Week of January 13-17
This Week:
Field trip to Cranbrook on Thursday! We will be leaving around 9:00. Students should bring a bag lunch with a drink. No glass bottles please. Looking forward to a great time!
Good News! Many of the students have earned the top money amount in the classroom! On Friday, I will be having lunch with those who are spending their money. I will provide the lunch, drink and a treat that day, so students do not need to pack a lunch. Ask your child if they will be participating for this round. Other students still have the opportunity to earn this reward.
Students who earned their money also get a day in my comfy chair!
We are learning:
Spelling: Students are working on their own individual lists and then should be able to use these words in their everyday writing. In the next couple weeks, we will move on to words with similar spelling patterns.
Daily 5/Cafe: Our focus this week is character traits. Students are identifying the traits using evidence/clues from the text. We are also starting to learn about cause/effect. This strategy carries over to Social Studies as we study human geography in fourth grade and Michigan history in third grade.
Writer’s Workshop: We finished up our opinion pieces and now will focus on narrative writing. We will be learning about word choice for this piece of writing.
Math: Third grade is currently working on multiplication and division. Students have learned how to represent these operations using pictures, arrays and number sentences. We are learning about fact families as well as solving word problems using multiplication and division. Please be sure to complete home links when they are assigned to reinforce concepts taught in class.
Fourth grade is working on multiplying larger digits. We have learned a couple different strategies for multiplying. A favorite of the students is the lattice method. Have your son or daughter teach it to you! Students may use whatever strategy works best for them. We will then move on to estimating with multiples of 10 and solving word problems using larger multiplication.
Science: Before the break both grades took the Science test. Due to issues with the computer, I cannot send home the paper copy of your child’s test. I had the students write down their test score in their planner, so you would know how they did. Overall, the grades were really good! If you have questions about your child’s test, please feel free to contact me.
Social Studies: We have now moved onto Social Studies for the next couple weeks. Students in third grade are learning about Michigan history. Fourth grade is learning about human geography.
We are continuing with Michigan Made Fridays. If you are interested in donating a Michigan item for the both classes please let me know!
Have a sunny week!
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