Technology Tuesday!

Without any discussion, students chose an invention he/she believed to be the best of all time. They had to include one reason to support their choice. We shared our ideas, then used our post-it to guide our writing lesson. On Tuesday, we wrote 5 reasons that support our claim that the chosen invention is, in fact, the best invention of all time. We will also work on reasons that disprove our claim. Then we will form an opinion, and write a final paragraph justifying our claim.

Division Strategy

The strategy below is our "What I Know" strategy. Our goal is not only to get the correct answer, but to also do so efficiently. This strategy allows each student to use their own multiplication strengths to solve division problems in an efficient way.

 We can use what our brains know about multiplication to help us efficiently solve division problems. Check out how we each solved our own way, but all arrived at the same answer. Wow! These math brains are growing!

Book Report Leaders!

Look at all of the readers in our class! We are well on our way to beating the record of 35 book reports!

Truman Presidential Library

What an amazing field trip we had on Tuesday! Getting to see items from President Trumans lifetime, and memorabilia from his time in the White House, was so much more interesting than just reading about his life online and in books! If you have a chance to visit the Truman Library in Independence, do it!
Thank you to the Truman Library for awarding us with a scholarship that paid for the entry fee of each student, and most of our bus cost. We are so appreciative of their generosity. Enjoy a few pics from our day!

Midterm Time!

The 2^nd Quarter Midterm Report is being sent home today. 

You will see your child's average of grades for the first half of the 2^nd Quarter. Mid-term Reports are filled out so that you can see where your child is currently performing in each content area. Included is the percentage and overall grade for each subject.

As you have seen on the graded work being sent home, 2^nd quarter is a lot tougher than first quarter, and the grades may reflect that. There are still about 4 weeks left of the quarter and time for improvement in all areas with hard work and determination. We will have many testing days in December, so the opportunity to improve grades will be limited. There is no “Homeroom” grade and will not be this year.

Please continue to help your child with homework and chat with him/her about school. Ask your child about his/her reading. Word calling is not enough!  Students must understand what they are reading. Using reading strategies and talking about the reading helps with comprehension. Remember to read at home together, and be sure your child completes the weekly log, then returns it each Friday. The At-Home Reading Logs ARE a weekly reading grade.

Keep practicing those math facts, too! Students who are practicing are showing growth and improvement! They are proud of their hard work and know it is paying off! Be sure subtraction, addition, and multiplication facts are secure for your child. It’s time to begin practicing division at home, as well.

         Continue to check the yellow folder each evening for homework. When homework is sent, please help your child complete it. Homework is an opportunity for students to get extra practice on a skill, and we want to be sure they are practicing correctly!

Let me know if you have any questions. Please sign and return the Midterm Report by Monday. 

Thank you for supporting your child! 

Getting The Hang Of Division!