Math: Keep on practicing those basic facts! Students are getting correct answers faster. We have been working hard with mental math and breaking numbers apart. An example would be 45 +38. Break apart the tens ands ones and you are left with 40+30, and 5+8. Add together and its 70+13 which equals 83. This type of mental math really strengthens place value concepts, and helps a child understand what he/she is doing when it comes to paper pencil tasks. It is impressive how the class is getting much faster and accurate doing these tasks.
We are still on Topic 4 which will have the students multiplying three digits by one digit by the end of the week. Knowing the multiplication facts quickly and accurately is vital!
Reading: Continuing with our American Stories unit we will be studying the story Tanya's Reunion. . We will focus on the predict and infer strategy, the root words -sign and -spect,
Word Work: the spelling test will be on Monday! On Wednesday we will be focusing the sounds in moon and cook. Spelling words will come home on Wednesday, and can also be found at Spelling City. Scroll down the list to find the story Tanya's Reunion. Mrs. Easterly was kind enough to put all these online.
Writing: We are looking at the difference between singular and plural nouns nouns.
Online Game: Tanya' Reunion Scatter
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