The kids worked hard for the Thanksgiving Show and did a terrific job! I hope you all had a chance to rest, relax and enjoy Thanksgiving. The clothespin pilgrims turned out wonderful and we enjoyed seeing and hearing about them. Thanks for supporting your child with this project.
Writer's Workshop is well under way and most of the students are busily working on a personal narrative. We are still exploring the writing process and focused on story ideas and organizing our writing. This week we will continue working on stories and learn more about how to make our first drafts even better.
In Math we have been learning about generalizing rules with the input output table. You put in a number, change it according to the rule (i.e. + 10) and then have a new number come out. We also started word problems using a part, part, total table. This method helps the children think through what to do with the numbers they are presented with in a story problem. The next math test will take place the first week after winter break. Any math workbook page that comes home stamped "Review this side for test" should be kept and reviewed periodically until the test.
We are continuing to work with nouns in English. The children were introduced to possessive nouns this week. This is a difficult concept for them to grasp and they tend to use apostrophes a bit too liberally at first. There will be a test covering Unit 2 Nouns on Thursday, December 15. Review work will be sent home prior to the test according to your child's needs.
Please make sure you send back any overdue library books. Our next library time is scheduled for December 15. The children should bring their books back by December 14. Thanks!
Have a great week!
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