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Spelling: None today.

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

Reading: Three groups presented their Literature Circles plays today.

Writing: Students worked on their I-Search project by collecting research and working on their digital presentations.

Here are more details about the I-Search project. Our general timeline :

1. Week 1: Collect research
2. Week 2: Select research, plan presentation, start draft of presentation
3. Week 3: Finalize presentation, present at our I-Search Conference at the end of April

Math: Students started to learn how to use a slide rule to add and subtract fractions. Homework is to finish Journal pp. 198-200.

Science: We reviewed the calculating speed experiment and started an experiment about using motion graphs to understand speed and direction.

Social Studies: We started a unit about life in Colonial America. Homework is to finish Notebook p. 51.

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 SnapGrades to see if your student moved their magnet. Need help with SnapGrades?

Notes:

• View or edit the spring “Paper and Coffee” juice volunteer list.
• View our class calendar.
• Check grades, assignments, and attendance at SnapGrades.

Our Mission:
Every student in Room 130 leaves improved and prepared for 6th grade.

Spelling: None today.

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

Reading: None today due to working on our spring showcase.

Writing: Students worked on collecting research for their I-Search project. Students will research a topic and create a digital presentation using Google Docs (docs.mrhowd.com).

Here are more details about the I-Search project. Our general timeline :

1. Week 1: Collect research
2. Week 2: Select research, plan presentation, start draft of presentation
3. Week 3: Finalize presentation, present at our I-Search Conference at the end of April

Math: None today due to STAR Friday.

Science: We reviewed how to calculate speed from a distance and time measurement. We also learned how the height of the model cart on the ramp affects the speed of the cart.

Social Studies: None on Fridays.

Behavior Update:

• Yellow magnets: 1
• Orange magnets: 0
• Red magnets: 0
• STAR Awards: 0
• Magnets moved this week (goal: 10): 2

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

Notes:

• Report cards and MEAP reports were sent home today with your student or via email.
• View or edit the spring “Paper and Coffee” juice volunteer list.
• View our class calendar.
• Check grades, assignments, and attendance at SnapGrades.

Our Mission:
Every student in Room 130 leaves improved and prepared for 6th grade.

Spelling: We reviewed common spelling patterns for the /er/ sound: er, ar and or.

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

Reading: Students worked on group projects to share their Literature Circles magazines with the class.

Writing: We talked about how writers can move in close to a subject with specific details, and move back from the subject to provide the wider background of a subject.

Students worked on collecting research for their I-Search project. Students will research a topic and create a digital presentation using Google Docs (docs.mrhowd.com).

Here are more details about the I-Search project. Our general timeline :

1. Week 1: Collect research
2. Week 2: Select research, plan presentation, start draft of presentation
3. Week 3: Finalize presentation, present at our I-Search Conference at the end of April

Math: Students practiced organizing data and making a graph. Homework is to finish Journal pp. 190-191.

Science: Today was the first day of the A World in Motion Jet Toy Challenge. Engineers from General Motors introduced the project and then teams of students started building their car chassis. Some teams also tested the chassis to see if it rolled fast and straight.

Social Studies: Students worked on a test today about slavery in the American Colonies.

Behavior Update:

• Yellow magnets: 0
• Orange magnets: 0
• Red magnets: 0
• STAR Awards: 0
• Magnets moved this week (goal: 10): 2

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

Notes:

• Students have been asked to bring a brown paper grocery bag for a project that we will do tomorrow.
• View or edit the spring “Paper and Coffee” juice volunteer list.
• View our class calendar.
• Check grades, assignments, and attendance at SnapGrades.

Our Mission:
Every student in Room 130 leaves improved and prepared for 6th grade.

Spelling: We reviewed common spelling patterns for the /ul/ sound: el, le and al.

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

Reading: Students worked on group projects to share their Literature Circles magazines with the class.

Writing: We continued to talk about how to use a natural voice in informational writing, rather than sounding like a stuffy encyclopedia.

Students worked on collecting research for their I-Search project. Students will research a topic and create a digital presentation using Google Docs (docs.mrhowd.com).

Here are more details about the I-Search project. Our general timeline :

1. Week 1: Collect research
2. Week 2: Select research, plan presentation, start draft of presentation
3. Week 3: Finalize presentation, present at our I-Search Conference at the end of April

Math: Students practiced matching graphs to data sets using clues. Homework is to finish Journal pp. 181-183.

Science: None today due to library.

Social Studies: We reviewed for tomorrow’s test about slavery in the American Colonies. Here is an online study guide for the test.

Behavior Update:

• Yellow magnets: 1
• Orange magnets: 0
• Red magnets: 0
• STAR Awards: 0
• Magnets moved this week (goal: 10): 2

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

Notes:

• View or edit the spring “Paper and Coffee” juice volunteer list.
• View our class calendar.
• Check grades, assignments, and attendance at SnapGrades.

Our Mission:
Every student in Room 130 leaves improved and prepared for 6th grade.

Spelling: None today.

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

Reading: Today was a discussion day in Literature Circles.

Writing: We talked about how to use a natural voice in informational writing. For example, rather than write like a Wikipedia article stuffed with impersonal facts, it will be more interesting to write with a personal voice, like how a person would talk.

Students worked on collecting research for their I-Search project. Students will research a topic and create a digital presentation using Google Docs (docs.mrhowd.com).

Here are more details about the I-Search project. Our general timeline :

1. Week 1: Collect research
2. Week 2: Select research, plan presentation, start draft of presentation
3. Week 3: Finalize presentation, present at our I-Search Conference at the end of April

Math: Students practiced organizing data today. Homework is to finish Journal pp. 170-172. Note that only the survey part of p. 171 needs to be completed. The rest of the page will be completed in class tomorrow.

Science: We finished the measuring speed experiment. Homework is to finish calculating the speed and average speed of today’s trials and then to finish the analysis on p. 10.

Social Studies: We finished learning about slavery in the American Colonies. Homework is to finish Notebook pp 49-50.

Behavior Update:

• Yellow magnets: 0
• Orange magnets: 0
• Red magnets: 0
• STAR Awards: 0
• Magnets moved this week (goal: 10): 1

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

Notes:

• Why so much homework today? No one reason, really. It just so happened that today involved more work than we could finish in class. Other days, such as yesterday, have little or no homework.
• View or edit the spring “Paper and Coffee” juice volunteer list.
• View our class calendar.
• Check grades, assignments, and attendance at SnapGrades.

Our Mission:
Every student in Room 130 leaves improved and prepared for 6th grade.