Happy Valentine's Week!
We have had a great time so far this February. We've covered a lot of material and had a lot of fun doing it!
Math-We are learning how to find a fraction of a number, how to multiply and divide fractions, and will be working on the relationships between decimals, fractions, and percents. We have had a lot of fun playing math bingo. Rather than just calling out a number, the kids have to solve a problem like, "take the square root of 81 and multiply it by 2 to the third power." (That would be 9 x 8) Each and every child is making progress in math. We have a class full of marvelous mathmeticians!
Reading- We are continuing to work in our guided reading groups. Each of the groups is now working on their second novel since coming back from the Christmas holiday. Be sure to have your child tell you about the books they are reading!
Spelling- Our list this week will continue our study of prefixes and suffixes.
Language Arts-Last week we reviewed the rules of capitalization. This week we will be reviewing the rules of using commas.
Science-Your child should have brought home the science fair packet last week. Please make sure you fill out the form that needs to be returned with your child's name and the name of the experiment! In class we are continuing our study of heredity. We are learning about inherited traits, variations, and instinctive versus learned behaviors.
Social Studies- We are learning about life on wagon trains! This week we will be making maps of the journey, seeing pictures of landmarks the pioneers would have seen, and learning about the hazards these brave men and women faced. Your child will be bringing home a file folder and instructions for a board game he/she will be creating about traveling in a wagon train. The "start" must be St. Louis, MO, since that is where the wagons left from, and must end in either Salt Lake, Oregon, or California. There will be an example in our display case at the end of the week in case you have any questions.
*Just a reminder- We are participating in SUU's Food Fight. The student athletes at SUU have organized a "food fight" contest among the elementary schools for the purpose of collecting food for the Iron County Care and Share. The reward for the class that collects the most food is a pizza party, but the real winners will be the people in our community who are fighting hunger.
*Also, keep documenting the time spent reading on the blue "kite" papers! Last year North had the most participants, and we were the recipients of a cash award as a result. Those funds helped to pay for our new playground equipment.
*Spring SEPs will be March 7 through the 11th. We will be getting your child registered for middle school during the conference. I will be sending home a schedule on Wednesday.
Thank you so much for your support!
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