Math: We have been practicing and growing our skills in Number Theory & Fractions. Our multiplication and division skills are helping us to find Greatest Common Factors, Least Common Multiples, and Equivalent Fractions. We will be finishing up some of these skills with our test on Monday, December 16. Please, feel free to have your child work on their math facts at home on 99math.com!
Reading: We have finishing reading 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. We will be doing a book report on the book for the remainder of December as a final project to conclude the novel unit. This project allows us to share our understanding of the plot, characters, theme, setting, and a personal review of the novel.
Writing: We are working on creating our own Christmas short stories leading up to Christmas break. This is a fun way to focus on our writing, language, and creativity. We will be recording our stories and posting them within our Google Classroom to share with one another.
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.
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. I have also provided a couple of songs this week to help study the songs in alphabetical order and another song specific to the 11 Northeast Region states and their capitals.
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!
Save the Date:
Dec. 17th is singing at Crown Center Plaza at 5:30pm
Dec. 19th is the school Christmas Program at 6:30pm
