Week 16

 Dear Parents,

          This week in math we finished up our unit on multiplication and division. We looked at multiplication as repeated addition and division as repeated subtraction. In multiplication the first number is how many groups. The second number is how many in each group. In division, like subtraction, you start with the whole and divide the total amount into equal groups. On Friday we learned about odd and even numbers.

            In writing we continued working on our imaginative stories while we began an expository paper on why we like our favorite celebration. We will be writing three reasons and putting them in three paragraphs which are color coded. They are excited about this new assignment! Our individual narratives are all finished and hanging on our great work board. They should all be proud of their work.

            In reading we listened to a fiction story and read a nonfiction story on Bookflix. They can access this app through the learning hub. We compared two different fiction books to nonfiction books on graphic organizers. We also read Going Places and took a comprehension test.

            In Science we are learning about Objects in the Sky. We are noticing the patterns of the sun, moon and stars. We also no somethings in the sky do not follow patterns, like the clouds. We are making a calendar that shows the phases of the moon!

 

*December’s habit is Habit 3: Put First Things First.

• In your child’s Friday Folder is the December Habit Newsletter. Attached to the newsletter is an activity that corresponds with the monthly habit of Habit 3: Put First Things First. There is also a QR code that you can scan and listen to a story with your child and ask discussion questions given from the newsletter. Please assist your child in completing the activity and sign/return the activity sheet to their homeroom teacher by Wednesday, December 6^th. 
• December 6^th is Put First Things First Day! We want to see the entire school wear BLUE for Habit 3 on Wednesday!
• We will be tracking grade level participation for returning the activity sheet. The grade level with the highest percentage of participation for December will receive extra recess!