MrHowd.com

Visit our new links page at mrhowd.com/links. This page will keep track of all the websites we use for learning, and other bonus sites for reading, math, science, social studies, and other fun stuff.

Here’s a preview of the page. To get back to it, just type mrhowd.com/links into any browser.

Spelling: None on Fridays.

You can find our yearly 500 word list here. Words will be selected from this list for each test. Students will not know which words will be tested. Find out more on our spelling page.

Cursive: We’ll start cursive soon.

Reading: Today we practiced reading using MobyMax. Your student can practice MobyMax from home. Have them show you what they are working on!

Writing: We talked about finding a focus for a story by writing about only the best part and the best time. A focused piece of writing is easier to write and easier to read, because the ideas match each other. Our first writing piece, a personal narrative, is due Friday, September 20. The personal narrative should be written about a memory or true event in each student’s life. Your student is using MrHowd.com Google Docs to write the story. They can work from home; have them show you what they’ve got so far.

Math: We used Khan Academy to practice math today. This is another practice website that students can work on from home to improve their math skills.

Science: None today.

Social Studies: None today due to art.

Notes:

• Visit our new Links page! Keep track of all the websites we use for learning, or try something new.
• Students have been asked to bring in, or purchase from me, three poly envelopes (three for $2.50) and at least one dry erase marker ($0.50).
• Check out our class calendar to stay up-to-date.
• View grades, assignments, and attendance online.

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

Spelling: Today we reviewed short and long vowel sounds.

You can find our yearly 500 word list here. Words will be selected from this list for each test. Students will not know which words will be tested. Find out more on our spelling page.

Cursive: We’ll start cursive soon.

Reading: We started to think of problems caused when people aren’t careful with books. This is in preparation to open our class library for check out.

Writing: Everyone made a map of “buried stories.” Just like pirates might dig for treasure based on the directions of a map, each student made a map of a favorite location and put an X in a place where an interesting story happened. This will help students thing of creative writing ideas. Our first writing piece, a personal narrative, is due Friday, September 20. The personal narrative should be written about a memory or true event in each student’s life.

Math: Each student created and explored their online math account. This will allow students to access the text, journal and other math resources from any internet-connected computer. Have your student go to shortlinks.mrhowd.com/math and show you. We attempted to complete more, but poor behavior choices hindered our progress.

Science: We started a unit on magnetism today. Each student created a minibook to collect important ideas, and they brainstormed what they think about magnets.

Social Studies: We started to learn about economics today. We learned that people always have unlimited wants, but the world only had limited resources. Balancing the two is what economists do.

Notes:

• Students have been asked to bring in, or purchase from me, three poly envelopes (three for $2.50) and at least one dry erase marker ($0.50).
• Check out our class calendar to stay up-to-date.
• View grades, assignments, and attendance online.

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

Spelling: Today was a preview of upcoming spelling words. You can find our yearly 500 word list here. Words will be selected from this list for each test. Students will not know which words will be tested. Find our more on our spelling page.

Cursive: We’ll start cursive this week.

Reading: None today due to art.

Writing: Students worked on their authority lists this morning and started a brainstorm list of possible writing topics this afternoon. They also started to prewrite for the first piece of writing, a personal narrative, due Friday, September 20. The personal narrative should be written about a memory or true event in each student’s life.

Math: Students received math books, journals and whiteboards today. We’ll start reviewing multiplication tomorrow.

Science: None today due to our math skills practice time.

Social Studies: We watched a presentation to remember the events of September 11.

Notes:

• Students have been asked to bring in, or purchase from me, three poly envelopes (three for $2.50) and at least one dry erase marker ($1).
• Check out our class calendar to stay up-to-date.
• View grades, 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: We’ll start cursive this week.

Reading: We read a little from our class book, “A Long Way from Chicago.”

Writing: Students started creating “Authority Lists” of topics they know about.

Math: Students completed a STAR Math test today.

Science: We’ll start science this week with a review of energy forms and a unit on magnetism.

Social Studies: We”ll start social studies this week with a unit on economics.

Notes:

• We decided what our class rules should be this year. It’s one rule: Follow the High Fives.
• Check out our class calendar to stay up-to-date.
• View grades, assignments, and attendance online.
• We created a class mission statement. See it below:

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