Parents,
The time is just flying by, and we are down to the last two weeks of the first half of the year! Can you believe it? This week coming up we will have a visit in the classroom from our counselor, Mrs. Luberger. The kids will also be taking a Science Benchmark test on Wacky Wednesday.
Last week we introduced division to the kids and I thought it went really well. The kids are super excited to be learning division and are motivated to understand it. I think it makes them feels like big kids :) This week we will tackle Multiplication and Division Fact Families to see the relationship between the two. For instance, if 4 X 6 = 24, then 6 x 4 = 24, then 24 / 4 = 6, and 24 / 6 = 4. The key to writing these correctly is to remind the kids that when they are writing the multiplication equations, the smaller numbers go first. When they are writing the division equation, the larger number is always written first. Fact families is usually a concept that students catch on to rather quickly.
In Science last week, we dug into dirt and learned about Weather, Erosion, Soil, and decomposing. We had a fun time on Friday playing "The Rotten Game," and trying to predict how long it takes certain materials to decompose. This week will start a weather/ natural disaster unit. We will learn about Hurricanes, Tornadoes, Earthquakes, Landslides, and Volcanoes. We will watch some really cool "storm chaser" footage that the kids are sure to enjoy. We will try to link this learning back to last weeks concepts over weathering and erosion, and make the connection that all these things change the surface of our earth.
I'm expecting it to be a great week! Thanks for all you do.
Love, Mrs. S
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