to Learn lists from words missed on the last 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: Students started making comparisons for their Find It, Decide It compare and contract project. The Find It, Decide It project is due Friday, June 3. Homework is to finish an introduction and the comparison section of the project.

Math: We practiced writing decimals from fractions and vice versa, and also practiced writing decimals for fractions larger than 1. Homework is to level up on these skills worked on in class in Khan Academy.

Science: We learned about how reptiles and plants are adapted to desert environments.

Social Studies: We worked on geography skills using MobyMax Social Studies today. Many students were continuing to learn about climate or human geography today.

Notes:

• Looking for a way to motivate your student to read at home? Try Don’t Break the Chain. It’s a simple way to building reading habits.
• Check out our class calendar to stay up-to-date.
• Visit our Links page: keep track of all the websites we use for learning, or try something new.
• View grades, assignments, and attendance at ParentVue or StudentVue.

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

Spelling: Students made Words to Learn lists from words missed on the last spelling test. Homework is to finish the Words to Learn list if not done in class.

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

Reading: We had art today, so students worked on reading skills or AR tests.

Writing: Students started collecting and organizing information for their Find It, Decide It compare and contract project. We also talked about organizing sources using footnotes. The Find It, Decide It project is due Friday, June 3. Homework is to work on writing for at least 15 minutes.

Math: We practiced writing decimals from fractions, and writing fractions and decimals from pictures or number lines. Homework is to level up on these skills work on in class in Khan Academy.

Science: We learned about how camels are adapted to desert environments.

Social Studies: We worked on geography skills using MobyMax Social Studies today. Many students were continuing to learn about climate or human geography today.

Notes:

• Looking for a way to motivate your student to read at home? Try Don’t Break the Chain. It’s a simple way to building reading habits.
• Check out our class calendar to stay up-to-date.
• Visit our Links page: keep track of all the websites we use for learning, or try something new.
• View grades, assignments, and attendance at ParentVue or StudentVue.

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 on Fridays.

Reading: Today was a reading day in Literature Circles; some groups worked on summarizing and determining importance as reading strategies.

Writing: We started our final project of the year, a compare and contrast research project called Find It, Decide It. Students will be working with a partner to research a decision, compare and contrast two choices, and to make a decision based on research. Students should try to select their final topic idea tonight. The Find It, Decide It project is due Friday, June 3.

Math: We practiced writing decimals from words, pictures, and number lines using Khan Academy today. Homework is to level up on the first four decimal skills in Khan Academy.

Science: We continued to learn about how adaptations help animals survive. Today, we learned about what special traits polar bears have that help them survive in the arctic.

Social Studies: We worked on geography skills using MobyMax Social Studies today. Many students were continuing to learn about natural resources or human geography today.

Notes:

• Looking for a way to motivate your student to read at home? Try Don’t Break the Chain. It’s a simple way to building reading habits.
• Check out our class calendar to stay up-to-date.
• Visit our Links page: keep track of all the websites we use for learning, or try something new.
• View grades, assignments, and attendance at ParentVue or StudentVue.

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 on Fridays.

Reading: Today was a reading skills and AR practice day.

Writing: Students worked on publishing and finalizing their collection of poems today. I told students they could work on them for a final day on Saturday before I would start grading them.

Math: We practiced adding fractions with denominators of 10 and 100 in Khan Academy. Students also had time to try to catch up on any unfinished fraction skills. We’ll be starting decimals skills next week. Homework is to practice MobyMax Math or Khan Academy for at least 15 minutes. Some students may need to work at home if they haven’t had enough time to finish their fraction skills in class.

Science: We looked at our plant experiments and found out that the plants with too much or too little heat died. The plant without water isn’t looking too healthy. We also started learning about how organisms adapt to their environment to survive.

Social Studies: We worked on geography skills using MobyMax Social Studies today. Many students were continuing to learn about landforms or natural resources.

Notes:

• Looking for a way to motivate your student to read at home? Try Don’t Break the Chain. It’s a simple way to building reading habits.
• Check out our class calendar to stay up-to-date.
• Visit our Links page: keep track of all the websites we use for learning, or try something new.
• View grades, assignments, and attendance at ParentVue or StudentVue.

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 on Fridays.

Reading: Today was a discussion day in Literature Circles.

Writing: We talked about using line breaks to make sure just one idea is on each line of a poem. It’s also fine to split a long idea into two lines, but it’s doesn’t work as well to mix two different ideas or half ideas on the same line. Students also worked on editing conferences.

A collection of poems will be due Friday, May 20.

Math: We practiced adding and subtracting mixed numbers and multiplying fractions today in Khan Academy. Homework is to practice MobyMax Math or Khan Academy for at least 15 minutes. We are trying to finish our fractions unit by this week. Some students may need to work at home if they haven’t had enough time to finish their fraction skills in class.

Science: Students set up plant experiments to test if plants need light, heat, water, and air. We also started learned about factors that can affect a population.

Social Studies: We worked on geography skills using MobyMax Social Studies today. Many students were practicing identifying landforms or natural resources.

Notes:

• Looking for a way to motivate your student to read at home? Try Don’t Break the Chain. It’s a simple way to building reading habits.
• Check out our class calendar to stay up-to-date.
• Visit our Links page: keep track of all the websites we use for learning, or try something new.
• View grades, assignments, and attendance at ParentVue or StudentVue.

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