Happy Friday, everyone! Hope it has been a great week for you!
Writing: In writing this week we began a new unit on essay writing. We have been talking about the structure of an essay and gathering ideas this week. Some of the things we are gathering ideas about are people, places and objects that are special to us. They have done so well! We also celebrated all of our hard work from our past unit on realistic fiction by reading each other's published pieces.
Reading: In reading we also began a new unit. We are now working on learning how to read and understand nonfiction texts. The kids were able to choose a topic that interests them and are now reading them independently while practicing the skills we are learning. Some of those skills include: making a connection to our topic, previewing the text before beginning to read, figuring out how the text is structured, and using strategies to understand the difficult parts of our books. They seem very excited about their topics and are enjoying their reading time!
Social Studies: In social studies we have been learning about the regions of Missouri and are finishing up a project today where the kids were creating brochures about the different regions. They were asked to research the resources, major cities, sports, festivals, and land forms. On Monday, we are going to be making maps using the flour and salt combination that I sent a note home about on Monday. If your child has not brought in 1 cup of flour and 1/4 cup of salt in a ziplock baggie please send that in with them on Monday.
Math: We finished up chapter 3 in math this week. We spent time working on multiples, factors, multiplication properties, division rules, and of course, word problems.
We are working on getting our multiplication facts memorized. If you could spend some time at home with them practicing, as well, I think that they will feel much more confident. A couple of ways that you can practice multiplication facts are using flashcards, multiplication.com, or Quick Tables on ALEKS. :)
I know I sent an email about this earlier this week but we are still looking for anyone who has a connection to a pizza place that could donate pizza boxes to our class for our project on Monday. I appreciate any amount; we will need 23 boxes total to have enough for everyone in our class. Thank you!
Reminders:
10/ 12: Social Studies Map Project
10/16: Half day
Have a wonderful weekend!
Sincerely,
Meredith DiFranco
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