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Spelling: None today.

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

Reading: Students continued to perform monologues for the class today using good speed, tone, volume, and accuracy of spoken words.

Writing: We practiced freewriting for details today. Students wrote for three minutes without stopping, thinking of details for their stories. Then then highlighted parts of their freewriting that were worth keeping for their draft.

A fiction story is due Monday, December 12. Your student should be prewriting now.

Math: We reviewed our last partner math test about multiplication.

Here are the skills your student should have completed by now:

• Multiplying 2 digits by 2 digits with area models
• Multiplying 2 digits by 2 digits
• Multi-digit multiplication
• Powers of ten

We’ll be reviewing division starting next week.

Homework is to practice math for 15 minutes or more using MobyMax or Khan Academy.

Science: Students turned in their science notebooks to receive a grade for their last science experiment.

Social Studies: Students worked in teams to finish learning explorers assigned to their group. Homework is to finish the explorers notes from class, if not finished.

Notes:

• The Scrip fundraiser is starting again on Mondays. Learn more about this easy way to earn free money for 5th grade camp.
• The Pizza Kit 5th Grade Camp fundraiser is ongoing until December 5. Orders and money are due at that time.
• View our daily learning targets.
• 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.

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

Spelling: None today.

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

Reading: Students practiced and started performing monologues for the class today using good speed, tone, volume, and accuracy of spoken words.

Writing: We started another fiction story today. We also talked about how students can use lists and sublists to prewrite. Here’s an example:

Characters

1. Jessica
   1. 11 years old
   2. sister to Jason
   3. Is brave and gutsy
2. Jason
   1. 10 years old
   2. Brother of Jessica
   3. Is quiet and not as much of a risk-taker

The sublists below each character can help to make the prewriting more useful in planning a story.

A fiction story is due Monday, December 12. Your student should be prewriting by now.

Math: None today due to extra time with science.

Here are some of the skills we’ve been working on lately. These would be good skills to practice at home.

• Multiplying 2 digits by 2 digits with area models
• Multiplying 2 digits by 2 digits
• Multi-digit multiplication
• Powers of ten

Homework is to practice math for 15 minutes or more using MobyMax or Khan Academy.

Science: We started our first experiment in our Studying People Scientifically topic. Today, students practiced using tools and different ideas to solve a problem. Homework is to finish the Save Fred experiment and analysis questions on p. A-7.

Social Studies: Students worked in teams to learn about additional explorers and how they lead to settlement of the New World.

Notes:

• The Scrip fundraiser is starting again on Mondays. Learn more about this easy way to earn free money for 5th grade camp.
• The Pizza Kit 5th Grade Camp fundraiser is ongoing until December 5. Orders and money are due at that time.
• View our daily learning targets.
• 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.

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

Spelling: None today.

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

Reading: Today was our reading skills and AR practice time.

Writing: None today.

A fiction story is due Monday, November 24. Your student should be publishing by now. Homework is to finish publishing by Monday.

Math: Students worked with a partner on a practice test about multiplication.

Here are some of the skills we’ve been working on lately. These would be good skills to practice at home.

• Multiplying 2 digits by 2 digits with area models
• Multiplying 2 digits by 2 digits
• Multi-digit multiplication
• Powers of ten

Homework is to practice math for 15 minutes or more using MobyMax or Khan Academy.

Science: None today.

Social Studies: We wrote notes about Christopher Columbus and John Cabot today.

Notes:

• The Scrip fundraiser is starting again on Mondays. Learn more about this easy way to earn free money for 5th grade camp.
• The Pizza Kit 5th Grade Camp fundraiser is ongoing until December 5. Orders and money are due at that time.
• View our daily learning targets.
• 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.

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

Spelling: Today we practiced forming words with common patterns for the /s/ sound, using letter cards to form the words.

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

Reading: Students began preparing to read a one-page monologue to the class from their Literature Circles book. This will give students a chance to practice reading with good speed, tone, accuracy, and volume.

Writing: We talked about how a symmetrical design in a story, where the beginning and the ending of the story have some things in common, can be an interesting way to organize a story.

Students also worked on publishing today. A fiction story is due Monday, November 24. Your student should be publishing by now.

Math: We reviewed the last partner math test about decimal place value, addition, and subtraction.

Here are some of the skills we’ve been working on lately. These would be good skills to practice at home.

• Multiplying 2 digits by 2 digits with area models
• Multiplying 2 digits by 2 digits
• Multi-digit multiplication
• Powers of ten

Homework is to practice math for 15 minutes or more using MobyMax or Khan Academy.

Science: Students received new science books and notebooks today.

Social Studies: We started to learn about Christopher Columbus today.

Notes:

• The Scrip fundraiser is starting again on Mondays. Learn more about this easy way to earn free money for 5th grade camp.
• The Pizza Kit 5th Grade Camp fundraiser is ongoing until December 5. Orders and money are due at that time.
• View our daily learning targets.
• 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.

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

Spelling: Today was a preview of upcoming spelling words.

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

Reading: Student finished performing their Literature Circles projects to share their book with the class.

Writing: Students worked on editing conferences today. A fiction story is due Monday, November 24. Your student should be editing by now.

Math: We practiced drawing pictures and writing equations to help solve number stories.

Here are some of the skills we’ve been working on lately. These would be good skills to practice at home.

• Multiplying 2 digits by 2 digits with area models
• Multiplying 2 digits by 2 digits
• Multi-digit multiplication
• Powers of ten

Homework is to practice math for 15 minutes or more using MobyMax or Khan Academy.

Science: Students completed a test today about body systems, genetics, and how animals use physical and behavior traits for survival.

Social Studies: None today due to our reading skills and AR practice time.

Notes:

• The Scrip fundraiser is starting again on Mondays. Learn more about this easy way to earn free money for 5th grade camp.
• The Pizza Kit 5th Grade Camp fundraiser is ongoing until December 5. Orders and money are due at that time.
• Get a head start on spring by reserving your Spring conference spot.
• View our daily learning targets.
• 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.

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