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Spelling: None this week due to working on our Leadership Notebooks.

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

Reading: Students received their play parts and we did a table reading of the script.

Writing: We started our next project, a novel writing project. Your student will be writing and publishing their own novel (or second one)! We worked on prewriting today.

The novel project is due Monday, April 1. Homework is work on writing for at least 15 minutes.

Novel Writing Project 2019

The final piece of the 3rd Marking Period will be our final fiction project of the year. Students will write and publish a novel. Each student will write their own novel, with a word goal minimum of 1,000-4,000 words, based on their reading level (each student’s minimum writing goal is equal to their reading level multiplied by 500). The novels will be written in Google Docs (docs.google.com) to make use of the word count feature. Final novels will be uploaded to Lulu.com and published as paperback books, which can be purchased for reasonable prices. So yes, students will actually write and publish their own novels. This project is based on the National Novel Writing Month Young Writers program.

Math: Students worked on the Multiplication and Division unit test today. This will be our final class work day on this topic, but students will unfinished skills can continue to work at home. Homework on weekdays is to practice math for 15 minutes using MobyMax or Khan Academy.

Science: We started to learn about how water is recycled on earth and used over and over.

Social Studies: We read about some of the jobs colonists would have had and how the jobs depended on nearby natural resources.

Character Strength: We are learning about zest and love of learning this week.

Notes:

• Our first play practice is tomorrow!
• Spring conferences are March 5-7. View, sign up or edit your time here.
• Our class is practicing and performing a play in March, called The Legend of Lightning Larry. Here is our practice schedule.
• Is your student doing a Daily Homework Time? Here’s a sample schedule and more ideas to get started.
• Check out our class calendar to stay up-to-date.
• The second marking period ends today.
• View grades, assignments, and attendance at JupiterGrades.

Our Mission:
All students in Room 130 will do their best and get ready for 6th grade.

Spelling: None today due to an assembly about heart health and cardiac arrest.

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

Reading: Students worked on MobyMax Reading Stories today.

Writing: Students worked on publishing their essay today. Here is a literary essay we started together using the elements of an essay. And here is an example essay to look at. A literary essay is due Sunday, February 24.

Homework on weekdays is to work on writing for 15 minutes. Your student should be finishing up their essay!

Math: Students worked on a decimal division quiz. Several students didn’t finish or received a low score. Check JupiterGrades to see how your student did and how much of the topic they have completed. Your student can redo quiz 2 at home for practice, then try it again at school later, and they can also work at home to complete unfinished skills. Homework on weekdays is to practice math for 15 minutes using MobyMax or Khan Academy.

Science: We used a simulation find out where water vapor comes from. WE notice that it comes from lakes, oceans, and water on the ground.

Social Studies: We worked on a leader lesson about being a “transition person,” which is someone who helps themself and others to move from being reactive to being proactive about their problems.

Character Strength: We are learning about love more this week.

Notes:

• Spring conferences are March 5-7. View, sign up or edit your time here.
• Our class is practicing and performing a play in March, called The Legend of Lightning Larry. Here is our practice schedule.
• Is your student doing a Daily Homework Time? Here’s a sample schedule and more ideas to get started.
• Check out our class calendar to stay up-to-date.
• The second marking period ends today.
• View grades, assignments, and attendance at JupiterGrades.

Our Mission:
All students in Room 130 will do their best and get ready for 6th grade.

Spelling: Students completed a spelling and skill test today.

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

Reading: Students worked on a STAR Reading test today.

Writing: Students worked on editing conferences with a partner and on editing their own essay today. Here is a literary essay we started together using the elements of an essay. And here is an example essay to look at. A literary essay is due Sunday, February 24.

Homework on weekdays is to work on writing for 15 minutes. Your student should be done drafting and editing for spelling, capitals, periods, and other mistakes.

Math: Students worked in partners to practice division math skills. Homework on weekdays is to practice math for 15 minutes using MobyMax or Khan Academy.

Science: We used a simulation to model how water vapor rises in the air, cools in the upper atmosphere, condenses as water drops, then falls as rain.

Social Studies: We read about what life was like in the southern colonies.

Character Strength: We are learning about love more this week.

Notes:

• Spring conferences are March 5-7. View, sign up or edit your time here.
• Our class is practicing and performing a play in March, called The Legend of Lightning Larry. Here is our practice schedule.
• Is your student doing a Daily Homework Time? Here’s a sample schedule and more ideas to get started.
• Check out our class calendar to stay up-to-date.
• The second marking period ends today.
• View grades, assignments, and attendance at JupiterGrades.

Our Mission:
All students in Room 130 will do their best and get ready for 6th grade.

Spelling: Students continued to work on a writing log entry for our Choose Your Own Adventure stories, logging bright spots and areas to work on. Also, we’ll have a spelling test tomorrow.

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

Reading: Students practiced reading our class play script with good speed, tone, accuracy, and volume.

Writing: Students worked on revising conferences with a partner and on revising their own essay today. Here is a literary essay we started together using the elements of an essay. And here is an example essay to look at. A literary essay is due Friday, February 22.

Homework on weekdays is to work on writing for 15 minutes. Your student should be done drafting and revising by now by making improvements.

Math: We practiced dividing problems like 5.22 / 0.11. We are nearing the end of our class work time with division. Ask your student how much tye have finished! Homework on weekdays is to practice math for 15 minutes using MobyMax or Khan Academy.

Science: We used a simulation to model how water vapor rises in the air, cools in the upper atmosphere, condenses as water drops, then falls as rain.

Social Studies: We read about what life was like in the southern colonies.

Character Strength: We are learning about love more this week.

Notes:

• Our class is practicing and performing a play in March, called The Legend of Lightning Larry. Here is our practice schedule.
• Is your student doing a Daily Homework Time? Here’s a sample scheduleand more ideas to get started.
• Check out our class calendar to stay up-to-date.
• The second marking period ends today.
• View grades, assignments, and attendance at JupiterGrades.

Our Mission:
All students in Room 130 will do their best and get ready for 6th grade.

Spelling: We worked on a writing log entry for our Choose Your Own Adventure stories, logging bright spots and areas to work on. Also, we’ll have a spelling test this week.

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

Reading: We started planning our class play, which we will begin practicing next week.

Writing: Students worked on drafting their literary essay today. Here is a literary essay we started together using the elements of an essay. And here is an example essay to look at. A literary essay is due Friday, February 22.

Homework on weekdays is to work on writing for 15 minutes. Your student should be finishing their draft tonight.

Math: We practiced dividing problems like 5.22 / 0.11. Homework on weekdays is to practice math for 15 minutes using MobyMax or Khan Academy.

Science: We wrote notes about phases of water and drew a diagram of water molecules in the liquid and gas phases.

Social Studies: We read about what life was like in the middle colonies.

Character Strength: We are learning about love more this week.

Notes:

• Our class is practicing and performing a play in March, called The Legend of Lightning Larry. Here is our practice schedule.
• Is your student doing a Daily Homework Time? Here’s a sample scheduleand more ideas to get started.
• Check out our class calendar to stay up-to-date.
• The second marking period ends today.
• View grades, assignments, and attendance at JupiterGrades.

Our Mission:
All students in Room 130 will do their best and get ready for 6th grade.