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Spelling: None today due to the half day schedule.

Cursive: Cursive pp. 10-12 are available and were due today.

Reading: None today due to the half day schedule.

Writing: We talked about a stylistic trick in writing about the order of details. Before a character is described visually, it is good to add some action or talking. Make the character talk or make them do some action before you describe what they look like. This helps the reader to understand who this character is and why they should care about them.

Students continued to work on revising today. This is the time to add details (talking, action, visual details), take out parts that don’t fit or aren’t focused on the topic, finish unfinished thoughts, and improve the writing.

A personal narrative is due October 11. Homework on weekdays is to work on writing for 15 minutes. Your student should be revising by now.

Math: None today due to the half day schedule. Homework on weekdays is to practice math for 15 minutes using MobyMax or Khan Academy.

Science: None today due to the half day schedule.

Social Studies: We wrote notes about how a fictional government compared to the US government in individual rights, freedoms, rule of law, common good, and if the government was a republic.

Character Strength: We are learning about open-mindedness this week.

Today was the kickoff for our annual Fun Run Fundraiser:

Notes:

• Our first book order is due today.
• Fun Run Fundraiser donations are due October 21. Learn more or donate online.
• Have you started a Daily Homework Time with your student? If homework causes tears or battles, or if you have had to deal with missing assignments or low grades, read more about Daily Homework Time and start one with your student. It will help!
• 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: Students worked on MobyMax Vocabulary today.

Cursive: Cursive pp. 10-12 are available and are due Friday.

Reading: Today was a discussion day in Literature Circles. Students shared their notes with other students and discussed their ideas.

Writing: Students continued to work on revising today. This is the time to add details (talking, action, visual details), take out parts that don’t fit or aren’t focused on the topic, finish unfinished thoughts, and improve the writing.

A personal narrative is due October 11. Homework on weekdays is to work on writing for 15 minutes. Your student should be finished with a full-page draft and revising at this point.

Math: Students continued to work on place value skills today or move ahead to the next topic. Homework on weekdays is to practice math for 15 minutes using MobyMax or Khan Academy.

Science: We used gravel, water, and plaster of Paris to make a model of sedimentary rock. We’ll see if our “rock layers” harden over night and cement into rock.

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

Character Strength: We are learning about open-mindedness this week.

Notes:

• Our first book order is due Friday.
• Tomorrow is a half day for Homecoming.
• This week is Spirit Week. Check out the class calendar for a schedule.
• Have you started a Daily Homework Time with your student? If homework causes tears or battles, or if you have had to deal with missing assignments or low grades, read more about Daily Homework Time and start one with your student. It will help!
• 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: None today.

Cursive: Cursive pp. 10-12 are available and are due Friday.

Reading: Today was a reading day in Literature Circles. Students read a text quietly and wrote down questions, connections, illustrations, and important passages. They will discuss their thinking with others tomorrow.

Writing: We talked adding visual details to describe characters when they show up in a story. Here is a page from “The Prophet of Yonwood:”

In this part of the book, Brenda Beeson is just appearing in the story. After some brief talking, the author gives us several visual details so we can picture the character. In fact, it’s a whole paragraph of visual details!

Today was also a revising day. This is the time to add details, take out parts that don’t fit, finish unfinished thoughts, and improve the writing. Revising doesn’t mean to keep adding on and on to the end, but to go back and add details to the beginning, and middle of the story.

A personal narrative is due October 11. Homework on weekdays is to work on writing for 15 minutes. Your student should be finished with a full-page draft and revising at this point.

Math: We practiced comparing large numbers in word form today. Homework on weekdays is to practice math for 15 minutes using MobyMax or Khan Academy. Our class median for the place value topic is up to 97%!

Science: We learned more about how sedimentary rock is formed by layers of sand, silt, or gravel forming in water, and then compacting and cementing over time. We wrote notes about this and will make a model of it tomorrow.

Social Studies: We read about a fictional goverment and we are going to write notes tomorrow about if it is a republic, is limited, is constitutional, and is a representative government. This will help us to learn what our government is like.

Character Strength: We are learning about open-mindedness this week.

Notes:

• Our first book order is due Friday.
• This week is Spirit Week. Check out the class calendar for a schedule.
• Have you started a Daily Homework Time with your student? If homework causes tears or battles, or if you have had to deal with missing assignments or low grades, read more about Daily Homework Time and start one with your student. It will help!
• 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 practicing spelling words with silent letters for a final time again today.

Cursive: Cursive pp. 10-12 are available and are due Friday.

Reading: We an expository text about how slow and fast natural processes can change the earth.

Writing: We talked about using strong verbs so the reader can picture the action. Instead of saying “run,” say “streak, rip, pelt.”

Students continued working on drafting today. Your student should be finished with their draft tonight, including a beginning, middle, and ending. The draft should be about a full page.

A personal narrative is due October 11. Homework on weekdays is to work on writing for 15 minutes.

Math: We practiced comparing large numbers today. Homework on weekdays is to practice math for 15 minutes using MobyMax or Khan Academy. Our class median for the place value topic is 93%, with a goal of finishing by October 3. Many students are ahead, but several are behind. Ask your student to show you their progress.

Science: Students finished notes from our last activity about examining a rock and using a simulation to study how rocks form.

Social Studies: We learned more about what a republic is like, how people can elect their leaders, how the power of a republic is limited.

Character Strength: We are learning about open-mindedness this week.

Notes:

• Our first book order is due Friday.
• This week is Spirit Week. Check out the class calendar for a schedule.
• Have you started a Daily Homework Time with your student? If homework causes tears or battles, or if you have had to deal with missing assignments or low grades, read more about Daily Homework Time and start one with your student. It will help!
• 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 practicing spelling words with silent letters again today.

Cursive: Cursive pp. 10-12 are available and are due Friday.

Reading: We read an informational text about Avalanches and how they can be prevented.

Writing: Students worked on drafting today. Your student should be nearing the end of their draft and have about 30 lines typed.

A personal narrative is due October 11. Homework on weekdays is to work on writing for 15 minutes. Your student should be drafting at this point.

Math: We practiced multiplying and dividing by 10 today and understanding how that relates to place value. Homework on weekdays is to practice math for 15 minutes using MobyMax or Khan Academy.

Science: Students examined a rock sample and drew a diagram of it. We also used a simulation to study how rocks form. We learned that sediment is deposited in layers in water, gets compacted, and turns into rock over time.

Social Studies: None today due to a pep assembly for Homecoming.

Character Strength: We are learning about open-mindedness this week.

Notes:

• This week is Spirit Week. Check out the class calendar for a schedule.
• Have you started a Daily Homework Time with your student? If homework causes tears or battles, or if you have had to deal with missing assignments or low grades, read more about Daily Homework Time and start one with your student. It will help!
• 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.