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Spelling: None today.

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

Reading: None today due to art.

Writing: We started our final writing project of the year, called Find It, Decide It. Students will work with a partner to research and make a decision. This piece is due Friday, May 30.

Math: We continued practicing fractions today. We used Khan Academy to practice three skills:

• Multiplying fractions by integers
• Multiplying fractions and whole numbers word problems
• Converting decimals to fractions 1

Homework is to work on MobyMax Math or Khan Academy for 15 minutes or more, and to level up on the skills listed above if not done in class.

Science: We reviewed special adaptations that animals have that help them survive in the wild. We also learned that organisms of the same kind can have similar adaptations, but also have variations that make them different.

Social Studies: We looked at special purpose maps of the US about elevation, precipitation, population, and temperature.

Behavior Update:

• Yellow magnets: 2
• Orange magnets: 0
• Red magnets: 0
• STAR Awards: 0
• Magnets moved this week (goal: 9): 2
• Hours with no magnets (best: 73): 8

Check your student’s Personal and Social Growth grade online to see if your student moved their magnet.

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.

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 Friday.

Reading: Today was a MobyMax Reading Skills practice or AR test day.

Writing: None today.

A collection of poems will be due Monday, May 19.

Math: We continued practicing fractions today. We used Khan Academy to practice three skills:

• Comparing improper fractions and mixed numbers
• Decomposing fractions
• Understanding multiplying fractions and whole numbers

Homework is to work on MobyMax Math or Khan Academy for 15 minutes or more, and to level up on the skills listed above if not done in class.

Science: We learned about what food is for plants. Humans need to take food into their bodies to grow. But plants can get about half their growth just by combining carbon dioxide from air and water. The plants use the air and water to make sugars, and about half of a plant’s leaves, stems, roots, and wood is made from sugars. Homework is to finish the Is it food for plants? review page.

Social Studies: We learned about the physical landforms of the US, and made a made to show the mountains, plains, plateaus, valleys, and basins were.

Behavior Update:

• Yellow magnets: 0
• Orange magnets: 0
• Red magnets: 0
• STAR Awards: 0
• Magnets moved this week (goal: 9): 3
• Hours with no magnets (best: 73): 16

Check your student’s Personal and Social Growth grade online to see if your student moved their magnet.

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.

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 Friday.

Reading: Today was a MobyMax Reading practice day. Students also completed a STAR Reading test.

Writing: Students created a final collection of their best poems, and started to have partner conferences for revising.

A collection of poems will be due Monday, May 19.

Math: We continued practicing fractions today. We used Khan Academy to practice three skills:

• Converting mixed numbers and improper fractions
• Adding and subtracting mixed numbers 0.5
• Fractions on the number line 2

Homework is to work on MobyMax Math or Khan Academy for 15 minutes or more, and to level up on the skills listed above if not done in class.

Science: Today was a physical education and nutrition lesson about MyPlate and healthy eating.

Social Studies: We practiced finding the relative location of the US (north of Mexico, south of Canada, north of the equator, in the northern hemisphere). Homework is to finish the Label the Continents and Location of the US notes pages started in class.

Behavior Update:

• Yellow magnets: 0
• Orange magnets: 0
• Red magnets: 0
• STAR Awards: 0
• Magnets moved this week (goal: 9): 3
• Hours with no magnets (best: 73): 9

Check your student’s Personal and Social Growth grade online to see if your student moved their magnet.

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.

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

Spelling: Students completed a spelling and skill test today.

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

Reading: Today was a MobyMax Reading practice day.

Writing: We talked about repeating words or lines in a poem to create music and show the reader what is important.

A collection of poems will be due Monday, May 19.

Math: We continued practicing fractions today. We used Khan Academy to practice three skills:

• Subtracting fractions with common denominators
• Fraction word problems 1
• Adding and subtracting fractions with like denominators word problems

The Khan Academy servers were having, so some students many need to finish these skills tonight. We’ll also work a little more tomorrow on them.

Homework is to work on MobyMax Math or Khan Academy for 15 minutes or more, and to level up on the skills listed above if not done in class.

Science: Students took measurements for the Best Lettuce experiment we are working on, and we reviewed life needs for plants and animals.

Social Studies: Students worked on a district government assessment today.

Behavior Update:

• Yellow magnets: 2
• Orange magnets: 0
• Red magnets: 0
• STAR Awards: 0
• Magnets moved this week (goal: 9): 3
• Hours with no magnets (best: 73): 2

Check your student’s Personal and Social Growth grade online to see if your student moved their magnet.

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.

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 Friday.

Reading: Today was a discussion day in Literature Circles.

Writing: We talked about using white space and line breaks to group ideas on certain lines, or to group lines together, while leaving some lines that are more important by themselves.

A collection of poems will be due Monday, May 19.

Math: We continued practicing fractions today. We used Khan Academy to practice three skills:

• Comparing fractions 2
• Ordering fractions
• Adding fractions with common denominators

Homework is to work on MobyMax Math or Khan Academy for 15 minutes or more, and to level up on the skills listed above if not done in class.

Science: We wrote notes in our minibooks about life needs of plants and animals. We also learned that plants and animals need a source of energy and a source of nutrients for growth and repair. Homework is to finish the Needs for Life Investigation Review that was started in class.

Social Studies: Students worked on a MiniQuiz about the Bill of Rights today.

Behavior Update:

• Yellow magnets: 0
• Orange magnets: 0
• Red magnets: 0
• STAR Awards: 0
• Magnets moved this week (goal: 9): 1
• Hours with no magnets (best: 73): 10

Check your student’s Personal and Social Growth grade online to see if your student moved their magnet.

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.

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