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Spelling: None today.

Cursive: Cursive worksheet pp. 4-6 are available and due on Friday.

Reading: Today we started to practice making connections to something a text reminded us of. We’ll continue this more next week.

Writing: None today due to discussing poor behavior choices by many in the class. We’ve had to practice lining up quietly, lining up quickly, pushing our chairs in, walking in the hallway quietly, and knowing when to listen and when to speak. Interruptions and lack of self-control are things are class is really struggling with, and it may take some significant practice during recess to work the kinks out. We’ll be starting that practice next week.

That unfortunately left no time for writing, so students will need to work extra at home.

A personal narrative is due Monday, September 28. Students should be ready to edit their story for spelling, capitals, and other things to help make their writing easier to read. Students can work on their story from home by going to docs.mrhowd.com.

Math: None this afternoon due to the abundance of distracting choices. Hopefully next week we’ll have some solutions we can try to use our math time more wisely.

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

Science: None today due to extra time with social studies. We’ll have extra science time next week.

Social Studies: We read a story called, Ox-Cart Man, about a family that used natural resources to produce goods, which they exchanged for money, that they spent on tools, to help them produce more goods year after year. Students took notes about examples of economics they found in the book. Homework is to finish the Ox-Cart Man Literature Connection notes if not done in class.

Notes:

• Our BioBlitz field trip to For-Mar Nature Preserve is tomorrow, Friday, September 25 from 9-noon!
• The Energy Fair is on Tuesday, September 29. This is an at-home project.
• 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 and StudentVue.

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

Spelling: None today.

Cursive: Cursive worksheet pp. 4-6 are available and due on Friday.

Reading: Today we practiced thinking of curious, open-ended questions. We also read some of our shared reading book, Esperanza Rising.

Writing: Today we practiced sharing our writing so that others can make comments on it. Students also worked on revising their writing more today. A personal narrative is due Friday, September 25. Students should be revising their story by making changes. Students can work on their story from home by going to docs.mrhowd.com. I also told students that their story can be about a half page this time, due to the short turn-around time for this piece; in the future, I’ll ask for at least a page.

Math: We started to learn about the distributive property today; however, many people in the class showed distracted and disruptive behavior. We working on these things: looking at the speaker, focusing on learning, not shouting out random comments, showing self-control, using time wisely. We’ve had to use some of our recess minutes to catch up math lately, and we may need to again. Over time, I’m sure we’ll get better at using our math time wisely; it may just take some extra practice at recess to make that happen.

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

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

Social Studies: We started to learn about economics today. We talked about how people have unlimited wants, but limited resources, so they are forced to make choices about which goods and services they want.

Notes:

• We are looking for a few more chaperones for our BioBlitz field trip to For-Mar Nature Preserve on Friday, September 25 from 9-noon.
• The Energy Fair is on Tuesday, September 29. This is an at-home project.
• 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 and StudentVue.

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

Spelling: Students completed a spelling pretest today.

Cursive: Cursive worksheet pp. 4-6 are available and due on Friday.

Reading: Students received Literature Circles notebooks and bookmarks today.

Writing: We talked about things students can do to revise a piece of writing:

• reread what they’ve written
• ask others for ideas
• replace words and ideas with better ones
• add something new or take something out
• finish parts that are unfinished

Students worked on revising their writing today. A personal narrative is due Friday, September 25. Students should be done with their drafting and looking for ways to make their writing longer and better. Students can work on their story from home by going to docs.mrhowd.com.

Math: Students completed a STAR Math test today.

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

Science: We started an experiment today about what objects a magnet is attracted to.

Social Studies: None today due to extra time finished our spelling test.

Notes:

• We are looking for a few more chaperones for our BioBlitz field trip to For-Mar Nature Preserve on Friday, September 25 from 9-noon.
• The Energy Fair is on Tuesday, September 29. This is an at-home project.
• 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 and StudentVue.

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

Spelling: I guess we’ll be starting spelling next week!

Cursive: Cursive worksheet pp. 1-3 were due today.

Reading: Today was a reading skills practice day. Today, students used MobyMax Reading to practice literature skills. Some students were working on using clues to make an inference about a story.

Writing: We practiced a way to generate drafting ideas quickly, called free writing. Students wrote non-stop for three minutes, trying to writing as much as they could about their topic. Then they looked at what they wrote to find good parts to include in their story.

Students also continued to draft their story. A personal narrative is due next Friday, September 25. Students should be about half done with their draft. Monday will be the final drafting day for this piece. Students can work on their story from home by going to docs.mrhowd.com.

Math: We reviewed properties of multiplication today:

• commutative: 7 x 3 = 3 x 7. The numbers are moved around, but the answer is the same.
• identity: 5 x 1 = 5. Anything multiplied by one is itself.
• zero: 5 x 0 = 0. Anything multiplied by zero is zero.

Today was also our math skills practice day. We used Khan Academy to practice math.

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

Science: None today.

Social Studies: None today due to our math skills practice day.

Notes:

• We are looking for chaperones for our BioBlitz field trip to For-Mar Nature Preserve on Friday, September 25 from 9-noon.
• The Energy Fair is on Tuesday, September 29. This is an at-home project.
• 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 and StudentVue.

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

Spelling: We’ll be starting spelling this week (hopefully!).

Cursive: Cursive worksheet pp. 1-3 are available in the classroom and due on Friday.

Reading: We finished skits to review how to handle class and library books so that they aren’t damaged.

Writing: We talked about focusing a story on the best part. Instead of writing a story about Christmas break (two weeks long), focus on just New Year’s Eve. Then focus on just the best part of that night, which would be the ball dropping. Focusing on the best part allows the writer to spend their time writing about the things that matter most.

Students also started drafting their story today. A personal narrative is due next Friday, September 25. Students can work on their story from home by going to docs.mrhowd.com.

Math: We practiced using patterns to multiple. Students also practiced math using MobyMax Math and Fact Master. Homework is to practice MobyMax Math for at least 15 minutes.

Science: None today due to art.

Social Studies: Today was Constitution Day. We watched some SchoolHouse Rock videos about the need for No More Kings. We also learned and sang the Preamble to the constitution.

Notes:

• We are looking for chaperones for our BioBlitz field trip to For-Mar Nature Preserve on Friday, September 25 from 9-noon.
• The Energy Fair is on Tuesday, September 29. This is an at-home project.
• School Supply list: one important item on the list is a dry erase marker (I have some in class for $0.50 each).
• Students will need a pair of earbuds this year. Something inexpensive will be fine.
• 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 and StudentVue.

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