Week of December 9-13
Reminders:
As snow arrives, so must boots and snowpants. If students would like to play in the snow during recess and lunch times, they must have the proper attire. If your child is wearing boots in the morning, please be sure they pack shoes as well. The should not be wearing their boots all day.
Thursday, Dec. 12th–Holiday concert at Stout–
Friday, Dec. 13th–field trip to IMAX to see Polar Express. We will be leaving at approximately 9:00. Students may bring money for pop and popcorn.
We are learning:
Spelling–Students are working on their individual lists. Some students have completed the high frequency words lists. Next week we will move on to words with a common pattern.
Daily5/Cafe–Our focus this week is Compare/contrast. We are using our Science knowledge of animals along with text to compare and contrast creatures in the Coral Reef. We will then work on summarizing.
Writer’s Workshop–This week we will be finishing up with our persuasive/letter writing. Students are working with a partner to write letters. Then each student will be writing their own opinion piece with supporting details. We are working on using transitional words in our writing.
Math–Third grade will be working on perimeter and area. We will be learning about how to calculate perimeter and the two different ways to find area.
Fourth grade is working on multiplication and division. We have discussed fact families and will focus this week on equations and using parentheses in equations. We will also do some review with measuring using a map and map scale.
Science–This week Fourth grade will focus on food chains and food webs. We will also learn about fossils and how they help us understand the past.
Third grade will be finishing up with animal adaptations .
Both grades will be assessed on Living Things on Friday. Look for their yellow Living Things folder to come home to help with studying. Your child should bring it back to school each day so we can also review in class.
Have a good week!
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