Hello All!
Just about one week until Winter Break. Hope all are enjoying the winter holiday season!
Announcements:
1. Math Test FRIDAY! A practice test will go home Wednesday night and a Study Guide will go home Thursday night.
2. Report cards will be coming home on Wednesday!
3. The Band & Chorus Winter Concert will be on December 23rd at 9 AM! Look forward to seeing you there!
Academics:
Math: We are finishing up Topic 7 this week. Student are working hard on dividing decimals, which are really above grade level skills! As noted above, the assessment will be on Friday and many study tools will be available: practice test, study guide, classwork, and links on the math page of this blog! Next week we will spend a few days practicing all of the decimal operations we've learned so far this year.
Reading: Walk to Read groups are wrapping up as well. Students are finishing their books this week. Next week's focus will be a Chris Van Allsburg author study. We will read a number of his books and practice inferring and finding theme.
Writing: Many students have completed their biome research! Ask your child about their biome - they have learned a lot already! We will begin composing our informational essays in the time we have before break.
Science: Our weather unit is wrapping up with fronts, precipitation, and severe weather. The intention is to have a quiz on the unit before winter break, but we will see if we fit it in - I don't want to rush to finish! There will be a class period of review and a study guide before the quiz. Below is a photo of our recent science experiment. Ask your child how a thermometer works!
Enjoy the holiday season!
Molly
Just about one week until Winter Break. Hope all are enjoying the winter holiday season!
Announcements:
1. Math Test FRIDAY! A practice test will go home Wednesday night and a Study Guide will go home Thursday night.
2. Report cards will be coming home on Wednesday!
3. The Band & Chorus Winter Concert will be on December 23rd at 9 AM! Look forward to seeing you there!
Academics:
Math: We are finishing up Topic 7 this week. Student are working hard on dividing decimals, which are really above grade level skills! As noted above, the assessment will be on Friday and many study tools will be available: practice test, study guide, classwork, and links on the math page of this blog! Next week we will spend a few days practicing all of the decimal operations we've learned so far this year.
Reading: Walk to Read groups are wrapping up as well. Students are finishing their books this week. Next week's focus will be a Chris Van Allsburg author study. We will read a number of his books and practice inferring and finding theme.
Writing: Many students have completed their biome research! Ask your child about their biome - they have learned a lot already! We will begin composing our informational essays in the time we have before break.
Science: Our weather unit is wrapping up with fronts, precipitation, and severe weather. The intention is to have a quiz on the unit before winter break, but we will see if we fit it in - I don't want to rush to finish! There will be a class period of review and a study guide before the quiz. Below is a photo of our recent science experiment. Ask your child how a thermometer works!
Enjoy the holiday season!
Molly