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Spelling: None today.

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 visualizing and inferring as reading strategies.

Writing: Today we reviewed the ingredients of a poem: imagery, music, and emotion. We also started reading a book about poetry called, “Love that Dog.”

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

Math: Today we continued to practice making equivalent fractions using Khan Academy.

Homework is to practice MobyMax Math or Khan Academy for at least 15 minutes.

Science: We collected plants today to test our predictions about what plants need to live.

Social Studies: We reviewed continent names and locations, and also learned about the relative location of the US. Homework is to finish the Relative Locations of the US notes page.

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 short reading skills practice day due to art.

Writing: Our next piece of writing is a collection of poems. We talked today about the ingredients of a poem:

• Imagery: visual details a reader can picture
• Music: a sing-songy rhythm or beat
• Emotion: a feeling the reader gets while reading the poem.

A poem doesn’t have to have all three of these “ingredients,” but should have at least one.

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

Math: We started our topic on fractions and decimals today by practicing equivalent fractions. There are a lot of fractions and decimals skills, and our goal is to finish by the end of May. Working at home each night would help your student finish on time.

Homework is to practice MobyMax Math or Khan Academy for at least 15 minutes.

Science: We predicted what things a plant needs to live; soon we will test our predictions by experimenting with plants.

Social Studies: We started our last topic of the year–geography. We reviewed the names of the seven continents. Students also received a map of continents to label. Homework is to finish the Label the Continents note page.

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: None today due to our I-Search Conference presentations.

Writing: Today was our I-Search Conference!

Math: Students continued to practice division skills at MobyMax or Khan Academy today. This is our final week to work on division skills. Division skill progress has been posted to ParentVue and StudentVue, and more grades will be updated later.

Here are some skills we’ve been working on:

• Zeros in the dividend (no remainders)
• Zeros in the quotient (no remainders)
• Divide by 1-digit numbers (no remainders)
• Intro to dividing with remainders
• Divide with remainders

Homework is to practice MobyMax Math or Khan Academy for at least 15 minutes.

Science: None today due to our I-Search Conference presentations.

Social Studies: Students worked on a district government test 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: Students completed a STAR Reading test today.

Writing: Students worked on editing and publishing slides for their presentation. The I-Search project is due on April 29. Students will share their research as a digital presentation during our I-Search Conference (see schedule) on April 29. Students have been asked to wear something nice for the presentation.

Homework is to work on writing for at least 15 minutes and to finish their presentation.

Math: Students continued to practice division skills at MobyMax or Khan Academy today. This is our final week to work on division skills. Division skill progress has been posted to ParentVue and StudentVue, and more grades will be updated later.

Here are some skills we’ve been working on:

• Zeros in the dividend (no remainders)
• Zeros in the quotient (no remainders)
• Divide by 1-digit numbers (no remainders)
• Intro to dividing with remainders
• Divide with remainders

Homework is to practice MobyMax Math or Khan Academy for at least 15 minutes.

Science: We reviewed ideas about what is similar and different about animals, plants, and a nonliving objects.

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

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: We reviewed common spelling patterns for the /j/ sound: dge, ge, gi, gy, j.

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

Reading: Today was a discussion day in Literature Circles.

Writing: Students worked on revising slides for their presentation. The I-Search project is due on April 29. Students will share their research as a digital presentation during our I-Search Conference (see schedule) on April 29.

Homework is to work on writing for at least 15 minutes.

Math: Students continued to practice division skills at MobyMax or Khan Academy today. This is our final week to work on division skills.

Here are some skills we’ve been working on:

• Zeros in the dividend (no remainders)
• Zeros in the quotient (no remainders)
• Divide by 1-digit numbers (no remainders)
• Intro to dividing with remainders
• Divide with remainders

Homework is to practice MobyMax Math or Khan Academy for at least 15 minutes.

Science: Students worked on comparing an animal, plant, and a nonliving object. Students could choose to make their comparisons in a Google Doc, slide presentations, or on paper. Homework is to finish writing how those objects are similar and different.

Social Studies: Students completed a miniquiz about checks and balances and were review the class results. They weren’t very good. We learned about and reviewed checks and balances yesterday, but some students couldn’t prove that they learned about this idea. You might want to have your student improve their answers and return for a better grade. Your student can find their quiz answers in their email inbox.

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.