January Writing Words

Here are the January Writing Words.  The test will be on the October, November and January writing words.

January
except

hole

whole

what

friendly

your

you’re

they

could

didn’t

that’s 

until

Baseball Multiplication

On Friday we played baseball multiplication in class.  I am posting the link here.  It is a great way to help the students can practice their math facts over break.  Your child can log into their Everyday Math account, but this link takes you directly to it and it is open to the public to play.  Just look at the top of the column labeled two players.  You can choose to play with factors 1-6 or with factors 1-12.

Here is the link:  baseball multiplication game

November/December Writing Words

I sent home the writing words home today in each child's Friday folder.  Please practice these at home.  On December 14th, your child will be assessed on both the October and November Writing Words.  They are listed below.

October
by

buy

have

very

really

was

no

know

can’t

first

enough

off

November
won

one

are

our

before

myself

people

everybody

then

said

knew

new

Midwest

We have begun our next Social Studies unit- The Midwest.  Yesterday, we learned about the land in the Midwest and how we are known for our plains and lakes.  We also labeled a map yesterday in class and came up with ways to learn their locations.  We sent it home yesterday.  Today, we learned about the forests and prairies.  We also cut out flashcards to bring home to help us practice our states and capitals.  During this unit, your child will be required to learn the locations of each of the Midwestern states and each capital.  Please practice the state locations and capitals with your child.  This will help him towards the end of the unit.

Solar System Research

Today we taped our solar system videos in the LMC.  We practiced and then created our videos.  Stay tuned!  They will be posted on the blog for your viewing pleasure soon!

Halloween

We had a great time at the Halloween party!  Thank you to all the parents who made this such a great day!

Solar System Research

This week we began our solar system research projects.  Your child is working with a group of three students to research one of the planets in our solar system.  We are also learning about them during guided reading as well.  We will be participating in several culminating activities based upon our research.  Stay tuned!

October Writing Words Test

Tuesday we will be having a test over all of the writing words for this month. Remember, once we have taken the test for the words, students are held responsible for spelling them correctly on all assignments. One point will be deducted on graded assignments and tests for having a misspelled writing word.

by            buy          have        very

really       was          no            know

can’t         first          enough     off

Math Enrichment

In your child's Friday Folder is the Unit Two math enrichment activities.  There is a letter attached explaining the activities.  We are now on Unit Three and using different activities in the classroom, so I am sending them home in case you would like to work on them at home with your child.  Some of them are quite challenging, so this is OPTIONAL.  Some parents have asked for more complex activities to do at home and here are some great activities that you can do that are correlated to our math program.  Please let me know if you have any questions.

Unit Three Math- Measurement

This week we have been focusing on measurement in math class.  Your child has been learning about how to measure to the nearest fourth of an inch.  They have also been working on measuring to the nearest half a centimeter and to the nearest millimeter.  In one activity we did this week, the students estimated different objects in the classroom to the nearest inch and nearest centimeter.  In addition, we started learning about perimeter and area.

Science- The Sun

We have been learning about the Sun and why it is so important to our Earth.  We have been observing the sun and observing the shadows it makes throughout the day.  The students had a great time today creating their own models to help explain why we have daytime and nighttime.  We will start learning about the moon next week.

Subtraction Video by Paige and Andrew

Addition Video by Samantha and Natalie

Addition Video by Colin and Sean

Subtraction Video by Jovanni and Julia