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Spelling: Today was a preview of upcoming spelling words.

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

Reading: Students started practicing a monologue that they will read to the class to practice reading with speed, tone and volume.

Writing: We talked about including details to important scenes to slow them down and to help the reader to understand them more.

Our next piece of writing, a fiction piece, is due Monday, December 17. Students should be drafting at this time.

Math: None today due to STAR Friday.

Science: Students completed a district Science test today.

Studies: Groups shared their research about European Explorers today.

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

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

Spelling: None today due to visiting the Book Fair.

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

Reading: The final three groups presented their Literature Circles projects to share their books with the class.

Writing: Students completed their prewriting conferences today.

Our next piece of writing, a fiction piece, is due Monday, December 17. Students should be prewriting or drafting at this time.

Math: None today due to Bring a Family Member to School Day.

Science: Students worked on a district Science test today.

Studies: None today due to extra time with Literature Circles.

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:

• Thanks to all the family members that attended Bring a Family Member to School Day today!
• View or edit the “Paper and Coffee” juice volunteer list.
• View our class calendar.
• View grades, assignments, and attendance at SnapGrades.

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

Spelling: None today due to the Late Start.

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

Reading: None today due to the Late Start.

Writing: None today due to the Late Start.

Our next piece of writing, a fiction piece, is due Monday, December 17. Students should be prewriting at this time.

Math: We reviewed measuring angles and students completed a MiniQuiz.

Science: None today due to library.

Studies: The class started to research various European explorers.

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:

• Tomorrow, December 2, is Bring a Family Member to School Day! Class activities start at 3:15 pm.
• View or edit the “Paper and Coffee” juice volunteer list.
• View our class calendar.
• View grades, assignments, and attendance at SnapGrades.

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

Spelling: Students worked on their Words to Learn list of words to study for the next spelling test.

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

Reading: Three groups presented their Literature Circles projects today.

Writing: None today due to Technology.

Our next piece of writing, a fiction piece, is due Monday, December 17. Students should be prewriting at this time.

Math: Students played a game to practice measuring and drawing angles. We also reviewed different types of triangles: equilateral, isosceles and scalene. Homework is to finish Journal pp. 77, 81.

Science: Students completed a test over these ideas:

• Body systems;
• Body systems working together;
• Genetics and traits; and,
• How organisms use behavior and traits for survival.

Studies: We started learning about how and why Christopher Columbus came to the New World.

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:

• Tomorrow, December 1, is a Late Start day. School starts at 11:05 am.
• View or edit the “Paper and Coffee” juice volunteer list.
• View our class calendar.
• View grades, assignments, and attendance at SnapGrades.

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

Spelling: None today due to extra time with Literature Circles.

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

Reading: Students continued working on Literature Circles projects with the goal of sharing their books with the class. Groups will start presenting tomorrow.

Writing: We talked about writing realistic dialogue that sounds like the characters speaking.

Our next piece of writing, a fiction piece, is due Monday, December 17. Students should be prewriting at this time.

Math: We reviewed opposite and adjacent angles, and drawing and measuring angles. Homework is to finish StudyLink 3.5.

Science: We reviewed for a science test tomorrow over these ideas:

• Body systems;
• Body systems working together;
• Genetics and traits; and,
• How organisms use behavior and traits for survival.

Studies: We started talking about how European Explorers had a “first come, first served” attitude with the New World.

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

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