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Spelling: We started a spelling and skill test today.

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

Reading: None today due to working on a special project. Ask us on Sunday what it was.

Writing: None today due to a physical education and nutrition lesson from a guest teacher.

A collection of poems will be due Friday, May 16.

Math: None today. Homework is to work on MobyMax Math or Khan Academy for 15 minutes or more.

Science: We made our second measurement of our Best Lettuce Experiment, looking at height, leaf shape, and color.

We are also continuing to work on our plant needs experiments (photos here).

Social Studies: We continued learning about the Bill of Rights and how they protect Americans.

Behavior Update:

• Yellow magnets: 0
• Orange magnets: 0
• Red magnets: 0
• STAR Awards: 0
• Magnets moved this week (goal: 9): 0
• Hours with no magnets (best: 73): 42

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

Notes:

• The Mackinac trip is tomorrow, May 9. Meet in the McGrath cafeteria at 5:45 am. Here are some last-minute reminders.
• Feb Factor Valentine’s Party pics.
• View the third marking period report card here. MEAP reports were sent home with students on Friday, April 4.
• 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: We practiced identifying and making sentences for homographs, words that have more than one meaning.

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

Reading: Today was a reading practice day using MobyMax Reading.

Writing: Today, we learned that writing a poem in fragments, not complete sentences, can make the poem musical.

A collection of poems will be due Friday, May 16.

Math: Students completed a progress test in MobyMax and then worked on math skills practice. Homework is to work on MobyMax Math or Khan Academy for 15 minutes or more.

Science: None today. View our plant needs experiments (photos here).

Social Studies: We started learning about the Bill of Rights and how the protect Americans. Here’s a quick review:

Behavior Update:

• Yellow magnets: 0
• Orange magnets: 0
• Red magnets: 0
• STAR Awards: 0
• Magnets moved this week (goal: 9): 0
• Hours with no magnets (best: 73): 35

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

Notes:

• The Mackinac trip is May 9. Here are some last-minute reminders.
• Feb Factor Valentine’s Party pics.
• View the third marking period report card here. MEAP reports were sent home with students on Friday, April 4.
• 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: We learned the difference between using the word, oh, with different punctuation marks: Oh. Oh? Oh!

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

Reading: Today was a discussion day in Literature Circles.

Writing: We read the book, Love that Dog, about a boy writing poetry in his class.

A collection of poems will be due Friday, May 16.

Math: We practiced dividing 4-digit numbers. Student also practiced division at Khan Academy. Homework is practice division and to work on MobyMax Math or Khan Academy for 15 minutes or more.

Science: None today. View our plant needs experiments (photos here).

Social Studies: Students completed a MiniQuiz about checks and balances and then we started to learn about the Bill of Rights.

Behavior Update:

• Yellow magnets: 0
• Orange magnets: 0
• Red magnets: 0
• STAR Awards: 0
• Magnets moved this week (goal: 9): 0
• Hours with no magnets (best: 73): 29

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

Notes:

• The Mackinac trip is May 9. Here are some last-minute reminders.
• Feb Factor Valentine’s Party pics.
• View the third marking period report card here. MEAP reports were sent home with students on Friday, April 4.
• 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 reading day in Literature Circles. Some groups worked on determining importance and summarizing as reading strategies.

Writing: Students continued to work on their poetry today.

A collection of poems will be due Friday, May 16.

Math: None today due to extra time with science; we’ll have extra math time tomorrow. Homework is to work on MobyMax Math or Khan Academy for 15 minutes or more.

Science: We made a list of activities plants and animals do with their energy:

• Move
• Grow and reproduce
• Maintain and repair their bodies
• Eliminate wastes

Plants and animals also need a source of building material (vitamins, minerals, nutrients) for growth and repair.

We’ll check in on our plant needs experiments (photos here) soon.

Social Studies: None today.

Behavior Update:

• Yellow magnets: 0
• Orange magnets: 0
• Red magnets: 0
• STAR Awards: 0
• Magnets moved this week (goal: 9): 0
• Hours with no magnets (best: 73): 22

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

Notes:

• The Mackinac trip is May 9. Here are some last-minute reminders.
• Feb Factor Valentine’s Party pics.
• View the third marking period report card here. MEAP reports were sent home with students on Friday, April 4.
• 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.