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Spelling: We learned that some English words (vocal, vocabulary, advocate, provoke, revoke)  are made from Latin base words (vocare meaning “to call”). Knowing the Latin base word helps to understand the English word.

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

Reading: Today was a reading day in Literature Circles.

Writing: Students worked on editing conferences and publishing today.

A collection of poems is due into portfolios on Monday, May 24.

Math: None on Fridays.

Science: We reviewed a district unit test about electricity and magnetism.

Social Studies: We discussed public goods and services provided by the government for the common good and to protect citizens and their individual rights.

Behavior Update:

• Yellow magnets: 2
• Orange magnets: 0
• Red magnets: 0
• STAR Awards: 0
• Magnets moved this week (goal: 10): 13

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

Notes:

• Visit our class photos page to see the latest pictures and videos.
• I-Search Gallery (view our I-Search presentations).
• 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.

Spelling: We reviewed the their/there/they’re and theirs/there’s homophones.

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

Reading: Today was a discussion day in Literature Circles.

Writing: We learned about using line breaks to create whitespace in poetry.

A collection of poems is due into portfolios on Monday, May 24.

Math: Students played a game to review division today.

Science: We talked about how humans, plants and animals of the same kind will still show various differences.

Social Studies: We discussed outsourcing and how competition can drive jobs to be moved to other companies or countries.

Behavior Update:

• Yellow magnets: 3
• Orange magnets: 1
• Red magnets: 0
• STAR Awards: 0
• Magnets moved this week (goal: 10): 11

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

Notes:

• Visit our class photos page to see the latest pictures and videos.
• I-Search Gallery (view our I-Search presentations).
• 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.

Spelling: None today.

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

Reading: Today was a Literature Circles reading day.

Writing: We learned about poems for two voices today. Students also worked on their poems and started a revising conference.

A collection of poems is due into portfolios on Monday, May 24.

Math: Students completed a division MiniQuiz today.

Science: None due to library.

Social Studies: We looked learned about people who are employed, unemployed, or not in the labor force, and how a changing economy affects employment.

Behavior Update:

• Yellow magnets: 4
• Orange magnets: 0
• Red magnets: 0
• STAR Awards: 0
• Magnets moved this week (goal: 10): 7

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

Notes:

• Visit our class photos page to see the latest pictures and videos.
• I-Search Gallery (view our I-Search presentations).
• 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.

Spelling: We reviewed common /or/ spelling patterns.

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

Reading: Students received new Literature Circles groups and started a reading day.

Writing: We read a few poems and noticed that repeating words or lines makes a poem more musical.

A collection of poems is due into portfolios on Friday, May 21.

Math: We continued to review the partial quotients method of division. Homework is to finish the Division Peer Practice page started in class.

Science: Students completed a MiniQuiz about energy uses. We also completed an experiment about human traits. Homework is to graph the data from the experiment.

Social Studies: We looked at how changes in the economy affected the town of Rhyolite, Nevada, and also affects in Michigan.

Behavior Update:

• Yellow magnets: 2
• Orange magnets: 0
• Red magnets: 0
• STAR Awards: 0
• Magnets moved this week (goal: 10): 3

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

Notes:

• Visit our class photos page to see the latest pictures and videos.
• I-Search Gallery (view our I-Search presentations).
• 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.

Spelling: None today.

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

Reading: Students previewed new Literature Circles books today.

Students also received their latest STAR Reading test scores. The class average reading level continued to improve to 5.25, which is two months above our class goal of 5.05, with two tests to go!

Writing: We learned that using a metaphor (school is a pinball game, my house is a zoo, my room is a pigsty) can add imagery to a poem.

A collection of poems is due into portfolios on Friday, May 21.

Math: We reviewed the partial quotients method of division. Homework is to finish the Division Peer Practice page started in class.

Science: Everyone made paper pots and planted sunflower seeds.

Social Studies: We started to learn about how changes in an economy affect people, jobs and businesses.

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:

• Visit our class photos page to see the latest pictures and videos.
• I-Search Gallery (view our I-Search presentations).
• Our Mackinac Trip is Friday, May 14. Get more information here.
• 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.