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Spelling: None today.

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

Reading: None today due to art.

Writing: Students continued to work on their digital I-Search presentation slides and also completed revising conferences. The project is due on May 1. Students will share their research as a digital presentation during our I-Search Conference on May 1. Here is the conference schedule.

Math: Students continued to work on adding and subtracting fractions in MobyMax Math. Some students have begun to work on multiplying fractions.

Here are recent and upcoming skills from Khan Academy:

• Fractions

It would be helpful for students to continue working on these skills at home if they haven’t had enough time in class to master them.

Homework is to practice math for 15 minutes or more using MobyMax or Khan Academy, and to work on MobyMax FactMaster for 5 minutes.

Science: Students finished an experiment about sunlight and seasons. Homework is to finish analysis questions 1-7 on p. 26.

Social Studies: Students completed a test today about Colonial Williamsburg.

Notes:

• Visit our Links page: keep track of all the websites we use for learning, or try something new.
• Check out our class calendar to stay up-to-date.
• View grades, report cards, behavior, assignments, and attendance online.
• Fifth Grade Camp is May 7-8, 2015. Costs are $100 and payments are being accepted through May. A Camp Information Meeting is April 29 from 5-6 pm.

Our Mission:
All students in Room 130 will do their best and get ready for 6th grade.

Spelling: None today due to the Math Madness tournament.

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 determining importance and inferring as reading strategies.

Writing: Students continued to work on their digital I-Search presentation slides. The project is due on May 1. Students will share their research as a digital presentation during our I-Search Conference on May 1. Here is the conference schedule.

Math: Today was the Math Madness Division Tournament. Our class one our first round game to reach the championship. We lost to Mr. Weiss’ class by two points in the championship game.

Here are recent and upcoming skills from Khan Academy:

• Fractions

It would be helpful for students to continue working on these skills at home if they haven’t had enough time in class to master them.

Homework is to practice math for 15 minutes or more using MobyMax or Khan Academy, and to work on MobyMax FactMaster for 5 minutes.

Science: We started working on a district science test about force and motion.

Social Studies: Students completed a reading challenge about Colonial Williamsburg. A test about this topic will be on Monday.

Notes:

• Visit our Links page: keep track of all the websites we use for learning, or try something new.
• Check out our class calendar to stay up-to-date.
• View grades, report cards, behavior, assignments, and attendance online.
• Fifth Grade Camp is May 7-8, 2015. Costs are $100 and payments are being accepted through May. A Camp Information Meeting is April 29 from 5-6 pm.

Our Mission:
All students in Room 130 will do their best and get ready for 6th grade.

Spelling: None today due to the social studies M-STEP test.

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 the types of slides that should be included in each student’s presentation:

1. Title slide.
2. Introduction slide to explain what the presentation is about.
3. At least five information slides.
4. Sources slide.

Students also continued to work on their digital I-Search presentation slides. The project is due on May 1. Students will share their research as a digital presentation during our I-Search Conference on May 1.

Math: None today due to the social studies M-STEP test.

Here are recent and upcoming skills from Khan Academy:

• Fractions

It would be helpful for students to continue working on these skills at home if they haven’t had enough time in class to master them.

Homework is to practice math for 15 minutes or more using MobyMax or Khan Academy, and to work on MobyMax FactMaster for 5 minutes.

Science: We started working on an experiment about how sunlight changes during different seasons.

Social Studies: None today due to the social studies M-STEP test.

Notes:

• Visit our Links page: keep track of all the websites we use for learning, or try something new.
• Check out our class calendar to stay up-to-date.
• View grades, report cards, behavior, assignments, and attendance online.
• Fifth Grade Camp is May 7-8, 2015. Costs are $100 and payments are being accepted through May. A Camp Information Meeting is April 29 from 5-6 pm.

Our Mission:
All students in Room 130 will do their best and get ready for 6th grade.

Spelling: None today due to the math M-STEP test.

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

Reading: Today was a discussion day in Literature Circles.

Writing: Many students used the information they have collected and their mind maps to start working on their digital I-Search presentation. The project is due on May 1. Students will share their research as a digital presentation during our I-Search Conference on May 1.

Math: None today due to the math M-STEP test.

Here are recent and upcoming skills from Khan Academy:

• Fractions

It would be helpful for students to continue working on these skills at home if they haven’t had enough time in class to master them.

Homework is to practice math for 15 minutes or more using MobyMax or Khan Academy, and to work on MobyMax FactMaster for 5 minutes.

Science: None today due to the math M-STEP test.

Social Studies: We finished learning about how the Great Awakening was a period of religious revival in the American colonies and lead to religious freedom, equality, and questioning of the King’s power. Homework is to finish the reading notes on notebook p. 54.

Notes:

• Students will be taking the M-STEP (Michigan Student Test of Educational Progress) test tomorrow. Please make sure students get enough sleep and a good breakfast!
• Visit our Links page: keep track of all the websites we use for learning, or try something new.
• Check out our class calendar to stay up-to-date.
• View grades, report cards, behavior, assignments, and attendance online.
• Fifth Grade Camp is May 7-8, 2015. Costs are $100 and payments are being accepted through May. A Camp Information Meeting is April 29 from 5-6 pm.

Our Mission:
All students in Room 130 will do their best and get ready for 6th grade.

Spelling: None today due to the math M-STEP test.

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

Reading: Students completed a STAR Reading test today.

Writing: Students used the information they have collected to create a mind map that planned what information would go on each slide of their I-Search informational research project. After the mind map is completed, each student can start to create digital slides. The project is due on May 1. Students will share their research as a digital presentation during our I-Search Conference on May 1.

Math: None today due to the math M-STEP test.

Here are recent and upcoming skills from Khan Academy:

• Fractions

It would be helpful for students to continue working on these skills at home if they haven’t had enough time in class to master them.

Homework is to practice math for 15 minutes or more using MobyMax or Khan Academy, and to work on MobyMax FactMaster for 5 minutes.

Science: None today due to the math M-STEP test.

Social Studies: We learned about how the Great Awakening was a period of religious revival in the American colonies.

Notes:

• Students will be taking the M-STEP (Michigan Student Test of Educational Progress) test several days each week for the next two weeks. Please make sure students get enough sleep and a good breakfast!
• Visit our Links page: keep track of all the websites we use for learning, or try something new.
• Check out our class calendar to stay up-to-date.
• View grades, report cards, behavior, assignments, and attendance online.
• Fifth Grade Camp is May 7-8, 2015. Costs are $100 and payments are being accepted through May. A Camp Information Meeting is April 29 from 5-6 pm.

Our Mission:
All students in Room 130 will do their best and get ready for 6th grade.