Special Visitor

 Judy's parents came in to celebrate her half birthday.  We had a wonderful time!

Secret Snow Pal

Your child brought home a letter explaining the project on Monday.  Your child has a secret snow pal that they need to make a card for.  Cards are due on Wednesday.  I sent home paper for them to make their cards.  If your child needs more paper, please let me know.  I am happy to send more home.

Cardboard Challenge

We are almost finished building our projects which will share with others next week.  This has been a great lesson in creativity, collaboration, and perseverance!  I will take pictures and you can check them out on our classroom blog.  Thank you to parents who were able to come in and help us build this week!

Another Special Visitor

 We were so excited to have Olivia's dad stop by and read a story that he wrote!  Then Olivia shared a favorite that she loves as well.  We had a great time celebrating Olivia's birthday.

Chapter 6 Videos

Our next unit is Chapter 6.  This unit focuses on bar modeling, a way to think abstractly about word problems.  Here are some videos that can be helpful during this unit.

Bar Modeling- an Explanation of How Bar Modeling Works

Solving a Multiple Step Word Problem Using a Bar Model

Multiplication Bar Modeling

Bar Models Made Easy

Special Visitor

 Arisa's dad stopped by to help us celebrate her birthday.  We really enjoyed the story!

Social Studies

 We began our new social studies unit! Our main focus this week was local government. We talked about all the important parts of city hall. We discussed how each department has a special job to help the community run smoothly. Some of the jobs we discussed included the city manager and the police department.  We will continue learning about local government next week.

Special Visitor

Ryan's parents were able to stop by and read a couple of books with the class.  

We had a good few laughs because the books were so funny!