Our testing is done and we are excited to get back to our
classroom routine!
MATH:
In math this week, we will continue to
work on multiplying two digit numbers by a one digit number. On Tuesday and
Wednesday, we learned about the pictorial method when we multiply. This week,
we will be learning about the expanded method and box method for multiplying
larger numbers. On Friday, we will begin our unit on metric measurement. For
homework this week, we will have a worksheet on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday.
A problem of the week will go home on Monday and it will be due on Friday. Our
normal fast facts quiz will be on Friday.
Expanded Method
Box Method
LANGUAGE ARTS:
Reading: This week we will focus on the genre of
poetry. Your children come with loads of background knowledge about this
genre. I'm including both classes anchor charts to show off all that they
already know. We will work more at examining the mechanics and meaning of
poetry during the week.
Writing: We are wrapping up our work with narratives.
Students will finish mapping out their own stories as we critique what
elements add value to narratives. We will focus on critiquing authors'
uses of inner thinking and backstory this week.
Word Work/Spelling: Monday through Wednesday of this
week we will be taking an application grade on last week's words.
Wednesday, students will receive new spelling words. The next test
will be on Wednesday, February 3.
Fun Focus Fridays: You may have heard that we are
trying out something new for Fridays. On Fridays, for our Reading and
Writing block, we will move through work stations. Stations will focus on
word work, writing, reading skills and strategies we have learned throughout
the week and cursive. Station work will be presented in a game or group
work manner in hopes to make our show what you know time engaging and
worthwhile.
SOCIAL STUDIES: During our unit on Story of America, we
will learn about the following explorers over the next few days:
Christopher Columbus (1451-1506)-An Italian explorer working for Spain
who sailed to the Americas while trying to reach Asia from Europe.
William Clark and Meriwether Lewis – American explorers who, in 1803, led The
Corps of Discovery in exploring the land west of the Mississippi River. They
journeyed overland across North America to the Pacific Coast and back.
Daniel Boone (1734-1820)-An American pioneer leader who helped settle the state of
Kentucky and created the Wilderness Road, a trail in the Appalachian Mountains
that early settlers used to move west.
Juan de Oñate (ca. 1550-1626) A Spanish explorer who founded the
first European settlements in the upper Rio Grande Valley, including the city
of El Paso.
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