It was a very busy with with lots of learning. I cannot stress the importance of continuing to practice multiplication facts! This week I really noticed which kids know their facts and which kids are still learning. Keep up the hard work!!!!
Reminders:
- Explorer Excellence is on Tuesday at 8:40. Your children have worked very hard this 9 weeks and will receive their awards for their hard work.
- It is important to continually practice math facts. For the past two weeks we've been working on division and because it is the inverse operation to multiplication, students who knew their multiplication mastered division. This week we're moving onto multiplication with larger numbers. Not knowing multiplication facts will greatly affect a child's progress in math during this unit.
- The Thanksgiving Feast lunch will be held next Thursday. Parents and grandparents are more than welcome to join. Please be sure to return the form that was in last week's Thursday folder so the cafeteria can get an accurate count.
-We will have a Reading Benchmark on November 10th and a Writing Benchmark (prompt only) on November 17th.
What we're learning...
Math - 2 by 1 multiplication
Science - force
Social Studies - independence
Reading - compare/contrast and cause/effect
Writing - composition about "a person you choose as a role model"
Homework:
Daily - Practice multiplication facts for at least 10 minutes. Read for at least 20 minutes.
Monday - multiplication word problems
Tuesday - vocabulary sentences AND spelling
Wednesday - partial products (multiplication)
Thursday - summary AND spelling proofreading
Vocabulary Words:
stranded - left helpless
fractured - broken
alert - aware
display - show
weariness - tiredness
concluded - formed an opinion
Spelling Words:
wiped, covered, mapped, pleasing, slipped, putting, traveled, seeking, visiting, mixed
shipped, phoning, offered, smelling, hiking, checking, fainted, landed, becoming, wandering
