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Spelling: Students completed a spelling and skill test today.

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

Reading: Students received new Literature Circles books today and planned how many pages to read for each day.

Writing: We read some of the book Love that Dog, by Sharon Creech (a book about poems, written as a poem). Students continued to work on poetry. Our next portfolio piece will be a collection of poems, due Friday, May 22.

Math: We reviewed partial-quotients method of division and students completed a three-question MiniQuiz on the subject.

Science: We completed our notes comparing the sun, moon and the earth.

Social Studies: Students completed a test over the French and British in Michigan.

Behavior Update:

• Yellow magnets: 0
• Orange magnets: 0
• Red magnets: 0
• STAR Awards: 0
• Magnets moved this week (goal: 10): 1
• Hours with no yellow magnets (record: 58): 10
• Days with no orange magnets (record: 39; previous score: 3): 4

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

Notes:

• View grades, assignments, attendance and even the report card at SnapGrades.
• Check out our class calendar to stay up-to-date.
• This week’s juice volunteers: Tyler, Morgan

Spelling: We reviewed the there homophones, which will be the skill test for tomorrow’s spelling test.

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

Reading: Students received new Literature Circles books today and completed a narrative reading test.

Writing: We talked using a metaphor in a poem: the cafeteria is a zoo, school is a pinball game. Students continued to work on poetry. Our next portfolio piece will be a collection of poems, due Friday, May 22.

Math: Students continued to practice the partial-quotients method of division. Homework is to finish a division practice worksheet started in class.

Science: We practiced making food chains and webs by playing food chain rummy. Homework is to finish Investigation Review p. 43.

Social Studies: We graded review worksheets and took notes in our minibooks. A test over the French and British in Michigan will be tomorrow.

Behavior Update:

• Yellow magnets: 1
• Orange magnets: 0
• Red magnets: 0
• STAR Awards: 0
• Magnets moved this week (goal: 10): 1
• Hours with no yellow magnets (record: 58): 3
• Days with no orange magnets (record: 39; previous score: 3): 3

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

Notes:

• View grades, assignments, attendance and even the report card at SnapGrades.
• Check out our class calendar to stay up-to-date.
• This week’s juice volunteers: Tyler, Morgan

See pictures from our field trip to the Straits of Mackinaw, posted live! Check back throughout the day to see updates from our field trip. Feel free to post comments about out trip.

Spelling: We learned that many English words come from Latin or Greek roots. Today, we learned that vocare is Latin for “to call,” and shows up in vocation, vocal, voice advocate, provoke, and revoke.

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

Reading: A final group presented their Literature Circles magazine play with the class.

Writing: We talked about a story can be turned into a poem by adding imagery, music or emotion to the story. Students continued to work on poetry. Our next portfolio piece will be a collection of poems, due Friday, May 22.

Math: Students continued to divide with the partial-quotients method of division. Homework is to finish Journal pp. 150-152.

Science: We finished learning about the sun today.

Social Studies: Students started working on review pages in class. Homework is to finish review pp. 10, 12.

Behavior Update:

• Yellow magnets: 0
• Orange magnets: 0
• Red magnets: 0
• STAR Awards: 0
• Magnets moved this week (goal: 10): 4
• Hours with no yellow magnets (record: 58): 12
• Days with no orange magnets (record: 39; previous score: 3): 2

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

Notes:

• Our Mackinac Trip is tomorrow, May 8. Students should arrive at McGrath at 5:45 am.
• View grades, assignments, attendance and even the report card at SnapGrades.
• Check out our class calendar to stay up-to-date.
• This week’s juice volunteers: None this week.

Spelling: None today due to the late start schedule.

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

Reading: None today due to the late start schedule.

Writing: Students continued to work on poetry. Our next portfolio piece will be a collection of poems, due Friday, May 22.

Math: Students were introduced to the partial-quotients method of division.

Science: None today due to the late start schedule.

Social Studies: We learned about how Fort Michilimackinac was moved to Mackinac Island during the Revolutionary War.

Behavior Update:

• Yellow magnets: 0
• Orange magnets: 0
• Red magnets: 0
• STAR Awards: 0
• Magnets moved this week (goal: 10): 2
• Hours with no yellow magnets (record: 58): 6
• Days with no orange magnets (record: 39; previous score: 3): 1

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

Notes:

• Our Mackinac Trip is May 8. Students should arrive at McGrath at 5:45 am.
• View grades, assignments, attendance and even the report card at SnapGrades.
• Check out our class calendar to stay up-to-date.
• This week’s juice volunteers: None this week.