June 11th, 2010

Class activities for Friday, June 11

Spelling: None today.

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

Reading: None today due to planting seeds for our Courtyard Vegetable Garden.

Writing: Today was the last work day for the Find It, Decide It project, due Friday, June 11.

Resources:

Math: We reviewed making fractions using pattern blocks. Students also learned how to change a mixed number into an improper fraction.

Homework is to finish Journal pp. 196-198 if not done in class.

Science: We continued to learn that fossils provide clues about historical life and habitats.

Social Studies: None today.

Behavior Update:

  • Yellow magnets: 0
  • Orange magnets: 0
  • Red magnets: 0
  • STAR Awards: 0
  • Magnets moved this week (goal: 10): 4

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

Notes:

  • Rollhaven trip Monday morning. Students, bring a sack lunch!
  • Thanks for all the students and family members that volunteered to help with our Courtyard Garden Project on Thursday, June 10. We had many helping hands and the project was a success! All the tomatoes, corn, grean beans, cucumbers, lettuce, onions, carrots and grean peppers are in the ground!
  • Visit our class photos page to see the latest pictures and videos.
  • Find more information about Summer School, including dates and payment options.
  • Check out our class calendar to stay up-to-date.
  • View grades, assignments, and attendance at SnapGrades.

Our Mission:
Every student in Room 130 leaves improved and prepared for 5th grade.

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June 9th, 2010

Class activities for Wednesday, June 9

Spelling: None today.

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

Reading: None today due to completing a year-end district math test.

Writing: Students continued to work on their Find It, Decide It project, due Friday, June 11.

Resources:

Math: We reviewed calculating area and perimeter.

Science: We learned that fossils are not bones, but replicas of plants, animals or footprints.

Social Studies: None today.

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:

Our Mission:
Every student in Room 130 leaves improved and prepared for 5th grade.

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June 8th, 2010

Class activities for Tuesday, June 8

Spelling: None today.

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

Reading: None today due to completing a year-end district math test.

Writing: Students continued to work on their Find It, Decide It project, due Friday, June 11.

Resources:

Math: We reviewed calculating area and perimeter. To practice this, students were asked to design a square-foot garden. Here are the rules:

  1. Design three different garden boxes
    1. Make one a square
    2. Make one a rectangle (not a square)
    3. Make one another shape (but only use right angles)
  2. Plant three kinds of fruits or vegetables in each box
  3. In order to know how many vegetables of each kind to purchase, calculate the area for each vegetable.
  4. In order to know how much soil to buy, calculate the area of each box.
  5. In order to know how much lumber to buy for the boxes, calculate the perimeter of each box.
  6. In order to know how many marigolds to plant around the vegetables to keep the rabbits away, calculate the perimeter of each fruit or vegetable.

Homework is to finish their garden plan.

Science: We started a Science Court investigation about fossils. Today’s question: Are all fossils made of bone? Homework is to finish the Science Court page if not done in class.

Social Studies: We learned that the Federal government has some powers (making money, declaring war), the state governments have some powers (establishing schools, making laws about driver’s licenses) and some powers are shared by both levels (collecting taxes, making laws).

Behavior Update:

  • Yellow magnets: 1
  • 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:

Our Mission:
Every student in Room 130 leaves improved and prepared for 5th grade.

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June 7th, 2010

Class activities for Monday, June 7

Spelling: None today.

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

Reading: None today due to Field Day.

Writing: None today due to Field Day.

Students are continuing  to work on their Find It, Decide It project, due Friday, June 11.

Resources:

Math: We practicing drawing pictures to calculate what the fraction of a number would be, such as 2/3 of 24 equals 16.

Science: We learned about the food chain of a barn owl by dissecting an owl pellet to look for bones inside. Most students found vole skeletons, but a few mice were also found.

Social Studies: None today due to Field Day.

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:

Our Mission:
Every student in Room 130 leaves improved and prepared for 5th grade.

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June 4th, 2010

Class activities for Friday, June 4

Spelling: None today.

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

Reading: Today was a discussion day in Literature Circles.

Writing: Students continued to work on their Find It, Decide It project, due Friday, June 11.

Resources:

Math: We reviewed calculating what the fraction of a number would be, such as 2/3 of 24 equals 16.

Science: We learned about adaptations that can help an animal to survive in its environment, such as a frogs strong legs, big eyes, sticky tongue and webbed feet.

Social Studies: We reviewed the branches (legislative, executive, judicial) and levels (local, state, federal) of government and we started to discuss what powers our federal government has.

Behavior Update:

  • Yellow magnets: 4
  • Orange magnets: 0
  • Red magnets: 0
  • STAR Awards: 0
  • Magnets moved this week (goal: 10): 14

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

Notes:

Our Mission:
Every student in Room 130 leaves improved and prepared for 5th grade.

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