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Today was our Hawaiian Beach Bash! Students surfed, put on Hawaiian shirts, threw frisbees, tossed foam noodles, ate pineapple slices, chewed on lemons and limes, had a hula-hoop contest, and danced to the Beach Boys! Later, it was Hawaiian pizza, Capri Suns and fruit kabobs! Thanks to all the families that helped with food, donations, decorations, games, setup and cleanup! Our party was totally tubular because of everyone’s help! Look for pictures and videos soon.

Spelling: We learned common spelling patterns for the /k/ sound: c, ck, ch, k, qu.

Cursive: Cursive pp. 27-29 are available and due Monday.

Reading: Today was a discussion day in Literature Circles.

Writing: Students completed revising conferences today.

A slightly fictionalized personal narrative is due Friday, November 4. Students should be revising at this time.

Math: None today due to our Hawaiian Beach Bash.

Science: Students made oobleck (corn starch mixed with a little water). We noticed that oobleck sometimes acts like a solid, and sometimes acts like a liquid! Creepy!

Social Studies: None today due to our Hawaiian Beach Bash.

Behavior Update:

• Yellow magnets: 0
• Orange magnets: 0
• Red magnets: 0
• STAR Awards: 0
• Magnets moved this week (goal: 10): 0

Check your student’s Personal and Social Growth grade at JupiterGrades to see if your student moved their magnet. Need help with JupiterGrades?

Notes:

• Need to make or edit your Fall Parent Teacher Conference time? Do that here.
• Our field trip to the Michigan Capitol and Historical Museum is December 6. Click the link if you would like to chaperone.
• Check out our class calendar to stay up-to-date.
• View grades, assignments, and attendance at JupiterGrades.

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

Spelling: We started learning about spelling patterns for the /k/ sound.

Cursive: Cursive pp. 27-29 are available and due Monday.

Reading: Today was a reading day in Literature Circles.

Writing: We learned that choice adjectives help the reader to answer the question, “What kind?” For example, if a story talks about a car, and adjective can describe what kind of car (red car or fast car).

A personal narrative, slightly fictionalized, is due into portfolios on Friday, November 4. Students should be revising at this time.

Math: We practiced number sequences today by extended patterns and looking for the rule of the pattern. Homework is to finish Journal P2-2.

Science: Students completed an experiment about trying to find the location of magnets hidden in a box, using a compass, iron filings or magnetic objects. Homework is to finish the Detecting Magnets experiment if not done in class.

Social Studies: We learned about competition and how supply and demand affect prices.

Behavior Update:

• Yellow magnets: 0
• Orange magnets: 0
• Red magnets: 0
• STAR Awards: 0
• Magnets moved this week (goal: 10): 0

Check your student’s Personal and Social Growth grade at JupiterGrades to see if your student moved their magnet. Need help with JupiterGrades?

Notes:

• Our Halloween party is a Hawaiian Beach Bash on tomorrow, October 28 from 9:30-12:00. We need family members to help with donations or during the party. Add your name to our Volunteer List if you can help or will be attending the party!
• Edit or sign up for a Fall Parent Teacher Conference time online.
• Our field trip to the Michigan Capitol and Historical Museum is December 6. Click the link if you would like to chaperone.
• Check out our class calendar to stay up-to-date.
• View grades, assignments, and attendance at JupiterGrades.

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

Spelling: We learned that spelling larger words is easier if the word is broken into syllables.

Cursive: Cursive pp. 27-29 are available and due Friday.

Reading: Today was a reading day in Literature Circles. Some groups worked on questioning as a reading strategy.

Writing: Today was a work day in writing.

A personal narrative, slightly fictionalized, is due into portfolios on Friday, November 4. Students should be revising at this time.

Math: We practiced looking for repeating patterns using shapes and numbers. Homework is to finish Journal P2-1.

Science: We reviewed our last experiment and learned that the force of a magnet decreases quickly with distance.

Social Studies: None today due to our Math and Reading Skills time.

Behavior Update:

• Yellow magnets: 0
• Orange magnets: 0
• Red magnets: 0
• STAR Awards: 0
• Magnets moved this week (goal: 10): 0

Check your student’s Personal and Social Growth grade at JupiterGrades to see if your student moved their magnet. Need help with JupiterGrades?

Notes:

• Our Halloween party is a Hawaiian Beach Bash on Friday, October 28 from 9:30-12:00. We need family members to help with donations or during the party. Add your name to our Volunteer List if you can help or will be attending the party!
• Edit or sign up for a Fall Parent Teacher Conference time online.
• Our field trip to the Michigan Capitol and Historical Museum is December 6. Click the link if you would like to chaperone.
• Check out our class calendar to stay up-to-date.
• View grades, assignments, and attendance at JupiterGrades.

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

Spelling: We reviewed common long i spelling patterns by learning some famous idioms:

• behind the times
• right off the bat
• try out
• sit tight

Cursive: Cursive pp. 27-29 are available and due Friday.

Reading: Students received new Literature Circles groups today.

Writing: None today due to our technology time.

A personal narrative, slightly fictionalized, is due into portfolios on Friday, November 4. Students should be almost finished with drafting at this time.

Math: Students worked on a math test today about multiplication and division.

Science: Students completed an experiment about testing the strength of a magnet’s force over a distance. Homework is to finish the Breaking the Force experiment if not done in class.

Social Studies: We learned about how price, demand, supply, competition and substitute goods affect the choices consumers make when they purchase goods.

Behavior Update:

• Yellow magnets: 0
• Orange magnets: 0
• Red magnets: 0
• STAR Awards: 0
• Magnets moved this week (goal: 10): 0

Check your student’s Personal and Social Growth grade at JupiterGrades to see if your student moved their magnet. Need help with JupiterGrades?

Notes:

• Our Halloween party is a Hawaiian Beach Bash on Friday, October 28 from 9:30-12:00. We need family members to help with donations or during the party. Add your name to our Volunteer List if you can help or will be attending the party!
• Edit or sign up for a Fall Parent Teacher Conference time online.
• Our field trip to the Michigan Capitol and Historical Museum is December 6. Click the link if you would like to chaperone.
• Check out our class calendar to stay up-to-date.
• View grades, assignments, and attendance at JupiterGrades.

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

Spelling: We reviewed homographs today, which are words that are spelled the same, but have different meanings or pronunciations. Here are some examples:

Cursive: Cursive pp. 27-29 are available and due Friday.

Reading: Today was a preview of upcoming Literature Circles books.

Writing: We talked about using strong verbs that readers can visualize:

• Write “streak, pelt, exult”, not “go, run or say.”

A personal narrative, slightly fictionalized, is due into portfolios on Friday, November 4. Students should be drafting at this time.

Math: We reviewed for tomorrow’s math test, which will be about multiplication and division. A practice test can be found in the math book, on pp. 34-35.

Science: We started an experiment about testing the strength of a magnet’s force over a distance.

Social Studies: None today due to extra time with writing.

Behavior Update:

• Yellow magnets: 0
• Orange magnets: 0
• Red magnets: 0
• STAR Awards: 0
• Magnets moved this week (goal: 10): 0

Check your student’s Personal and Social Growth grade at JupiterGrades to see if your student moved their magnet. Need help with JupiterGrades?

Notes:

• Our Halloween party is a Hawaiian Beach Bash on Friday, October 28 from 9:30-12:00. We need family members to help with donations or during the party. Add your name to our Volunteer List if you can help or will be attending the party!
• Edit or sign up for a Fall Parent Teacher Conference time online.
• Our field trip to the Michigan Capitol and Historical Museum is December 6. Click the link if you would like to chaperone.
• Check out our class calendar to stay up-to-date.
• View grades, assignments, and attendance at JupiterGrades.

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