Week 15

 Dear Parents,

 

       This week in math we began multiplication as repeated addition. In the problem 3x4, We chant: The first number is the groups, the second number is the dots. This helps them know that this problem is three groups with 4 dots in each group. We also learned that this can be represented as 4+4+4 or by repeated addition. We then had a number of objects and had to divide them into equal groups. We can look at division as repeated subtraction. 12-3-3-3-3=0 There are 4 groups of 3.

        In writing we took a break from our revising, editing and publishing our narratives and imaginative stories to write a THANKFUL Acrostic. These are special gifts from your child to you. They are very proud of their project! I hope you cherish them for years to come.

        In reading we read two scholastic News stories. One was about the life of  Wampanog children and the other was about the life of Pilgrim Children. We read the articles together, compared and contrasted their lives to our lives, and then took the comprehension check. We also listened to the story Thanksgiving at the Tappletons and wrote about what we are thankful for. We listened to Arthur’s Thanksgiving on Friday and followed a directed drawing video to draw Arthur.

       In Science we finished up our force and motion unit and took our unit assessment. We brought pet rocks to school and used our observations to record the physical properties of our rocks. We then compared and contrasted them with our classmates.