Math: We are diving in to Number Theory & Fractions. Our multiplication and division skills are helping us to find Greatest Common Factors, Least Common Multiples, and Equivalent Fractions. We will prepare for the test on Monday, and Test our skills on Tuesday before leaving for Thanksgiving break. Please, feel free to have your child work on their math facts at home on 99math.com!
Reading: We are finishing up the novel, The Angel Tree, which is a Christmas mystery book about a group of children on a mission to find out who is granting wishes tied to the Angel Tree in town. Our characters include Lucy, whose seeing eye dog is ill, Max, whose home burnt down, Joe, who is new to town, and Cami, the instigator of solving the mystery. We cannot wait to find out the mystery of who is granting all the wishes to the townspeople of Pine River! We will be doing a book report on the book for the remainder of December as a final project to conclude the novel unit.
Writing: We finished up our Natural Disasters paper presentations this week, and we focused on good skills to think about when reading our written projects to an audience. We will continue working on these skills through the year as we present our writing pieces in our classroom. We are starting our second piece of informational writing by researching a topic we are interested in. We have presented these papers along with a slideshow to enhance our presentation skills and engage the audience.
Social Studies: We began learning about the Northeast (The Mid-Atlantic States). Each section will give us a good overview of the states within this region. This chapter will give us an overview including the history, important people, the environment, important places, the economy, and the culture of the Northeast states. Those states include: Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island.
After Thanksgiving break, we will test our knowledge on the states in this region and their capitals. Below is the exact resource I will be using. The maps will be labeled with a number, and the students will write the State and Capital that matches the location on the map. It would be a great resource to print for studying and preparing for the test for each region. When we move on to the next region, we will start with a pretest, and if a student gets 100% on the pretest, then they will not be required to take the final test at the end of the region’s unit. The final test for the Northeast region will be on December 18th.
Technology: We are using a programming and coding unit called microbits. The students are problem solving how to put the correct combination of code for the device to do various things, such as counting steps, showing a beating heart, and revealing a message. We are excited to learn more about microbits this quarter!
Christmas Program: Your child was assigned a speaking portion for the Christmas portion, and should start memorizing their lines now. Their lines will be memory work in the near future. Our class has the privilege of introducing the program and setting the scene.
Save the Date:
Dec. 17th is singing at Crown Center Plaza at 5:30pm
Dec. 19th is the school Christmas Program at 6:30pm
